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chastise vs jaw

jaw vs chastise

chastise is not a noun while jaw is a noun.

chastise and jaw both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chastise No No Yes No
jaw Yes No Yes No
As verbs, jaw is a hypernym of chastise; that is, jaw is a word with a broader meaning than chastise:
  • chastise: censure severely
  • jaw: censure severely or angrily
chastise (noun) jaw (noun)
holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
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
chastise (verb) jaw (verb)
censure severely talk socially without exchanging too much information
censure severely or angrily
talk incessantly and tiresomely
chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
Difference between chastise and jaw

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