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- [maw]
- /mɔ/
- /mɔː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [maw]
- /mɔ/
Definitions of maw word
- abbreviation MAW mother1 . 1
- noun maw The jaws or throat of a voracious animal. 1
- noun maw mouth of an animal 1
- countable noun maw If you describe something as a maw, you mean that it is like a big open mouth which swallows everything near it. 0
- noun maw the mouth, throat, crop, or stomach of an animal, esp of a voracious animal 0
- noun maw the mouth or stomach of a greedy person 0
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Origin of maw
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English mawe, Old English maga; cognate with Dutch maag, German Magen, Old Norse magi
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Parts of speech for Maw
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verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
maw popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
maw usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for maw
noun maw
- craw — the stomach of an animal
- gullet — the esophagus.
- crop — Crops are plants such as wheat and potatoes that are grown in large quantities for food.
- jaws — a swelling wave of water; billow.
- mouth — Anatomy, Zoology. the opening through which an animal or human takes in food. the cavity containing the structures used in mastication. the structures enclosing or being within this cavity, considered as a whole.
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