chawn

C3H4A1W4N1

noun

A gap, rift, or fissure.

Similar
chine
OriginMiddle English *chane ← Old English *ċān →
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Meanings

nounchawn (plural chawns)

plural chawns · alternative chawne · alternative chaun · alternative choane · alternative chone · alternative jawne · alternative iawne

  1. dialectalobsoleteA gap, rift, or fissure.

    Synonyms: chine

verbchawn (third-person singular simple present chawns, present participle chawning, simple past and past participle chawned)

present singular third person chawns · participle present chawning · participle past chawned · past chawned · alternative chawne · alternative chaun · alternative choane · alternative chone · alternative jawne · alternative iawne

  1. intransitiveTo gape; yawn.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA gap, rift, or fissure.

Similar
chine

Origin

  1. Old English*ċān“gap, crack, fissure”
  2. Middle English*chane
  3. Englishchawn

Uncertain. Probably from Middle English *chane, *chone, from Old English *ċān (“gap, crack, fissure”), related to Old English ċīnan (“to gape, break into chunks”). More at chine.

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APA

chawn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chawn

MLA

“chawn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chawn. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chawn,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chawn.

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