Definitions
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- noun Plural form of
jaw . - noun the
mouth - noun the
borders of anything which has a mouthlike aspect. - noun colloquial a
contrarian .
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Examples
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He looked to me sort of physically wrestling with what he called the jaws that had got him and had got her.
If Winter Comes 1925
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It warms necks and backs, resonates in jaws and temples, and rings in chests and legs.
Richard Harvell's novel about 18th-century opera, "The Bells" Nancy Robertson 2010
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It warms necks and backs, resonates in jaws and temples, and rings in chests and legs.
Richard Harvell's novel about 18th-century opera, "The Bells" Nancy Robertson 2010
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Looking visually back on the last three presidents, from the entitled jaws of Clinton to the dumb, glazed emptiness of Bush's head and eyes to the now-furious Obama, it is easier to find a worthwhile summer movie than a psychologically appropriate person to be our President.
Dr. Cheryl Pappas: Obama: The Words and the Missing Actions 2010
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Many of the movies made to exploit the success of the original "Jaws" of course had the word jaws in the title, such as which of these real movies?
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I confess it was almost more fun to announce him as maybe my favorite poet when this would result in jaws dropping open at poetry dinners and a polite averting of eyes.
I’m with Wendy Cope when she says… : A.E. Stallings : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation 2007
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As a service to those of you who know Paul Nelson, I'll wait until you've picked up your jaws from the floor.
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After people picked up their jaws from the floor, the congratulations started flowing in.
Small Companies & Google Adsense is the future « The Paradigm Shift 2006
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Rescue workers were trained in the proper use of powerful, hydraulically-controlled devices, including a tool that is commonly called the jaws of life.
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Rescue workers were trained in the proper use of powerful, hydraulically-controlled devices, including a tool that is commonly called the jaws of life.
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