name, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of jaw form-of, plural
2. 2
   The mouth. plural, plural-only
3. 3
   The borders of anything which has a mouthlike aspect. plural, plural-only

   "Open the jaws of the wrench and wide as possible."

4. 4
   A contrarian. colloquial

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of jaw form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Proper Noun

1. 1
   Acronym of JavaWS. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of

Synonyms

All synonyms

bazoobillchapschopsclawsclutches

Example

More examples

"Though I may be in the jaws of death, I am as a firm as a rock."

Related phrases

get wind in one's jawsjaws harpjaws of deathjaws of lifejaws-harpsnatch defeat from the jaws of victorysnatch defeat out of the jaws of victorysnatch victory from the jaws of defeat

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