cheek
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- noun
- /tʃik/
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- What happened to your cheek there?
- cheeks and forehead
- cheeks and nose
- cheeks and chin
Just add some of that to my cheeks, to my cheekbones.
- Just add some of that to my cheeks, to my cheekbones.
- And he had tears streaming down his cheeks while he ate this thing.
- My face was really gaunt with my cheeks like sunken in.
- I'm going to start with my cheeks, get the other side too.
- Three fingers of each hand on your lower cheeks, thumbs under your chin.
- No, no, no A is kiss on the cheek live on the podcast.
- But this one is a beautiful mauve that gives your cheeks enough glow.
- You're going to have firm, plump cheeks after this.
Examples
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I like the apples of the cheek to be pinker.
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I'm just going to warm up my cheek and temple area.
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And I'm also going to work on the cheek and the neck.
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Son, you have a little smear of something on your cheek.
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Then he kisses her on the cheek, helping her with her coat.
Academic text (2011) -
Desperate for contact, he reaches out to touch her cheek, but then hesitates and pulls back.
Fiction book (1990) -
Sarah just manages to reach out and brush his cheek lightly with her sleepy fingers.
Fiction book (1990) -
Bill looked up at the small, pretty face, her cheeks already rosy from the icy air.
Fiction book (1990) -
I gave her a kiss on the cheek before saying goodbye.
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He felt a sting on his cheek after the unexpected slap.
Synonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A part of the face that flattens the cheek and pulls back the corner of the mouth
- Specialized
A pocket inside the mouth of some animals used to store food temporarily
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cheek comes from an old English word that meant 'side of the face', the soft part below the eye. So cheek still means that part of the face today.