The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.]
The side of the face below the eye.
The cheek bone. [Obs.]
--Caucer.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.
pl. The branches of a bridle bit.
--Knight.(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.
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Cool confidence; assurance; impudence. [Slang]
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 (Zo["o]l.), 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.
Usage examples of "cheek bone".
Here and there, a shoulder or a cheek bone or a fin or a hoof burned green or indigo, crimson or lemon in the gloom.
At the same time, the skull rolled away from the neck: cheek bone, nasal cartilege, and chin chuckled over the floor.
Antikas himself had injuries to his arms and hands, and the skin over his cheek bone showed a vivid red burn.
The nerves of his wounded face came back to life and throbbed, and his cheek bone ached, and his broken nose bulged and pulsed with pain that seemed to toss him about, to shake him.