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# jaw

noun (a jaw, jaws); verb (jaw, jaws, jawed, jawing — informal, rare: to talk a lot)

«jaw» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. One of the two bones at the bottom of the face that hold the teeth; the lower jaw moves when you eat or speak. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jaw/#m1)
2. «Jaws» are the mouth parts of an animal, like a shark's or crocodile's jaws. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jaw/#m2)
3. The parts of a tool that grip things, like the jaws of a vice or pliers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jaw/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on the skeleton and teeth: the jaw (mandible) is the only bone in the skull that moves; animals with strong jaws chew or bite hard. In stories: «his jaw dropped» shows great surprise; «in the jaws of danger» means very close to danger. Phrases: «jaw-dropping», «clench your jaw».

### Examples

- The crocodile snapped its huge jaws shut. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jaw/#x1)
- My jaw hurts after the dentist. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jaw/#x2)
- Our lower jaw moves when we chew. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jaw/#x3)
- His jaw dropped when he saw the giant cake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jaw/#x4)
- Sharks have rows of sharp teeth in their jaws. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jaw/#x5)
- The jaws of the clamp hold the wood still. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jaw/#x6)
- The magician did a jaw-dropping trick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jaw/#x7)
- Then the dragon opened her jaws wider and wider and wider. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jaw/#x8)

### Note

Countable: a jaw, jaws. «Jaw-dropping» means amazing. The jaw is a bone, not a muscle, but strong muscles move it. «Jaws» is also the name of a famous scary shark film.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: In Job, the "jaws of the unrighteous" show a righteous person rescuing others from wicked oppressors, and God's question about the hook through Leviathan's jaw shows God's power over great creatures. In the primary lessons: In science lessons on the skeleton and teeth: the jaw (mandible) is the only bone in the skull that moves; animals with strong jaws chew or bite hard. In stories: «his jaw dropped» shows great surprise; «in the jaws of danger» means very close to danger. Phrases: «jaw-dropping», «clench your jaw».

### Examples

- And I broke the jaws of the unrighteous, and plucked the prey out of his teeth. (Writings JOB.29.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/J/jaw/#x1)
- Canst thou put a ring into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a hook? (Writings JOB.40.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/J/jaw/#x2)
- For a people is come up upon my land, mighty, and without number; his teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the jaw-teeth of a lioness. (Prophets JOL.1.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/J/jaw/#x3)

### Note

Countable: a jaw, jaws. «Jaw-dropping» means amazing. The jaw is a bone, not a muscle, but strong muscles move it. «Jaws» is also the name of a famous scary shark film.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «jaw» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jaw/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «jaw» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/J/jaw/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«jaw» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/jaw.html) on Mova free.