āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
01
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛
the lower bone of the face containing the chin and the bottom teeth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The dentist checked the alignment of her jaw to ensure there were no issues with her bite.
āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻ¤āĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¨ā§āĻāĨ¤
02
the bony structure of a vertebrate's skull that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The X-ray revealed a fracture in the jaw.
03
one of the opposing parts of a tool or device that closes to grip, hold, or secure an object
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He adjusted the jaws of the clamp to fit the workpiece.
to jaw
01
to bite or chew food
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The horse jaws its feed throughout the day.
02
to converse casually or socially
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She jawed with her neighbors about the weather.
03
āĻŦāĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to talk at length in a tedious or annoying way
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The professor cautioned the students not to jaw during examinations to maintain a quiet testing environment.
āĻ
āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻŦā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
04
to reprimand angrily or seriously
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She was jawed by her parents for staying out late.
