jaws

Noun

• the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
• the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
• holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
• plural of jaw
• The mouth.
• The borders of anything which has a mouthlike aspect.
• A contrarian.

Verb

• talk socially without exchanging too much information
• talk incessantly and tiresomely
• chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
• censure severely or angrily
• third-person singular simple present indicative of jaw

Examples

• Open the jaws of the wrench and wide as possible.
• The red wobbled in the jaws of the pocket, but didn't go down.

Synonyms

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