Dictionary Entry
chew
chew is a 4-letter English word with 7 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To bite and grind with the teeth; to masticate. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
4 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 12 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To bite and grind with the teeth; to masticate.
- 2transitive verb
To ruminate mentally; to meditate on.
- 3intransitive verb
To perform the action of biting and grinding with the teeth; to ruminate; to meditate.
- 4noun
That which is chewed; that which is held in the mouth at once; a cud.
- 5noun
biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
Synonyms
- 6noun
a wad of something chewable as tobacco
- 7verb
chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
"He jawed his bubble gum"
"Chew your food and don't swallow it!"
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