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
Example sentences from the Web for cheeks
British Dictionary definitions for cheeks
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 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