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Jowl Common

Jowl has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth

2

a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging)

3

the jaw, jawbone; especially one of the lateral parts of the mandible.

4

a fold of fatty flesh under the chin, around the cheeks, or lower jaw (as a dewlap, wattle, crop, or double chin).

Verb
1

To throw, dash, or knock.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
jaw articulator feature
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
lantern jaw
Rhyming Words
owl gowl cowl zowl bowl yowl fowl sowl howl meowl prowl scowl growl snowl uncowl encowl embowl miaowl behowl outbowl
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