MASTICATES Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word masticates. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for MASTICATES
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| champ | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • someone who has won first place in a competition verb • chafe at the bit, like horses • chew noisily or vigorously | ||||||
| bites | verbv | |||||
noun • a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person • a small amount of solid food; a mouthful • a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin • a light informal meal • (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait • wit having a sharp and caustic quality • a strong odor or taste property • the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws • a portion removed from the whole verb • to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws • cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort • penetrate or cut, as with a knife • deliver a sting to | ||||||
| chews | 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 | ||||||
| chomps | verbv | |||||
noun • the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws verb • chew noisily or vigorously | ||||||
| chumps | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of | ||||||
| crushes | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated • a dense crowd of people • temporary love of an adolescent • the act of crushing verb • come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority • to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition • come out better in a competition, race, or conflict • break into small pieces • humiliate or depress completely • crush or bruise • make ineffective • become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure | ||||||
| gnaws | verbv | |||||
verb • bite or chew on with the teeth • become ground down or deteriorate | ||||||
| grinds | verbv | |||||
noun • an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious • the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground • hard monotonous routine work • the act of grinding to a powder or dust verb • press or grind with a crushing noise • make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together • work hard • dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced • reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading • created by grinding • shape or form by grinding | ||||||
| munches | verbv | |||||
noun • a large bite • Norwegian painter (1863-1944) verb • crush with the teeth, making a grinding sound | ||||||
| nibbles | nounn | |||||
noun • a small byte • gentle biting verb • bite off very small pieces • bite gently • eat intermittently; take small bites of | ||||||
| triturates | verbv | |||||
verb • To grind to a fine powder, to pulverize. • To mix two solid reactants by repeated grinding and stirring. • To break up biological tissue into individual cells via passage through a narrow opening such as a hypodermic needle. | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| jaw | nounn | |||||
noun • the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth • the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth • holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object verb • talk socially without exchanging too much information • talk incessantly and tiresomely • chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth • censure severely or angrily | ||||||
| manducate | verbv | |||||
verb • chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth | ||||||