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jaws.

The mouth.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/d͡ʒɔːz//d͡ʒɑz/cot-caught-merger
  1. The mouth.

    plural · plural-only
  2. The borders of anything which has a mouthlike aspect.

    plural · plural-only
    Open the jaws of the wrench and wide as possible.
    The red wobbled in the jaws of the pocket, but didn't go down.
  3. A contrarian.

    colloquial
noun/d͡ʒɔːz//d͡ʒɑz/cot-caught-merger
  1. plural of jaw

    form-of · plural
verb/d͡ʒɔːz//d͡ʒɑz/cot-caught-merger
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of jaw

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
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