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jaw vs shmoose

shmoose vs jaw

jaw is a noun but shmoose is not a noun.

jaw and shmoose both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
jaw Yes No Yes No
shmoose No No Yes No
As verbs, shmoose is a hyponym of jaw; that is, shmoose is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than jaw:
  • jaw: talk socially without exchanging too much information
  • shmoose: talk idly or casually and in a friendly way
Other hyponyms of jaw include jawbone, schmoose, schmooze, shmooze.
jaw (noun) shmoose (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
jaw (verb) shmoose (verb)
talk socially without exchanging too much information talk idly or casually and in a friendly way
censure severely or angrily
talk incessantly and tiresomely
chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
Difference between jaw and shmoose

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