jaw-breaker
Hard spherical candy
A jaw-breaker is an exceptionally hard round candy meant to be sucked rather than bitten—attempting to chew one risks dental damage.
The term extends to any word difficult to pronounce: Worcestershire is a real jaw-breaker for Americans.
Also spelled jawbreaker.
Long-lasting spherical candy
- lollipopConfection on a stick
- hard candySolid sugar confection
- sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener
- sweetTasting of sugar
treat · confection · fruit-flavored · long-lasting · layered · multicolored · sour · cinnamon
Phrase difficult to articulate quickly
- unpronounceableCannot be spoken aloud
- multisyllabicHaving many syllables
- complexHaving many interconnected parts
- challengingHard to accomplish
tricky · stumbling · mouthful · articulation · diction · elocution · pronunciation · linguistic
Exceeding typical dimensions
- enormousExtremely large in scale
- hugeExtremely large in size
- giantBeing of huge size
- massiveExtremely large and heavy
jumbo · whopping · humongous · large · big · mega · colossal · gargantuan
Extremely firm, inflexible
crunchy · impenetrable · unyielding · durable · tough · long-lasting
gobstopper
Long-lasting spherical candy
- lollipopConfection on a stick
- hard candySolid sugar confection
- sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener
sweet · treat · confection · fruit-flavored · long-lasting · layered · multicolored · sour · cinnamon · peppermint
tongue-twister
Phrase difficult to articulate quickly
- unpronounceableCannot be spoken aloud
- multisyllabicHaving many syllables
- complexHaving many interconnected parts
challenging · tricky · stumbling · mouthful · articulation · diction · elocution · pronunciation · linguistic · phonetic
oversized
Exceeding typical dimensions
massive · jumbo · whopping · humongous · large · big · mega · colossal · gargantuan · mammoth
rock-hard
Extremely firm, inflexible
rigid · crunchy · impenetrable · unyielding · durable · tough · long-lasting
jaw-breakermarshmallow
Spongy sugar confection
gummy · cotton candy · melt-in-your-mouth · mousse · jelly
jaw-breakerdissolvable
Capable of being liquefied
bite-sized · meltaway · lozenge · chewable
jaw-breakermonosyllable
Word of one sound-unit
cat · dog · go · basic vocabulary · sight word
jaw, jaws, jawed, jawing, jawbone, break, breaker, breakers, breaks