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mouth vs jaw

jaw vs mouth

mouth and jaw both are nouns.

mouth and jaw both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mouth Yes No Yes No
jaw Yes No Yes No
As verbs, jaw is a hyponym of mouth; that is, jaw is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mouth:
  • mouth: express in speech
  • jaw: talk incessantly and tiresomely
mouth (noun) jaw (noun)
the opening of a jar or bottle holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
an impudent or insolent rejoinder
the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water
an opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge)
a person conceived as a consumer of food
a spokesperson (as a lawyer)
mouth (verb) jaw (verb)
express in speech talk socially without exchanging too much information
articulate silently; form words with the lips only censure severely or angrily
touch with the mouth talk incessantly and tiresomely
chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
Difference between mouth and jaw

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