JAW Synonyms
There are 18 hypernyms of the word jaw. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| berate | verbv | |||||
verb • censure severely or angrily | ||||||
| chaffer | ||||||
verb • wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.) • talk socially without exchanging too much information | ||||||
| chat | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an informal conversation • birds having a chattering call • songbirds having a chattering call verb • talk socially without exchanging too much information | ||||||
| chatter | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • noisy talk • the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine • the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys) verb • click repeatedly or uncontrollably • cut unevenly with a chattering tool • talk socially without exchanging too much information • speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly • make noise as if chattering away | ||||||
| chew | verbv | |||||
noun • a wad of something chewable as tobacco • biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow verb • chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth | ||||||
| chide | verbv | |||||
verb • censure severely or angrily | ||||||
| chit-chat | nounn | |||||
noun • light informal conversation for social occasions verb • talk socially without exchanging too much information | ||||||
| chitchat | nounn | |||||
noun • light informal conversation for social occasions verb • talk socially without exchanging too much information | ||||||
| claver | verbv | |||||
verb • talk socially without exchanging too much information | ||||||
| confab | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an informal conversation verb • talk socially without exchanging too much information • have a conference in order to talk something over | ||||||
| confabulate | verbv | |||||
verb • unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory • talk socially without exchanging too much information • have a conference in order to talk something over | ||||||
| gossip | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • light informal conversation for social occasions • a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people • a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others verb • wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies • talk socially without exchanging too much information | ||||||
| lambast | verbv | |||||
verb • beat with a cane • censure severely or angrily | ||||||
| lambaste | verbv | |||||
verb • beat with a cane • censure severely or angrily | ||||||
| lecture | nounn | |||||
noun • a speech that is open to the public • a lengthy rebuke • teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class) verb • deliver a lecture or talk • censure severely or angrily | ||||||
| manducate | verbv | |||||
verb • chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth | ||||||
| masticate | verbv | |||||
verb • grind and knead • chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth | ||||||
| natter | verbv | |||||
verb • talk socially without exchanging too much information | ||||||
| rag | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • a small piece of cloth • a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities • music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano) • newspaper with half-size pages • a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students) verb • treat cruelly • cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations • play in ragtime • harass with persistent criticism or carping • censure severely or angrily • break into lumps before sorting | ||||||
| rebuke | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an act or expression of criticism and censure verb • censure severely or angrily | ||||||
