cheek
[ cheek ]
/ tʃik /
noun
Idioms for cheek
cheek by jowl,
in close intimacy; side by side: a row of houses cheek by jowl.
(with) tongue in cheek.
tongue(def 37).
Origin of cheek
before 900; Middle English
cheke, Old English
cē(a)ce; akin to Dutch
kaak, Middle Low German
kake
OTHER WORDS FROM cheek
cheek·less, adjectiveWords nearby cheek
British Dictionary definitions for cheek by jowl
cheek
/ (tʃiːk) /
noun
verb
(tr) informal
to speak or behave disrespectfully to; act impudently towards
Derived forms of cheek
cheekless, adjectiveWord Origin for cheek
Old English
ceace; related to Middle Low German
kāke, Dutch
kaak
Medical definitions for cheek by jowl
cheek
[ chēk ]
n.
The fleshy part of either side of the face below the eye and between the nose and ear.
Either of the buttocks.
Cultural definitions for cheek by jowl
cheek by jowl
Situated side by side or in close contact: “The commuters were packed in the subway cheek by jowl.”
Idioms and Phrases with cheek by jowl (1 of 2)
cheek by jowl
Side by side, close together, as in In that crowded subway car we stood cheek by jowl, virtually holding one another up. This term dates from the 16th century, when it replaced cheek by cheek.
Idioms and Phrases with cheek by jowl (2 of 2)
cheek