jowl
jowl is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The cheek; the jaw. [Written also jole, choule, chowle, and geoule.] Cheek by jowl, with the cheeks close together; side by side; in close proximity. "I will go with three cheek by jole." Shak. " Sits cheek by jowl." Dryden.
- 2.To throw, dash, or knock. [Obs.] How the knave jowls it to the ground. Shak.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abreast
- accessory
- accompaniment
- accompany
- addition
- adjunct
- along
- alongside
- and
- appendage
- appurtenance
- arm
- aside
- associate
- associated
- association
- attend
- attendant
- attribute
- beam
- bear
- beside
- bilateral
- boat
- body
- bring
- broadside
- cheek
- coefficiency
- coefficient
- coexist
- coexistence
- collateral
- colleague
- collectively
- comes
- companion
- companionship
- company
- compass
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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