"chew" Definition

  1. v. t. To bite and grind with the teeth; to masticate.
  2. v. t. To ruminate mentally; to meditate on.
  3. v. i. To perform the action of biting and grinding with the teeth; to ruminate; to meditate.
  4. n. That which is chewed; that which is held in the mouth at once; a cud.

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Position in dictionary: 16739 of 111710 words.
Word Type: v. t., v. t., v. i., n.,
Words that start with "chew": 6
Words that end with "chew": 3
Words that contain "chew": 10
Next words in dictionary: chewed, chewer, chewet, chewing, chewink
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English Dictionary Definition of chew

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