The main difference between Jaw and Chin is that the Jaw is a opposable articulated structure at the entrance of the mouth, typically used for grasping and manipulating food; structures constituting the vault of the mouth and serving to open and close it and is part of the body plan of most animals and Chin is a facial feature
Jaw
The jaw is any opposable articulated structure at the entrance of the mouth, typically used for grasping and manipulating food. The term jaws is also broadly applied to the whole of the structures constituting the vault of the mouth and serving to open and close it and is part of the body plan of most animals.
Chin
The chin or the mental region is the area of the face below the lower lip and including the mandibular prominence. It is formed by the lower front of the mandible.
Jaw (noun)
One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.
Jaw (noun)
The part of the face below the mouth.
"His jaw dropped in amazement."
Jaw (noun)
Anything resembling the jaw of an animal in form or action; especially plural, the mouth or way of entrance.
"the jaws of a pass; the jaws of darkness; the jaws of death."
Jaw (noun)
A notch or opening.
Jaw (noun)
A notched or forked part, adapted for holding an object in place.
"the jaw of a railway-car pedestal."
Jaw (noun)
One of a pair of opposing parts which are movable towards or from each other, for grasping or crushing anything between them.
"the jaws of a vise; the jaws of a stone-crushing machine."
Jaw (noun)
The inner end of a boom or gaff, hollowed in a half circle so as to move freely on a mast.
Jaw (noun)
Impudent or abusive talk.
Jaw (noun)
Axle guard.
Jaw (noun)
The curved part of the id=snooker marking the entry to the pocket.
Jaw (verb)
To assail or abuse by scolding.
Jaw (verb)
To scold; to clamor.
Jaw (verb)
To talk; to converse.
Jaw (verb)
(of a ball) To stick in the jaws of a pocket.
Jaw (adjective)
(used in certain set phrases like jaw harp, jaw harpist and jaw's-trump)
Chin (noun)
The bottom of a face, the typically jutting jawline below the mouth.
Chin (noun)
Talk.
Chin (noun)
A lie, a falsehood.
Chin (noun)
The chin without being knocked out.
Chin (noun)
a chinchilla.
Chin (verb)
To talk.
Chin (verb)
To talk to or with (someone).
Chin (verb)
To perform a chin-up exercise in which one lifts one's own weight while hanging from a bar.
Chin (verb)
To punch or hit (someone)'s chin part of the body.
Chin (verb)
To put or hold (a musical instrument) up to one's chin.
Chin (verb)
To turn on or operate (a device) using one's chin; to select (a particular setting) using one's chin.
Chin (verb)
To put one's chin on (something).
Chin (verb)
To indicate or point toward (someone or something) with one's chin.
Jaw (noun)
One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.
Jaw (noun)
Fig.: Anything resembling the jaw of an animal in form or action; esp., pl., the mouth or way of entrance; as, the jaws of a pass; the jaws of darkness; the jaws of death.
Jaw (noun)
A notch or opening.
Jaw (noun)
The inner end of a boom or gaff, hollowed in a half circle so as to move freely on a mast.
Jaw (noun)
Impudent or abusive talk.
Jaw (verb)
To scold; to clamor.
Jaw (verb)
To talk idly, long-windedly, or without special purpose.
Jaw
To assail or abuse by scolding.
Chin (noun)
The lower extremity of the face below the mouth; the point of the under jaw.
Chin (noun)
The exterior or under surface embraced between the branches of the lower jaw bone, in birds.
Jaw (noun)
the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
Jaw (noun)
the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
Jaw (noun)
holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
Jaw (verb)
talk socially without exchanging too much information;
"the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
Jaw (verb)
talk incessantly and tiresomely
Jaw (verb)
chew (food);
"He jawed his bubble gum"
"Chew your food and don't swallow it!"
"The cows were masticating the grass"
Jaw (verb)
censure severely or angrily;
"The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"
"The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"
"The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
Chin (noun)
the protruding part of the lower jaw
Chin (noun)
Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India
Chin (verb)
in gymnastics: raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar
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