Term Gallery logo

Meanings of cheek in English

Russian
щека
Portuguese
bochecha
Spanish
cachete
Catalan
galta
Wikidata

Part of the head.

        щека
        Portuguese
        ousadia
        Catalan
        barra
        Spanish
        cara

        Impudent aggressiveness.

              ousadia
              Spanish
              impudencia

              An impudent statement.

                    impudencia
                    Portuguese
                    bunda
                    Catalan
                    natja
                    Spanish
                    nalga

                    Either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump.

                          bunda
                          Usage of cheek in English
                          1
                          The problem of shade caused by tall buildings standing cheek-by-jowl, for example.
                          The Irish Times
                          2
                          Believe me, Gabriel, I know.' She placed his hand on her cheek.
                          The preacher
                          3
                          Arundez blinked and held her hand to his cheek a moment longer.
                          The Hyperion Cantos
                          4
                          It's very tongue-in-cheek social comment but it's still social comment, he said.
                          Reuters
                          5
                          The energy expert stroked his cheek with long fingers, pondering the question.
                          The Naked God
                          6
                          He noted the pallor in her cheek, the dread in her eyes.
                          The Rose in the Ring
                          7
                          He claims, tongue-in-cheek, that he could patent such a product next year.
                          Wired
                          8
                          Scratching his unshaven cheek, Nick took the list, which read as follows:
                          The Lost Sisterhood
                          9
                          However Oliver also lavishes praise on Australia during the undoubtedly tongue-in-cheek podcast.
                          News.com.au
                          10
                          The mother-inan arbor-held the child up and reverently kissed the cheek.
                          Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twe...
                          11
                          Darrell started-half rose; his eye flashed-his cheek paled; but he remained silent.
                          What Will He Do with It? — Volume 12
                          12
                          Her lipstick from two days ago, it's still smeared across her cheek.
                          Haunted: a novel of stories
                          13
                          The peach-colour was gone from her cheek; it was pale and thin.
                          Robert Falconer
                          14
                          The saliva hit the victim on the cheek and temple, police said.
                          News.com.au
                          15
                          Even in the moonlight she could see the reddening of his cheek.
                          Marcella
                          16
                          He said nothing for a moment, his fingers still caressing her cheek.
                          Indecent suggestion
                          About this term
                          More collocations
                          Translations for cheek
                          Cheek through the time
                          Cheek across language varieties
                          Canada
                          Common
                          United States of America
                          Common
                          United Kingdom
                          Common
                          More variants