chin
The bottom of a face, the typically jutting jawline below the mouth.
Example
“What does it mean to have a pointy chin instead of a flat chin?”
Other meanings
The ability to withstand being punched in the chin without being knocked out.
The lower part of the front of an aircraft, below the nose.
“To paint chins of aircraft”
Kinds of chin
- double chin
Word history
From Old English "ċinn".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “chin” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.