jaws

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɔːz/
• (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑz/

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• Rhymes: -ɔːz

jaws

1. plural of jaw

jaws

1. (plural only) The mouth.
2. (plural only) The borders of anything which has a mouthlike aspect.

   Open the jaws of the wrench and wide as possible.

   The red wobbled in the jaws of the pocket, but didn't go down.

3. (colloquial, eastern Ohio) A contrarian.

jaws

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of jaw