JOWL


Meaning of JOWL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dʒaʊl ]

( jowls)

1.

You can refer to someone’s lower cheeks as their jowls , especially when they hang down towards their jaw. ( LITERARY )

N-COUNT : usu pl

2.

If you say that people or things are cheek by jowl with each other, you are indicating that they are very close to each other.

She and her family have to live cheek by jowl with these people.

PHRASE : usu v PHR , v-link PHR , PHR n , oft PHR with n

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