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jaws¹

  • /d͡ʒɔːz/
  • /d͡ʒɑz/ cot caught merger

Rhymes with -ɔːz

noun

  1. plural plural of jaw

noun

  1. plural, plural only The mouth.
  2. plural, plural only The borders of anything which has a mouthlike aspect. Open the jaws of the wrench and wide as possible.
  3. colloquial A contrarian.

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of jaw

JAWS²

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, acronym Acronym of JavaWS

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: traps, clutches, clamps, claws, gags, sharks, mouth, maw, muzzle, gob, mandibles, mandible, piehole, cakehole, snout, gullet

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jaws. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jaws

Chicago

"jaws." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jaws.

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@misc{jaws_2026,
  title = {jaws},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jaws},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}