jaw vs maxilla

jaw and maxilla both are nouns.

jaw is a verb but maxilla is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
jaw	Yes	No	Yes	No
maxilla	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, maxilla is a hyponym of jaw; that is, maxilla is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than jaw:

jaw: the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
maxilla: the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium

Other hyponyms of jaw include jawbone, jowl, lower jaw, lower jawbone, mandible, mandibula, mandibular bone, submaxilla, maxillary, upper jaw, upper jawbone, chop.

jaw (noun)	maxilla (noun)
holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object	the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium
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

jaw (verb)	maxilla (verb)
talk socially without exchanging too much information
censure severely or angrily
talk incessantly and tiresomely
chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth

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