cheek+by+jowl
1Cheek by Jowl — is a theatre company founded by Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod in 1981. The company has performed across the world and, with their 1986 production of Twelfth Night, were the first to bring a Shakespearean play to The Swan. Cheek by Jowl is a… …
2Cheek by jowl — Jowl Jowl (joul or j[=o]l), n. [For older chole, chaul, AS. ceaft jaw. Cf. {Chaps}.] The cheek; the jaw. [Written also {jole}, {choule}, {chowle}, and {geoule}.] [1913 Webster] {Cheek by jowl}, with the cheeks close together; side by side; in… …
3Cheek by jowl — Cheek Cheek (ch[=e]k), n. [OE. cheke, cheoke, AS. ce[ a]ce, ce[ o]ce; cf. Goth. kukjan to kiss, D. kaak cheek; perh. akin to E. chew, jaw.] 1. The side of the face below the eye. [1913 Webster] 2. The cheek bone. [Obs.] Caucer. [1913 Webster] 3.… …
4cheek by jowl — If things or people are cheek by jowl, they are very close together …
5cheek by jowl — ► cheek by jowl close together. Main Entry: ↑cheek …
6cheek by jowl — adverb in close proximity (Freq. 1) the houses were jumbled together cheek by jowl * * * phrasal : with cheeks close together : in close proximity or intimate relationship people who live cheek by jowl and breathe the same air Virginia Woolf * *… …
7cheek by jowl — If things or people are cheek by jowl, they are very close together. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** When people are cheek by jowl, they are crammed uncomfortably close together. The refugees are living cheek by jowl in a temporary …
8cheek by jowl — very close together. Business and residential buildings have been developed cheek by jowl in this city. Etymology: based on the idea that the cheek and jowl (= parts of the face) are very close to each other …
9cheek by jowl — adverb In close proximity; crammed uncomfortably close together. All sorts of people lived cheek by jowl in the old city …
10cheek by jowl — beside, alongside, side by side Jack and James fought cheek by jowl in World War I …
