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jaw noun1. LME.
[Old French joe cheek, jaw, Anglo-Norman jowe cheek, jaw, of unkn. origin.]
Either of the bony structures forming the framework of the mouth, and the seizing, biting, or masticating apparatus of vertebrates; sing. usu. the mandible (the lower jaw), less commonly the maxilla (the upper jaw); the part of the head containing these. LME.
locked jaw: see LOCKED adjective2. LUMPY jaw.
M. Moorcock He had a clean-shaven jaw. J. A. Michener He did see some jaws drop in fear.
b. Any of various parts or organs associated with the mouth in certain invertebrates and used for grasping, piercing, or grinding during feeding etc. L19.
T. H. Huxley In the Arthropoda, what are usually termed jaws are modified limbs.
In pl. The bones and associated structures of the mouth including the teeth, regarded as instruments of biting, gripping, crushing, and devouring; the cavity formed by these parts; the mouth, the throat. LME.
jaws wag: see WAG verb.
Spenser The hungry Spaniells..With greedy iawes her ready foe to teare. M. Milner A girl acrobat hanging onto the rope with only her jaws.
A side of a narrow pass or channel (usu. in pl.); in pl., the narrow entrance into something. LME.
J. A. Symonds The torrent, foaming down between black jaws of rain-stained granite. Snooker Scene The cue-ball striking the jaw of the middle pocket.
fig. In pl. The grip of any devouring agency, as death, time, etc. M16.
Tennyson Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of Hell Rode the six hundred. Guardian Watch for the moment that snatches defeat from the jaws of victory.
Talkativeness; idle or impudent talk; a (long) talk, a speech; a chat, incessant chatter. Cf. JAW-JAW noun. colloq. M18.
G. B. Shaw Lets have a jaw over some supper. Times Literary Supplement Committee work is just endless jaw.
In pl. The seizing or holding parts of a machine etc., arranged in pairs and usu. able to open and close; spec. (Nautical) the end of a boom or gaff which clasps the mast with its projecting ends. L18.
Jaws of Life N. Amer. (proprietary name for) a hydraulic apparatus used to pry apart the wreckage of crashed vehicles in order to free people trapped inside.
DIY Success! Grip the upright piece in a vice or the jaws of a portable work-bench.
Comb.: jaw-breaker colloq. (a) a word with many syllables or difficult to pronounce; (b) a large, hard, or sticky sweet; jaw-breaking adjective (colloq.) difficult to pronounce; jaw clutch a dog-clutch or Other form of clutch in which one part engages in the jaws of the Other; jaw-crusher a machine with jaws for crushing ore etc.; jaw-dropping adjective such as causes one's jaw to drop; astonishing, amazing, awe-inspiring; jaw-fallen adjective having the lower jaw fallen or hanging loose; dejected; jaw-rope Nautical the rope which fastens the jaws of a boom or gaff round a mast; jawsmith US slang a talkative person; esp. a loud-mouthed demagogue; jaw-tooth a molar tooth.
jawed adjective having jaws (of a specified kind) E16.
jawless adjective lacking jaws; Zoology (of a fish) agnathan: E18.
jawy adjective (rare) (a) of or pertaining to the jaw; (b) forceful in language: M17.

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