chinless
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chin
(chĭn)n.
The central forward portion of the lower jaw.
v. chinned, chin·ning, chins
v.tr.
1. To pull (oneself) up with the arms while grasping an overhead horizontal bar until the chin is level with or above the bar.
2. Music To place (a violin) under the chin in preparation to play it.
v.intr.
1. To chin oneself.
2. Informal To make idle conversation; chatter.
chin′less adj.
Chin
(jĭn) See Jin.
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chinless
(ˈtʃɪnlɪs)adj
1. having a receding chin
2. weak or ineffectual
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Adj. | 1. | chinless - having a receding chin opisthognathous - having receding jaws |
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