cheekbone
- noun
- /ˈtʃikˌboʊn/
- The doctor pointed out that her cheekbone was fractured after the accident.
- high cheekbones
- prominent cheekbones
- nose and cheekbones
And I'm going over the cheekbone, not under it.
- And I'm going over the cheekbone, not under it.
- So I'm just putting this on my cheekbones and maybe my nose.
- Also going to contour the cheekbones and the the nose as well.
- So I make this funny face just to see where my cheekbone is.
- Just add some of that to my cheeks, to my cheekbones.
- And then I'm just going to bring that into my cheekbone.
- We're just going to put that on the cheekbone.
Examples
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My client has a broken nose and a fractured cheekbone.
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He applied highlighter to his cheekbones to enhance his facial features.
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So I make this funny face just to see where my cheekbone is.
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Just give myself a little cheekbone depth right over here.
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And I'm going over the cheekbone, not under it.
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Just go up to the cheekbone so that it highlights there too.
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So yeah, make sure your cheekbones are even.
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This makes your cheekbones look like wet glass.
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I'm much more interested in those lovely high cheekbones of yours.
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So I'm just putting this on my cheekbones and maybe my nose.
Synonyms
A bone that forms the cheek and part of the eye socket
A bone that forms the cheek below the eye
A bone that forms the cheek below and beside the eye
A bone under the eye that makes the cheek stand out
A bone under the eye that forms the cheek
A bone under the eye that makes the cheek stick out
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word cheekbone is simply cheek + bone; it means the 'bone' just under the 'cheek' that makes your face stand out and gives your cheek its shape.