{i} one or both of the bones which form the framework of the mouth; section around the bones of the jaw, mouth; section of a machine which grips or holds objects; gossip, idle chatter
A notched or forked part, adapted for holding an object in place; as, the jaw of a railway-car pedestal. See Axle guard
the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
Words of complaint; wrangling, abuse, jabber "To jaw," to annoy with words, to jabber, wrangle, or abuse The French gueule and gueuler are used in the same manner Hold your jaw Hold your tongue or jabber What are you jawing about? What are you jabbering or wrangling about? A break-jaw word A very long word, or one hard to pronounce
censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
One of a pair of opposing parts which are movable towards or from each other, for grasping or crushing anything between them, as, the jaws of a vise, or the jaws of a stone-crushing machine
A person's or animal's jaws are the two bones in their head which their teeth are attached to. a forest rodent with powerful jaws