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jowl::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | jawbone, lower jaw, lower jawbone, mandible, mandibula, mandibular bone, submaxilla |
| Type of | articulator, jaw |
| Has types | lantern jaw |
Examples of jowl
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On two visits, we were seated in the front room, where tables are cheek by jowl.
From the nytimes.com
The man in the clump is fat and bald, his chin deeply lined from mouth to jowl.
From the theatlantic.com
I've hardly ever seen so many schoolboy howlers packed so firmly cheek to jowl.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Skyscrapers and temples, shopping malls and traditional markets sit cheek-by-jowl.
From the bbc.co.uk
Still, thousands of state employees are forced to work cheek by jowl with smokers.
From the newsobserver.com
Frisee with tiny pieces of crispy tripe over a poached eggs and jowl croutons.
From the gothamgal.com
Half the earth's races huddled together in picturesque, cheek-by-jowl harmony.
From the time.com
For Israel's fate is to live cheek by jowl with people pledged to destroy it.
From the dailymail.co.uk
A hit of mustard and pork bacon, hog jowl, brisket ends fills out the flavor.
From the dailyherald.com
- Lower jaw: the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
- A fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging)
- Cheeks (buccae) constitute the area of the face below the eyes and between the nose and the left or right ear. It is also called the jowls.
- The jaw, jawbone; especially one of the lateral parts of the mandible; the cheek; especially the cheek meat of a hog
- (jowled) Jowly
- (Jowled) An enlargement at the head of a post to facilitate jointing with two horizontal members at right angles to each other.
- (Jowls) Flesh of lips and jaws.
- (JOWLS) Loose skin and excess fat that hang off the sides of the lower jaw.
- (Jowls) Lips and skin on jaws. "Jowly" means pendulous skin at these points, and can be undesirable in breeds like Poodles.
