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chinbone

chinbone noun: that part of the mandible that forms the chin.

Noun

chinbone (plural chinbones)

  1. That part of the mandible that forms the chin.

Forms of chinbone

pluralchinbones

Origin of chinbone

From Old English ċinbān. Equivalent to chin + bone.

Questions about chinbone

What does chinbone mean?
Chinbone means that part of the mandible that forms the chin.
What part of speech is chinbone?
Chinbone is a noun.
What is the plural of chinbone?
The plural of chinbone is chinbones.

Words near chinbone in the dictionary

  1. chinawoman
  2. chinawomen
  3. chinazol
  4. chinband
  5. chinbands
  6. chinbone
  7. chinbones
  8. Chinca
  9. chincapin
  10. chincapins
  11. chince

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