Chin

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  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chin – Chin – Wikipedia: This page is about the lowermost part of the human face. It includes information about the anatomy, evolution, and function of the chin, as well as cultural and social aspects of the chin.
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China – China – Wikipedia: This page is about the country of China. It includes information about the geography, history, politics, economy, culture, and society of China.
  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Wikipedia – Chinese Wikipedia – Wikipedia: This page is about the Chinese-language edition of Wikipedia. It includes information about the history, development, and censorship of the Chinese Wikipedia.
  4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chin_(disambiguation) – Chin (disambiguation) – Wikipedia: This page is a disambiguation page for the term “Chin.” It includes a list of different meanings and uses of the term, such as the lowermost part of the human face, the country of China, and personal and place names.

Citations:
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chin
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Wikipedia
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chin_(disambiguation)

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
chin (noun)
1.
the lower portion of the face lying below the lower lip and including the prominence of the lower jaw
2.
the surface beneath or between the branches of the lower jaw
chin (verb)
transitive verb
1.
to bring to or hold with the chin - chin a violin
2.
intransitive verb
to raise (oneself) while hanging by the hands until the chin is level with the support slang to talk idly
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
chin (verb)
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
SYNONYMS:
babble, blab, cackle, chaffer, chatter, chin, converse, gab, gabble, gas, jabber, jaw, kibitz ( kibbitz), natter, palaver, patter, prate, prattle, rap, rattle, run on, schmooze ( shmooze), talk, twitter, visit
RELATED WORDS:
gossip, tattle; descant, discuss, expatiate; yak ( yack), yammer, yap
Chin (Wikipedia)

The chin is the forward pointed part of the anterior mandible (mental region) below the lower lip. A fully developed human skull has a chin of between 0.7 cm and 1.1 cm.

Photo showing the chin of a human skull
Chin (Wiktionary)

English

Pronunciation

  • enPR: chĭn, IPA(key): /t͡ʃɪn/
  • Rhymes: -ɪn

Etymology 1

From Middle English chyn, from Old English ċinn (chin), from Proto-Germanic *kinnuz (chin), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus (chin, jaw).

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