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| NOUN | 1 | jaw | The part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth |
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| 2 | jaw | The bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it | |
| 3 | jaw | Holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object | |
| VERB | 1 | jaw, chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, claver, visit | Talk socially without exchanging too much information |
| 2 | jaw, yack, yack away, rattle on, yap away | Talk incessantly and tiresomely | |
| 3 | jaw, chew, masticate, manducate | Chew (food) | |
| 4 | jaw, call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast | Censure severely or angrily |
| Sounds | jhao' |
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| Meaning | The part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth. |
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| Part of | skull |
| Parts | alveolar arch; alveolar ridge, gum ridge, alveolar process |
| Broader | bone, os |
| Narrower | lower jaw, mandible, mandibula, mandibular bone, submaxilla, lower jawbone, jawbone, jowl; upper jaw, upper jawbone, maxilla, maxillary; chop |
| Adjectives | maxillomandibular |
| Verbs | jaw |
| Meaning | The bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it. The bones that hold the teeth. |
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| Part of | face, human face |
| Broader | feature, lineament |
| Verbs | jaw |
| Meaning | Holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object. |
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| Part of | bulldog clip, alligator clip; chuck; pliers, pair of pliers, plyers; vise, bench vise; wrench, spanner |
| Broader | holding device |
| Meaning | Talk socially without exchanging too much information. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
| Synonyms | chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, claver, visit |
| Broader | converse, discourse |
| Narrower | shmooze, shmoose, schmooze, schmoose, jawbone |
| Meaning | Talk incessantly and tiresomely. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
| Synonyms | yack, yack away, rattle on, yap away |
| Broader | talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise |
| Meaning | Chew (food). |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "He jawed his bubble gum" |
| Synonyms | chew, masticate, manducate |
| Broader | grate, grind |
| Narrower | chomp, champ; champ; mumble, gum; chaw; crunch, munch; gnaw |
| Entailed by | eat |
| Nouns | jaw; jaw |
| Meaning | Censure severely or angrily. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Synonyms | call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast |
| Broader | knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart |
| Narrower | chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct; tell off, brush down |
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