Maw

Definitions

1. Initialism of model, actress, whatever: a young woman without much talent who attains celebrity through physical attractiveness.
   abbreviation, alt-of, derogatory, informal, initialism
2. The stomach, especially of an animal.
   archaic, countable, uncountable
3. A surname.
4. Mother.
   colloquial, dialectal
5. A gull.
6. The upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a fearsome and ravenous creature; craw.
   countable, uncountable
7. The mouth.
   countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable
8. Any large, insatiable or perilous opening.
   countable, uncountable
9. Appetite; inclination.
   obsolete, uncountable
10. The swim bladder of a fish, especially when used as food in Chinese cuisine.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

25 more languages

العربيةالحوصلة

Azərbaycan diliqarınqurşaq

Bosanskikitamahasirišteсириште+ 1 more

Catalàestómac

Češtinachřtánjícentlama

Esperantofaŭko

Eestikohtmagu

Suomikitamaha

Gàidhligsgròban

Hrvatskikitamahasirišteсириште+ 1 more

Հայերեներախ

Italianofaucilampredottostomaco

日本語第四胃

Kurdîgap

Latinabarathrumgeusiaeventer

Latviešuguza

Nederlandsmaagpens

Polskipaszcza

Portuguêsbuchoestômagogoela

Русскийбрюхопасть

Српскиkitamahasirišteсириште+ 1 more

Svenskagapmage

Tagalogbutselabot

Türkçekarın

Українськапаща

Examples

“So Death shall be deceav'd his glut, and with us two / Be forc'd to satisfie his Rav'nous Maw.”

“To save⟳ poor lambkins from the eagle's maw”

““I saw⟳ the opening maw of hell, With endless pains and sorrows there; Which none but they that feel⟳ can tell⟳— Oh, I was plunging to despair.”

“Shut⟳ your maw!”

“She fumbled with her bag, and produced from its little maw a scented handkerchief.”

“Adam requires a touch⟳ of feminine lace and a whisper⟳ of diaphanous silk, not a direct⟳ vision of the gaping maw of the human vulva.”

“One two! I was born in a cross-fire hurricane. And I howled at the maw in the drivin' rain⟳. But it's all right now, in fact, it's a gas. But it's all right. I'm Jumpin' Jack Flash⟳. It's a gas, gas, gas.”

“Unless you had more maw to do me good.”

“fish⟳ maw: The buoyancy bladder of a fish⟳ similar in appearance to the mammalian lung. The maw of the conger pike is used in Chinese cooking and is usually sold in dried form⟳ which needs reconstituting for about 3 hours and treating with[…]”

“Fish⟳ maw is the commercial term for the dried swim⟳ bladders of large fish⟳ like⟳ sturgeon. Fish⟳ maw has no fishy taste⟳ and absorbs the flavors of other ingredients.”

“Fish⟳ maw (swim⟳ bladder) is easily obtainable from your local fishmonger[.]”

“[...] fish⟳ maw is light⟳, white in color, and has a spongy texture. Dried fish⟳ maw is tasteless which makes it a good complementary addition to many dishes since it can absorb the flavors of other ingredients when it is cooked with other food[…]”

“Tamara was one of the original wild-child tribe - up to now, famous mainly for being famous. She has done a quantity of high-profile dabbling in modelling, acting, television and journalism (file⟳ under MAW - Model⟳, Actress, Whatever - or WAIF - Why Am I Famous?)”

“Next to them, you spot what can only be a director's assistant. He's dressed very casually, jeans and a black T-shirt and he uses his tenuous connection to true Hollywood power to flirt with the most attractive MAWs (Model-Actress-Whatever) […]”

“Through his Hollywood connections he filled out the ranks of our parties with troops of assorted aspiring starlets, production assistants and thrillseeking party dolls—MAWs (“Model⟳/Actress/Whatever”).”

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