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English noun: jaw | |||
| 1. | jaw (body) the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bone, os | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chop, jawbone, jowl, lower jaw, lower jawbone, mandible, mandibula, mandibular bone, maxilla, maxillary, submaxilla, upper jaw, upper jawbone | ||
| Part holonym | alveolar arch, alveolar process, alveolar ridge, gum ridge | ||
| Part meronym | skull | ||
| 2. | jaw (body) the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | feature, lineament | ||
| Part meronym | face, human face | ||
| 3. | jaw (artifact) holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | holding device | ||
| Part meronym | alligator clip, bench vise, bulldog clip, chuck, pair of pliers, pliers, plyers, spanner, vise, wrench | ||
English verb: jaw | |||
| 1. | jaw (communication) talk socially without exchanging too much information | ||
| Samples | The men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze. | ||
| Synonyms | chaffer, chat, chatter, chew the fat, chit-chat, chitchat, claver, confab, confabulate, gossip, natter, shoot the breeze, visit | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | converse, discourse | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | jawbone, schmoose, schmooze, shmoose, shmooze | ||
| 2. | jaw (communication) talk incessantly and tiresomely | ||
| Synonyms | rattle on, yack, yack away, yap away | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize | ||
| 3. | jaw (consumption) chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth | ||
| Samples | He jawed his bubble gum. Chew your food and don't swallow it!. The cows were masticating the grass. | ||
| Synonyms | chew, manducate, masticate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | grate, grind | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | champ, champ, chaw, chomp, crunch, gnaw, gum, mumble, munch | ||
| 4. | jaw (communication) censure severely or angrily | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, take to task, trounce | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brush down, castigate, chasten, chastise, correct, objurgate, tell off | ||
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