Synonyms for chin


Grammar : Noun
Spell : chin
Phonetic Transcription : tʃɪn


Définition of chin

Origin :
  • Old English cin, cinn "chin" (but in some compounds suggesting an older, broader sense of "jawbone"); a general Germanic word (cf. Old Saxon and Old High German kinni; Old Norse kinn; German Kinn "chin;" Gothic kinnus "cheek"), from PIE root *genu- "chin, jawbone" (cf. Sanskrit hanuh, Avestan zanu- "chin;" Armenian cnawt "jawbone, cheek;" Lithuanian žándas "jawbone;" Greek genus "lower jaw," geneion "chin;" Old Irish gin "mouth," Welsh gen "jawbone, chin").
  • noun area under mouth
Example sentences :
  • He has been up to the chin for the last twelvemonth and more.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • He found Austin sitting on the chair by his desk, resting his chin on his elbow.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • Yet there was a set of the mouth and a prominence of the chin which relieved him of any trace of effeminacy.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • His hand came under my chin as his custom was in giving orders.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • The edge of the ice-cake had taken Tiakens under the chin and he was unconscious.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • Katy set her hands on her hips, flared her elbows, and lifted her chin.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • She sat upright and rested her elbows on her knees, her chin in her hands.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • Voice, eyes, the line of his chin, all told Rose that he would not yield.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • He remained insensible to the suggestion, with his chin on his breast.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • On its head was engraved a nose and chin, which might have been mistaken for a pair of nutcrackers.
  • Extract from : « Joseph Andrews, Vol. 2 » by Henry Fielding

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