trap, cakehole, hole, maw, yap, gob
(noun) informal terms for the mouth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
maw (plural maws)
(dialect, colloquial) Mother.
maw (plural maws)
A gull.
• WMA, awm, mwa
Maw (plural Maws)
A surname.
• 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.
• WMA, awm, mwa
MAW (plural MAWs)
(informal, derogatory) Model, actress, whatever: a young woman without much talent who attains celebrity through physical attractiveness.
• 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
17 November 2024
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
