Maw

//mɔ//

Synonyms for "maw" (72 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (15)

crop trap abdomen abomasum bay window bazoo beerbelly belly breadbasket chaps chops craw

Noun(3 words)

Strong matches (21)

diaphragm embonpoint embouchure first stomach gab gizzard gob gullet gut honeycomb stomach jaw jaws jowl jowls kishkes kisser lips ma

Noun(3 words)

face gob hole

Related words (36)

Noun(4 words)

ma momma potato trap rosebud

mandibles manyplies maxilla midriff mother mouth mug mush muzzle omasum oral cavity paunch paw pot potbelly potgut premaxilla psalterium pusgut rennet bag

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reticulum rumen second stomach spare tire stomach swagbelly third stomach tum-tum tummy underbelly ventripotence yap

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

4 entries

mouth oral cavity oral fissure rima oris

Synonyms

2 entries

crop trap

Related terms

2 entries

WAIF mee-maw

derived

5 entries

grandmaw hog maw maw-gut maw-worm mawed

etymologically related_to

2 entries

mew mother

has context

2 entries

derogatory dialect

related to

16 entries

actress attractiveness celebrity digestive tract gull insatiable jaw model mouth opening perilous physical ravenous stomach talent whatever

Translations

44 translations across 22 languages.

Armenian

1 entries

երախ noun (upper digestive tract)

Azerbaijani

2 entries

qarın noun (stomach)
qursaq noun (stomach)

Bulgarian

2 entries

паст noun (upper digestive tract)
сирище noun (stomach)

Catalan

1 entries

estómac noun (stomach)

Czech

4 entries

chřtán noun (upper digestive tract)
chřtán noun (any great, insatiable or perilous opening)
jícen noun (upper digestive tract)
jícen noun (any great, insatiable or perilous opening)

Dutch

2 entries

maag noun (stomach)
pens noun (stomach)

Esperanto

1 entries

faŭko noun (any great, insatiable or perilous opening)

Estonian

2 entries

kõht noun (stomach)
magu noun (stomach)

Finnish

2 entries

kita noun (upper digestive tract)
maha noun (stomach)

French

1 entries

gueule noun (upper digestive tract)

German

4 entries

Magen noun (stomach)
Rachen noun (upper digestive tract)
Schlund noun (upper digestive tract)
Schlund noun (any great, insatiable or perilous opening)

Italian

3 entries

fauci noun (upper digestive tract)
lampredotto noun (stomach)
stomaco noun (stomach)

Japanese

1 entries

第四胃 noun (stomach)

Persian

1 entries

گده noun (stomach)

Portuguese

3 entries

bucho noun (stomach)
estômago noun (stomach)
goela noun (upper digestive tract)

Russian

2 entries

брю́хо noun (stomach)
пасть noun (upper digestive tract)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

sgròban noun (upper digestive tract)

Serbo-Croatian

1 entries

ždrijelo noun (any great, insatiable or perilous opening)

Spanish

2 entries

estómago noun (stomach)
fauces noun (upper digestive tract)

Swedish

3 entries

gap noun (upper digestive tract)
gap noun (any great, insatiable or perilous opening)
mage noun (stomach)

Tagalog

2 entries

butse noun (upper digestive tract)
labot noun (stomach)

Turkish

1 entries

karın noun (stomach)

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The black hole pulls the hapless star into its maw.

Source: tatoeba (8183591)

The sale of Nile Perch fish maw in Uganda has become a lucrative business, especially for distributors.

Source: tatoeba (10783487)

The food disappeared into the beast's maw.

Source: tatoeba (12862517)

So Death shall be deceav'd his glut, and with us two / Be forc'd to satisfie his Rav'nous Maw.

Source: wiktionary

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