Maw refers to a symbolic center of hunger, an animal's mouth/throat/gullet, or a cavernous opening resembling jaws.
Maw refers to a symbolic center of hunger, an animal's mouth/throat/gullet, or a cavernous opening resembling jaws.
| Front | maw \maw\ |
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| Back | noun 1. The symbolic or theoretical center of a voracious hunger or appetite of any kind: the ravenous maw of Death. 2. The mouth, throat, or gullet of an animal, especially a carnivorous mammal. 3. A cavernous opening that resembles the open jaws of an animal: the gaping maw of hell. [From Old English maga. Earliest documented use: 1150.] "Xiaobo Liu's wife said the toughest time for her was after he was arrested in 2008 but before he was indicted. He basically disappeared, she said, into the maw of China's security state." - John Pomfret; China's Liu Xiaobo wins Nobel Peace Prize; The Washington Post; Oct 8, 2010. |
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