the narrow opening of some confined place such as a gorge
2. the jaws
Examples of 'jaws' in a sentence
jaws
You certainly saw some jaws drop.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Our jaws drop as we spot the floor-to-ceiling windows that look out over a busy road.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Behind the news cameras, you could almost hear the jaws dropping.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It's making our jaws drop.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The closer you fly to cliffs, the more jaws drop, the more hits you get.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Dramatic views of the southern Aegean Sea are guaranteed to make eyes pop and jaws drop.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
All related terms of 'jaws'
jaw
Your jaw is the lower part of your face below your mouth. The movement of your jaw is sometimes considered to express a particular emotion . For example , if your jaw drops , you are very surprised .
the jaws
a dangerously close position
jaws of life
powerful shears used for cutting a vehicle open after a collision
glass jaw
a jaw that is excessively fragile or susceptible to punches
jaw harp
→ jew's-harp
lower jaw
the mandible or lower part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth . In higher vertebrates the lower jaw is fused to the cranium and the upper jaw
lumpy jaw
→ actinomycosis
upper jaw
the maxilla or upper part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth. In higher vertebrates the upper jaw is fused to the cranium and the lower jaw ( mandible )
phossy jaw
gangrenous condition of the lower jawbone
rubber jaw
a condition in which the mandible becomes demineralized and excessively mobile in animals with advanced renal disease
lantern jaw
a long hollow jaw that gives the face a drawn appearance
actinomycosis
a fungal disease of cattle and of cats and dogs , sometimes transmitted to humans esp by bites , characterized by a swelling of the affected part, most often the jaw or lungs
to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
If someone snatches victory from the jaws of defeat , they win when it seems that they are certain to lose . If someone snatches defeat from the jaws of victory , they lose when it seems that they are certain to win.