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Oesophagus vs Jaws - What's the difference?

oesophagus | jaws | Related terms |

As nouns the difference between oesophagus and jaws

is that oesophagus is the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach while jaws is plural of lang=en.

As an acronym JAWS is

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

oesophagus

English

Alternative forms

* esophagus (US spelling) * (older UK spelling)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (anatomy) The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.

    • Synonyms

    * gullet * weasand

    Derived terms

    * oesophageal * oesophagectomy * oesophagitis

    See also

    * (oesophagus) English nouns with irregular plurals

    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.