As a numeral chin
is nine.
As a letter x is
the twenty-fourth letter of the.
As a symbol x is
voiceless velar fricative.
chin
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) chin, from (etyl) ).
Noun
(
en noun)
The bottom of a face, especially, the lower jaw or the region below the mouth.
(slang, US) talk.
(slang, British) A falsehood.
(boxing, uncountable) The ability to withstand being punched in the face without being knocked out.
Synonyms
* mentum
Derived terms
* chin music
* chinstrap
* chin up
* chin-up
* double chin
* take something on the chin
Verb
(chinn)
(slang) To talk.
To perform a chin-up.
(UK) To punch (someone)'s chin (part of the body).
Synonyms
* gab
Etymology 2
Shortening of chinchilla.
Noun
(
en noun)
(endearing) a chinchilla.
Anagrams
*
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x
Translingual
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(
wikipedia X)
Etymology 1
Letter
The twenty-fourth letter of the .
Symbol
(
mul-symbol)
A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
strike
Etymology 2
Possibly from skull and crossbones
Derived terms
* XXX
See also
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, page=X
, NATO=X-ray
, Morse=–··–
, Character=X
, Braille=?
}}
Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type
Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur
Roman numerals
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