(n.) A stomach; the receptacle into which food is taken by swallowing; in birds, the craw; -- now used only of the lower animals, exept humorously or in contempt.
(n.) Appetite; inclination.
(n.) An old game at cards.
Example Sentences:
(1) Aung San Suu Kyi will entrust the party in parliament in the hands of other NLD elders, as expected, and assume a role within the cabinet,” said Nyantha Maw Lin, the managing director at political consultancy Vriens & Partners in Yangon.
(2) Adherence to the Maximal Allowable Weight (MAW) standards established by regulation can be difficult for many active duty personnel.
(3) The one-man freak show that appeals to the anarchist (even in me) will slither into the greasy maw of the US Republican party.
(4) Imagine a bald Jimmy Savile painted aquamarine, contorting his mouth into a gaping downturned maw.
(5) The postradiation longevity of the MAW rats proved extended as compared to that of the controls.
(6) Three anti-Factor-VIII antibodies from hemophiliacs were reacted with samples of batches of Maws commerical bovine and porcine Factor VIII concentrates manufactured over a 12-year period.
(7) The results demonstrated the following for the first time: 1) A right medial atrial wall (MAW) extends anteriorly from the interatrial septum, superior to the interventricular septum (IVS).
(8) Measurements of blood pressure (BP), cardiac output (CO), mean airway pressure (Maw), peak airway pressure (Paw), and fistula flow (FF) were carried out with the chest closed.
(9) The MAW rats showed a greater osmotic stability of erythrocytes, a higher concentration of nucleic acids, and a larger count of leucocytes.
(10) Twice a day the experimental weanlings were given MAW and the controls--tap water.
(11) Doug Maw, who started a petition against its use, said he was “disgusted” a more suitable alternative had not been sourced.
(12) But he made his mark with a magazine series entitled Music Now, dedicated to the contemporary scene and featuring such composers as Peter Maxwell Davies, Nicholas Maw and John Tavener.
(13) The properties of proteolytic enzymes produces from calf maws and from an Ascomycete were studied.
(14) Doug Maw, who started the petition to remove animal products from bank notes, urged people to contribute to the Bank’s consultation and expressed concern about the possible use of palm oil.
(15) 2) An atrial interventricular septum (A-IVS) groove is located between the base of the MAW and the crest of the IVS.
(16) The results showed that MAW recorded the lowest values followed by AME, then MDL, then MVC.
(17) But to illustrate, were I in that sort of mood today, I'd probably whack out something along the lines of WHAT SORT OF SORRY WORLD DO WE LIVE IN WHEN WE HANG ON EVERY WORD FALLING FROM THE TEDIOUS GAPING MAW OF CHRIS MOYLES?
(18) Twelve male and five female subjects underwent the protocol of the four strength testing techniques investigated: isometric maximum voluntary contraction (MVC); maximum acceptable weight (MAW); maximum dynamic lifting (MDL); and acceptable maximum effort (AME).
(19) How will it deal with the blood-sucking maw that has replaced Cobbett's Great Wen as metaphor for booming London ?
(20) And we’re not caught in the maw of Heathrow.” His comments come only months after Willie Walsh, boss of BA’s parent company IAG, backed Salmond’s campaign for Scottish independence , which raised the prospect of lower aviation taxes.
Ravenous
Definition:
(a.) Devouring with rapacious eagerness; furiously voracious; hungry even to rage; as, a ravenous wolf or vulture.
(a.) Eager for prey or gratification; as, a ravenous appetite or desire.
Example Sentences:
(1) Recent winners such as the Ravens, Giants, Packers and Steelers typically stayed away from free agents, and fans are catching on.
(2) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Baltimore Ravens NFL player Eugene Monroe.
(3) Suddenly the game seemed to be slipping away from the Ravens, matters going from bad to worse as Ray Rice fumbled at the Baltimore 24.
(4) Despite a cramping, high-concept production set in a psychiatric ward, Richardson gave us a Richard resembling a monstrous child whose ravening will had yet to be curbed by social custom.
(5) Sea raven AFP cDNA clones were isolated from a liver cDNA library using a synthetic oligonucleotide, and the identity of one of the clones, C2-1, was confirmed by hybridization selection and cell-free translation.
(6) We just don’t believe the argument or the rationale is strong enough to transcend what has been around for thousands of years.” Facebook Twitter Pinterest Jarica Jordan (right), Raven Knight (center) and a friend in downtown Fargo during the gay pride parade.
(7) Five feet of water filled his kitchen and downstairs in the building that also houses his architectural practice, Red Raven Design.
(8) The findings suggest that loss of intellectual capacity on the Raven's Matrices can be attributed to age.
(9) In the email Raven says she and her supporters have raised the £6,000 needed to launch phase one of the Spare Rib website in May but that an additional £20,000 is required to launch a bimonthly print magazine this autumn.
(10) Ravens 7 - 49ers 0, 10:36 1st quarter A big 3rd & 4 sees Flacco in the shotgon, then hitting Boldin to opening up the scoring in Super Bowl XLVII!
(11) This is the equivalent of the apes leaving the Tower of London, or the ravens quitting Gibraltar, or the other way round.
(12) Dr. Clara Raven, Deputy Medical Examiner of Wayne County testified before the committee because of her experience in dealing with many tragic deaths due to criminal abortions and child abuse and neglect due to unwanted pregnancy.
(13) Then Rice with a short run, an incomplete pass to Boldin and a little pass to Rice as the Ravens can't pick up a second first down on this drive and kick it away into the end zone.
(14) 3.31am GMT Ravens 34 - 49ers 29, 2:00 of 4th Quarter Warning, this Super Bowl has two minutes left!
(15) As mentioned, the Ravens were able to defeat the Broncos last year in overtime with a 47 yard field goal by Tucker.
(16) Alicia Keys handles the song, which was written near the shores of the Chesapeake Bay around the Baltimore Harbor, quite close to where the Ravens play their home games - coincidence?
(17) Speed of reaction (as defined by the reciprocal of reaction time (RT), movement time (MT) and total response time (TRT] and accuracy of response (as represented by the sum of errors in selecting the correct response key) were investigated comparatively as a function of side of lesion and of performance on Raven's Coloured Progressive Matrices (PM47).
(18) Solution acceptance, as recorded for the different ravens on each test, was the percentage of preference shown for a test solution over water (comparison solution).
(19) At which point restraint becomes as powerful as the Seeds' ravenous beer-hall bluster; a ten-minute Stagger Lee is a masterclass in tension and drama, Cave balancing precariously on the crowd barrier with audience members holding him up by the boot-heel as he leans out to sing his tale of a deviant killer directly into the eyes of a hypnotised girl in white hoisted on someone's shoulders.
(20) @lengeldavid or by email at david.lengel.freelance@guardiannews.com Paolo's coverage of the exhausted Ravens and Broncos is over here.