Thesaurus results for MAWS

maws

noun

plural of maw

as in mouths

literary the mouth, jaws, or throat of an animal the gaping maw of the tiger

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Recent Examples of maws At Brooks Falls, visitors watch from elevated platforms as the bruins barrel through the shallows in pursuit of silvery fish or stake out prime positions on the lip of the falls, waiting for salmon to vault from the water into their gaping maws. — Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2026 Their lips, jaws, and the interior of their maws are—in terms of rigidity—akin to a ceramic dinner plate. — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026 Feeding black holes also usually emit copious ultraviolet radiation from the white-hot disks of material that pile up around their insatiable maws. — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 14 Jan. 2026

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Noun

Finding bodies with their heads removed, bricks in their mouths, or – as in this case – a sickle pointing at their throat, automatically earns suspicion as a vampire.

— Mike McRae August 25, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026
During the protest, participants wore wedding dresses, duct-taped their mouths and chained their wrists on the Capitol steps to call on lawmakers to pass the measure.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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This can lead women to clench their jaws or pelvic muscles, or grind their teeth.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026
One of the most prominent farms was at Hamat Gader, a tourist site near the Jordanian border, where visitors watched handlers wrestle crocodiles, force open their jaws and flip them onto their backs.

— Irus Braverman, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026

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