Associations to the word «Maw»

Wiktionary

MAW, noun. (archaic) the stomach, especially of an animal
MAW, noun. The upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a fearsome and ravenous creature.
MAW, noun. Any great, insatiable or perilous opening.
MAW, noun. Appetite; inclination.
MAW, noun. (dialect) (colloquial) Mother.
MAW, noun. A gull.
MAW WORM, noun. Alternative spelling of maw-worm
MAW WORMS, noun. Alternative spelling of maw-worms; plural of maw worm

Dictionary definition

MAW, noun. Informal terms for the mouth.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats