Jaw - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|dʒɔː|
Brit.
|dʒɔː|
noun
- the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
- the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
- holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
- the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
- holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
verb
- talk socially without exchanging too much information (syn: chaffer, chat, chatter, chit-chat, chitchat, confab, confabulate, gossip, natter, visit)
- talk incessantly and tiresomely (syn: rattle on)
- chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth (syn: chew, masticate)
- talk incessantly and tiresomely (syn: rattle on)
- chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth (syn: chew, masticate)
He jawed his bubble gum
- censure severely or angrily (syn: bawl out, berate, call down, chide, dress down, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, scold, trounce)Extra examples
He broke his upper jaw.
The coach was jawing with the referee.
She was on the phone jawing with her sister all night.
He invited us for a jaw.
He punched him on the jaw.
She's got a very determined jaw.
Stop jawing and let me get on with the work!
How long will you stand jawing here?
He jawed his bubble gum
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: jaw
he/she/it: jaws
present participle: jawing
past tense: jawed
past participle: jawed
I/you/we/they: jaw
he/she/it: jaws
present participle: jawing
past tense: jawed
past participle: jawed
noun
singular: jaw
plural: jaws
singular: jaw
plural: jaws
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