cheek

== English == === 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”). === Pronunciation === enPR: chēk, IPA(key): /t͡ʃiːk/ Rhymes: -iːk === Noun === cheek (countable and uncountable, plural cheeks) (anatomy) The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity. Synonym: (obsolete) wang (anatomy, informal, usually in the plural) The lower part of the buttocks that is often exposed beneath very brief underwear, swimwear, or extremely short shorts. Synonyms: arsecheek, asscheek, butt cheek, nether cheek (figurative, informal, uncountable) Impudence. Synonyms: impertinence, impudence, (slang) brass neck, (informal) nerve, (informal, especially US) sass, chutzpah (biology, informal) 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. (nautical) 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 (in the plural) The branches of a bridle bit. Either side of an axehead. (metalworking) The middle section of a flask, made so that it can be moved laterally, to permit the removal of the pattern from the mould. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== buccal genal === Verb === cheek (third-person singular simple present cheeks, present participle cheeking, simple past and past participle cheeked) 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. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Anagrams === Keech, keech == Middle English == === Noun === cheek alternative form of cheke