"cheek by jowl" Definition

  1. side by side—said often of persons in such close confabulation that their faces almost touch.

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Position in the dictionary: 593 of 4022 slang words.
Next words in the dictionary: cheese, cheesecutter, cheesemongers, cheesy, cherry-bums, cherry-colour, cherry-merry, cherubs, cheshire cat, chi-ike
Previous words in the dictionary: cheek, chee-chee, checks, cheat’em, cheap jacks, cheap, chaw-bacon, chaw over, chaw, chaunters

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