# jaws

Pronunciation: say "JAWZ" /d͡ʒɔːz/

## Noun

1. Plural of jaw. — plural of jaw
   - Simple: Plural of jaw. Use this form when talking about more than one jaw.
   - _The wolf clamped its jaws around the bone and dragged it away._
   - _Tension built in his jaws as he clenched his teeth in anger._
2. The mouth, considered as the opening through which a person eats and speaks.
   - Simple: The mouth, the part of the face used to eat and talk.
   - _She told the heckler to keep his jaws shut during the show._
   - _The dog worked the treat around in its jaws before swallowing._
3. The bordering parts of something with a mouthlike form, such as a narrow pass or the gripping parts of a tool.
   - Simple: The edges of something that opens or grips like an open mouth.
   - _The river surged through the narrow jaws of the gorge._
   - _The vise's steel jaws held the timber firmly in place._
5. A person who habitually disagrees or takes the opposing view; a contrarian. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A person who likes to argue and take the opposite side.
   - _Her grandfather was the family jaws, never letting a claim pass unchallenged._
   - _The new councilman proved a born jaws, opposing every measure on principle._

## Verb

4. Third-person singular simple present of jaw. — third-person singular simple present indicative of jaw
   - Simple: The form of jaw used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _The old foreman jaws at length about how things used to be done._
   - _My neighbor jaws across the fence until the sun goes down._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/jaws (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).