jaw

Meanings

• 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
• talk socially without exchanging too much information
• talk incessantly and tiresomely
• chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
  • "He jawed his bubble gum"
• censure severely or angrily

Synonyms

bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chaffer, chat, chatter, chew, chew out, chew the fat, chew up, chide, chit-chat, chitchat, claver, confab, confabulate, dress down, gossip, have words, lambast, lambaste, lecture, manducate, masticate, natter, rag, rattle on, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, shoot the breeze, take to task, trounce, visit, yack, yack away, yap away