Definition of jaw - Rhyme Finder

Definitions

Noun

the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth

Noun

the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth

Noun

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; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"

Verb

talk incessantly and tiresomely

Verb

chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don''t swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"

Verb

censure severely or angrily; "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"

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Synonyms

bawl out berate call down call on the carpet chaffer chat chatter chew chew out chew the fat chew up chide chitchat chit-chat claver confab confabulate dress down gossip have words lambast lambaste lecture manducate masticate natter rag rattle on rebuke remonstrate reprimand reproof scold shoot the breeze take to task trounce visit yack yack away yap away

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More General Terms

bone converse criticise criticize discourse feature grate grind holding device knock lineament mouth os pick apart speak talk utter verbalise verbalize

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More Specific Terms

brush down castigate champ chasten chastise chaw chomp chop correct crunch gnaw gum jawbone jowl lower jaw lower jawbone mandible mandibula mandibular bone maxilla maxillary mumble munch objurgate schmoose schmooze shmoose shmooze submaxilla tell off upper jaw upper jawbone

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