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The Meaning of cheek

  • (n.) The side of the face below the eye.
  • (n.) The cheek bone.
  • (n.) 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.
  • (n.) The branches of a bridle bit.
  • (n.) 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.
  • (n.) Cool confidence; assurance; impudence.
  • (v. t.) To be impudent or saucy to.

Synonyms

impudence , impertinence , buttock , boldness , nerve , brass , face

Rhymes

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