Jaws
/d͡ʒɔːz/ name, noun, verb, slang
name, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of jaw form-of, plural
- 2 The mouth. plural, plural-only
- 3 The borders of anything which has a mouthlike aspect. plural, plural-only
"Open the jaws of the wrench and wide as possible."
- 4 A contrarian. colloquial
Verb
- 1 third-person singular simple present indicative of jaw form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Proper Noun
- 1 Acronym of JavaWS. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Example
More examples"Though I may be in the jaws of death, I am as a firm as a rock."