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 cheek

“The lies of the government shocked us,” says Fatima, as the tears flow slowly from her eyes and down her cheek.

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Scrutinizing the lines on your face, she strokes your cheek and asks if your boss is working you too hard.

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Bakari reaches out, strokes Bundy's cheek and stares into his eyes longingly.

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But Tony Bennett will get a free pass on his latest release, Cheek to Cheek.

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But in the scene where the girl kisses me on the cheek, I start to cry.

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The cancer of the cheek in the parent becomes cancer of the bone in the child.

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“It is late to-night,” said Harry, now quite calm, though with a hot flush upon his cheek.

The Chaplain of the Fleet |Walter Besant and James Rice
Her lips were red and sweetly curved, her cheek was smooth and firm as so much brown velvet.

Spacehounds of IPC |Edward Elmer Smith
I looked neither at him nor at her, but, bending away, laid my cheek upon her curls.

The Wings of Icarus |Laurence Alma Tadema
The rose had faded from the cheek, the eyes were dim and lustreless.

The Life and Beauties of Fanny Fern |Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for cheek

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 cheek

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 cheek

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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