[{"word":"hyoid","phonetic":"/ˈhaɪɔɪd/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈhaɪɔɪd/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The hyoid bone.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"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"}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"Shaped like a U, or like the letter upsilon; specifically, designating a bone or group of bones supporting the tongue.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"1969: The hyoid bone in her throat flutters as if discharging some subvocal rosary. — JG Ballard, The Atrocity Exhibition"}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hyoid"]}]