Maw

Maw

Maw may refer to:

Biology

Games

  • Maw (game), a card game
  • The Maw (video game)
  • The final level of Halo: Combat Evolved
  • The Maw of Chaos, a level from Thief: The Dark Project, Thief Gold and featured in a level of Thief II: The Metal Age

Fiction

  • In the Star Wars Expanded Universe:
    • The Maw (Star Wars), a cluster of black holes
    • Maw, a Dark Jedi

People

  • Scottish and North American slang for "mother"
  • Herbert B. Maw (1893-1990), American politician
  • Nicholas Maw (1935-2009), British composer
  • William Maw (1838-1924), British civil engineer
  • Katherine Ann Maw (1996), British school student at Oakmead College of Technology

Weaponry

Genealogy

See also

  • MAW (disambiguation)

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?
Synonyms:
(of animals) / , , (of a bird)


Look at other dictionaries:

  • Maw — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. MAW, sigle formé des trois lettres M, A et W, peut signifier : Malawi, selon la liste des codes pays du CIO, Masters At Work, duo de musique House.… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Maw — Maw, n. [OE. mawe, AS. maga stomach; akin to D. maag, OHG. mago, G. magen, Icel. magi, Sw. mage, Dan. mave. [root]103.] 1. A stomach; the receptacle into which food is taken by swallowing; in birds, the craw; now used only of the lower animals,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • maw — [mo: US mo:] n [: Old English; Origin: maga] 1.) formal something which seems to swallow or use up things completely maw of ▪ Millions of dollars were poured into the maw of defense spending. 2.) literary an animal s mouth or throat …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Maw — (m[add]), n. [See {Mew} a gull.] (Zo[ o]l.) A gull. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Maw — Maw, n. An old game at cards. Sir A. Weldon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • MAW — MAW, a three letter acronym, may refer to:* Malawi * Masters At Work * Missile approach warning * Mission Adaptive Wing * Marine Aircraft Wing * Maximum allowable weight * Medium Anti tank Weapon * Make a Wish Foundation * Modified Atlantic… …   Wikipedia

  • maw — [ mɔ ] noun count LITERARY 1. ) something that seems to open up and suck you in completely: the giant maw of show business 2. ) a mouth …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • maw — (n.) O.E. maga stomach (of men and animals; in Modern English only of animals unless insultingly), from P.Gmc. *magon bag, stomach (Cf. O.Fris. maga, O.N. magi, Dan. mave, M.Du. maghe, Du. maag, O.H.G. mago, Ger. Magen stomach ), from PIE *mak …   Etymology dictionary

  • maw — ► NOUN ▪ the jaws or throat, especially of a voracious animal. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • maw — maw1 [mô] n. [ME mawe < OE maga, akin to Ger magen, stomach < IE base * mak , skin, bag > Welsh megin, bellows] 1. a) Archaic the stomach or its cavity b) the stomach of an animal; specif., the fourth stomach of a cud chewing animal 2.… …   English World dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”