What's the difference between cham and chaw?

Cham


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To chew.
  • (n.) The sovereign prince of Tartary; -- now usually written khan.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Ronny Cham, who represented Miss Hawkins in court, said she was relieved to be returning home.
  • (2) A distinct pool of liver ferritin has been described in man, guinea pigs and rats [Cham, Roeser, Nikles & Ridgway (1986) Clin.
  • (3) Walking the circular viewing deck, visitors start with horrific scenes from the Cham War between the Khmers and the Vietnamese before moving on to the construction of the famous Bayon Temple and ending with the daily life of Khmers.
  • (4) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Defence lawyer Ronny Cham Cham pleaded for leniency: “Your honour, they were ignorant of the culture, tradition and belief of the local people … including the people of Sabah and Malaysia … This is a group of a young generation … who have more freedom and liberty to express their thoughts and ideas.” Cham said the four stripped as they were “challenging one another to stand the cold of the mountain, to stand the temperature, which was near zero degrees”.
  • (5) Kolo Cham grows sorghum and corn near the Baro river, a 30-minute walk from his family home at Karmi.
  • (6) Sheikh Tayeb Mustapha Cham, imam and founder of the Taiba Welfare Foundation, said some imams still resisted condemning FGM, but religious leaders had a responsibly to speak out.
  • (7) Pharmacological activities of Eschscholtzia californica Cham.
  • (8) "Nobody would believe that such a luxury car would come to Cambodia," said the minister for industry and handcrafts, Cham Prasidh, who was present for the announcement.
  • (9) A technique described by Cham and Knowles allows the extraction of plasma phospholipides, triglycerides, cholesterol and free fatty acids without denaturing the proteins.
  • (10) Hawkins’s defence lawyer, Ronny Cham, said: “This is a happy ending to the whole episode.” He said he expected all four tourists to be deported after they had paid the fines.

Chaw


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To grind with the teeth; to masticate, as food in eating; to chew, as the cud; to champ, as the bit.
  • (v. t.) To ruminate in thought; to consider; to keep the mind working upon; to brood over.
  • (v. t.) As much as is put in the mouth at once; a chew; a quid.
  • (v. t.) The jaw.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Furthermore, serum immunoreactive gastrin levels were higher in the absence than in the presence of the thyroid gland following the oral administration of glycine or rat chaw.