Jugular

noun

Word Frequency: 1.4

Definitions

1.nounA jugular vein.

2.noun(by extension) Any critical vulnerability.

"It was vicious; he went for the jugular."

3.adjectiveRelating to, or located near, the neck or throat.

4.adjective(of fish) Having ventral fins attached under the throat.

5.adjectiveRelating to juggling.

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