Maw

/mɔ/

Synonyms for "maw" (78 found)

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Closest matches (16)

abdomen abomasumbay windowbazoo beerbelly belly breadbasket chaps chops craw crop diaphragm

Noun(4 words)

abyss cakeholecave mouthdevouring force

Strong matches (23)

embonpoint embouchurefirst stomachgab gizzard gob gullet guthoneycomb stomachjaw jaws jowl jowls kishkes kisser lips

Noun(7 words)

entrance gob gobs gulf gullet hole jaws

Related words (39)

mandibles manyplies maxilla midriff mother mouth mug mush muzzle omasumoral cavitypaunch pot potbelly potgut premaxilla psalterium pusgutrennet bagreticulum

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rumensecond stomachspare tirestomach swagbellythird stomachtrap tum-tum tummy underbelly ventripotence yap

Noun(7 words)

mouthmouth ofopeningoral cavitypit trap yap

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5 relation types

More general

10 entries

anatomical structurebody partfigurative expressiongeologic featuremetaphor mouth openingoral cavityoral fissurerima oris

More specific

9 entries

abysscanyon mouthcave mouthgulf gullet jawsoral cavitypitvolcanic mouth

Collocations

6 entries

carnivorous mawgaping mawlarge mawmaw of hungerpredatory mawvolcanic maw

Inflections

3 entries

mawed mawing maws

Derivations

3 entries

mawed mawing maws

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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