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jaw

Nouns

• (n) the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
• (n) the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
• (n) holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object

Verbs

• (v) talk socially without exchanging too much information
  • the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
  chat, chew the fat, chitchat, chit-chat, claver, confab, natter, shoot the breeze, chaffer, confabulate, gossip, chatter, visit,
• (v) talk incessantly and tiresomely rattle on, yack, yack away, yap away,
• (v) chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
  • He jawed his bubble gum
  • Chew your food and don't swallow it!
  • The cows were masticating the grass
  chew, manducate, masticate,
• (v) censure severely or angrily
  • The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
  • The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
  • The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
  bawl out, berate, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, rebuke, reproof, scold, take to task, call down, lambast, lambaste, lecture, reprimand, remonstrate, trounce, rag,

Synonyms

chat chew the fat chitchat chit-chat claver confab natter shoot the breeze chaffer confabulate gossip chatter visit rattle on yack yack away yap away chew manducate masticate bawl out berate call on the carpet chew out chew up chide dress down have words rebuke reproof scold take to task call down lambast lambaste lecture reprimand remonstrate trounce rag

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