Meaning & use
maw
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The mouth, throat, or stomach of a large or ferocious animal, or a vast and menacing opening.
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The shark's massive maw closed around its prey in an instant.
The old miners disappeared into the dark maw of the tunnel.
A note on using this word
Mostly literary, often used figuratively to describe something vast, dark, and threatening, as in 'the maw of despair.'
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jaws
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