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Definitions for Chinless

[1] the lower extremity of the face, below the mouth.
[2] the prominence of the lower jaw.
[3] Informal . chin-up.
[4] Gymnastics . to bring one's chin up to (a horizontal bar, from which one is hanging by the hands), by bending the elbows. to raise (oneself) to this position.
[5] to raise or hold to the chin, as a violin.
[6] Archaic . to talk to; chatter with.
[7] Gymnastics . to chin oneself.
[8] Slang . to talk; chatter: We sat up all night chinning about our college days.
[9] keep one's chin up , to maintain a cheerful disposition in spite of difficulties, disappointments, etc. Also chin up.
[10] take it on the chin , Informal . to suffer defeat; fail completely. to endure suffering or punishment.
[11] having a receding chin
[12] weak or ineffectual
[13] the protruding part of the lower jaw
[14] the front part of the face below the lips Related adjective: genial
[15] keep one's chin up to keep cheerful under difficult circumstances Sometimes shortened to: chin up!
[16] take it on the chin informal to face squarely up to a defeat, adversity, etc
[17] gymnastics to raise one's chin to (a horizontal bar, etc) when hanging by the arms
[18] (tr) informal to punch or hit (someone) on the chin

Words nearby Chinless

chinchimneypiece, chimneypot, chimp, chimpanzee, chimu, chin, chin ball, chin cactus, chin cough, chin hills, chin muscle

Origin of Chinless

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

Other words from Chinless

chin·less , adjective
un·der·chin , noun

Word origin for Chinless

Old English cinn; related to Old Norse kinn, Old High German kinni, Latin gena cheek, Old Irish gin mouth, Sanskrit hanu