Cheek-to-jowl

adj, adv

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of cheek by jowl. alt-of, alternative

    "But the crowds, presumably more dispersed throughout the sprawling conference center here, looked thinner than last year's noticeably more cheek-to-jowl throng in Washington's smaller Marriott Wardman Park Hotel (H&FCL April 05)."

Adverb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of cheek by jowl. alt-of, alternative

    "No matter whether a society operates at arm's length or cheek-to-jowl, the women look at each other more and stand a bit closer than do the men."

Synonyms

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arm in armas oneconcurrentlyhand in handhead to headherewith

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"But the crowds, presumably more dispersed throughout the sprawling conference center here, looked thinner than last year's noticeably more cheek-to-jowl throng in Washington's smaller Marriott Wardman Park Hotel (H&FCL April 05)."

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