noun
1.An opening likened to a mouth.
‘a passenger stepping from the jaws of a car ferry’
‘From the jaws of the ferry in Tårs you are quickly led away from the cars and out through Sandby.’
2.Each of the upper and lower bony structures in vertebrates forming the framework of the mouth and containing the teeth.
‘The crocodile had mounted an offense and taken the body of a native, crushing him in its jaws.’
‘The primary skeletal difference between reptiles and mammals is found in the structure of their jaws.’
3.Talk or gossip, especially when lengthy or tedious.
‘committee work is just endless jaw’
4.The grasping or destructive power of something.
‘victory was snatched from the jaws of defeat’
‘Keighley Town grasped victory from the jaws of defeat thanks to a brilliant last minute individual try from Man of the Match Neil Kennedy.’
5.The grasping, biting, or crushing mouthparts of an invertebrate.
‘Others, such as the clam worm, are active, mobile predators that capture prey in jaws attached to their pharynges.’
‘The buccal mass of cephalopods includes a pair of jaws termed beaks that are used to masticate prey.’
6.The gripping parts of a tool or machine, such as a wrench or vice.
‘Make sure the jaws of the wrench or pliers are snug in position before you manipulate the handle, to avoid slippage or scraped knuckles.’
‘Cover the jaws of wrenches or vices with electrician’s tape.’
7.The lower movable bone of the jaw, or the part of the face containing it.
‘she suffered a broken jaw’
‘The lorry driver escaped unhurt but Butcher suffered serious head injuries and a broken jaw.’
8.The mouth with its bones and teeth.
‘Joshua removed his staff to begin his assault on the beast; the creatures jaws snapped like a vice grip before him.’
‘For one thing, the average WAFR is around the same size as a Labrador, with front teeth some four inches long, and jaws capable of crushing human bone.’
verb
1.Talk at length; chatter.
‘I was too busy to spend time jawing with the rest of the crew’
‘Doesn’t it strike anyone as odd that we keep jawing away on ‘innocent until proven guilty’ but mainly about the high-flyers?’
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