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jaws

/d͡ʒɔːz/cot caught merger/d͡ʒɑz/

noun

The mouth.

“Open the jaws of the wrench and wide as possible.”

Less commonScrabble 14

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Meanings

jaws¹

noun

pluralplural of jaw

noun

pluralplural onlyThe mouth.
pluralplural onlyThe borders of anything which has a mouthlike aspect.
Open the jaws of the wrench and wide as possible.
1 more example
The red wobbled in the jaws of the pocket, but didn't go down.
colloquialeastern OhioA contrarian.

verb

indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of jaw

JAWS²

proper noun

abbreviationacronymJava programming languageAcronym of JavaWS.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with jaws

because cause laws clause pause applause paws gauze caws yaws hawse tawse

Cite this entry

APA

jaws. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jaws

MLA

“jaws.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jaws. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jaws,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jaws.

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