Definition of
jowl has definitions from the fields of anatomy,zoology
1
[ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) the lower jawbone in vertebrates; it is hinged to open the mouth

Synonyms

lower_jaw submaxilla mandibula jawbone lower_jawbone mandibular_bone mandible

Used in print

(Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)

`` You 're boiling milk , ai n't you '' ? soothing it with his hand , knowing the whiskered jowls and the swollen smoothness of teats that wrinkled expectantly to his touch .

Related terms

os jaw articulator lantern_jaw jaw symphysion condylar_process pogonion coronoid_process_of_the_mandible mandibular_notch gonion gnathion

2
[ noun ] a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging)

Related terms

feature face

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Phonetic and Homophones

JH AW1 L

Similar Spelling

jowly Joly joel Joyal joule jolly Jolie Jolley Joelle Joella

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