shmooze, shmoose, schmooze, schmoose, jawbone
(verb) talk idly or casually and in a friendly way
Source: WordNet® 3.1
jawbone (plural jawbones)
The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.
Any of the bones in the lower or upper jaw.
(singular or plural, musical instrument) A shaken musical instrument (an idiophone) made from the jawbone of an animal and shaken such that the teeth vibrate in their sockets to produce sound.
• (the bone of the lower jaw): inferior maxillary bone, lower jaw, mandible, submaxilla
• (any bone in the lower or upper jaw): dentary, dentary bone, maxilla
jawbone (third-person singular simple present jawbones, present participle jawboning, simple past and past participle jawboned)
To talk persistently in an attempt to persuade somebody to cooperate.
Source: Wiktionary
Jaw"bone`, n.
Definition: The bone of either jaw; a maxilla or a mandible.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 June 2025
(verb) raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; “underlay the plate”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
