1
: the fleshy side of the face below the eye and above and to the side of the mouth
broadly
: the lateral aspect of the head
2
: something suggestive of the human cheek in position or form
especially
: one of two laterally paired parts
3
: insolent boldness and self-assurance
4
cheeked; cheeking; cheeks
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Noun
He kissed her on the cheek.
He's got a cheek ignoring us like that.
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Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
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Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 27 Sep. 2024
Most Popular Start with the Party Pots Kit, which features three pots of buildable eye, lip, and cheek shimmer in hues Buzz, Click, and Twist.
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Noun
On Heyman, that meant apples of the cheeks—and Westman shares her secret face-lifting tip too.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
He’s got the classic ruddy cheeks and twinkle in his eye.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
Verb
He’s perched in front of jagged cliffs while hiking outside of Arles, France, a blue baseball cap pulled over his hair, cheeks extra-ruddy in the sun, his default affability tempered by a sense of despondency.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 27 Sep. 2024
Most Popular Start with the Party Pots Kit, which features three pots of buildable eye, lip, and cheek shimmer in hues Buzz, Click, and Twist.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 27 Nov. 2023
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“Cheek.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheek. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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cheek
1 of 2 nounˈchēk
1
: the fleshy side of the face below the eye and above and to the side of the mouth
broadly
: the lateral aspect of the head
2
cheek
2 of 2 transitive verb
: to conceal (medication) in the cheek for future use
On March 29, two days before she committed suicide, the staff found she had been "cheeking medications" to save them for a later overdose …—Michael O'D. Moore, The Bangor (Maine) Daily News
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