cheek

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Synonyms: check, cheer, creek, cheep, wheek, chee, cheak, cleek, chek, chees, theek

Antonyms: check, cheer, creek, cheep, wheek, chee, cheak, cleek, chek, chees, theek

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q47038}}{{lb|en|anatomy}} The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.<!--prefer "oral cavity" to "mouth" for clarity; "mouth" could mean "lips" - Paul G, 1 February 2005-->
2. {{lb|en|anatomy|informal|usually|in the plural}} The lower part of the [[buttock]]s that is often exposed beneath very brief [[underwear]], [[swimwear]], or extremely short [[shorts]].
3. {{lb|en|figurative|informal|uncountable}} [[impudence|Impudence]].
4. {{lb|en|biology|informal}} One of the [[gena|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.
6. {{lb|en|in plural}} The [[branch]]es of a [[bridle]] [[bit]]. <!--Chambers 1908 has: "the cheek-strap of a horse's bridle, the ring at the end of the bit".--><ref>{{R:Knight AMD}}</ref>
7. Either side of an [[axehead]].
8. {{lb|en|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.

Verb

1. To be [[impudent]] towards.
2. To [[pull]] a [[horse]]'s [[head]] [[back]] toward the [[saddle]] using the cheek strap of the [[bridle]].
3. To put or keep something in one’s cheek.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en|pre-Norman}}.
2. {{place|en|ucomm|co/Carter County|s/Oklahoma|c/USA}}.
3. {{place|en|ucomm|co/Jefferson County|s/Texas|c/USA}}, established by John R. Cheek.

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