Definition of Jaw. Meaning of Jaw. Synonyms of Jaw

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Definition of Jaw

Jaw
Jaw Jaw, n. [A modification of chaw, formed under the influence of F. joue the cheek. See Chaw, Chew.] 1. (Anat.) (a) One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth. (b) Hence, also, the bone itself with the teeth and covering. (c) In the plural, the mouth. 2. Fig.: Anything resembling the jaw of an animal in form or action; esp., pl., the mouth or way of entrance; as, the jaws of a pass; the jaws of darkness; the jaws of death. --Shak. 3. (Mach.) (a) A notch or opening. (b) A notched or forked part, adapted for holding an object in place; as, the jaw of a railway-car pedestal. See Axle guard. (b) One of a pair of opposing parts which are movable towards or from each other, for grasping or crushing anything between them, as, the jaws of a vise, or the jaws of a stone-crushing machine. 4. (Naut.) The inner end of a boom or gaff, hollowed in a half circle so as to move freely on a mast. 5. Impudent or abusive talk. [Slang] --H. Kingsley. Jaw bit (Railroad), a bar across the jaws of a pedestal underneath an axle box. Jaw breaker, a word difficult to pronounce. [Obs.]
Jaw
Jaw Jaw, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jawed; p. pr. & vb. n. Jawing.] To scold; to clamor. [Law]
Jaw
Jaw Jaw, v. t. To assail or abuse by scolding. [Law]

Meaning of Jaw from wikipedia

- cartilaginous and oppose vertically, comprising an upper jaw and a lower jaw. The vertebrate jaw is derived from the most anterior two pharyngeal arches...
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- Moose Jaw is the fourth largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. Lying on the Moose Jaw River in the south-central part of the province, it is situated on...
- (/ˌnæθoʊˈstɒmətə/; from Ancient Gr****: γνάθος (gnathos) 'jaw' + στόμα (stoma) 'mouth') are jawed vertebrates. Gnathostome diversity comprises roughly 60...
- robust jaw with molar-like teeth fit for crushing their durable prey. Fish that ate softer prey, on the other hand, exhibited a more slender jaw with thin...
- Radium jaw, or radium necrosis, is a historic occupational disease brought on by the ingestion and subsequent absorption of radium into the bones of radium...
- up جاوید in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jawed (Persian: جاويد); Javed, Javid (Urdu: جاويد); Jawed, Javed (Punjabi: ਜਾਵੇਦ), Javed, Zaved (Bengali:...
- jaws are articulated and oppose vertically, comprising an upper jaw and a lower jaw and can bear numerous ordered teeth. Cartilaginous fishes grow multiple...
- Jawor [ˈjavɔr] (German: Jauer) is a town in south-western Poland with 22,890 inhabitants (2019). It is situated in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It...