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Maw — may refer to: Biology The stomach or mouth, usually of an animal A fish s gas bladder (swim bladder) Abomasum, the fourth stomach of a ruminant Games Maw (game), a card game The Maw (video game) The final level of Halo: Combat Evolved The Maw of… … Wikipedia
maw — [mo: US mo:] n [: Old English; Origin: maga] 1.) formal something which seems to swallow or use up things completely maw of ▪ Millions of dollars were poured into the maw of defense spending. 2.) literary an animal s mouth or throat … Dictionary of contemporary English
maw — [ mɔ ] noun count LITERARY 1. ) something that seems to open up and suck you in completely: the giant maw of show business 2. ) a mouth … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mouth — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. oral cavity, lips, kisser (sl.), trap (sl.); muzzle; entrance, exit, inlet, outlet. See opening, edge, egress, ingress. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Oral cavity] Syn. maw, jaws, stoma, muzzle, lips, kisser* … English dictionary for students
maw — maw1 /maw/, n. 1. the mouth, throat, or gullet of an animal, esp. a carnivorous mammal. 2. the crop or craw of a fowl. 3. the stomach, esp. that of an animal. 4. a cavernous opening that resembles the open jaws of an animal: the gaping maw of… … Universalium
maw — UK [mɔː] / US [mɔ] noun [countable] Word forms maw : singular maw plural maws literary 1) something that seems to open up and suck you in completely the giant maw of show business 2) a mouth … English dictionary
maw — I. /mɔ / (say maw) noun 1. the mouth, throat, or gullet as concerned in devouring (now chiefly of animals or in figurative use): *How frightening when life in its urgency opens its iron maw to crunch the soul of a 12 year old child. –vasso… …
mouth — 1. noun 1) open your mouth Syn: lips, jaws; maw, muzzle; informal trap, chops, kisser, puss 2) the mouth of the cave Syn: entrance, opening, entry, way in, access … Thesaurus of popular words
maw — noun /mɔː,mɔ,mɑ/ a) the stomach, especially of an animal So Death shall be deceavd his glut, and with us two / Be forcd to satisfie his Ravnous Maw. b) the upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a… … Wiktionary
maw — [[t]mɔ͟ː[/t]] maws N COUNT: usu sing, usu with supp If you describe something as a maw, you mean that it is like a big open mouth which swallows everything near it. [LITERARY] Cale s best work has plunged fearlessly into the dripping maw of… … English dictionary
