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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
jaw
n 1: the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth
and holds the teeth
2: the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open
it; the bones that hold the teeth
3: holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing
parts of a tool that close to hold an object
v 1: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the
men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn:
chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate,
confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer,
natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit]
2: talk incessantly and tiresomely [syn: yack, jaw, yack
away, rattle on, yap away]
3: chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; "He jawed his
bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The
cows were masticating the grass" [syn: chew, masticate,
manducate, jaw]
4: 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" [syn: call on the carpet, take to task,
rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture,
reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold,
chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out,
chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Jaw \Jaw\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jawed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Jawing.]
1. To scold; to clamor. [Law] --Smollett.
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2. To talk idly, long-windedly, or without special purpose.
[PJC]
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Jaw \Jaw\ (j[add]), n. [A modification of chaw, formed under the
influence of F. joue the cheek. See Chaw, Chew.]
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1. (Anat.)
(a) One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form
the framework of the mouth.
(b) Hence, also, the bone itself with the teeth and
covering.
(c) In the plural, the mouth.
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2. Fig.: Anything resembling the jaw of an animal in form or
action; esp., pl., the mouth or way of entrance; as, the
jaws of a pass; the jaws of darkness; the jaws of death.
--Shak.
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3. (Mach.)
(a) A notch or opening.
(b) A notched or forked part, adapted for holding an
object in place; as, the jaw of a railway-car
pedestal. See Axle guard.
(b) One of a pair of opposing parts which are movable
towards or from each other, for grasping or crushing
anything between them, as, the jaws of a vise, or the
jaws of a stone-crushing machine.
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4. (Naut.) The inner end of a boom or gaff, hollowed in a
half circle so as to move freely on a mast.
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5. Impudent or abusive talk. [Slang] --H. Kingsley.
Syn: lip.
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Jaw bit (Railroad), a bar across the jaws of a pedestal
underneath an axle box.
Jaw breaker, a word difficult to pronounce. [Obs.]
Jaw rope (Naut.), a rope which holds the jaws of a gaff to
the mast.
Jaw tooth, a molar or grinder; a back tooth.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Jaw \Jaw\, v. t.
To assail or abuse by scolding. [Law]
[1913 Webster]
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Thesaurus Results for Jaw:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
abuse, babble, bark at, baste, bat the breeze, bazoo, beat the gums, berate, betongue, blab, blabber, blacken, blather, blether, carpet, chaps, chat, chatter, chin, chops, clack, clatter, dither, embouchure, execrate, fulminate against, gab, gabble, gas, gibber, gibble-gabble, go on, gob, gossip, gush, haver, jabber, jaws, jowls, kisser, lip, lips, load with reproaches, mandibles, maw, maxilla, mouth, mug, mush, muzzle, natter, oral cavity, palaver, patter, pour forth, prate, prattle, premaxilla, rag, rail, rail at, ramble on, rate, rattle, rattle on, rave against, reel off, revile, run on, sass, sauce, shoot the breeze, spiel, spout, spout off, talk away, talk nonsense, talk on, thunder against, tittle-tattle, tongue-lash, trap, twaddle, twattle, upbraid, vilify, vituperate, waffle, wig, yak, yakkety-yak, yap, yell at, yelp at |
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Common Misspellings > |
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