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jaw (EN)
imenica, glagol

imenica “jaw”

jednina jaw, množina jaws ili nebrojivo
  1. vilica
    The dentist examined her lower jaw carefully to check for any cavities.
  2. donja vilica
    When she saw the surprise party her friends had thrown for her, her jaw dropped in disbelief.
  3. čeljusti (u prenesenom značenju, često se koristi u množini)
    The ship narrowly escaped the jaws of the treacherous whirlpool, sailing into calmer waters.
  4. stezna čeljust (dio dizajniran da drži nešto na mjestu, često nazubljen ili raščlanjen)
    He tightened the jaws of the vise to secure the piece of wood for cutting.

glagol “jaw”

infinitiv jaw; on jaws; prošlo vrijeme jawed; prošli part. jawed; ger. jawing
  1. čavrljati
    We jawed for hours about our favorite movies and didn't even notice how late it got.