chewer
One who gnaws
A chewer is someone or something that chews.
The word usually describes habitual behavior: a nail chewer, a gum chewer, a tobacco chewer.
It also applies to dogs and their relationship with furniture, shoes, or toys: She's a heavy chewer, so get the reinforced kind.
Enamel-covered chewing structures
- molarsRear crushing teeth
- incisorsFront cutting teeth
- premolarsTeeth with two cusps
- caninesDog family members
jaw · mandible · tongue · saliva · bite · chomp · gnaw · nibble
Rechewed stomach contents
buffalo · bison · deer · elk · moose · giraffe · antelope · herbivore
teeth
Enamel-covered chewing structures
canines · jaw · mandible · tongue · saliva · bite · chomp · gnaw · nibble · crunch
cud
Rechewed stomach contents
bovine · buffalo · bison · deer · elk · moose · giraffe · antelope · herbivore · graze
bubblegum
Chewy, blowable confection
- spearmintMild-flavored mint species
- peppermintAromatic mint hybrid
- cinnamonAromatic bark spice
nicotine · sugarless · xylitol · chicle · stick · pack · flavor · minty · freshen · breath
chaw
Wad of tobacco
- plugSomething that blocks openings
- spitExpelled mouth moisture
- spittoonReceptacle for expectorated tobacco
snuff · dip · pouch · cheek · juice · nicotine · smokeless · leaf · quid
- smoking statussmoker, non-smoker, nonsmoker, former smoker, ex-smoker
- 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