JAW as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) jaw is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. 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 Derived(s)

JAW as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • censure severely or angrily
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • talk incessantly and tiresomely
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) jaw is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • talk socially without exchanging too much information
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • chew (food)
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)