jaw - Meaning in Malayalam

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jaw - Meaning in Malayalam

jaw Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of jaw in English

jaw noun

1. holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
2. the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
3. the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth

jaw verb

1. censure severely or angrily

   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, scold, take to task, trounce

   Examples

   • "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
   • "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"
   • "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"
2. talk incessantly and tiresomely

   Synonyms

   rattle on, yack away, yack, yap away

3. talk socially without exchanging too much information

   Synonyms

   chaffer, chat, chatter, chew the fat, chit-chat, chitchat, claver, confab, confabulate, gossip, natter, shoot the breeze, visit

   Example

   • "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
4. chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth

   Synonyms

   chew, chew, manducate, masticate

   Examples

   • "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"
   • "He jawed his bubble gum"
   • "The cows were masticating the grass"

Synonyms of jaw

• 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, scold, take to task, trounce
• rattle on, yack, yack away, yap away
• chaffer, chat, chatter, chew the fat, chit-chat, chitchat, claver, confab, confabulate, gossip, natter, shoot the breeze, visit
• chew, manducate, masticate

Description

The jaws are a pair of opposable articulated structures at the entrance of the mouth, typically used for grasping and manipulating food. The term jaws is also broadly applied to the whole of the structures constituting the vault of the mouth and serving to open and close it and is part of the body plan of humans and most animals.

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