English to afrikaans meaning of

jaw

Die woordeboekdefinisie van die woord "kaak" wissel na gelang van die konteks waarin dit gebruik word. Hier is 'n paar moontlike definisies:Selfstandige naamwoord: Die boonste of onderste beenstruktuur by gewerwelde diere wat die raamwerk van die mond vorm en die tande vashou. Voorbeeld: Hy het sy kakebeen in die ongeluk gebreek.Selfstandige naamwoord: Die mond of kake wat as 'n lokval of 'n bron van gevaar of kritiek beskou word. Voorbeeld: Hy het in die kake van die leeu geval.Selfstandige naamwoord: 'n Deel van 'n werktuig of masjien wat soos die kakebeen van 'n dier lyk, veral 'n paar teenoorgestelde dele wat toemaak of iets vasvat. Voorbeeld: Die tang het twee skerp kake gehad.Werkwoord: Om oormatig of op 'n dowwe of vervelige manier te praat. Voorbeeld: Hy het net aan en aan kaak oor sy vakansie.Werkwoord: Om iets met die kake vas te gryp of styf vas te hou. Voorbeeld: Die krokodil het die prooi styf vasgedruk.

Sentence Examples

  1. The dog clenches its jaw and growls, its teeth a vice bearing down on my flesh.
  2. The light spilling from his lodgings illuminated one side of his face, and she followed the aquiline slope of his nose, examined the shape of his lips, swept her gaze over the light stubble darkening his cheek and jaw.
  3. My jaw dropped, and I looked at the pepper spray with new respect.
  4. Fighting off the urge to push him away was almost impossible, and she clenched her jaw.
  5. Benicod has a forthright face, with hard eyes and a prominent jaw the smile he wears speaks of a smug, patronising manner, of a man with a strong sense of entitlement.
  6. He paused for a moment, taking another drink of his tea and putting a grape in his mouth, his jaw working vigorously as he chewed.
  7. His nose widened and his jaw expanded as his human features twisted into beast.
  8. She teased him with kisses, working her way from his jaw to his ear, her breath hot against his skin, setting every nerve in his body on fire.
  9. Before he could rise to his feet a huge fist cracked against his jaw, making his vision flash black and his hearing muffle.
  10. He had a strong square jaw and knife-sharp cheekbones, with long eyelashes that emphasized the azure of his eyes.
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