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cheek

  [cheek]
–noun
1. either side of the face below the eye and above the jaw.
2. the side wall of the mouth between the upper and lower jaws.
3. something resembling the side of the human face in form or position, as either of two parts forming corresponding sides of various objects: the cheeks of a vise.
4. impudence or effrontery: He's got a lot of cheek to say that to me!
5. Slang. either of the buttocks.
6. Architecture.
a. one side of an opening, as a reveal.
b. either of two similar faces of a projection, as a buttress or dormer.
7. Carpentry.
a. a piece of wood removed from the end of a timber in making a tenon.
b. a piece of wood on either side of a mortise.
8. one side of a hammer head.
9. Horology. one of two pieces placed on both sides of the suspension spring of a pendulum to control the amplitude of oscillation or to give the arc of the pendulum a cycloidal form.
10. one of the two main vertical supports forming the frame of a hand printing press.
11. Machinery. either of the sides of a pulley or block.
12. Nautical. either of a pair of fore-and-aft members at the lower end of the head of a lower mast, used to support trestletrees which in turn support a top and often the heel of a topmast; one of the hounds of a lower mast.
13. Metallurgy. any part of a flask between the cope and the drag.
—Idioms
14. cheek by jowl, in close intimacy; side by side: a row of houses cheek by jowl.
15. (with) tongue in cheek. tongue (def. 37).
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Origin:
bef. 900; ME cheke, OE cē(a)ce; akin to D kaak, MLG kake

Related forms:
cheekless, adjective

Synonyms:
4. nerve, audacity, brass, gall.
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cheek   (chēk)   
n.  

  1. The fleshy part of either side of the face below the eye and between the nose and ear.

  2. Something resembling the cheek in shape or position.

  3. Either of the buttocks.

  4. Impertinent boldness: had the cheek to insult his hosts.

tr.v.   cheeked, cheek·ing, cheeks Informal
To speak impudently to.

[Middle English cheke, from Old English cēace.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

cheek 
O.E. ceace, cece "jaw, jawbone," also "the fleshy wall of the mouth," from W.Gmc. *kaukon, not found outside W.Gmc. Sense of "insolence" is from 1840; cheeky first attested 1859. Cheeks "the buttocks" is from c.1600. To turn the other cheek is an allusion to Matt. v.39 and Luke vi.29.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cheek
Pronunciation: 'chEk
Function: noun
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 : BUTTOCK 1
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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cheek (chēk)
n.

  1. The fleshy part of either side of the face below the eye and between the nose and ear.

  2. Either of the buttocks.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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