Definition of maw in English:

maw

noun mɔːmɔ

1The jaws or throat of a voracious animal.
（贪吃动物的）嘴（或咽喉）
a gigantic wolfhound with a fearful, gaping maw
体型巨大、张着可怕大嘴的猎狼犬。
Example sentencesExamples
- His mouth was stretched like the maw of a serpent.
- The stores that faced out into the streets did so with wide, gaping maws created by the shattered state of their glass windows.
- When she opened her eyes, a large, gaping maw of a cave awaited them.
- The brothers promptly swiped the exclusive license from the gaping maws of nearly a dozen major competitors.
- This particular one now being full, he carefully sealed the lid and readjusted his belt so that the maw of an empty jar gaped up at him.
- Others present gaping maws surrounded by rows of shell-like tubes from which little tongues seem to project.
- A guerrilla soldier clung stubbornly to our clothesline pole, his foot trapped in the maw of my father's security dog, a Ridgeback.
- The four-foot long furry slug raised itself up around her shoulders and a cavernous maw gaped at me.
- This may simply reflect who expects to be the likely winners and losers from tossing homeowners into the maw of local political processes.
- During waking hours she's fielding phone calls every weekend, eager to feed the greedy maw of celebrity gossip.
- Some chunks of the concrete even lay on the ground below gaping maws where they used to reside.
- Worse yet, in the 1600s Spaniards lowered themselves into the coughing maw, thinking it contained gold.
- Here we stand, blinking and afraid, peering into the humid maw of 2004.
- We have allowed a bureaucratic monster to emerge from the maws of politically appointed health boards and vested interests.
- Slowly, its lower jaw dropped until its mouth was an impossible maw, a gaping hole that defied definition.
- Man has no hope for salvation, only a chance for dignity, gained by absurdly carrying on in the face of the yawning maw of the meaningless abyss.
- Ahead, I could just make out the maw of the next dreaded tunnel.
- The cash bribe is rarely encountered in this hard-up hobby where every spare penny goes to the ever-open maw of the Post Office.
- So the new year has dawned, and as regular as the first shark attack of summer, the private health funds have opened their insatiable maws ready to engulf us.
- Character after character gets vacuumed up by the camera-hogging alien, all of whom shriek and flail as they disappear into its oversized maw.
1. 1.1informal The mouth or gullet of a greedy person.
  〈非正式〉（贪吃者的）嘴（或咽喉）
  I was cramming large pieces of toast and cheese down my maw
  我把大块的烤面包和奶酪塞进嘴里吞食下去。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I'm going to jam every bit of everything offered into my greedy maw until my curiosity is assuaged.
  I'm the last man on earth to suggest you should stay home and shovel squash into a toothless maw just because that's the thing you're supposed to do.
  However, decay is an inevitable consequence of life and even though we taxpayers heave a collective shudder at the thought of strange men rooting around in the maws of our leaders, we have to accept that they, too, are human.
  No posting until I've shoveled some antibiotics into my maw.
  Synonyms
  mouth, jaws, muzzle, throat, gullet
  informal trap, chops, kisser
  British informal gob
  Northern Irish informal bake

Origin

Old English maga (in the sense 'stomach'), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch maag and German Magen 'stomach'.

Rhymes

abhor, adore, afore, anymore, ashore, awe, bandore, Bangalore, before, boar, Boer, bore, caw, chore, claw, cocksure, comprador, cor, core, corps, craw, Delors, deplore, door, draw, drawer, evermore, explore, flaw, floor, for, forbore, fore, foresaw, forevermore, forswore, four, fourscore, furthermore, Gábor, galore, gnaw, gore, grantor, guarantor, guffaw, hard-core, Haugh, haw, hoar, ignore, implore, Indore, interwar, jaw, Johor, Lahore, law, lessor, lor, lore, macaw, man-o'-war, mirador, mor, more, mortgagor, Mysore, nevermore, nor, oar, obligor, offshore, onshore, open-jaw, or, ore, outdoor, outwore, paw, poor, pore, pour, rapport, raw, roar, saw, scaur, score, senhor, señor, shaw, ship-to-shore, shop-floor, shore, signor, Singapore, snore, soar, softcore, sore, spore, store, straw, swore, Tagore, tau, taw, thaw, Thor, threescore, tor, tore, torr, trapdoor, tug-of-war, two-by-four, underfloor, underscore, war, warrantor, Waugh, whore, withdraw, wore, yaw, yore, your

Definition of maw in US English:

maw

nounmômɔ

1The jaws or throat of a voracious animal.
（贪吃动物的）嘴（或咽喉）
a gigantic wolfhound with a fearful, gaping maw
体型巨大、张着可怕大嘴的猎狼犬。
Example sentencesExamples
- Ahead, I could just make out the maw of the next dreaded tunnel.
- The four-foot long furry slug raised itself up around her shoulders and a cavernous maw gaped at me.
- We have allowed a bureaucratic monster to emerge from the maws of politically appointed health boards and vested interests.
- The cash bribe is rarely encountered in this hard-up hobby where every spare penny goes to the ever-open maw of the Post Office.
- The stores that faced out into the streets did so with wide, gaping maws created by the shattered state of their glass windows.
- Some chunks of the concrete even lay on the ground below gaping maws where they used to reside.
- When she opened her eyes, a large, gaping maw of a cave awaited them.
- Man has no hope for salvation, only a chance for dignity, gained by absurdly carrying on in the face of the yawning maw of the meaningless abyss.
- This particular one now being full, he carefully sealed the lid and readjusted his belt so that the maw of an empty jar gaped up at him.
- Here we stand, blinking and afraid, peering into the humid maw of 2004.
- A guerrilla soldier clung stubbornly to our clothesline pole, his foot trapped in the maw of my father's security dog, a Ridgeback.
- Worse yet, in the 1600s Spaniards lowered themselves into the coughing maw, thinking it contained gold.
- During waking hours she's fielding phone calls every weekend, eager to feed the greedy maw of celebrity gossip.
- Others present gaping maws surrounded by rows of shell-like tubes from which little tongues seem to project.
- This may simply reflect who expects to be the likely winners and losers from tossing homeowners into the maw of local political processes.
- Character after character gets vacuumed up by the camera-hogging alien, all of whom shriek and flail as they disappear into its oversized maw.
- His mouth was stretched like the maw of a serpent.
- The brothers promptly swiped the exclusive license from the gaping maws of nearly a dozen major competitors.
- Slowly, its lower jaw dropped until its mouth was an impossible maw, a gaping hole that defied definition.
- So the new year has dawned, and as regular as the first shark attack of summer, the private health funds have opened their insatiable maws ready to engulf us.
1. 1.1informal The mouth or gullet of a greedy person.
  〈非正式〉（贪吃者的）嘴（或咽喉）
  I was cramming large pieces of toast and cheese down my maw
  我把大块的烤面包和奶酪塞进嘴里吞食下去。
  Example sentencesExamples
  No posting until I've shoveled some antibiotics into my maw.
  I'm going to jam every bit of everything offered into my greedy maw until my curiosity is assuaged.
  However, decay is an inevitable consequence of life and even though we taxpayers heave a collective shudder at the thought of strange men rooting around in the maws of our leaders, we have to accept that they, too, are human.
  I'm the last man on earth to suggest you should stay home and shovel squash into a toothless maw just because that's the thing you're supposed to do.
  Synonyms
  mouth, jaws, muzzle, throat, gullet

Origin

Old English maga (in the sense ‘stomach’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch maag and German Magen ‘stomach’.

词汇	maw
释义	Definition of maw in English: maw noun mɔːmɔ 1The jaws or throat of a voracious animal. （贪吃动物的）嘴（或咽喉） a gigantic wolfhound with a fearful, gaping maw 体型巨大、张着可怕大嘴的猎狼犬。 Example sentencesExamples His mouth was stretched like the maw of a serpent. The stores that faced out into the streets did so with wide, gaping maws created by the shattered state of their glass windows. When she opened her eyes, a large, gaping maw of a cave awaited them. The brothers promptly swiped the exclusive license from the gaping maws of nearly a dozen major competitors. This particular one now being full, he carefully sealed the lid and readjusted his belt so that the maw of an empty jar gaped up at him. Others present gaping maws surrounded by rows of shell-like tubes from which little tongues seem to project. A guerrilla soldier clung stubbornly to our clothesline pole, his foot trapped in the maw of my father's security dog, a Ridgeback. The four-foot long furry slug raised itself up around her shoulders and a cavernous maw gaped at me. This may simply reflect who expects to be the likely winners and losers from tossing homeowners into the maw of local political processes. During waking hours she's fielding phone calls every weekend, eager to feed the greedy maw of celebrity gossip. Some chunks of the concrete even lay on the ground below gaping maws where they used to reside. Worse yet, in the 1600s Spaniards lowered themselves into the coughing maw, thinking it contained gold. Here we stand, blinking and afraid, peering into the humid maw of 2004. We have allowed a bureaucratic monster to emerge from the maws of politically appointed health boards and vested interests. Slowly, its lower jaw dropped until its mouth was an impossible maw, a gaping hole that defied definition. Man has no hope for salvation, only a chance for dignity, gained by absurdly carrying on in the face of the yawning maw of the meaningless abyss. Ahead, I could just make out the maw of the next dreaded tunnel. The cash bribe is rarely encountered in this hard-up hobby where every spare penny goes to the ever-open maw of the Post Office. So the new year has dawned, and as regular as the first shark attack of summer, the private health funds have opened their insatiable maws ready to engulf us. Character after character gets vacuumed up by the camera-hogging alien, all of whom shriek and flail as they disappear into its oversized maw. 1.1informal The mouth or gullet of a greedy person. 〈非正式〉（贪吃者的）嘴（或咽喉） I was cramming large pieces of toast and cheese down my maw 我把大块的烤面包和奶酪塞进嘴里吞食下去。 Example sentencesExamples I'm going to jam every bit of everything offered into my greedy maw until my curiosity is assuaged. I'm the last man on earth to suggest you should stay home and shovel squash into a toothless maw just because that's the thing you're supposed to do. However, decay is an inevitable consequence of life and even though we taxpayers heave a collective shudder at the thought of strange men rooting around in the maws of our leaders, we have to accept that they, too, are human. No posting until I've shoveled some antibiotics into my maw. Synonyms mouth, jaws, muzzle, throat, gullet informal trap, chops, kisser British informal gob Northern Irish informal bake Origin Old English maga (in the sense 'stomach'), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch maag and German Magen 'stomach'. Rhymes abhor, adore, afore, anymore, ashore, awe, bandore, Bangalore, before, boar, Boer, bore, caw, chore, claw, cocksure, comprador, cor, core, corps, craw, Delors, deplore, door, draw, drawer, evermore, explore, flaw, floor, for, forbore, fore, foresaw, forevermore, forswore, four, fourscore, furthermore, Gábor, galore, gnaw, gore, grantor, guarantor, guffaw, hard-core, Haugh, haw, hoar, ignore, implore, Indore, interwar, jaw, Johor, Lahore, law, lessor, lor, lore, macaw, man-o'-war, mirador, mor, more, mortgagor, Mysore, nevermore, nor, oar, obligor, offshore, onshore, open-jaw, or, ore, outdoor, outwore, paw, poor, pore, pour, rapport, raw, roar, saw, scaur, score, senhor, señor, shaw, ship-to-shore, shop-floor, shore, signor, Singapore, snore, soar, softcore, sore, spore, store, straw, swore, Tagore, tau, taw, thaw, Thor, threescore, tor, tore, torr, trapdoor, tug-of-war, two-by-four, underfloor, underscore, war, warrantor, Waugh, whore, withdraw, wore, yaw, yore, your Definition of maw in US English: maw nounmômɔ 1The jaws or throat of a voracious animal. （贪吃动物的）嘴（或咽喉） a gigantic wolfhound with a fearful, gaping maw 体型巨大、张着可怕大嘴的猎狼犬。 Example sentencesExamples Ahead, I could just make out the maw of the next dreaded tunnel. The four-foot long furry slug raised itself up around her shoulders and a cavernous maw gaped at me. We have allowed a bureaucratic monster to emerge from the maws of politically appointed health boards and vested interests. The cash bribe is rarely encountered in this hard-up hobby where every spare penny goes to the ever-open maw of the Post Office. The stores that faced out into the streets did so with wide, gaping maws created by the shattered state of their glass windows. Some chunks of the concrete even lay on the ground below gaping maws where they used to reside. When she opened her eyes, a large, gaping maw of a cave awaited them. Man has no hope for salvation, only a chance for dignity, gained by absurdly carrying on in the face of the yawning maw of the meaningless abyss. This particular one now being full, he carefully sealed the lid and readjusted his belt so that the maw of an empty jar gaped up at him. Here we stand, blinking and afraid, peering into the humid maw of 2004. A guerrilla soldier clung stubbornly to our clothesline pole, his foot trapped in the maw of my father's security dog, a Ridgeback. Worse yet, in the 1600s Spaniards lowered themselves into the coughing maw, thinking it contained gold. During waking hours she's fielding phone calls every weekend, eager to feed the greedy maw of celebrity gossip. Others present gaping maws surrounded by rows of shell-like tubes from which little tongues seem to project. This may simply reflect who expects to be the likely winners and losers from tossing homeowners into the maw of local political processes. Character after character gets vacuumed up by the camera-hogging alien, all of whom shriek and flail as they disappear into its oversized maw. His mouth was stretched like the maw of a serpent. The brothers promptly swiped the exclusive license from the gaping maws of nearly a dozen major competitors. Slowly, its lower jaw dropped until its mouth was an impossible maw, a gaping hole that defied definition. So the new year has dawned, and as regular as the first shark attack of summer, the private health funds have opened their insatiable maws ready to engulf us. 1.1informal The mouth or gullet of a greedy person. 〈非正式〉（贪吃者的）嘴（或咽喉） I was cramming large pieces of toast and cheese down my maw 我把大块的烤面包和奶酪塞进嘴里吞食下去。 Example sentencesExamples No posting until I've shoveled some antibiotics into my maw. I'm going to jam every bit of everything offered into my greedy maw until my curiosity is assuaged. However, decay is an inevitable consequence of life and even though we taxpayers heave a collective shudder at the thought of strange men rooting around in the maws of our leaders, we have to accept that they, too, are human. I'm the last man on earth to suggest you should stay home and shovel squash into a toothless maw just because that's the thing you're supposed to do. Synonyms mouth, jaws, muzzle, throat, gullet Origin Old English maga (in the sense ‘stomach’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch maag and German Magen ‘stomach’.
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