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- [chin]
- /tʃɪn/
- /tʃɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [chin]
- /tʃɪn/
Definitions of chin word
- countable noun chin Your chin is the part of your face that is below your mouth and above your neck. 3
- noun chin the protruding part of the lower jaw 3
- noun chin the front part of the face below the lips 3
- verb chin to raise one's chin to (a horizontal bar, etc) when hanging by the arms 3
- verb chin to punch or hit (someone) on the chin 3
- abbreviation CHIN China 3
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Origin of chin
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English cin(n); cognate with Dutch kin, German Kinn chin, Old Norse kinn, Gothic kinnus cheek, Latin gena, Greek génus chin, gnáthos jaw (see genial2, -gnathous), Sanskrit hanus jaw
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Parts of speech for Chin
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
chin popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
chin usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for chin
noun chin
- point — a fraction whose denominator is some power of 10, usually indicated by a dot (decimal point or point) written before the numerator: as 0.4 = 4/10; 0.126 = 126/1000.
- jaw — a swelling wave of water; billow.
- button — Buttons are small hard objects sewn on to shirts, coats, or other pieces of clothing. You fasten the clothing by pushing the buttons through holes called buttonholes.
- mandible — the bone of the lower jaw.
- mentum — Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
verb chin
- utter — to give audible expression to; speak or pronounce: unable to utter her feelings; Words were uttered in my hearing.
- mouthed — having a mouth of a specified kind (often used in combination): a small-mouthed man.
- put into words — express in language
- mouthing — the action of speaking in a meaningless, bombastic, or hypocritical manner.
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