CHEEK
What does "CHEEK" mean?
Either side of the face below the eye and beside the nose and mouth.
Meanings
- The fleshy side of the face below the eye. Her cheeks flushed pink in the cold wind.
- Bold or impudent behaviour; nerve. He had the cheek to ask for a raise after arriving late all week. informal
- Either of the buttocks. He slipped on the ice and landed on one cheek. informal
Word origin
From Old English 'ceace' or 'cece' (jaw, cheek), of Germanic origin, related to Dutch 'kaak' (jaw); the 'impudence' sense arose in the 19th century from the idea of bold-faced talk.
Remember it
CHEEK has a double-E like two round cheeks side by side in the middle of the word.
A little poem
Cold morning kisses-
two apples wake on the face,
red without asking.
haiku
Wordplay
- He complimented my cheekbones and asked for a loan in the same breath - now that takes some cheek.
What it teaches
A little cheek opens doors politeness leaves closed; too much slams them on your way out.
Quick facts
What does CHEEK mean?
Either side of the face below the eye and beside the nose and mouth.
Is CHEEK a valid word?
Yes — CHEEK is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is CHEEK?
CHEEK has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does CHEEK come from?
From Old English 'ceace' or 'cece' (jaw, cheek), of Germanic origin, related to Dutch 'kaak' (jaw); the 'impudence' sense arose in the 19th century from the idea of bold-faced talk.
What can CHEEK teach us?
A little cheek opens doors politeness leaves closed; too much slams them on your way out.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.