chews 1 of 2

verb

Definition of chewsnext
present tense third-person singular of chew
as in eats
to crush or grind with the teeth please chew your food thoroughly so you don't choke

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

chews

2 of 2

noun

plural of chew
as in shreds

Synonyms & Similar Words

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chews
  1. eats
  2. particles
  3. consumes
  4. crumbs
  5. snippets
Verb
  • In this classic business story scenario, the nimble new kid on the block eats the lunch of the clumsy giant set in their old ways.
    Adrian Dearnell, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Ramey-Torres eats happily within an eight-hour window.
    Matt Fuchs, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of eats
Noun
  • The researchers specifically studied zinc oxide, polyimide, and nickel-organic composite particles.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
  • As things continue to expand and cool on cosmic scales, the density of particles continues to drop and the temperature of particles drops as well.
    Big Think, Big Think, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of particles
Verb
  • Welcome back to The Prompt, Microsoft debuted designs for a new type of data center that consumes zero water to cool its chips and servers.
    Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In addition to the financial commitment, the system consumes significant personnel resources.
    Lars Daniel, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of consumes
Noun
  • Bake in preheated oven until until wooden pick inserted in center comes out with some moist crumbs attached, about 35 minutes.
    Tricia Manzanero Stuedeman, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The robot vacuum and mop seamlessly moves from room to room, hoovering dirt, dust and crumbs along the way.
    Catherine Garcia, theweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of crumbs
Noun
  • Not literal strings, of course — but tiny loops or snippets of vibrating energy.
    Tom Siegfried, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Their owner has been sharing snippets of their lives on TikTok since Marlin, the eldest Labrador, was welcomed into their family.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of snippets
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Thesaurus Entries Near chews

chew over

chews

chews on

See More Nearby Entries 

Cite this Entry

“Chews.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chews. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

Copy Citation

Share

More from Merriam-Webster on chews

Nglish: Translation of chews for Spanish Speakers

Britannica English: Translation of chews for Arabic Speakers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See All

Point of View: It's Personal

Plural and Possessive Names: A Guide

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

More Commonly Misspelled Words

Words You Always Have to Look Up
See All

Popular in Wordplay

See All

More Words with Remarkable Origins

8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments

Birds Say the Darndest Things

10 Words from Taylor Swift Songs (Merriam's Version)

10 Scrabble Words Without Any Vowels
See All

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
confused man standing between two doors
One Word or Two? Take the Quiz! Some words just need a little space.