cheeks

/tʃiːks/

IPA: /CH IY1 K S/

noun

1
The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.
2
(usually in the plural) The lower part of the buttocks that is often exposed beneath very brief underwear, swimwear, or extremely short shorts.
3
Impudence.
“You’ve got some cheek, asking me for money!”
4
One of the genae, flat areas on the sides of a trilobite's cephalon.
5
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”
6
(in plural) The branches of a bridle bit.
7
Either side of an axehead.
8
The middle section of a flask, made so that it can be moved laterally, to permit the removal of the pattern from the mould.

Synonyms

verb

1
To be impudent towards.
“Don't cheek me, you little rascal!”
2
To pull a horse's head back toward the saddle using the cheek strap of the bridle.

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