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cheek

[cheek]

noun

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

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

  3. 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.

  4. impudence or effrontery.

    He's got a lot of cheek to say that to me!

    Synonyms: , , ,
  5. Slang.either of the buttocks.

  6. Architecture.

    1. one side of an opening, as a reveal.

    2. either of two similar faces of a projection, as a buttress or dormer.

  7. Carpentry.

    1. a piece of wood removed from the end of a timber in making a tenon.

    2. a piece of wood on either side of a mortise.

  8. one side of a hammer head.

  9. 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.

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

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

  12. 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.

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



cheek

/ ʃː /

noun

    1. either side of the face, esp that part below the eye

    2. either side of the oral cavity; side of the mouth

  1. informalimpudence; effrontery

  2. informal(often plural) either side of the buttocks

  3. (often plural) a side of a door jamb

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

  5. one of the jaws of a vice

  6. close together; intimately linked

  7. to be submissive and refuse to retaliate even when provoked or treated badly

  8. See tongue

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • cheekless adjective
  • ˈ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cheek1

before 900; Middle English cheke, Old English ŧ ( a ) ce; akin to Dutch kaak, Middle Low German kake
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cheek1

Old English ceace; related to Middle Low German , Dutch kaak
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. (with) tongue in cheek. tongue.

  2. cheek by jowl, in close intimacy; side by side.

    a row of houses cheek by jowl.

In addition to the idiom beginning with cheek, also see tongue in cheek; turn the other cheek.
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Example Sentences

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This Teen Vogue pictorial offers a glimpse of the audience at Carpenter's concerts: teen girls and young women wearing over-the-top girl gear, all pink bows and lace lingerie, with tongues firmly planted in cheek.

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Don’t let the rouged cheeks and Shirley Temple curls fool you.

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Anytime I am alone and think about him, tears always roll down my cheeks.

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There was the brutality of slaps down the ground and cheek of reverse-scoops.

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I had gone home for a few weeks and got a spider bite on my cheek.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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