JAW

(noun) holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
(noun) the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
(noun) the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
(verb) 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"
synonyms : bawl out , berate , call down , call on the carpet , chew out , chew up , chide , dress down , have words , lambast , lambaste , lecture , rag , rebuke , remonstrate , reprimand , reproof , scold , take to task , trounce
please, i have absolutely no desire to be the object of her berating all night long. -added by diviya_inlas
(verb) talk incessantly and tiresomely
synonyms : rattle on , yack , yack away , yap away
(verb) talk socially without exchanging too much information
"the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
synonyms : chaffer , chat , chatter , chew the fat , chit-chat , chitchat , claver , confab , confabulate , gossip , natter , shoot the breeze , visit
(verb) chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
"He jawed his bubble gum", "Chew your food and don't swallow it!", "The cows were masticating the grass"
synonyms : chew , manducate , masticate

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cows are masticating the grass

Mnemonics for jaw

(Tag: ) jaw is the bones of mouth by which we can jaw(gossip or scold)
added by ajayan Edit Mnemonic

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