Noun
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holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
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the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it
the bones that hold the teeth
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the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
Verb
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censure severely or angrily
"The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"
"The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"
"The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
- call on the carpet - take to task - dress down - call down - bawl out - chew out - chew up - have words -
chew (food)
to bite and grind with the teeth
"He jawed his bubble gum"
"Chew your food and don't swallow it!"
"The cows were masticating the grass"
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talk incessantly and tiresomely
- yack away - rattle on - yap away -
talk socially without exchanging too much information
"the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
- chew the fat - shoot the breeze - chit chat