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upper jaw

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Noun1.upper jawupper jaw - the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium
maxilla, maxillary, upper jawbone
hard palate - the bony part of the roof of the mouth
intermaxillary suture, sutura intermaxillaris - the suture between the two maxillae of the upper jawbone
jaw - the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth


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Two of the front teeth, in the upper jaw, were false.
I Say No by Collins, Wilkie View in context
But its most ferocious and repulsive feature is its jaws, the entire bony structure of which protrudes several inches beyond the flesh, revealing five sharp, spadelike teeth in the upper jaw and the same number of similar teeth in the lower, the whole suggesting the appearance of a rotting face from which much of the flesh has sloughed away.
The Chessmen of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
"Ask that of God, my son," said Don Quixote; and do thou lead on where thou wilt, for this time I leave our lodging to thy choice; but reach me here thy hand, and feel with thy finger, and find out how many of my teeth and grinders are missing from this right side of the upper jaw, for it is there I feel the pain.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
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