jaw
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source: By Gregory F. Maxwell <gmaxwell@gmail.com> PGP:0xB0413BFA - Own work, GFDL 1.2
noun
each of the upper and lower bony structures in vertebrates forming the framework of the mouth and containing the teeth.
あご, (特に)下あご (!あごの先端部分はchin; → head)
the lower movable bone of the jaw, or the part of the face containing it:
e.g. she suffered a broken jaw.
(jaws) the mouth with its bones and teeth.
〖～s〗 (人･獰猛（どうもう）な動物の)口部 (!上下顎骨（がっこつ）と歯を含む)
(jaws) the grasping, biting, or crushing mouthparts of an invertebrate.
(jaws) used to suggest the notion of being in danger from something such as death or defeat:
｟文｠ ; 〖the ～s〗 瀬戸際, 崖っぷち(の状況)
e.g. victory was snatched from the jaws of defeat.
(usually jaws) the gripping parts of a tool or machine, such as a wrench or vise.
〖～s〗 (機械･道具の)物をはさむ部分, あご
(jaws) an opening likened to a mouth:
〖the ～s〗 (洞窟･谷･トンネルなどの)狭い入口.
e.g. a passenger stepping from the jaws of a ferry.
informal talk or gossip, especially when lengthy or tedious:
｟くだけた話･やや古｠ (だらだらとした)おしゃべり, むだ話; お説教, 小言
e.g. committee work is just endless jaw
e.g. we ought to have a jaw.
verb no object informal
talk at length; chatter:
｟くだけて/けなして｠ «人に/…について» (だらだらと)話す; おしゃべりをする(away) «at/about» .
e.g. he could still hear men jawing away about the vacuum cleaners.
DERIVATIVES
jawed adjective
in combination : square-jawed young men
jawless adjective
ORIGIN
late Middle English: from Old French joe ‘cheek, jaw’, of unknown origin.