jaw1 nounjaw2 verb
jawjaw1 /dʒɔː $ dʒɒː/ ●●○ noun 
WORD ORIGINjaw1
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French joeEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a strong jaw
- Did your jaw touch your hand?
- His jaw was clenched tightly, his eyes narrowed.
- His jaw was set and his eyes were narrow.
- In mid-scream, he was choked into silence by a hand that came over his face, forcing his jaw shut.
- She is young and she is beautiful, jaw jutting forth, hair swept back, eyes deep and direct.
- Tom set his jaw, frowning, listening, and concentrating doggedly on his own life.
WORD SETS
aerobic, adjectiveafterbirth, nounalgae, nounalimentary canal, nounamber, nounameba, nounamino acid, nounamoeba, nounanaconda, nounanaerobic, adjectiveandrogynous, adjectiveantibody, nounantigen, nounantitoxin, nounappendage, nounarm, nounarmour, nounasexual, adjectiveassimilation, nounatrophy, verbaviary, nounbacteria, nounbacteriology, nounbarnacle, nounbile, nounbinocular vision, nounbio-, prefixbiochemistry, nounbiodegradable, adjectivebiodiversity, nounbiohazard, nounbiological, adjectivebiological clock, nounbiology, nounbiomass, nounbiome, nounbiosphere, nounblind, nounbrain, nounbreathe, verbbreed, verbbreed, nounbreeding, nounbristle, nounbulb, nouncapsule, nouncarbohydrate, nouncarbon dioxide, nouncarnivore, nouncell, nouncellular, adjectivecellulose, nouncentral nervous system, nouncervical, adjectivecholesterol, nounchromosome, nouncirculation, nouncirculatory, adjectiveclass, nounclone, nouncold-blooded, adjectiveconceive, verbconch, nounconnective tissue, nouncopulate, verbcoral reef, nouncornea, nouncoronary, adjectivecorpuscle, nouncortex, nouncortisone, nouncowrie, nouncrab, nouncrawfish, nouncrayfish, nouncreature, nouncross, verbcrossbreed, nounculture, nouncytoplasm, noundecay, verbdecay, noundecompose, verbdefecate, verbdenizen, noundextrose, noundiaphragm, noundigest, verbdigestion, noundigestive, adjectiveDNA, noundorsal, adjectivedry rot, nounduct, noundwarf, noundwarf, adjectiveecological, adjectiveecology, nounecosystem, nounegg, nounejaculate, verbembryo, nounembryonic, adjectiveenzyme, nounepidermis, nounevolution, nounevolutionary, adjectiveexcrement, nounexcrescence, nounexcrete, verbexcretion, nounexhale, verbexoskeleton, nounextinction, nounfaeces, nounfamily, nounfang, nounfat, nounfatty acid, nounfauna, nounfeces, nounfeed, verbfemale, adjectivefemale, nounferment, verbferment, nounfertile, adjectivefertility, nounfertilize, verbfission, nounflank, nounflatulence, nounflesh, nounfleshy, adjectiveflightless, adjectiveflora, nounfoetal, adjectivefoetus, nounfoliage, nounfossil, nounfreak, nounfreshwater, adjectivefructose, noungamete, nounganglion, noungene, noungene pool, noungenera, genetic, adjectivegenetic code, noungenetic engineering, noungenetic fingerprinting, noungenetics, noungenome, noungenus, noungestation, noungland, nounglandular, adjectiveglucose, noungluten, noungonad, noungrass snake, noungrow, verbgrowth, nounhabitat, nounhaemoglobin, nounhearing, nounheart, nounhemisphere, nounherbivore, nounhereditary, adjectiveheredity, nounhermaphrodite, nounhibernate, verbhistamine, nounhoming, adjectivehormone, nounhost, nounimpregnate, verbimpulse, nounincubate, verbindigenous, adjectiveinfected, adjectiveinfertile, adjectiveinfest, verbingest, verbinhale, verbinseminate, verbinsensate, adjectiveinsulin, nounintegument, nounintercourse, nouninterferon, nounintestine, nouninvertebrate, nouninvoluntary, adjectiveiris, nounjaw, nounjelly, nounkidney, nounkrill, nounlactate, verblactation, nounlactic acid, nounleech, nounleg, nounlesser, adjectivelichen, nounlife, nounlife cycle, nounlife form, nounligament, nounlimb, nounlimpet, nounlipid, nounliver, nounliving fossil, nounlocomotion, nounlymph, nounlymph node, nounmale, adjectivemale, nounmammal, nounmandible, nounmate, nounmate, verbmembrane, nounmetabolism, nounmetabolize, verbmetamorphosis, nounmicrobe, nounmicrobiology, nounmicroorganism, nounmicroscopic, adjectivemigrate, verbmigratory, adjectivemiscarriage, nounmolar, nounmorphology, nounmotor, adjectivemould, nounmouth, nounmucous membrane, nounmucus, nounmulticellular, adjectivemuscle, nounmuscular, adjectivemutant, nounmutate, verbmutation, nounnatural history, nounnatural selection, nounnature, nounneck, nounnectar, nounnerve, nounnervous, adjectivenervous system, nounneural, adjectiveneuro-, prefixneurology, nounnode, nounnose, nounnostril, nounnucleic acid, nounnucleus, nounnutrient, nounnutriment, nounoesophagus, nounoestrogen, nounolfactory, adjectiveoptic, adjectiveorgan, nounorganic, adjectiveorganic chemistry, nounorganism, nounorifice, nounossify, verbosteo-, prefixoutgrowth, nounova, ovary, nounoverwinter, verboviduct, nounoviparous, adjectiveovulate, verbovum, nounparasite, nounpathogen, nounpedigree, nounpelvic, adjectivepelvis, nounpenile, adjectivepenis, nounpepsin, nounperiod, nounperspiration, nounperspire, verbphotosynthesis, nounphylum, nounpigment, nounpigmentation, nounplankton, nounplasma, nounpollinate, verbpostnatal, adjectivepregnancy, nounpregnant, adjectivepremature, adjectiveprenatal, adjectiveproduct, nounproliferation, nounpropagate, verbprotein, nounprotoplasm, nounprotozoan, nounpuberty, nounpulmonary, adjectivepulp, nounpulsation, nounputrefy, verbputrid, adjectivered blood cell, nounregurgitate, verbrenal, adjectivereproduce, verbreproduction, nounreproductive, adjectiverespiration, nounrespiratory, adjectiverespire, verbretina, nounroot, nounrot, verbrot, nounruff, nounsac, nounsaliva, nounsalivary gland, nounsalivate, verbsaltwater, adjectivescale, nounscallop, nounscaly, adjectivesebaceous, adjectivesecrete, verbsecretion, nounsemen, nounsense organ, nounsensory, adjectiveserum, nounsex, nounsex, verbsexless, adjectivesexual intercourse, nounsheath, nounshell, nounsibling, nounskeletal, adjectiveskeleton, nounskin, nounskull, nounspasm, nounspasmodic, adjectivespecies, nounspecimen, nounsperm, nounspiderweb, nounspinal cord, nounspine, nounspineless, adjectivestarch, nounstem cell, nounstimulate, verbstimulus, nounstrain, nounsubject, nounsubspecies, nounsucker, nounsucrose, nounsweat, verbsweat, nounsweat gland, nounsymbiosis, nounsystemic, adjectivetail, nountaxonomy, nounteeth, testosterone, nountest-tube baby, nountissue, nountrachea, nountube, noununicellular, adjectiveurethra, nounuric, adjectiveurinate, verburine, nounvariety, nounvector, nounvein, nounvenom, nounvenomous, adjectiveventricle, nounvertebra, nounvertebrate, nounvivisection, nounwarm-blooded, adjectivewean, verbwildlife, nounwindpipe, nounyolk, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
an animal with two rows of teeth in its lower jawCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES She suffered a fractured skull in the accident. ‘Damn you,’ he said through set teeth.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
an animal with two rows of teeth in its lower jaw She suffered a fractured skull in the accident. ‘Damn you,’ he said through set teeth.· He was detained in Middlesbrough General Hospital with a broken jaw and lacerations.· She had a broken jaw and cheekbone.· He was knocked out in a brawl at a Hollywood restaurant, suffering a broken jaw and three shattered teeth.· The older McNab fell to the ground with a broken jaw.· He has a broken jaw and other facial injuries and is in the neurological ward of Middlesbrough General Hospital.· Another badger has suffered a broken jaw.· By 4 am Gary Humphreys was dead, having suffered a broken jaw and choked to death on his own blood.
· Mr Hallam was seen by a surgeon who found that his lower jaw was broken and he had damaged teeth.· Rothman believes the muscle helps to lift the lower jaw and move it from side to side.· For this species also, therefore, preferential destruction of upper and lower jaws is indicated.· The lower jaw is easily unhinged and brought aboard.· However, some skins had long side-burns terminating at the lower jaw.· The other end attached to a bony spot on the mandible, or lower jaw.· It has relatively large eyes and a small mouth, with small sharp teeth on both upper and lower jaws.· Abscesses form classically under the lower jaw but can occur in other sites.
· He seemed about to hurl the weapon between her open jaws.
· Most of the horned dinosaurs evolved even stronger jaw and biting muscles behind eye sockets.
· For this species also, therefore, preferential destruction of upper and lower jaws is indicated.· His four front teeth are through and two more in the upper jaw are pressing.· It has relatively large eyes and a small mouth, with small sharp teeth on both upper and lower jaws.· Both have small, numerous teeth in their upper and lower jaws.· Their upper jaws become hooked and their teeth grow into long fangs.· There are up to twenty-nine teeth in the upper jaw and twenty-five or twenty-six in the lower.· As for the upper jaws, percentage incisor loss appears to be a more sensitive indicator of breakage than molar loss.· You place your index finger against your chin and rest the upper jaw on the top of it.
NOUN· Living reptiles have a skull like a rigid box, with a simple arrangement of jaw muscles.· Mrs Popple lay on the bathroom floor, her jaw muscles having gone into spasms.
VERB· Collins was benched last week, the result of a series of events that began in training camp with a broken jaw.· A broken jaw to Javier Mejia created an opening in the rotation.· He was reported to have also suffered cracked ribs and a broken jaw as a result of the difference of opinion.· He would run around like a broken top with his jaws open, all the kids screaming as they scattered.· Next Norman Bowler went down and also got embroiled, receiving a kick in the face that broke his jaw.
· She slopped some of the egg mixture over the side of the bowl and clenched her jaw impatiently.· Clinton clenched his jaw and stood silently beside the coffin as an honor guard handed him the folded flag.· Now clench your jaw tight, then on an outward breath let it flop open.· Some dancers were sucking lollipops to counteract the clenching of the jaws caused by amphetamines.· I often clench my jaw. 9.· He swallowed the bile and clenched his jaws until he thought his teeth would crack.· He clenched his jaw as the pain barrier seemed to break with every passing second.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► somebody’s jaw dropped► jawsPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1[countable] one of the two bones that your teeth are in: - The shocked priority of examining herself after escaping, literally, from the jaws of death, wore off.
- He clenched his fists and remained where he was.
- He clenched his fists even tighter.
- He clenched his fists in frustration and annoyance.
- He clenched his teeth together but the first syllable forced itself around the corner of his mouth.
- He clenched his teeth, pulled back his shoulders and began to stride up the road.
- I clenched my teeth, wondering what to do now.
- Papa clenched his fists and lips in the dark wood.
- Conley's jaw dropped, and she left without saying anything.
- Tom set his jaw and stared at the officer.
- Tom set his jaw, frowning, listening, and concentrating doggedly on his own life.
- He hated the set of different faces glaring up at him night after night.
- Her husband's brow furrowed as he noted the set of her face.
- Something in the set of his shoulders suggested that his pursuers were not far behind.
a broken jawlower/upper jaw an animal with two rows of teeth in its lower jaw2[countable usually singular] the lower part of your face. Its shape is sometimes thought to show your character: He punched him on the jaw. a rugged physique and a strong square jaw She’s got a very determined jaw.3somebody’s jaw dropped used to say that someone looked surprised or shocked: ‘You’re not serious, are you?’ Ellen’s jaw dropped.4jaws [plural] a)the mouth of a person or animal, especially a dangerous animal b)the two parts of a machine or tool that move together to hold something tightly5the jaws of death/defeat/despair etc literary a situation in which something unpleasant almost happens: She had saved him from the jaws of death.jaw1 nounjaw2 verb
jawjaw2 verb [intransitive] VERB TABLE
jaw
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | jaw |
| he, she, it | jaws | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | jawed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have jawed |
| he, she, it | has jawed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had jawed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will jaw |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have jawed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am jawing |
| he, she, it | is jawing | |
| you, we, they | are jawing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was jawing |
| you, we, they | were jawing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been jawing |
| he, she, it | has been jawing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been jawing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be jawing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been jawing |
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Drago cleared the last three colours in the decider after McCulloch had jawed a straight forward blue.
- He scored 17 in the first half, jawing at Cooper after every basket like Reggie Miller did in Indiana last month.
- He went on jawing a while longer then returned to home plate.
- To gossip: to natter, to prattle, to chatter, to tittle-tattle, to jabber, to jaw.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES She suffered a fractured skull in the accident. ‘Damn you,’ he said through set teeth.
She suffered a fractured skull in the accident. ‘Damn you,’ he said through set teeth.PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
informal to talk: - He clenched his fists and remained where he was.
- He clenched his fists even tighter.
- He clenched his fists in frustration and annoyance.
- He clenched his teeth together but the first syllable forced itself around the corner of his mouth.
- He clenched his teeth, pulled back his shoulders and began to stride up the road.
- I clenched my teeth, wondering what to do now.
- Papa clenched his fists and lips in the dark wood.
- Conley's jaw dropped, and she left without saying anything.
- Tom set his jaw and stared at the officer.
- Tom set his jaw, frowning, listening, and concentrating doggedly on his own life.
- He hated the set of different faces glaring up at him night after night.
- Her husband's brow furrowed as he noted the set of her face.
- Something in the set of his shoulders suggested that his pursuers were not far behind.
Stop jawing and let me get on with the work!