Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: jaw
IPA transcription: [dʒ'ɔ]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: jaw
    Meaning: the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: chew_the_fat, shoot_the_breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit
    Meaning: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
  • Synonyms: yack, jaw, yack_away, rattle_on, yap_away
    Meaning: talk incessantly and tiresomely
Usage examples
  • His mouth was wide, his jaw prominent.
  • The old man's eyes opened wide, and his jaw dropped.
  • Remember, you must relax the jaw to obtain command of it.
  • And see that you keep your jaw closed over this," he added harshly.
  • Relax until your jaw feels heavy, as though it were a weight hung to your face.
  • Again, let your head fall forward on your breast; raise your head, letting your jaw hang.
  • He was frankly staring, with a slackened jaw and with stupefaction in his blank blue eyes.
  • And then, all of a sudden, he stopped, and his jaw dropped as though he had remembered something.
  • The fellow, instead of approaching, merely stood and stared; his eyes bulging and his jaw dropped.
  • My ape-like companion trotted along by my side, with his hands hanging down and his jaw thrust forward.