double chinnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌdʌb.əl ˈtʃɪn/us/ˌdʌb.əl ˈtʃɪn/a fold of skin between the face and neck, caused by a layer of fat developing under the skin
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
The head & face
- -cheeked
- -chinned
- -faced
- chin
- countenance
- dimple
- facial
- facies
- frontalis
- hairline
- mandible
- nape
- neck
- nose
- nucha
- nuchal
- pes anserinus
- splenius
- temple
- temporal
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Examples from literature
- Her double chin was dimpled, and her teeth were marvels of whiteness and regularity.
- Now she was old and fat with a hawk nose and a double chin and one tooth left in the middle of the front.
- See what a double chin he's got.
- The corners of his mouth under his white moustache drooped towards his double chin.
- The landlord nodded his head, and rubbed his double chin harder than ever.