chew
Work with molars
Chew is to crush food with the teeth before swallowing.
The action extends to anything worked over in the mouth: chewing gum, chewing tobacco, chewing on a pencil.
To chew something over is to think about it carefully.
To chew someone out is to scold them harshly.
Bite off more than you can chew means to take on too much.
Enamel-covered chewing structures
- molarsRear crushing teeth
- incisorsFront cutting teeth
- jawBone holding teeth
- salivaMouth's digestive secretion
tongue · bite · gnaw · chomp · crunch · nibble · munch · swallow
Sticky plant secretion
Durable and strong
- rubberyElastic and resilient
- chewyResisting easy biting
- gummySticky and soft
- leatheryResembling animal hide
stringy · fibrous · gristle · cartilage · jerky · taffy · caramel · licorice
Think deeply about
- contemplateConsider something thoroughly
- reflectReturn light or thought
- mullDeliberate at length
- considerThink about carefully
deliberate · think · brood · muse · cogitate · digest · process · weigh
Flavor perception ability
- flavorCharacteristic taste quality
- relishKeen pleasurable appreciation
- appreciateRecognize value or merit
- enjoyTake pleasure in
linger · slowly · mindful · palate · aroma · texture · mouthfeel · umami
Chewed persistently
- frayedUnraveled at edges
- mangledSeverely disfigured or ruined
- shreddedTorn into strips
- destroyedMade to cease existing
torn · ragged · slobbered · punctured · marks · holes · ruined · tattered
Express sharp disapproval
- reprimandFormal expression of disapproval
- berateCriticize severely and lengthily
- lectureEducational spoken presentation
- criticizeJudge unfavorably, vocally
admonish · upbraid · chide · telling-off · dressing-down · earful · tongue-lashing · scolding
teeth
Enamel-covered chewing structures
saliva · tongue · bite · gnaw · chomp · crunch · nibble · munch · swallow · digestion
gum
Sticky plant secretion
khat · cud · wad · quid · nicotine · spit · chaw · snuff · plug · dip
tough
Durable and strong
leathery · stringy · fibrous · gristle · cartilage · jerky · taffy · caramel · licorice · squid
ponder
Think deeply about
- contemplateConsider something thoroughly
- reflectReturn light or thought
- mullDeliberate at length
consider · deliberate · think · brood · muse · cogitate · digest · process · weigh · meditate
taste
Flavor perception ability
- flavorCharacteristic taste quality
- relishKeen pleasurable appreciation
- appreciateRecognize value or merit
enjoy · linger · slowly · mindful · palate · aroma · texture · mouthfeel · umami · savory
gnawed
Chewed persistently
destroyed · torn · ragged · slobbered · punctured · marks · holes · ruined · tattered · worn
rebuke
Express sharp disapproval
- reprimandFormal expression of disapproval
- berateCriticize severely and lengthily
- lectureEducational spoken presentation
criticize · admonish · upbraid · chide · telling-off · dressing-down · earful · tongue-lashing · scolding · harangue
- eating and drinkingeat, drink, bite, swallow, gulp
- candy shopcandy jar, candy dish, lollipop, hard candy, gummy bear
- mouth actionsbite, biting, swallowing, licking, chomp
- chew overruminate, mull over, ponder, contemplate, consider
- mouth soundsburp, chomp, crunch, gulp, gurgle
- body actionsbreathe, inhale, exhale, swallow, blink
- chewing gumFlavored substance for mastication
- chewed upDamaged by gnawing
- chew onConsider at length
- chew upGrind with teeth
- chew toyPet's gnawing plaything
- chewed outHarshly criticized verbally