maw

Questions about maw

What does maw mean?

maw means "informal terms for the mouth".

How many syllables are in maw?

maw has 1 syllable: maw. In IPA it is /ˈmɔ/.

What is another word for maw?

Close synonyms include trap, cakehole, hole, yap, gob. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is maw a common word?

maw is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.