cheek
either side of the face below the eyes
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,709 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 10,599 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- either side of the face below the eyes
- an impudent statement also: impudence, impertinence
- either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump also: buttock
- impudent aggressiveness also: boldness, nerve, brass, face I couldn't believe her boldnesshe had the effrontery to question my honesty
verb
- speak impudently to
cheek in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Harmon thoughtfully passed his tobacco to the other cheek.
Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1
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He nuzzled his grizzled cheek against the baby's face.
The Valley of the Giants · Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne · Chapter 1
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But what’s this I feel that is fanning my cheek, Matt?
John Marr and Other Poems · Herman Melville · Chapter 1
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That nobleman bowl booty? faith, his cheek Hath a most excellent bias: it would fain Jump with my mistress.
The White Devil · John Webster · Chapter 1
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There he straightened up and brushed his earth-stained fingers across a dullred splotch on one cheek of his sullen set face.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1