chin
/ˈt͡ʃɪn/ noun A2- The bottom of a face, (specifically) the typically jutting jawline below the mouth. · What does it mean to have a pointy chin instead of a flat chin?
- Talk.
- The ability to withstand being punched in the chin without being knocked out.
- The lower part of the front of an aircraft, below the nose. · To paint chins of aircraft
- The bottom part of a mobile phone, below the screen. · The phone's chin looks different from the rest of it.
Plural chins
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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MacDonald sat with his chin on his hands and his great sandy eyebrows bunched into a yellow tangle.
Dorothy leaned her chin upon her hand and gazed thoughtfully at the Scarecrow.
It was a remarkable face, bold gray eyes, a strong, short-clipped, grizzled moustache, a square, projecting chin, and a humorous mouth.
He was dressed in a blue frock-coat, buttoned up to the chin, and wore at his button-hole the rosette of an officer of the Legion of Honor.
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