jowl 音标拼音: [dʒ'ɑʊl]
n . 颚,下巴
颚,下巴
jowl n 1 :
the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth [
synonym : {
lower jaw }, {
mandible }, {
mandibula }, {
mandibular bone }, {
submaxilla }, {
lower jawbone }, {
jawbone }, {
jowl }]
2 :
a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (
characteristic of aging )
Jowl \
Jowl \,
v .
t .
To throw ,
dash ,
or knock . [
Obs .]
[
1913 Webster ]
How the knave jowls it to the ground . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
Jowl \
Jowl \ (
joul or j [=
o ]
l ),
n . [
For older chole ,
chaul ,
AS .
ceaft jaw .
Cf . {
Chaps }.]
The cheek ;
the jaw . [
Written also {
jole }, {
choule }, {
chowle },
and {
geoule }.]
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Cheek by jowl },
with the cheeks close together ;
side by side ;
in close proximity . "
I will go with thee cheek by jole ." --
Shak . "
Sits cheek by jowl ." --
Dryden .
[
1913 Webster ]
45 Moby Thesaurus words for "
jowl ":
bank ,
bazoo ,
beam ,
border ,
broadside ,
chaps ,
cheek ,
chop ,
chops ,
coast ,
embouchure ,
flank ,
gab ,
gob ,
hand ,
handedness ,
haunch ,
hip ,
jaw ,
jaws ,
jowls ,
kisser ,
laterality ,
lips ,
mandibles ,
many -
sidedness ,
maw ,
maxilla ,
mouth ,
mug ,
multilaterality ,
mush ,
muzzle ,
oral cavity ,
planking ,
premaxilla ,
profile ,
quarter ,
shore ,
side ,
siding ,
temple ,
trap ,
unilaterality ,
yap
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