to nod one's head, often as a sign of greeting, acknowledgement, or approval

(bound form) the upper jaw or maxilla

lower jaw; mandible

lower jawbone; mandible

literally to find a pearl under the chin of a black dragon; figuratively, to grasp the essence or key point of a poem, argument, or text

Describing a person with a powerful or majestic appearance, traditionally believed to be the look of a high-ranking official.

(literary) looking yellow and thin from hunger; gaunt from starvation

the area located underneath the chin

the pearl found under the chin of a dragon; something extremely precious or hard to obtain

The pair of salivary glands located on either side of the lower jaw that secrete saliva into the mouth; also known as the submandibular gland.

The third and fourth lines of an eight-line regulated poem, which are usually required to be parallel in structure.

a person one knows only slightly; a nodding acquaintance

to nod one's head and smile in greeting or as a sign of approval

any of various non-venomous snakes of the family Colubridae, specifically referring to the Elaphe genus