Definition of jowls Jowls

/ʤawˈlz/ - [jawlz] -

We found 3 definitions of jowls from 2 different sources.

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What does jowls mean?

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  • jowls (Noun)
    Plural of jowl.

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  • jowls, noun, plural of jowl.

WordNet

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Noun

Plural: jowls

jowl - a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging)
  lineament, feature an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles
  human face, face a vertical surface of a building or cliff
jowl - the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
  lower jaw, mandible, mandibula, mandibular bone, submaxilla, lower jawbone, jawbone
  jaw holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
  articulator a movable speech organ
  gnathion the most inferior point of the mandible in the midline
  gonion the craniometric point on either side at the apex of the lower jaw
  mandibular notch small indentation in the middle of the lower jawbone
  pogonion the craniometric point that is the most forward-projecting point on the anterior surface of the chin
  symphysion the most forward point of the alveolar process of the mandible
  condylar process, condyloid process, mandibular condyle the condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skull
  coronoid process of the mandible the coronoid process that provides an attachment for the temporal muscle
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  • jowl (Noun)
    The jaw, jawbone; especially one of the lateral parts of the mandible.
  • jowl (Noun)
    The cheek; especially the cheek meat of a hog.
  • jowl (Noun)
    A fold of fatty flesh under the chin, around the cheeks, or lower jaw as a dewlap, wattle, crop, or double chin.
  • jowl (Noun)
    Cut of fish including the head and adjacent parts.
  • jowl (Verb)
    To throw, dash, or knock.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • jowl (n.)
    The cheek; the jaw.
  • jowl (v. t.)
    To throw, dash, or knock.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • jowl
    A hanging and enlarged human cheek.
  • jowl
    Cut of an animal corresponding to the lower jaw.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • jowl
    jowl, n. the jaw or cheek.—n. Jowl′er, a heavy-jawed hound. [M. E. forms are chol, chaul, corr. from chavel, and this again from A.S. ceafl, the jaw.]
  • jowl
    jōl, v.t. (Shak.). Same as Jole, to beat

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • jowl
    The head of a fish. (Also, see BLOCK.)--Cheek by jowl. Close together.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • jowl
    The cheek. Cheek by jowl; close together, or cheek to cheek. My eyes how the cull sucked the blowen's jowl; he kissed the wench handsomely.

Part of speech

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  • jowl, noun, singular of jowls.

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