chew
English Thesaurus
1. biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | change of state, |
| definition | : | the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | chomping, |
| definition | : | the act of chewing noisily (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | gumming, mumbling, |
| definition | : | ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | rumination, |
| definition | : | (of ruminants) chewing (the cud) (noun.act) |
| part meronym | : | eating, feeding, |
| definition | : | the act of consuming food (noun.act) |
2. a wad of something chewable as tobacco (noun.food)
| hypernym | : | bit, bite, morsel, |
| definition | : | a small amount of solid food; a mouthful (noun.food) |
3. chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth (verb.consumption)
| hypernym | : | grate, grind, |
| definition | : | make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | champ, chomp, |
| definition | : | chew noisily (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | champ, |
| definition | : | chafe at the bit, like horses (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | gum, mumble, |
| definition | : | grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | chaw, |
| definition | : | chew without swallowing (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | crunch, munch, |
| definition | : | chew noisily (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | gnaw, |
| definition | : | bite or chew on with the teeth (verb.contact) |
4. biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow (noun.act)
| derivation | : | chewy, |
| definition | : | (of a consistency) requiring chewing (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | chewy, |
| definition | : | requiring much chewing (adj.all) |
5. a wad of something chewable as tobacco (noun.food)
| derivation | : | chaw, |
| definition | : | chew without swallowing (verb.consumption) |
6. chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | jaw, |
| definition | : | the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | jaw, |
| definition | : | the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | chewer, |
| definition | : | someone who chews (especially someone who chews tobacco) (noun.person) |
7. biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow (noun.act)
| derivation | : | chewy, |
| definition | : | (of a consistency) requiring chewing (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | chewy, |
| definition | : | requiring much chewing (adj.all) |
8. a wad of something chewable as tobacco (noun.food)
| derivation | : | chaw, |
| definition | : | chew without swallowing (verb.consumption) |
9. chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | jaw, |
| definition | : | the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | jaw, |
| definition | : | the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | chewer, |
| definition | : | someone who chews (especially someone who chews tobacco) (noun.person) |
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