lockjaw
English
noun
Definitions
- (pathology) A spasmodic, nervous system disease brought on by the tetanus bacteria. It causes muscles to seize up and may cause death by suffocation.
Etymology
Compound from English lock (tuf of hair, tuft length of hair, curl, tuft of hair) + English jaw.
Origin
English
jaw
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Goldilocks English
- Lockport English
- airlock English
- anklelock English
- anti-lock English
- armlock English
- belock English
- bottle jaw English
- boxlock English
- brainlock English
- chinlock English
- couchlock English
- crackjaw English
- daglock English
- deadlock English
- deathlock English
- doglock English
- earlock English
- elflock English
- eyelock English
- fetlock English
- fetterlock English
- firelock English
- flatlock English
- flintlock English
- forelock English
- gridlock English
- gunlock English
- hairlock English
- hammerlock English
- handlock English
- hashlock English
- headlock English
- hog jaw English
- inlock English
- interlock English
- jaw English
- jaw-hole English
- jaw-twister English
- jawblock English
- jawbone English
- jawbox English
- jawbreaker English
- jawbreaking English
- jawfall English
- jawfallen English
- jawfish English
- jawfoot English
- jawless English
- jawlike English
- jawline English
- jawsmith English
- jawy English
- keylock English
- knifejaw English
- landlock English
- leglock English
- lidlock English
- liplock English
- livelock English
- lock English
- lock-weir English
- lockability English
- lockable English
- lockage English
- lockbolt English
- lockbox English
- locker English
- lockfast English
- lockful English
- lockhouse English
- lockkeeper English
- lockless English
- locklike English
- lockmaster English
- locknut English
- lockout English
- lockpicker English
- lockplate English
- lockring English
- lockset English
- lockshield English
- lockside English
- locksman English
- locksmith English
- locksmithery English
- locksport English
- lockstep English
- lockstitch English
- lockwork English
- locky English
- loosejaw English
- lovelock English
- manlock English
- matchlock English
- mindlock English
- multilock English
- necklock English
- oarlock English
- overlock English
- picklock English
- relock English
- riplock English
- sidelock English
- snaplock English
- soaplock English
- softlock English
- spinlock English
- suitlock English
- taglock English
- trap-jaw ant English
- twistlock English
- underjaw English
- underlock English
- unlock English
- uplock English
- weighlock English
- wheellock English
- wristlock English
- Locke German
- jawe Middle English
- lok Middle English
- ล็อก Thai
- loc Welsh
- loklo Ido
- lok Tok Pisin
- loke Seychellois Creole
- zo Torres Strait Creole
- jaw
- jawy
- lock
- locky
- inlock
- belock
- unlock
- relock
- uplock
- jawbox
- locker
- taglock
- lidlock
- keylock
- airlock
- manlock
- jawless
- lockful
- hog jaw
- earlock
- jawbone
- locknut
- jawfoot
- armlock
- jawline
- jawlike
- oarlock
- lockbox
- lockage
- lockset
- jawfall
- leglock
- boxlock
- daglock
- gunlock
- riplock
- liplock
- doglock
- elflock
- lockout
- jawfish
- eyelock
- fetlock
- jawblock
- deadlock
- Lockport
- spinlock
- locklike
- sidelock
- lockwork
- jawsmith
- lovelock
- flatlock
- lockside
- gridlock
- underjaw
- hairlock
- suitlock
- softlock
- hashlock
- picklock
- headlock
- locksman
- lockless
- knifejaw
- handlock
- lockring
- soaplock
- livelock
- overlock
- jaw-hole
- lockstep
- lockable
- firelock
- landlock
- forelock
- snaplock
- crackjaw
- loosejaw
- necklock
- lockbolt
- lockfast
- chinlock
- mindlock
- twistlock
- underlock
- flintlock
- lock-weir
- wheellock
- interlock
- lockplate
- anklelock
- locksmith
- couchlock
- wristlock
- brainlock
- multilock
- deathlock
- lockhouse
- weighlock
- locksport
- anti-lock
- matchlock
- jawfallen
- lockkeeper
- jawbreaker
- lockpicker
- Goldilocks
- bottle jaw
- fetterlock
- hammerlock
- lockmaster
- lockstitch
- lockshield
- lockability
- jawbreaking
- jaw-twister
- locksmithery
- trap-jaw ant