jaw
noun
the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
verb
talk socially without exchanging too much information
“the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze”
talk incessantly and tiresomely
chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
“He jawed his bubble gum”
“Chew your food and don't swallow it!”
censure severely or angrily
“The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car”
“The deputy ragged the Prime Minister”
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University
