ALL meanings of jaw
jaw
J j - noun jaw a swelling wave of water; billow. 1
- verb without object jaw (of liquid) to surge, splash, or dash forward, as in waves. 1
- verb with object jaw to pour or splash (liquid). 1
- noun jaw Each of the upper and lower bony structures in vertebrates forming the framework of the mouth and containing the teeth. 1
- noun jaw face around jawbone 1
- noun jaw bone 1
- noun jaw mouth 1
- noun plural jaw jaw-like opening 1
- noun plural jaw grip: vice 1
- intransitive verb jaw talk continuously 1
- intransitive verb jaw lecture 1
- noun jaw the mouth 0
- noun jaw either of two mechanical parts that open and close to grip or crush something, as in a monkey wrench or vise 0
- noun jaw the narrow entrance of a canyon, valley, strait, etc. 0
- noun jaw something grasping or imminent 0
- noun jaw a talk 0
- intransitive verb jaw to talk, esp. in a boring or abusive way 0
- verb transitive jaw to scold or reprove, esp. repeatedly 0
- noun jaw The jaws of a machine or tool are a pair of hinged or sliding components designed to grip a workpiece. 0
- countable noun jaw Your jaw is the lower part of your face below your mouth. The movement of your jaw is sometimes considered to express a particular emotion. For example, if your jaw drops, you are very surprised. 0
- countable noun jaw A person's or animal's jaws are the two bones in their head which their teeth are attached to. 0
- noun plural jaw If you talk about the jaws of something unpleasant such as death or hell, you are referring to a dangerous or unpleasant situation. 0
- noun jaw the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth. In higher vertebrates it consists of the upper jaw (maxilla) fused to the cranium and the lower jaw (mandible) 0
- noun jaw the corresponding part of an invertebrate, esp an insect 0
- noun jaw a pair or either of a pair of hinged or sliding components of a machine or tool designed to grip an object 0
- noun jaw impudent talk; cheek 0
- noun jaw idle conversation; chat 0
- noun jaw moralizing talk; a lecture 0
- verb jaw to talk idly; chat; gossip 0
- verb jaw to lecture 0
- noun jaw either of the two bones or bony parts that hold the teeth and frame the mouth in most vertebrates: the mandible (lower jaw) is usually hinged and movable, the maxilla (upper jaw) is usually not 0
- noun jaw any of various analogous biting structures of invertebrates 0