what does jaw mean?
JAW as NOUN
- Meaning
- holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
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Hypernyms(s) jaw is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
Hypernyms(s) jaw is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it
- the bones that hold the teeth
Hypernyms(s) jaw is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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JAW as VERB
- Meaning
- censure severely or angrily
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- 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
Hypernyms(s) jaw is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- talk incessantly and tiresomely
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Hypernyms(s) jaw is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- talk socially without exchanging too much information
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- the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
Hypernyms(s) jaw is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
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- He jawed his bubble gum
- Chew your food and don”t swallow it!
- The cows were masticating the grass
Hypernyms(s) jaw is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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