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Definition of Jaw

  • 1. The part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth Noun
  • 2. The bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth Noun
  • 3. Holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object Noun
  • 4. Talk socially without exchanging too much information Verb
  • 5. Talk incessantly and tiresomely Verb
  • 6. Chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth Verb
  • 7. Censure severely or angrily Verb

Synonyms for word "jaw"

  • bawl out
  • berate
  • call down
  • call on the carpet
  • chew out
  • chew up
  • chide
  • dress down
  • have words
  • lambast
  • lambaste
  • lecture
  • rag
  • rebuke
  • remonstrate
  • reprimand
  • scold
  • take to task
  • trounce
  • rattle on
  • yack
  • yack away
  • yap away
  • chaffer
  • chat
  • chatter
  • chew the fat
  • chit-chat
  • chitchat
  • claver
  • confab
  • confabulate
  • gossip
  • natter
  • shoot the breeze
  • visit
  • chew
  • manducate
  • masticate

Semanticaly linked words with "jaw"

  • bone
  • os
  • jawbone
  • jowl
  • lower jaw
  • lower jawbone
  • mandible
  • mandibula
  • mandibular bone
  • submaxilla
  • maxilla
  • maxillary
  • upper jaw
  • upper jawbone
  • alveolar arch
  • alveolar process
  • alveolar ridge
  • gum ridge
  • skull
  • chop
  • converse
  • discourse
  • jawbone
  • schmoose
  • schmooze
  • shmoose
  • shmooze
  • face
  • human face
  • feature
  • lineament
  • mouth
  • speak
  • talk
  • utter
  • verbalise
  • verbalize
  • alligator clip
  • bulldog clip
  • chuck
  • holding device
  • pair of pliers
  • pliers
  • plyers
  • bench vise
  • vise
  • spanner
  • wrench
  • champ
  • chomp
  • gum
  • mumble
  • chaw
  • crunch
  • munch
  • grate
  • grind
  • gnaw
  • castigate
  • chasten
  • chastise
  • correct
  • objurgate
  • brush down
  • tell off
  • criticise
  • criticize
  • knock
  • pick apart

Hyponims for word "jaw"

  • bone
  • os
  • feature
  • lineament
  • holding device
Words Rhyme with jaw
  • lockjaw
Etymology for jaw
  • etymology jawblock
  • etymology jawfall
  • etymology jawfallen
  • etymology jawless
  • etymology jawlike
  • etymology jawsmith
  • etymology jawy
  • etymology underjaw
  • etymology zo
  • etymological origin of jawe
  • is derived from jawing
  • is derived from jaws
  • is derived from make someone's jaw drop
  • is derived from slack-jawed
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