Phrase Hound found 12 phrases and 9 compound words that contain chews. The most common are listed below. Open chews in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 12
- chews offthird-person singular simple present indicative of chew off: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chew, off.
- chews outthird-person singular simple present indicative of chew out: To lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke, especially in an angry tone of voice.
- chews overthird-person singular simple present indicative of chew over: To think deeply about; to ponder or mull over.
- chews upthird-person singular simple present indicative of chew up: To chew so as to make something pulpy or tangled.
- penny chewsplural of penny chew: A chew (chewy confectionery) costing (or formerly costing) one penny.
- chews the fatthird-person singular simple present indicative of chew the fat: To chat idly or generally waste time talking.
- chews the scenerythird-person singular simple present indicative of chew the scenery: To display excessive emotion or to act in an exaggerated manner while performing; to be melodramatic; to be flamboyant.
- chews the cudthird-person singular simple present indicative of chew the cud: To ruminate (of ruminant animals).
- chews up and spits outthird-person singular simple present indicative of chew up and spit out: To deal with (a person) harshly and abruptly.
- chews on one's nailsthird-person singular simple present indicative of chew on one's nails: Synonym of bite one's nails (“worry or fret”).
- chews the meat and spits out the bonesthird-person singular simple present indicative of chew the meat and spit out the bones: To take in a great deal of information and selectively disregard some of it as invalid or inapplicable.
- walks and chews gum at the same timethird-person singular simple present indicative of walk and chew gum at the same time: To do two normally trivial tasks at the same time; to exhibit basic competence or task-management skills.
Compound words 9
- ChewsdayPronunciation spelling of Tuesday.
- Chewsdaysplural of Chewsday: Pronunciation spelling of Tuesday.
- chewsticksplural of chewstick: A twig with a frayed end, used for cleaning the teeth.
- fitchewsplural of fitchew: polecat
- Minchewsplural of Minchew: A surname.
- overchewsthird-person singular simple present indicative of overchew: To chew too much.
- prechewsthird-person singular simple present indicative of prechew: To chew (food) in advance.
- Teochewsplural of Teochew: A variety of Southern Min Chinese, spoken in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong and its diaspora.
- monchewsplural of monchew: Obsolete form of manchua (“type of boat”).