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It was almost a desecration to put a building on the Boulder Turnpike, which is now U.S.-36 and is almost backyards and even junkyards all the way up. We didn't have to put development just cheek to jowl all the way up to Boulder. There's enough room in Colorado! But we did.
Richard Lamm

Meaning of "jowl" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD JOWL

Old English ceafl jaw; related to Middle High German kivel, Old Norse kjaptr.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF JOWL

jowl  [dʒaʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JOWL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Jowl is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES JOWL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cheek

Cheeks constitute the area of the face below the eyes and between the nose and the left or right ear. They may also be referred to as jowls. "Buccal" means relating to the cheek. In humans, the region is innervated by the buccal nerve. The area between the inside of the cheek and the teeth and gums is called the buccal pouch or buccal cavity and forms part of the mouth.

Definition of jowl in the English dictionary

The definition of jowl in the dictionary is the jaw, esp the lower one. Other definition of jowl is a cheek, esp a prominent one.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JOWL


afoul
əˈfaʊl
befoul
bɪˈfaʊl
cowl
kaʊl
defoul
dɪˈfaʊl
dowl
daʊl
foul
faʊl
fowl
faʊl
gowl
ɡaʊl
growl
ɡraʊl
howl
haʊl
jowls
ˈdʒaʊl
meow
mɪˈaʊl
owl
aʊl
peafowl
ˈpiːˌfaʊl
prowl
praʊl
Rabaul
rɑːˈbaʊl
scowl
skaʊl
waterfowl
ˈwɔːtəˌfaʊl
wildfowl
ˈwaɪldˌfaʊl
yowl
jaʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JOWL

jouster
jousting
Jove
jovial
joviality
jovially
jovialness
Jovian
jow
jowar
Jowett
jowled
jowler
jowliness
jowls
jowly
joy
joy stick
joyance

WORDS THAT END LIKE JOWL

barn owl
bowl
brown owl
cheek by jowl
fishbowl
fruit bowl
goldfish bowl
hoot owl
horned owl
mixing bowl
night owl
nowl
on the prowl
punchbowl
screech owl
sugar bowl
Super Bowl
the Dust Bowl
toilet bowl
washing-up bowl

Synonyms and antonyms of jowl in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «jowl» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JOWL

Find out the translation of jowl to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of jowl from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «jowl» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

面颊
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

papada
570 millions of speakers

English

jowl
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गाल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تلاصق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

челюсть
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

papada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হনু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bajoue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jowl
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kiefer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

턱밑의 처진 살
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jowl
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xương hàm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தாடை எலும்புத்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ज्वेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gıdık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

guancia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podgardle
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

щелепу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gușă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σιαγόνα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wang
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

käke
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

underkjeve
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of jowl

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JOWL»

The term «jowl» is normally little used and occupies the 114.533 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JOWL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about jowl

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QUOTES WITH «JOWL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word jowl.
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Richard Lamm
It was almost a desecration to put a building on the Boulder Turnpike, which is now U.S.-36 and is almost backyards and even junkyards all the way up. We didn't have to put development just cheek to jowl all the way up to Boulder. There's enough room in Colorado! But we did.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JOWL»

Discover the use of jowl in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to jowl and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cheek by Jowl
Presents critical essays on fantasy fiction in children's and young adult literature, including works on animals in children's literature, and the validity of the fantasy genre at any age.
Ursula K. Le Guin, 2009
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Cheek by Jowl: A History of Neighbours
Disputes over gigantic Leylandii and noise nuisance turn nasty and fill newspaper columns. These stories have a rich history - as long as we have lived in shelters, we have had neighbours.
Emily Cockayne, 2013
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Facial Rejuvenation with Fillers
Pre-jowl sulcus/perimental hollows/labiomental crease/chin projection The development of the pre-jowl sulcus, perimental hollows, labiomental crease, chin pad ptosis and deflation reflect bone loss, tissue atrophy, and descent of soft tissue ...
Steven Roy Cohen, Trevor M. Born, 2009
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Alrightniks Row: The Making of a Professional Jew, Haunch, ...
This novel portrays people born in the tenements who fight their way out of the slums to make it to the fashionable Allrightniks Row.
Samuel Ornitz, 1986
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What the Slaves Ate: Recollections of African American Foods ...
Hog Jowl Hog jowls, or jaws, were generally considered to be waste but worthy to give to slaves. Jowls were typically removed from the head and cured like bacon. A popular southern dish was to serve jowls with peas and greens on New  ...
Herbert C. Covey, Dwight Eisnach, 2009
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Plastic Surgery: Volume 2: Aesthetic Surgery (Expert Consult ...
12.44 Residual jowl and jaw line laxity. incomplete elevation of the jowl is commonly seen in patients presenting for secondary facelifts and represents incomplete or under utilization of the cheek SMAS. Although liposuction and direct excision ...
Richard J Warren, Peter C. Neligan, 2012
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Best Life
Making it yourself is GUANCIALE (CURED PORK JOWL) less problematic than making salami because the curing salt is optional; after curing the jowls for a month, you simply cook the meat as you would bacon. Use it in the delicious Roman ...
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Dictionary of Newfoundland English
Old fellow; codger T 208-65 There was an old jostler there — call him an old feller — he had a whisker and a home-knit guernsey on, a little T.D. pipe stuck in his face, not saying nothing. jowl n also jole [dsool, 'dsooal] EDD - sb1 1 for sense 1 ...
George Morley Story, W. J. Kirwin, John David Allison Widdowson, 1990
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Autologous Fat Transfer: Art, Science, and Clinical Practice
An incision is made along the preoperative marking in the submental crease and the ear lobe and tumescent fluid is infiltrated into the subcutaneous fat of the neck and jowl and face area. Using a 2.5-mm Mercedes cannula on a 20-mL ...
Melvin A. Shiffman, 2009
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Field Guide to Meat: How to Identify, Select, and Prepare ...
HEAD, JOWL, EAR, AND TAIL Other Names: Head: Cabeza (Spanish), testa ( Italian), the (French). Jowl: Guanciale (Italian), jcwe (French), museau (French, snout), papada (Spanish), tempia (Italian, jowl and throat). Ear: Orecchio (Italian)  ...
Aliza Green, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JOWL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term jowl is used in the context of the following news items.
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Malibu beach just got a lot less exclusive
Simple beach houses and glassy mega-mansions sit cheek by jowl, which made it extremely difficult for the public to reach a beach that long ... «WFMZ Allentown, Jul 15»
2
Hong Kong comic artist goes global with story of Blur | Daily Mail …
Some tracks take direct inspiration from Hong Kong's cheek-by-jowl living, and the ice-cream on the cover is in the city's ubiquitous neon. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Leeds nostalgia: Your Letters: Appeal for information over …
... interspersed with shops, heavy and light industries and small businesses, providing employment for the thousands living cheek by jowl in the ... «Yorkshire Evening Post, Jul 15»
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Ten theses on security in the 21st century | openDemocracy
Violence on a social scale is a product of two phenomena, which face their most severe outworking in cheek-by-jowl urban milieux, as our ... «Open Democracy, Jul 15»
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At Inamullah Building, Eid preparations in full swing | Dehradun …
Bustling shops selling delicacies like sheermal, sewayian, kheer, khajoor etc sit cheek-by-jowl with kiosks offering namaaz prayer mats, skull ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
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Chef Ed Sura of Perennial Virant in Chicago does homecoming pop …
Foie Gras Mousse with raspberry, pistachio and oat crumble, and sorrel, Confit Pork Jowl with green goddess, fried grits, cauliflower, and ... «Detroit Metro Times, Jul 15»
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Our lives: Connecting the dots to find we're all kin
... gum for me, and I'd browse the glass cases filled with hog jowl and “trotters” back when they were just plain old cheeks and pigs feet. «News & Observer, Jul 15»
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Harper Lee's Watchman shouldn't be compared with Mockingbird …
For years, we understand, she has made a home in New York — a metropolis where many races live cheek by jowl in conditions that might be ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
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Our lids are multiplying like rabbits
We have a little stand-up rack for lids in the cabinet, but it's always jammed cheek-by-jowl, standing room only, so the overflow goes into the big ... «Canton Daily Ledger, Jul 15»
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Inside the Duchy of Cornwall - part five
... practice some of the Prince of Wales' ideas of a mixed community, with expensive houses cheek-by-jowl with starter homes and architectural ... «Western Morning News, Jul 15»

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