jaws

Speech parts

1. jaws - Noun

2. jaws - Verb

3. Jaws - Proper noun

Meaning

jaws

plural of jaw

(plural only) the mouth

(plural only) the borders of anything which has a mouthlike aspect.
Open the jaws of the wrench and wide as possible.
The red wobbled in the jaws of the pocket, but didn't go down.

(colloquial, eastern Ohio) a contrarian.

jaws

third-person singular simple present indicative of jaw

JAWS

(Java programming language) Acronym of JavaWS.

Synonyms

Phrases with the word

Examples

He who could have been a torch and stoops to being a pair of jaws is a deserter. José Martí

We're all snatching precious moments from the peaceful jaws of time. Cressida Cowell

I would give ten years off the beginning of my life to see, only once, Tyrannosaurus rex come rearing up from the elms of Central Park, a Morgan police horse screaming in its jaws. We can never have enough of nature. Edward Abbey

The jaws have nothing to chew if the feet do not walk. Bakusu Proverb

You only need good jaws to blame. Finnish Proverb

Before his appointed time, a person cannot die though thrown into the very jaws of death; but when that time arrives, even a straw destroys him. Hindi Proverb

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