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chawn

chawn noun: a gap, rift, or fissure.

Noun

chawn (plural chawns)

  1. (dialectal, obsolete) A gap, rift, or fissure.
    Synonyms:
    chine

Verb

chawn (third-person singular simple present chawns, present participle chawning, simple past and past participle chawned)

  1. (intransitive) To gape; yawn.

Synonyms of chawn

Forms of chawn

Noun
pluralchawns
alternative formchawne
alternative formchaun
alternative formchoane
alternative formchone
alternative formjawne
alternative formiawne
Verb
third-person singular presentchawns
present participlechawning
past participlechawned
pastchawned

Origin of chawn

Uncertain. Probably from Middle English *chane, *chone, from Old English *ċān (“gap, crack, fissure”), related to Old English ċīnan (“to gape, break into chunks”). More at chine.

Questions about chawn

What does chawn mean?
Chawn means a gap, rift, or fissure.
What part of speech is chawn?
Chawn can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of chawn?
The plural of chawn is chawns.

Words near chawn in the dictionary

  1. chawl
  2. Chawla
  3. Chawlas
  4. chawls
  5. Chawmos
  6. chawn
  7. chawnce
  8. chawnces
  9. Chawner
  10. chaws
  11. chaws up

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