JAW
Scrabble letter values: J8A1W4 = 13
Definition
- noun the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth.
- noun the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it.
- noun holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object.
- verb talk socially without exchanging too much information. — synonyms: chew_the_fat, shoot_the_breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter
- verb talk incessantly and tiresomely. — synonyms: yack, yack_away, rattle_on, yap_away
- verb chew (food). — synonyms: chew, masticate, manducate
- verb censure severely or angrily. — synonyms: call_on_the_carpet, take_to_task, rebuke, rag, trounce, lecture, reprimand, dress_down
Examples
- “the bones that hold the teeth”
- “the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze”
- “to bite and grind with the teeth”