cheek

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: impudenceimpertinencebuttockboldnessnervebrassface

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

  1. either side of the face below the eyes
  2. an impudent statementSynonyms: impudenceimpertinence
  3. either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rumpSynonyms: buttock
  4. impudent aggressiveness“I couldn't believe her boldness”“he had the effrontery to question my honesty”Synonyms: boldnessnervebrassface

Verb (1)

  1. speak impudently to
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Cheek \Cheek\ (ch[=e]k), n. [OE. cheke, cheoke, AS. ce[`a]ce, ce[`o]ce; cf. Goth. kukjan to kiss, D. kaak cheek; perh. akin to E. chew, jaw.]

1.The side of the face below the eye. [1913 Webster]

2.The cheek bone. [Obs.] --Caucer. [1913 Webster]

3.pl. (Mech.) Those pieces of a machine, or of any timber, or stone work, which form corresponding sides, or which are similar and in pair; as, the cheeks (jaws) of a vise; the cheeks of a gun carriage, etc. [1913 Webster]

4.pl. The branches of a bridle bit. --Knight. [1913 Webster]

5.(Founding) A section of a flask, so made that it can be moved laterally, to permit the removal of the pattern from the mold; the middle part of a flask. [1913 Webster]

6.Cool confidence; assurance; impudence. [Slang] [1913 Webster]

Cheek of beef. See Illust. of Beef.

Cheek bone (Anat.) the bone of the side of the face; esp., the malar bone.

Cheek by jowl, side by side; very intimate.

Cheek pouch (Zool.), a sacklike dilation of the cheeks of certain monkeys and rodents, used for holding food.

Cheeks of a block, the two sides of the shell of a tackle block.

Cheeks of a mast, the projection on each side of a mast, upon which the trestletrees rest.

Cheek tooth (Anat.), a hinder or molar tooth.

Butment cheek. See under Butment. [1913 Webster]

Cheek \Cheek\ (ch[=e]k), v. t. To be impudent or saucy to. [Slang.] [1913 Webster]
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