Crossword-Solution: LOCKJAW
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Lockjaw | n. | A contraction of the muscles of the jaw by which its motion is suspended; a variety of tetanus. |
We have 4 clues for the answer “LOCKJAW”
| Clue | Answers |
|---|---|
| Tetanus, by another name | 1 answer |
| Tetanus symptom | 2 answers |
| Trismus | 2 answers |
| tetanus | 2 answers |
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Poet’s word, with inverted comma, for the end of the day
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Hint 1 meaning
The old plural of Eye.
Hint 2 anagram
NEE
Hint 3 another clue
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Sentences with LOCKJAW (5)
The peculiar effects of a tapeworm are exaggerated appetite and thirst, nausea, headaches, vertigo, ocular symptoms, cardiac palpitation, and Mursinna has even observed a case of trismus, or lockjaw, due to taenia solium.
The Professor jumped at the explosion as if he had sat down on one of those small _calthrops_ our grandfathers used to sow round in the grass when there were Indians about,—iron stars, each ray a rusty thorn an inch and a half long,—stick through moccasins into feet,—cripple ’em on the spot, and give ’em lockjaw in a day or two.
Bryant say, that Truth gets well if she is run over by a locomotive, while Error dies of lockjaw if she scratches her finger? [Would that this was so:--error, superstition, mysticism, authoritarianism, pseudo-science all have a tenacity that survives inexplicably.
One of their dreads was the possibility of sticking a rusty nail into the foot, as this was liable to cause lockjaw, a malady regarded with awe and terror.
Uncle Dan’l was a favorite, too-kind-hearted and dependable, while his occasional lockjaw gave him an unusual distinction.
Quotes with LOCKJAW (2)
Sorry, Bex," Jason said "You don't have the recognizable facial characteristics - such as a huge chin, or a large amount of real estate between the eyes - that would merit the bestowing of a criminal mastermind nickname such as Lockjaw or Walleye. Whereas Crazytop here... well, just look at her." "Atleast I can blow-dry my hair straight," I pointed out. "Which is more than what I can say for your nose, Hawkface.
Truth gets well if she is run over by a locomotive, while error dies of lockjaw if she scratches her finger.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: CrosSynergy, LAT, NY Sun, NYT.
Used 4 times in crossword archives (2003–2024).