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jaw

/ jaw /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
Type of:
holding device
Has parts:
bulldog clip alligator clip chuck
noun Sense 2
the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
Type of:
bone os
Kinds of:
lower jaw mandible mandibula mandibular bone submaxilla
Has parts:
skull
Derived:
chew masticate manducate
noun Sense 3
the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
Type of:
feature lineament
Has parts:
face human face
Derived:
chew masticate manducate
verb Sense 4
talk incessantly and tiresomely
Type of:
talk speak utter
Derived:
yak yack yakety-yak chatter cackle
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 5
chew (food)
"He jawed his bubble gum"
"Chew your food and don''t swallow it!"
"The cows were masticating the grass"
Type of:
grate grind
Kinds of:
chomp champ mumble gum chaw
Derived:
chew chewing mastication manduction chewer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
censure severely or angrily
"The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger''s car"
"The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"
"The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
Type of:
knock criticize criticise
Kinds of:
chastise castigate objurgate chasten correct
Derived:
chiding scolding objurgation tongue-lashing scold
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 7
talk socially without exchanging too much information
"the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
Type of:
converse discourse
Kinds of:
shmooze shmoose schmooze schmoose jawbone
Derived:
visitor visitant chitchat small talk gab
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
86%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
67
Times Searched
18
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Related Words

holding device bone os lower jaw mandible mandibula mandibular bone submaxilla feature lineament talk speak