maw

[US]/mɔː/
[UK]/mɔ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.stomach of an animal; crop of a bird.

Phrases & Collocations

open maw

gaping maw

beast's maw

fish maw

Example Sentences

the gaping maw of the cave

the maw of the beast

the maw of the river

the maw of the machine

the maw of the abyss

the maw of the volcano

the maw of the monster

the maw of the whale

the hungry maw of war

the maw of consumerism

Real-world Examples

The creature’s jaws swung open, revealing a gaping maw with hundreds of teeth.

Source: World Atlas of Wonders

It pounced on the shovel, then picked it up in its slobbery maw and shook it violently from side to side.

Source: Minecraft: The Dragon

Baleen whales feed by opening their gigantic maws, lunging forward in the water and engulfing gallons of seawater in their mouths.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds March 2018 Compilation

Ef hit aint Quentin er yo maw, hit's Luster en Benjy.

Source: The Sound and the Fury

" In the same room whar I put her maw to bed ev'y night of her life since she was big enough to sleep by herself" .

Source: The Sound and the Fury

Have you ever had something go so horribly, horribly, unbelievably badly that you'd like to be loaded into a cannon and jettisoned into the merciless black maw of outer space?

Source: Red White & Royal Blue

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