1informal A word that is very long or hard to pronounce.
〈非正式〉音节很多的词；难发音的词
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Not only is this jawbreaker incredibly long and weird looking, it has many parts-of-speech in one word!
2trademark in UK A large, hard, spherical sweet.
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If you don't know what jawbreakers are, let us enlighten you. These hard, round, ball-shaped candies are often mistaken for gumballs. Trouble is, they are so hard to bite into that you risk "breaking your jaw".
Oak Leaf manufactures ball gum, chunk gum, chicle gum, pressed candy and jawbreakers.
I pushed it back and forth from cheek to cheek like a jawbreaker, watching from afar as my mother retrieved her notebook from her purse and began asking Mr. Welk about his tour experience.
Saunders got me a Buddha candle holder, and I got her a bag of jawbreakers, which have turned out to be her favorite candy.
Our delicious long-lasting jawbreakers have been a favorite for years. These 1 diameter colorful jawbreakers are sure to last you quite a while.
Definition of jawbreaker in US English:
jawbreaker
nounˈdʒɔˌbreɪkərˈjôˌbrākər
1informal A word that is very long or hard to pronounce.
〈非正式〉音节很多的词；难发音的词
Example sentencesExamples
Not only is this jawbreaker incredibly long and weird looking, it has many parts-of-speech in one word!
2trademark in UK A large, hard, spherical candy.
Example sentencesExamples
Saunders got me a Buddha candle holder, and I got her a bag of jawbreakers, which have turned out to be her favorite candy.
Oak Leaf manufactures ball gum, chunk gum, chicle gum, pressed candy and jawbreakers.
Our delicious long-lasting jawbreakers have been a favorite for years. These 1 diameter colorful jawbreakers are sure to last you quite a while.
If you don't know what jawbreakers are, let us enlighten you. These hard, round, ball-shaped candies are often mistaken for gumballs. Trouble is, they are so hard to bite into that you risk "breaking your jaw".
I pushed it back and forth from cheek to cheek like a jawbreaker, watching from afar as my mother retrieved her notebook from her purse and began asking Mr. Welk about his tour experience.