jaw
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
Types & categories
Parts & wholes
- skull part holonym
- alveolar arch part meronym
- alveolar ridge part meronym
Related & opposite
- chew derivation
Sense 2 verb
talk socially without exchanging too much information
the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
Types & categories
- feature hypernym
Parts & wholes
- face part holonym
Related & opposite
- chew derivation
Sense 4 verb
talk incessantly and tiresomely
Types & categories
- mouth hypernym
Related & opposite
- yak derivation
Sense 5 noun
holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
Types & categories
- holding device hypernym
Parts & wholes
- bulldog clip part holonym
- chuck part holonym
- pliers part holonym
- vise part holonym
- spanner part holonym
Sense 6 verb
chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
He jawed his bubble gum
Types & categories
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Sense 7 verb
censure severely or angrily
The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- rebuke derivation
- chiding derivation
- talking to derivation
- nag derivation
- upbraider derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | chew |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | skull |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | alveolar arch |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | alveolar ridge |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | bone |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lower jaw |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | upper jaw |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | chop |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | chat |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | chitchat |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | yak |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | chatterer |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | visitor |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | converse |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | jawbone |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | chew |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | face |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | feature |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | yak |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | mouth |
| 5 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | bulldog clip |
| 5 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | chuck |
| 5 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | pliers |
| 5 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | vise |
| 5 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | spanner |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | holding device |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | chewing |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | jaw |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | jaw |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | chew |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | chewer |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | grind |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | chomp |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | champ |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | gum |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | chaw |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | munch |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | gnaw |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | rebuke |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | chiding |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | talking to |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | nag |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | upbraider |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | criticize |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | chasten |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | tell off |