Maw

[mɔː] or [mɔ]

Definition

(n.) A gull.

(n.) A stomach; the receptacle into which food is taken by swallowing; in birds, the craw; -- now used only of the lower animals, exept humorously or in contempt.

(n.) Appetite; inclination.

(n.) An old game at cards.

Checker: Lorenzo

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Stomach (of animals).[2]. Craw, crop, first stomach (of a bird).

Typed by Corinne

Definition

n. the stomach esp. in the lower animals: the craw in birds.—ns. Maw′-seed poppy-seed so called when used as food for cage birds; Maw′-worm the thread-worm infesting the stomach.

Typed by Billie