- Maw
- Maw \Maw\, n. An old game at cards. --Sir A. Weldon. [1913 Webster]
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Maw — may refer to: Biology The stomach or mouth, usually of an animal A fish s gas bladder (swim bladder) Abomasum, the fourth stomach of a ruminant Games Maw (game), a card game The Maw (video game) The final level of Halo: Combat Evolved The Maw of… … Wikipedia
Maw — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. MAW, sigle formé des trois lettres M, A et W, peut signifier : Malawi, selon la liste des codes pays du CIO, Masters At Work, duo de musique House.… … Wikipédia en Français
Maw — Maw, n. [OE. mawe, AS. maga stomach; akin to D. maag, OHG. mago, G. magen, Icel. magi, Sw. mage, Dan. mave. [root]103.] 1. A stomach; the receptacle into which food is taken by swallowing; in birds, the craw; now used only of the lower animals,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
maw — [mo: US mo:] n [: Old English; Origin: maga] 1.) formal something which seems to swallow or use up things completely maw of ▪ Millions of dollars were poured into the maw of defense spending. 2.) literary an animal s mouth or throat … Dictionary of contemporary English
Maw — (m[add]), n. [See {Mew} a gull.] (Zo[ o]l.) A gull. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
MAW — MAW, a three letter acronym, may refer to:* Malawi * Masters At Work * Missile approach warning * Mission Adaptive Wing * Marine Aircraft Wing * Maximum allowable weight * Medium Anti tank Weapon * Make a Wish Foundation * Modified Atlantic… … Wikipedia
maw — [ mɔ ] noun count LITERARY 1. ) something that seems to open up and suck you in completely: the giant maw of show business 2. ) a mouth … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
maw — (n.) O.E. maga stomach (of men and animals; in Modern English only of animals unless insultingly), from P.Gmc. *magon bag, stomach (Cf. O.Fris. maga, O.N. magi, Dan. mave, M.Du. maghe, Du. maag, O.H.G. mago, Ger. Magen stomach ), from PIE *mak … Etymology dictionary
maw — ► NOUN ▪ the jaws or throat, especially of a voracious animal. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
maw — maw1 [mô] n. [ME mawe < OE maga, akin to Ger magen, stomach < IE base * mak , skin, bag > Welsh megin, bellows] 1. a) Archaic the stomach or its cavity b) the stomach of an animal; specif., the fourth stomach of a cud chewing animal 2.… … English World dictionary
