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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
Synonyms: jaws
verb
- talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
Synonyms: chaffer, chat, chatter, chew the fat, chitchat, claver, confab, confabulate, gossip, natter, shoot the breeze, visit - talk incessantly and tiresomely
Synonyms: rattle on, yack, yack away, yap away - chew (food); "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don''t swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"
Synonyms: chew, manducate, masticate
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