maw

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [maw]
- /mɔ/
- /mɔː/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [maw]
- /mɔ/

Definitions of maw word

abbreviation MAW mother1 . 1
noun maw The jaws or throat of a voracious animal. 1
noun maw mouth of an animal 1
countable noun maw If you describe something as a maw, you mean that it is like a big open mouth which swallows everything near it. 0
noun maw the mouth, throat, crop, or stomach of an animal, esp of a voracious animal 0
noun maw the mouth or stomach of a greedy person 0

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Origin of maw

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English mawe, Old English maga; cognate with Dutch maag, German Magen, Old Norse magi

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Parts of speech for Maw

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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maw popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for maw

noun maw

craw — the stomach of an animal
gullet — the esophagus.
crop — Crops are plants such as wheat and potatoes that are grown in large quantities for food.
jaws — a swelling wave of water; billow.
mouth — Anatomy, Zoology. the opening through which an animal or human takes in food. the cavity containing the structures used in mastication. the structures enclosing or being within this cavity, considered as a whole.

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