Definition of CHEEK

cheek

Meanings

Plural: cheeks

Noun

  • either side of the face below the eyes
  • an impudent statement
  • either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump
  • impudent aggressiveness
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.

Verb

  • speak impudently to
  • To be impudent towards.
  • To pull a horse's head back toward the saddle using the cheek strap of the bridle.
  • To put or keep something in one’s cheek.

Origin / 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”).

Synonyms

arsecheek, asscheek, boldness, brass, brass neck, butt cheek, buttock, chutzpah, face, impertinence, impudence, nerve, nether cheek, sass, wang

Scrabble Score: 14

cheek is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
cheek is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cheek is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

cheek is a valid Words With Friends word