NOUN
  • Definition - The hyoid bone.
  • Example - 1973: the vulture, relinquishing its title, surely in natural justice gave me a right to this femur, this curiously distorted hyoid? — Patrick O'Brian, HMS Surprise
ADJECTIVE
  • Definition - Shaped like a U, or like the letter upsilon; specifically, designating a bone or group of bones supporting the tongue.
  • Example - 1969: The hyoid bone in her throat flutters as if discharging some subvocal rosary. — JG Ballard, The Atrocity Exhibition
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5 Letter Words
hyoid 12
4 Letter Words
yodh 11
3 Letter Words
hoy 9 doh 7 hid 7 hod 7 yid 7 yod 7
2 Letter Words
hi 5 ho 5 oh 5 oy 5 yo 5 do 3 id 3 od 3 oi 2
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