cheek

[ cheek ]

/ tʃik /

noun

either side of the face below the eye and above the jaw.

the side wall of the mouth between the upper and lower jaws.

something resembling the side of the human face in form or position, as either of two parts forming corresponding sides of various objects: the cheeks of a vise.

impudence or effrontery: He's got a lot of cheek to say that to me!

Slang. either of the buttocks.

Architecture.

one side of an opening, as a reveal.
either of two similar faces of a projection, as a buttress or dormer.

Carpentry.

a piece of wood removed from the end of a timber in making a tenon.
a piece of wood on either side of a mortise.

one side of a hammer head.

Horology. one of two pieces placed on both sides of the suspension spring of a pendulum to control the amplitude of oscillation or to give the arc of the pendulum a cycloidal form.

one of the two main vertical supports forming the frame of a hand printing press.

Machinery. either of the sides of a pulley or block.

Nautical. either of a pair of fore-and-aft members at the lower end of the head of a lower mast, used to support trestletrees which in turn support a top and often the heel of a topmast; one of the hounds of a lower mast.

Metallurgy. any part of a flask between the cope and the drag.

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

SYNONYMS FOR cheek

4 nerve, audacity, brass, gall.

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OTHER WORDS FROM cheek

cheek·less, adjective

Words nearby cheek

cheddar pink, cheddite, cheder, chee-chee, cheechako, cheek, cheek by jowl, cheek muscle, cheek pouch, cheek strap, cheek tooth

Example sentences from the Web for cheeks

Now in his early thirties, his cheeks are sunken from smoking too much hash.

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I could feel the fat of my cheeks trying to escape as she held me still to mark me with red lipstick.

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I stared at her photo until I began to feel tears rolls down my cheeks.

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When it started to become more than that and my cheeks started to sink in and stuff like that, I thought it would be best to go.

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Swish it, especially around the cheeks and upper palate, and pull it through your teeth.

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She glided out of the window, and Peggy followed, her heart beating to suffocation, her cheeks glowing with excitement.

Peggy |Laura E. Richards
On the morning, when the Americans had paraded to surrender, tears were seen coursing down the cheeks of Gen. Moultrie.

A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion |William Dobein James
Aurora caught her daughter's cheeks between her hands and laughed all over them.

The Grandissimes |George Washington Cable
Her cheeks paled at the sound, and she rested silent until presently summoned to the drawing-room.

From the Valley of the Missing |Grace Miller White
When she turned round at last, she saw him sitting on the sofa, his cheeks wet with tears.

Married |August Strindberg

British Dictionary definitions for cheeks

cheek

/ (tʃiːk) /

noun

either side of the face, esp that part below the eye
either side of the oral cavity; side of the mouthRelated adjectives: buccal, genal, malar

informal impudence; effrontery

(often plural) informal either side of the buttocks

(often plural) a side of a door jamb

nautical one of the two fore-and-aft supports for the trestletrees on a mast of a sailing vessel, forming part of the hounds

one of the jaws of a vice

cheek by jowl close together; intimately linked

turn the other cheek to be submissive and refuse to retaliate even when provoked or treated badly

with one's tongue in one's cheek See tongue (def. 19)

verb

(tr) informal to speak or behave disrespectfully to; act impudently towards

Derived forms of cheek

cheekless, adjective

Word Origin for cheek

Old English ceace; related to Middle Low German kāke, Dutch kaak

Medical definitions for cheeks

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.

Idioms and Phrases with cheeks

cheek

In addition to the idiom beginning with cheek

cheek by jowl

also see:

tongue in cheek
turn the other cheek

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