jowl
noun
1 jowl
The jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth.
synonyms: jawbone, lower jaw, lower jawbone, mandible, mandibula, mandibular bone, submaxilla.
Roget 236: laterality†; side, flank, quarter, lee; hand; cheek, jowl, jole†, wing; profile; temple, parietes [Lat.], loin, ... show more
Dutch: kaak, kaaksbeen, onderkaak
Polish: żuchwa
2 jowl
A fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging).
Moby thesaurus: bank, bazoo, beam, border, broadside, chaps, cheek, chop, chops, coast, embouchure, flank, gab, gob, hand, handedness, haunch, hip, jaw, jaws ... show more.
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