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- Dictionaryjaw/dʒɔː/
noun
- 1. each of the upper and lower bony structures in vertebrates forming the framework of the mouth and containing the teeth. Similar
- 2. talk or gossip, especially when lengthy or tedious: informal "committee work is just endless jaw" Similar
verb
- 1. talk at length; chatter: informal "I was too busy to spend time jawing with the rest of the crew"
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the mouth of a person or animal, especially a large and frightening animal: The lion opened its jaws and roared. The dog approached, snapping its jaws. We tried to pull the stick from the animal's jaws. The cougar had its jaws clamped round the deer's leg. They stared, horrified, at the jaws of a great white shark.
the mouth of a person or animal, especially a large and frightening animal: The lion opened its jaws and roared. something that opens and closes like the upper and lower parts of a mouth: His foot was caught in the jaws of the trap. See more. Fewer examples. "I'm never going back to him, " she said, setting her jaw firmly.
The meaning of JAW is either of two complex cartilaginous or bony structures in most vertebrates that border the mouth, support the soft parts enclosing it, usually bear teeth on their oral margin, and are an upper that is more or less firmly fused with the skull and a lower that is hinged, movable, and articulated with the temporal bone of ...
Definition of Jaws from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Jaws. /dʒɔːz/ a very successful film (1975) about a large shark (= dangerous fish) that attacks people. The film was directed by Stephen Spielberg and was based on a novel of the same name by Peter Benchley. Definitions on the go.
Either of two bony or cartilaginous structures that in most vertebrate animals form the framework of the mouth, hold the teeth, and are used for biting and chewing food. The lower, movable part of the jaw is the mandible. The upper, fixed part is the maxilla.
[plural] the parts of a tool or machine that are used to hold things tightly. the jaws of a vice. see also open-jaw. Word Origin. Idioms. somebody’s jaw dropped/fell/sagged. used to say that somebody suddenly looked surprised, shocked or disappointed. the jaws of death, defeat, etc.
jaws [plural] the parts of a tool or machine that are used to hold things tightly the jaws of a vice. Idioms. somebody's jaw dropped/fell/sagged. used to say that someone suddenly looked surprised, shocked, or disappointed. the jaws of death, defeat, etc. (literary)
