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Maw vs Jaws - What's the difference?

maw | jaws | Synonyms |

As nouns the difference between maw and jaws

is that maw is the stomach, especially of an animal while jaws is plural of lang=en.

As an acronym JAWS is

acronym of w:Java Web Start|Java Web Start|lang=en.

maw

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) mawe, from (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • (archaic) the stomach, especially of an animal
  • * 1667 , , Paradise Lost, Book X
    • So Death shall be deceav'd his glut, and with us two / Be forc'd to satisfie his Rav'nous Maw .
  • the upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a ravenous creature.
  • * 1818 , , Endymion
    • To save poor lambkins from the eagle's maw
  • any great, insatiable or perilous opening.
  • Appetite; inclination.
  • * Beaumont and Fletcher
    • Unless you had more maw to do me good.

    Etymology 2

    By shortening of mother

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dialect, colloquial) Mother.

    • Etymology 3

    See .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A gull.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    jaws

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (pluralonly) the mouth
  • (pluralonly) the borders of anything which has a mouthlike aspect.
    • Open the jaws of the wrench and wide as possible.
    The red wobbled in the jaws of the pocket, but didn't go down.
  • (colloquial, eastern Ohio) a contrarian.