jaw
One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.
Other meanings
The part of the face below the mouth.
“His jaw dropped in amazement.”
Anything resembling the jaw (sense 1) of an animal in form or action; the mouth or way of entrance.
“the jaws of a pass; the jaws of darkness; the jaws of death.”
A kind of
- bone
Kinds of jaw
- lower jaw
- upper jaw
- chop
Example sentences
Word history
From Middle English "jowe" (jawe/jowe).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “jaw” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.