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1. jaw
noun. ['ˈdʒɔ'] the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- jawe (Middle English (1100-1500))
Rhymes with Jaw
- robertshaw
- withdraw
- redraw
- mcgraw
- mccraw
- loblaw
- foresaw
- czeslaw
- anspaugh
- alspaugh
- straw
- mcgaw
- mcgaugh
- mcgagh
- mccaw
- macaw
- inlaw
- guffaw
- eshbaugh
- colaw
- bashaw
- ashbaugh
- alpaugh
- allbaugh
- albaugh
- traugh
- spaw
- spaugh
- slaw
- slaugh
How do you pronounce jaw?
Pronounce jaw as ʤɔ.
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Sentences with jaw
1. Noun, singular or mass
Consider styling your hair with more volume on top, to balance out the width of your jaw.
2. Adjective
Layered hairstyles draw attention up and away from your sagging jaw line, giving you a classy style.
Quotes about jaw
1. Holding on to anger, resentment and hurt only gives you tense muscles, a headache and a sore jaw from clenching your teeth. Forgiveness gives you back the laughter and the lightness in your life.
- Joan Lunden
2. Fear doesn't shut you down; it wakes you up. I've seen it. It's fascinating."He releases me but doesn't pull away, his hand grazing my jaw, my neck. "Sometimes I just...want to see it again. Want to see you awake.
- Veronica Roth, Divergent
3. I'm afraid they're in love,"he said, concerned. "They don't want to leave you."He lifted one hand from her waist to gently brush a pair from her neck, where their wings fanned against her jaw. Melancholy, he said, "I know just how they feel.
- Laini Taylor, Daughter of Smoke & Bone
2. jaw
verb. ['ˈdʒɔ'] talk socially without exchanging too much information.
Synonyms
Etymology
- jawe (Middle English (1100-1500))
3. jaw
verb. ['ˈdʒɔ'] talk incessantly and tiresomely.
Antonyms
Etymology
- jawe (Middle English (1100-1500))
4. jaw
noun. ['ˈdʒɔ'] the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- jawe (Middle English (1100-1500))
5. jaw
verb. ['ˈdʒɔ'] censure severely or angrily.
Synonyms
Etymology
- jawe (Middle English (1100-1500))
6. jaw
verb. ['ˈdʒɔ'] chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth.
Antonyms
Etymology
- jawe (Middle English (1100-1500))
