jaw
noun
- 1
holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
- 2
the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
- 3
the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
verb
- 1
censure severely or angrily
The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
- 2
talk incessantly and tiresomely
- 3
talk socially without exchanging too much information
the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
- 4
chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
He jawed his bubble gum
Chew your food and don't swallow it!
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