cheek en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- chēk
- /t͡ʃiːk/
Etymology
From Middle English cheeke, cheke, cheoke, choke, from Old English ċēce, ċēace, ċēoce (“cheek; jaw”), from Proto-West Germanic *kākā, *keukā (“jaw, cheek”), from Proto-Germanic *kēkǭ, *keukǭ (“jaw; palate; pharynx”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁- (“to chew”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Sooke (“cheek”), West Frisian tsjeak (“jaw”), Dutch kaak (“jaw; cheek”), Swedish käke (“jaw; jowl”), Norwegian kjake (“jaw”), Old Norse kók (“mouth; gullet”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.
There are some shrewd contents in yon same paper, / That steals the colours from Bassanio's cheek: / Some dear friend dead; else nothing in the world / Could turn so much the constitution / Of any constant man. What, worse and worse!— […]
c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:
- (countable, informal, plural-normally, uncountable) The lower part of the buttocks that is often exposed beneath very brief underwear, swimwear, or extremely short shorts.
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(figuratively, informal, uncountable) Impudence.
You’ve got some cheek, asking me for money!
- (countable, informal, uncountable) One of the genae, flat areas on the sides of a trilobite's cephalon.
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(countable, uncountable) One of the pieces of a machine, or of timber or stonework, that form corresponding sides or a similar pair.
the cheeks of a vice
the cheeks of a gun carriage
- (countable, uncountable) 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 down
- (countable, in-plural, uncountable) The branches of a bridle bit.
- (countable, uncountable) Either side of an axehead.
- (countable, uncountable) The middle section of a flask, made so that it can be moved laterally, to permit the removal of the pattern from the mould.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cheeks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
tongue firmly in cheek · cheekini · turn the other cheek · butment cheek · tongue-in-cheek · booty cheek · face cheek · with tongue in cheek · cheeky · cheek for chowl · butt-cheek · cheek plate · bench cheek · slapped cheek syndrome · fixed cheek · cheekful · cheekless · free cheek · to one's own cheek · cheek-by-jowl · cheekpiece · cheek-bone · cheek guard · cheeked · with one's tongue in one's cheek · cheekbone · cheek to jowl · cheekie · cheek tooth · tuftedcheek · cheek to cheek · chock full · spiny-cheek sleeper · cheek pouch · tongue in cheek · cheek-to-jowl · doorcheek · cheek bone · cheeker · cheek by jowl
Relateds
Synonyms
impertinence · sass · arsecheek · nerve · brass neck · nether cheek · chutzpah · impudence · asscheek · wang · butt cheek
Translations (352)
kky gaman (part of face) · sib pinga (part of face) · lv vaigs (part of face) · rme cham (part of face) · ta கன்னம் (part of face) · it gota (part of face) · ka ლოყა (part of face) · pcc jeemc (part of face) · el μάγουλο (part of face) · ms pipi (part of face) · om maddii (part of face) · myv чамабока (part of face) · nl bak (part of face) · mk фелка (colloquial: buttock) · ko 볼기 (colloquial: buttock) · rup bucã (colloquial: buttock) · gd pluic (part of face) · gl bochecho (part of face) · bg бу́за (part of face) · fr potence de bringuebale (nautical: a piece of wood cut out fork-shaped in which the brake is fastened) · sce qyža (part of face) · tr yanak (part of face) · fi peppuposki (colloquial: buttock) · dtp pingas (part of face) · ru мик (nautical: a piece of wood cut out fork-shaped in which the brake is fastened) · kmr qalçe (colloquial: buttock) · an caixo (part of face) · hi गाल (part of face) · msk pisngi (part of face) · br boc'h (part of face) · dv ކޯ (part of face) · be палі́чка (part of face) · ab аʒамҩа (part of face) · kky nhumbul (part of face) · xmf ღვანწკი (part of face) · cop ⲟⲩⲟϫⲓ (part of face) · fi poski (part of face) · te చెంప (part of face) · lt skrúostas (part of face) · ast mexella (part of face) · si කම්මුල (part of face) · fa-ira لُپ (part of face) · pom p'ál (part of face) · es nalga (colloquial: buttock) · es mejilla (part of face) · lmw hákin (part of face) · zku marltaitya (part of face) · fi pakara (colloquial: buttock) · rom ćham (part of face) · mi reherehe (colloquial: buttock) · sl lice (part of face) · alt јаак (part of face) · es papo (colloquial: impudence) · bg страна́ (part of face) · hy թուշ (colloquial: buttock) · ko 뺨 (part of face) · hy այտ (part of face) · kl ersaq (part of face) · ro bucă (colloquial: buttock) · th แก้ม (part of face) · it guancia (part of face) · et põsk (part of face) · sva ჰაყბა (part of face) · vo cüg (part of face) · sk tvár (part of face) · ha kunci (part of face) · he לֶחִי (part of face) · fi pyllyposki (colloquial: buttock) · hy թուշ (part of face) · tr yanak (colloquial: buttock) · fr fesse (colloquial: buttock) · be шчака́ (part of face) · inc-apa 𑆑𑆮𑆾𑆬 (part of face) · bo འགྲམ་པ (part of face) · tl pisngi (part of face) · so dhaban (part of face) · ja ほっぺた (part of face) · tk ýaňak (part of face) · sma searome (part of face) · cs líčko (part of face) · cmn 臉頰 /脸颊 (part of face) · pl policzek (part of face) · rif agemmiẓ (part of face) · drg porilling (part of face) · cr mikwaskonew (part of face) · nl wang (part of face) · oj ninow (part of face) · km ថ្ពាល់ (part of face) · tih pingas (part of face) · vi đít (colloquial: buttock) · af wang (part of face) · ota پیشانی (colloquial: impudence) · it braccio (nautical: a piece of wood cut out fork-shaped in which the brake is fastened) · el θράσος (colloquial: impudence) · ky жаак (part of face) · la bucca (part of face) · es descoco (colloquial: impudence) · sk líce (part of face) · rm missela (part of face) · sw tako (colloquial: buttock) · rcf zou (part of face) · ru полупо́пие (colloquial: buttock) · sc càvana (part of face) · ki ikai (part of face) · ar وَجْنَة (part of face) · gl meixela (part of face) · kw bogh (part of face) · pra 𑀕𑀁𑀟 (part of face) · ar خَدّ (part of face) · mww plhu (part of face) · mnc ᡶᡠᠯᠴᡳᠨ (part of face) · bg бу́за (colloquial: buttock) · sce qycha (part of face) · it braccio della tromba (nautical: a piece of wood cut out fork-shaped in which the brake is fastened) · sms njiõrr (part of face) · haw pāpālina (part of face) · de Stirn (colloquial: impudence) · it impudenza (colloquial: impudence) · fi varsi (nautical: a piece of wood cut out fork-shaped in which the brake is fastened) · sa see Thesaurus:गल्ल (part of face) · es glúteo (colloquial: buttock) · mfe lazou (part of face) · pi kapola (part of face) · kl uluak (part of face) · ga pluc (part of face) · mi peka (part of face) · inc-apa कवोल (part of face) · cmn 兩頰 /两颊 (part of face) · lld masela (part of face) · aho 𑜀𑜧𑜪 (part of face) · nl kaak (part of face) · it faccia tosta (colloquial: impudence) · da balde (colloquial: buttock) · ti ጉንጪ (part of face) · kix ūo (part of face) · bni litama (part of face) · arz خد (part of face) · ket qoleräng (part of face) · ko 볼 (part of face) · ba яңаҡ (part of face) · az yanaq (part of face) · sc canterza (part of face) · eu masail (part of face) · ru наха́льство (colloquial: impudence) · mk образ (part of face) · rm missiala (part of face) · it sfrontatezza (colloquial: impudence) · cmn 臉皮 /脸皮 (part of face) · vec ganasa (part of face) · sa कपोल (part of face) · am ጉንጭ (part of face) · kea buxexa (part of face) · ka ღაწვი (part of face) · kmr gep (part of face) · se muohtu (part of face) · de Mick (nautical: a piece of wood cut out fork-shaped in which the brake is fastened) · da uforskammethed (colloquial: impudence) · tew oeyáa (part of face) · is kinn (part of face) · pt nádega (colloquial: buttock) · wyi wang (part of face) · dsb lico (part of face) · ki rũthĩa (part of face) · sne panding (part of face) · gl nádega (colloquial: buttock) · yo ẹ̀rẹ̀kẹ́ (part of face) · ug مەڭز (part of face) · gl queixada (part of face) · el-cyp βούκκος (part of face) · gd aghaidh (colloquial: impudence) · bdr papa (part of face) · kqr pingas (part of face) · ur گال (part of face) · sc cantelza (part of face) · ceb aping (part of face) · ln litama (part of face) · ktu ditama (part of face) · duo padingel (part of face) · mi reperepe (colloquial: buttock) · el ζυγωματικά (part of face) · sh о̀браз (part of face) · mi kuruhope (colloquial: buttock) · oc gauta (part of face) · ne गाला (part of face) · pt bunda (colloquial: buttock) · mn хацар (part of face) · uk щока́ (part of face) · ro bucă (part of face) · cs půlka (colloquial: buttock) · fr joue (part of face) · mt ħadd (part of face) · sat ᱛᱷᱚᱛᱱᱟ (part of face) · ckb گووپ (part of face) · cmn 腮幫子 /腮帮子 (part of face) · ast carriellu (part of face) · sne paning (part of face) · ru на́глость (colloquial: impudence) · sq faqe (part of face) · grc παρειά (part of face) · cmn 腮 (part of face) · ca natja (colloquial: buttock) · ast papu (part of face) · nb kinn (part of face) · bm dafuruku (part of face) · cu ланита (part of face) · dlg hyngäk (part of face) · zdj travu (part of face) · pdc Wange (part of face) · cy boch (part of face) · mi tāreperepe (colloquial: buttock) · nl bil (colloquial: buttock) · sc mansidda (part of face) · uz yonoq (part of face) · ja 頬 (part of face) · mi whakatoi (colloquial: impudence) · egy mn:n-D:t-D19 (part of face) · ky жаңак (part of face) · zu isihlathi (part of face) · pt picota (nautical: a piece of wood cut out fork-shaped in which the brake is fastened) · br jod (part of face) · cmn 臉蛋 /脸蛋 (part of face) · rsk лїцо (part of face) · war bay-hon (part of face) · wo lex (part of face) · de Backe (part of face) · sc càvanu (part of face) · bsy bingal (part of face) · gd gruaidh (part of face) · hu orca (part of face) · ket qoledäng (part of face) · my ပါး (part of face) · de Wange (part of face) · prs کومَه (part of face) · gd bathais (colloquial: impudence) · ja ほっぺ (part of face) · smn nierâ (part of face) · ill bias (part of face) · io vango (part of face) · ota عارض (part of face) · mr गाल (part of face) · fa-ira گونِه (part of face) · st lerama (part of face) · kk бет (part of face) · ary حنك (part of face) · lua ditama (part of face) · de Pumpenmick (nautical: a piece of wood cut out fork-shaped in which the brake is fastened) · sc massidda (part of face) · nci cantli (part of face) · mvv pingal (part of face) · sv skinka (colloquial: buttock) · rmf tšam (part of face) · rm missella (part of face) · el κωλομέρι (colloquial: buttock) · rup maste (part of face) · it chiappa (colloquial: buttock) · got 𐌺𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌿𐍃 (part of face) · es carrillo (part of face) · hai ts'at (part of face) · bg на́глост (colloquial: impudence) · da kind (part of face) · mdf щёка (part of face) · lo ແກ້ມ (part of face) · pdc Backe (part of face) · gl froia (part of face) · kmr alek (part of face) · ky бет (part of face) · mel pipei (part of face) · twf tʼàmų́na (part of face) · nl mik (nautical: a piece of wood cut out fork-shaped in which the brake is fastened) · fi otsa (colloquial: impudence) · pt bochecha (part of face) · yi באַק (part of face) · sw shavu (part of face) · cmn 頰 /颊 (part of face) · ota یوز (colloquial: impudence) · ga leiceann (part of face) · ga grua (part of face) · nan-tws 脥肍 /𣍰肍 (part of face) · ru щека́ (colloquial: buttock) · tg гуна (part of face) · lut dxʷʔilaladiʔ (part of face) · sa गण्ड (part of face) · rup bucã (part of face) · mnc ᡧᠠᡴᡧᠠᡥᠠ (part of face) · zku marltawarta (part of face) · eo vango (part of face) · mba pipi (part of face) · gl fazula (part of face) · ota رخ (part of face) · id pipi (part of face) · tt яңак (part of face) · pdt Bak (part of face) · xh isidlele (part of face) · lu ditama (part of face) · cy grudd (part of face) · dtr pingas (part of face) · rm massella (part of face) · ko 뻔뻔 (colloquial: impudence) · cdm गेर् (part of face) · nl koon (part of face) · kn ಗಲ್ಲ (part of face) · fr culot (colloquial: impudence) · ota یناق (part of face) · sh òbraz (part of face) · tyz kẻm (part of face) · vi má (part of face) · fy wang (part of face) · eo sidvango (colloquial: buttock) · es cacha (part of face) · ps باړخو (part of face) · pra 𑀕𑀮𑁆𑀮 (part of face) · ota خد (part of face) · rm misseala (part of face) · cmn 腮頰 /腮颊 (part of face) · cmn 面頰 /面颊 (part of face) · es cachete (part of face) · bn গাল (part of face) · khb ᦶᦂᧄᧉ (part of face) · az ovurd (part of face) · gu ગાલ (part of face) · cjs наақ (part of face) · ru щека́ (part of face) · da frækhed (colloquial: impudence) · de Backe (colloquial: buttock) · el-cyp βούκκα (part of face) · pra 𑀓𑀯𑁄𑀮 (part of face) · la gena (part of face) · lus biang (part of face) · ga brusaireacht (colloquial: impudence) · vo glüet (colloquial: buttock) · mi pāpāringa (part of face) · fr toupet (colloquial: impudence) · bg наха́лство (colloquial: impudence) · es descaro (colloquial: impudence) · gl cacha (colloquial: buttock) · ca galta (part of face) · enm cheke (part of face) · ce бесни (part of face) · sv kind (part of face) · cmn 臉蛋子 /脸蛋子 (part of face) · ket qolet (part of face) · sah иэдэс (part of face) · lb Bak (part of face) · ltg byuds (part of face) · mzn بیج (part of face) · sv pumpknä (nautical: a piece of wood cut out fork-shaped in which the brake is fastened) · za gemj (part of face) · krc жыякъ (part of face) · yue 面珠 (part of face) · es picota (nautical: a piece of wood cut out fork-shaped in which the brake is fastened) · av кӏаркьен (part of face) · ro obraz (part of face)