cheek+by+jowl

  • 51jowl — jowl1 jowled, adj. /jowl, johl/, n. 1. a jaw, esp. the lower jaw. 2. the cheek. [bef. 1000; ME chawl, chavell, OE ceafl jaw; c. D kevel, G Kiefer, ON kjaptr] jowl2 /jowl, johl/, n. 1. a fold of fle …

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  • 52cheek — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. jowl; insolence, impertinence, sauce, impudence, effrontery, face, brass (inf.); nerve, gall, sass (all sl.). See side. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Either side of the face] Syn. jowl, gill, chop*; see face …

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  • 53Butment cheek — Cheek Cheek (ch[=e]k), n. [OE. cheke, cheoke, AS. ce[ a]ce, ce[ o]ce; cf. Goth. kukjan to kiss, D. kaak cheek; perh. akin to E. chew, jaw.] 1. The side of the face below the eye. [1913 Webster] 2. The cheek bone. [Obs.] Caucer. [1913 Webster] 3.… …

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  • 54cheek — cheek1 [ tʃik ] noun ** 1. ) count the soft part on each side of your face below your eyes: Sarah kissed her on the cheek. pale/pink/rosy cheeks 2. ) count INFORMAL one of the two soft parts of your body that you sit on: BUTTOCK 3. ) singular or… …

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  • 55jowl — I [[t]dʒaʊl[/t]] sometimes [[t]dʒoʊl[/t]] n. 1) a jaw, esp. the lower jaw 2) the cheek 3) the meat of the cheek of a hog • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME chawl, chavell, OE ceafl jaw; c. dial. D kavel gum jowled, adj. II jowl [[t]dʒaʊl[/t]] sometimes… …

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  • 56Cheek — The side of the face forming the side wall of the mouth. The cheek bone is part of the temporal bone of the skull that provides the prominence of the cheek. The word cheek comes from the Middle English cheke meaning the fleshy part of the jaw or… …

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  • 57jowl — I. /dʒaʊl / (say jowl) noun 1. a jaw, especially the underjaw. 2. the cheek. {Middle English chawl, chavel, Old English ceafl jaw; related to Dutch kevel gum, Icelandic kjaptr mouth, jaw} II. /dʒaʊl / (say jowl) noun 1. a fold of flesh hanging… …

  • 58jowl — I. noun Etymology: alteration of Middle English choll Date: 15th century a cut of fish consisting of the head and usually adjacent parts II. noun Etymology: alteration of Middle English cholle, probably from Old English ceole throat more at… …

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  • 59jowl — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. mandible, dewlap, cheek; see jaw 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. cheek, jaw …

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  • 60jowl — dÊ’aÊŠl n. jaw; cheek; meat from the cheek of a hog; section of skin which hangs down from the jaw (in an animal or human) …

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