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čeljust

чељуст

čȅljūst · /t͡ʃêʎuːst/ · fem.

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NOUN
  1. jaw; jawbone
    Ajkula ima veoma snažne čeljusti. — The shark has very powerful jaws.
    Posle udarca slomio je donju čeljust. — He broke his lower jaw from the blow.
  2. (of a tool) jaws
    Čeljusti klešta čvrsto drže žicu. — The jaws of the pliers hold the wire firmly.
  3. formal (in plural) jaws; grip
    Grad se našao u čeljustima rata. — The city found itself in the jaws of war.

For a human jaw, everyday speech usually uses "vilica"; "čeljust" is more typical for animals and machines.

Synonyms:
Declension, fem.
singularplural
Nom.čeljustčeljusti
Gen.čeljustičeljusti
Dat.čeljustičeljustima
Acc.čeljustčeljusti
Voc.čeljustičeljusti
Ins.čeljušćučeljustima
Loc.čeljustičeljustima
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