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   jaw

   /dʒɔː/

   noun

   • 1. each of the upper and lower bony structures in vertebrates forming the framework of the mouth and containing the teeth. Similar jawbonelower jawmandiblemaxillaupper jaw
   • ▪ the lower movable bone of the jaw, or the part of the face containing it: "she suffered a broken jaw" Similar jawbonelower jawmandiblemaxillaupper jaw
   • ▪ the mouth with its bones and teeth. Similar mouthmawmuzzlelipsinformal:chops
   • ▪ the grasping, biting, or crushing mouthparts of an invertebrate. Similar mouthmawmuzzlelipsinformal:chops
   • ▪ the gripping parts of a tool or machine, such as a wrench or vice.
   • ▪ the grasping or destructive power of something: "victory was snatched from the jaws of defeat"
   • ▪ an opening likened to a mouth: "a passenger stepping from the jaws of a car ferry"
   • 2. talk or gossip, especially when lengthy or tedious: informal "committee work is just endless jaw" Similar chattalkconversationgossipchatterchitter-chatterheart-to-hearttête-à-têtebletherblatherconferencediscussiondialogueexchangeaddainformal:gasconfabgabbernatterchinwagrabbitcrackrapbull sessiongabfestconvoformal:confabulationrare:colloquy

   verb

   • 1. talk at length; chatter: informal "I was too busy to spend time jawing with the rest of the crew"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French joe ‘cheek, jaw’, of unknown origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. jawed adjective
   • 2. jawless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • J

     8

   • A

     1

   • W

     4

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