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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MAW

Old English maga; related to Middle Dutch maghe, Old Norse magi.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MAW

maw  [mɔː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAW

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Maw is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MAW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of maw in the English dictionary

The definition of maw in the dictionary is the mouth, throat, crop, or stomach of an animal, esp of a voracious animal. Other definition of maw is the mouth or stomach of a greedy person.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAW

mauve
mauveine
maven
maverick
mavie
mavin
mavis
mavourneen
mavournin
mawbound
mawger
mawk
mawkin
mawkish
mawkishly
mawkishness
mawky
mawmetry
mawn
mawseed

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAW

aw
band saw
brother-in-law
court of law
daughter-in-law
daughters-in-law
daw
draw
in-law
jaw
law
matter of law
outlaw
question of law
raw
saw
shaw
straw
the law
Warsaw

Synonyms and antonyms of maw in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MAW»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «maw» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of maw
craw · crop · gullet · jaws · mouth · throat

Translation of «maw» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAW

Find out the translation of maw to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of maw from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «maw» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鱼肚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

maw
570 millions of speakers

English

maw
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुंह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يلتهمهم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пасть
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

maw
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাকস্থলী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gueule
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Maw
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schlund
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

吸い込み口
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

MAW
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Maw
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bụng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விலங்கின் இரைப்பை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मऊ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kursak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stomaco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

maw
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пащу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

maw
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

maw
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

maw
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gap
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

maw
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of maw

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAW»

The term «maw» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.492 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAW» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about maw

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAW»

Discover the use of maw in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to maw and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Summer at the Lake Quilts: 11 New Projects from Maw Bell ...
Sally Bell and Susan Maw, the beloved pattern makers of Maw-Bell Designs, bring you 11 projects to take you outside to feast with your loved ones.
Susan Maw, Sally Bell, 2011
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Mastery of Your Anxiety and Worry (MAW) : Therapist Guide: ...
New features to this edition include expanded chapters that provide detailed instructions for conducting each session, session outlines, and recommended homework assignments.
Richard E. Zinbarg Associate Professor of Psychology Northwestern University, Los Angeles Michelle G. Craske Department of Psychology and Director of the Anxiety Disorders Behavioral Research Program University of California, David H. Barlow Professor of Psychology and Director of the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders Boston University, 2006
3
Nicholas Maw: Odyssey
In this book, Gloag provides a detailed discussion of Maw's musical identity and reputation as a contemporary composer in relation to romanticism, modernism and postmodernism, taking into consideration his break-through work Scenes and ...
Kenneth Gloag, 2008
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Wisdom's maw: the acid novel
What if the twisted path from Father Knows Best to Woodstock was carved out by top-level G-men bent on creating a new world order? This is the raw material for Todd Brendan Fahey's incendiary novel WISDOM'S MAW.
Todd Brendan Fahey, 1996
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In the Maw of the Earth Monster: Mesoamerican Ritual Cave Use
This volume gathers papers from twenty prominent Mesoamerican archaeologists, linguists, and ethnographers to present a state-of-the-art survey of ritual cave use in Mesoamerica from Pre-Columbian times to the present.
James E. Brady, Keith M. Prufer, 2013
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Checklist of the Hemiptera of Canada and Alaska
Toutes les espèces d'hémiptères (y compris les homoptères) signalées au Canada et en Alaska sont recensées dans cette publication. L'information comprend aussi des données de répartition par territoire politique.
H. Eric L. Maw, 2000
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Glue Ear in Childhood
Based on data compiled from a large number of prospective and longitudinal studies, this volume evaluates the course, and some of the causes, of the condition and demonstrates morphological differences in the nasopharynx of affected ...
Richard Maw, 1995
8
Maw Broon's Cookbook
These are the very recipes that became the favorite dishes of the extended Broon family.
Waverley Books, 2008
9
Essays on Burma
"Give me the law," I urged Ba Maw. "I'll put these so-and-so's right." His answer was a chuckle. "The law, my dear fellow," he said, "is an ass." Came the second coup d'etat in 1962, and this time it was no laughing matter. Everybody who was  ...
John P. Ferguson, 1981
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Mastery of Your Anxiety and Worry (MAW): Therapist Guide
The disadvantage of this practice is that individual chapters are more prone to be lost, so that clients will not have complete MAW workbooks when the program ends. Obviously, having an incomplete workbook will make it difficult to consult in  ...
Richard E. Zinbarg, Michelle G. Craske, David H. Barlow, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term maw is used in the context of the following news items.
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Woman's Seizures Triggered By Open Refrigerator
For Gibson, that pattern is the open maw of a refrigerator. Tests performed revealed that Gibson's seizures originated in the left side of her brain ... «WFMY News 2, Jul 15»
2
'Goosebumps' wants to drown you in nostalgia, will probably succeed
One is gaping maw of a clown's mouth, one is an abandoned food stand. Little details like bench seating and flower pots, all covered in “old ... «HitFix, Jul 15»
3
On the trail of the sea bass pirates: High stakes on the high seas
... New Zealand, with a volunteer crew of 30 on the Sam Simon, a 182-foot oceanographic observation ship with a shark's maw painted on its ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
4
Plants Murder Bugs to Pay Their Bodyguards
It's not only carnivorous plants that bugs have to watch out for. Sure, if an ant tumbles into a pitcher plant or a spider stands in the open maw of ... «Discover Magazine, Jul 15»
5
Iowa Paper to Trump: Get Out, 'Feckless Blowhard'
And it's not just his own campaign that Trump undermines every time he opens his maw. "By using his considerable wealth, his celebrity status, ... «Newser, Jul 15»
6
MWHS-2 welcomes Vealey as new Sgt. Maj.
According to Vealey, he is looking forward to adding to 2nd Maw's history, as this is his first tour serving with the air wing. “Guiding these ... «DVIDS, Jul 15»
7
Mawson Announces Extension of Share Purchase Warrants
VANCOUVER, July 21, 2015 /CNW/ - Mawson Resources Limited ("Mawson") or (the "Company") (TSX:MAW) (Frankfurt:MXR) (PINKSHEETS: MWSNF) ... «Junior Mining Network, Jul 15»
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Tiny HTs celebrate 15 years of sublime song and dance
Seven year-old Avery Maw, who effortlessly sang a pitch-perfect performance of the song Naughty and is a four-year veteran of Tiny HTs, said ... «Sarnia and Lambton County This Week, Jul 15»
9
'Sharknado 3': thrillingly absurd ? again
Ian Ziering is back as Fin Shepard, the hero who at the end of the first “Sharknado” dived into the maw of a giant shark, chain saw in hand, and ... «Bend Bulletin, Jul 15»
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GST: HST would be a healthy way to sell a tax increase
... of watching it disappear down government's dubious maw to go the way of party politics, Cabcharge vouchers and suspected welfare cheats. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»

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