cheek
/t͡ʃiːk/
The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity; The lower part of the buttocks that is often exposed beneath very brief underwear, swimwear, or extremely short shorts; Impudence
- plural
- cheeks
Meanings
- 1
The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity
His cheeks were bright red.
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Tom kissed Mary on the cheek.
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- 2
The lower part of the buttocks that is often exposed beneath very brief underwear, swimwear, or extremely short shorts
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Impudence
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One of the genae, flat areas on the sides of a trilobite's cephalonrare
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One of the pieces of a machine, or of timber or stonework, that form corresponding sides or a similar pairrare
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One of the pieces of a machine, or of timber or stonework, that form corresponding sides or a similar pair.; pump-cheek, pump-cheeks, a piece of wood cut out fork-shaped in which the brake is fastened by means of a bolt and can thus move around and move the upper box of the pump up and downrare
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The branches of a bridle bitrare
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Either side of an axeheadrare
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The middle section of a flask, made so that it can be moved laterally, to permit the removal of the pattern from the mouldrare