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MAW
trap, cakehole, hole, maw, yap, gob
(noun) informal terms for the mouth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
maw (plural maws)
(archaic) The stomach, especially of an animal.
The upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a fearsome and ravenous creature.
Any large, insatiable or perilous opening.
Appetite; inclination.
Etymology 2
Noun
maw (plural maws)
(dialect, colloquial) Mother.
Etymology 3
Noun
maw (plural maws)
A gull.
Anagrams
• WMA, awm, mwa
Proper noun
Maw (plural Maws)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Maw is the 21034th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1250 individuals. Maw is most common among White (78.24%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (17.28%) individuals.
Anagrams
• WMA, awm, mwa
Noun
MAW (plural MAWs)
(informal, derogatory) Model, actress, whatever: a young woman without much talent who attains celebrity through physical attractiveness.
Anagrams
• WMA, awm, mwa
Source: Wiktionary
Maw, n. Etym: [See Mew a gull.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A gull.
Maw, n. Etym: [OE. mawe, AS. maga stomach; akin to D. maag, OHG. mago, G. magen, Icel. magi, Sw. mage, Dan. mave.
1. A stomach; the receptacle into which food is taken by swallowing; in birds, the craw; -- now used only of the lower animals, exept humorously or in contempt. Chaucer. Bellies and maws of living creatures. Bacon.
2. Appetite; inclination. [Obs.] Unless you had more maw to do me good. Beau. & Fl. Fish maw. (Zoöl.) See under Fish.
Maw, n.
Definition: An old game at cards. Sir A. Weldon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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