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jaws
/ ɔː /
plural noun
- the narrow opening of some confined place such as a gorge
- the jawsa dangerously close position
the jaws of death
Example Sentences
After digging deep lesions with their powerful maggot jaws, anchoring themselves inside them with their external spikes, screwworm larvae feed on the living flesh, working their way to deeper tissues like the muscles.
With their heavy eyebrows and square jaws, they look like a fretful phalanx of Martin Scorseses reluctantly conceding that the movie is pretty fun.
There will inevitably be an event that comes out of left field that makes our jaws drop.
The court heard Mrs Mawby punched at Cookie but the dog "locked" its jaws onto her left arm causing "nasty" bite wounds.
Mr Miran's paper also contains a proposal that led to jaws dropping in global central banks and finance ministries: bring down the value of the dollar in order to boost US industry and exports.
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