Cheek

Word CHEEK
Character 5
Hyphenation cheek
Pronunciations /tʃiːk/

Definitions and meanings of "Cheek"

What do we mean by cheek?

The fleshy part of either side of the face below the eye and between the nose and ear. noun

Something resembling the cheek in shape or position. noun

Either of the buttocks. noun

Impertinent boldness. noun

To speak impudently to. transitive verb

(cheek by jowl) Side by side; close together. idiom

Either of the two sides of the face below the eyes. noun

Something regarded as resembling the human cheek in form or position; one of two pieces, as of an instrument, apparatus, framework, etc., which form corresponding sides or which are double and alike. noun

The miter-sill of a lock-gate. Naut., one of the pieces of a block which form the sides of the shell. noun

A cheek-bone; a jaw-bone. noun

In entomology, the gena, or that part of an insect's head which lies between the eye and the mouth-cavity. This region sometimes becomes very prominent, as in certain of the Diptera. noun

The edible portion of the large seaclam, Mactra solidissima. noun

Cool confidence; brazen-faced impudence; an impudent or self-confident manner: as, he has plenty of cheek. noun

Share; portion; allowance. noun

To bring up to the cheek.

To face; confront in a bold or impudent manner; assail with impudent or insulting language.

The side of the face below the eye. noun

The cheek bone. noun

Those pieces of a machine, or of any timber, or stone work, which form corresponding sides, or which are similar and in pair noun

The branches of a bridle bit. noun

The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.

(usually in the plural) The lower part of the buttocks that is often exposed beneath very brief underwear, swimwear, or extremely short shorts.

Impudence.

One of the genae, flat areas on the sides of a trilobite's cephalon.

One of the pieces of a machine, or of timber or stonework, that form corresponding sides or a similar pair.

(in plural) The branches of a bridle bit.

Either side of an axehead.

The middle section of a flask, made so that it can be moved laterally, to permit the removal of the pattern from the mould.

Newton's lesser known, recently rediscovered 69th Law: skin and other non bone tissues with the ability to freely oscillate at a certain arbitrary finite speed; also a sine function because said cheek is put in motion from a state of rest and starts at the origin: (0,0) Urban Dictionary

A British word for someone who disrespects and talks back to you. To give cheek. Urban Dictionary

Rubbing of one's cheek to another person's cheek to display affection. Sparks fly when it happens. Lotion recommended for extra softness. Caution: possible acne may occur Urban Dictionary

One part of a persons ass Urban Dictionary

To accidently hangup on somebody with your smartphone by touching "end call" on the touch screen with your cheek. Can end with an "ed" "ing" or "er" as well Urban Dictionary

Chick geek. A female geek, typically the one in a group of male geeks. Identifying characteristics include cell phone, blackberry, IRC nick, fully conversational in Cisco IOS (CCIE recommended),fully GPL compliant, sourceforge regular, gaming nights, etc. Seen as "one of the guys" and usually not as a viable option for dating. Urban Dictionary

A term for a type of slow dance that that was popular during the 1940s and 1950s. Made famous by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. This dance is simple in itself. What makes it special is as you dance ever slowly your and the other persons facial cheeks never leave another. Usually the music accompanying is old jazz or vocal jazz Urban Dictionary

A response to cheeky/sarcastic remarks or behaviour by others. Usually used in jest. Urban Dictionary

When you’re telling someone some real ass shit and you need to let them know it’s for real. It also can be used in a question format. cheeks referring to booty cheeks Urban Dictionary

Describes something fucked or really bad Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Cheek

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The word "cheek" in example sentences

Petzal, with his tongue firmly in cheek, is spot on. ❋ Unknown (2006)

I sincerely hope this article was written with tongue firmly planted in cheek, or else I pray for you. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The footage is tongue in cheek, all rather typically French. ❋ Nesrine Malik (2010)

The only way it could work if it was more tongue in cheek, ala The Brady Bunch Movie. ❋ Unknown (2010)

From you, that's quite the compliment (seriously, not tongue in cheek). ❋ Unknown (2010)

So back to the camp we made our way, with tongue in cheek, to put his proposals to the others. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This sadistic demon has a penchant for snaring weary pilgrims, especially those men who bring around (tongue in cheek) religious and inspirational pamphlets. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Essentially I was making the same point you are, a bit more tongue in cheek though. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Anything from The Onion is tongue in cheek, and the playing to a stereotype of Adderall (which The Onion does so well) is entirely a mockery of off label use — not its use in treating ADD. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Because Jon's message was on twitter and was absolutely public, tongue in cheek style. ❋ Unknown (2010)

February 24th, 2009 at 11: 18 pm anonymous, tongue in cheek msw Says: ❋ Unknown (2009)

I read from other comments, think kKop mentioned it tongue in cheek, that a revolution was in order, with Martin Johnson as el Presidente. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2010)

Every state should standardize on “state” and “county” (note tongue firmly planted in cheek). ❋ Unknown (2010)

I'm all for tongue in cheek sci-fi films, but this movie fails hard at even that. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Speaking of stupidity, though, I can only hope that the blanket assertion that Bush will be president is tongue in cheek and not an attempt at the all-wise. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Mar 2nd, 2010 at 10: 45 am ceh: lol … this was supposed to be tongue in cheek, right? ❋ Unknown (2010)

[Lemme] see those [cheeks] [oscillate] ❋ Cheekoverlord (2020)

"[She is] [one] [cheeky bitch]!" ❋ Sara (2004)

Oh man, [Kimberly] just [cheeked] [Maxwell]! ❋ Ilikecheek (2012)

"I would like to [bang her] [inbetween] her ass [cheeks]." ❋ Allan Bowling (2006)

(Picks up phone from person I just [cheeked]): Hey, I'm a [cheeker]. (Person on the other line): Stop [cheeking] me! ❋ Iamnotthekase (2011)

"Nicole is a total cheek. I was talking to her on IRC about having a night of D&D next week. She said she had to go [reset] the [router] and update the ACLs and she would [text me later]." ❋ Pppoeden (2007)

"And for [hawkeye] [cheek to cheek]" Amd the ladies of the camp [giggled] excessively at the thought of being that close to the daring surgeon ❋ Theamazinggeek (2018)

*John looks at the F symbol on his [physics paper] in horror* His friend [nudges] him and says, "All that hard work really paying off hey?" John replies, "That's a [cheek]!" ❋ TADPOOL (2016)

On cheeks, she got [herpes] from that guy. On cheeks, [did he die] in a [car crash]? ❋ Big Ski (2019)

Hey did u [read that] book [Yeah bro] but it was [cheeks] ❋ Lilheg39 (2020)

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