chops
Bone-in pork portions
Chops are the jaws or the area around the mouth, especially on an animal: The dog licked its chops.
In music, chops means technical skill, particularly on an instrument: That guitarist has serious chops.
The meaning extends to competence in any field: She has the chops to run the department.
A chop is also a cut of meat with bone attached, typically from the rib or loin: pork chops, lamb chops.
To bust someone's chops is to tease or criticize them persistently.
Slack facial flesh
- jawlineLower facial boundary
- mandibleLower facial bone
- whiskersFacial sensory hairs
- sideburnsCheek hair near ears
muttonchops · cheeks · face · bushy · groomed · beard · Victorian · lip
Wind player's mouth position
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
- trumpetValved brass wind instrument
- saxophoneReed instrument, brass body
- tromboneSlide-operated brass instrument
horn · lip · mouthpiece · tone · endurance · practice · jazz · technique
Inborn aptitude
- abilityPower to do something
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
- masteryComplete skill or control
technique · prowess · competence · finesse · virtuosity · aptitude · dexterity · flair
pork
Pig as food
cutlet · bone-in · breaded · grilled · fried · braised · seared · marinated · seasoned · tenderloin
jowls
Slack facial flesh
sideburns · muttonchops · cheeks · face · bushy · groomed · beard · Victorian · lip · licking
embouchure
Wind player's mouth position
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
- trumpetValved brass wind instrument
- saxophoneReed instrument, brass body
trombone · horn · lip · mouthpiece · tone · endurance · practice · jazz · technique · range
talent
Inborn aptitude
- abilityPower to do something
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
mastery · technique · prowess · competence · finesse · virtuosity · aptitude · dexterity · flair · savvy
strike
Forceful impact or stoppage
kick · martial arts · sparring · palm · thrust · defense · attack · rapid · combination
- cuts offdisconnects, severs, detaches, unplugs, shuts off
- butcherybutcher, meat, butchering, beef, slaughter
- Meat Cuttingslicing, dicing, trimming, boning, filleting
- meatbeef, pork, chicken, steak, bacon
- skillsskills, skill, ability, abilities, competencies
- expertiseexpertise, skill, mastery, proficiency, competence
chopsincompetence
Lack of required skill
ineptitude · inexperience · amateurishness · inability · talentlessness
chopsfilets
Boneless meat slices
cutlets · ground meat · roasts · tenderloin · medallions
- pork chopCut from a pig
- chop downCut until it topples
- chop upCut into pieces
- chopping blockSurface for cutting meat
- lamb chopsSmall cuts from young sheep
- chopped upCut into fragments
chop, chopping, chopper, chopped, choppers, chopsticks, chopstick, chophouse