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Meaning of 'jugular' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Jugular [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to the throat or neck; as, the jugular vein.
- Of or pertaining to the jugular vein; as, the jugular foramen.
- Having the ventral fins beneath the throat; -- said of certain fishes.
- One of the large veins which return the blood from the head to the heart through two chief trunks, an external and an internal, on each side of the neck; -- called also the jugular vein.
- Any fish which has the ventral fins situated forward of the pectoral fins, or beneath the throat; one of a division of fishes (Jugulares).

Meaning of 'jugular' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . jugular [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a vital part that is vulnerable to attack
Example in sentence:
  • he always goes for the jugular
2 . jugular [ a]
Meaning (2):
- relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat
Example in sentence:
  • jugular vein

Nearby Words:

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