Definition of cheek

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Cheek (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..

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Plump :: Plump (adv.) Well rounded or filled out; full; fleshy; fat; as, a plump baby; plump cheeks..
Plumper :: Plumper (n.) One who, or that which, plumps or swells out something else; hence, something carried in the mouth to distend the cheeks..
Blue-eye :: Blue-eye (n.) The blue-cheeked honeysucker of Australia.
Cheek :: Cheek (n.) Cool confidence; assurance; impudence.
Buccal :: Buccal (a.) Of or pertaining to the mouth or cheeks.
Baggy :: Baggy (a.) Resembling a bag; loose or puffed out, or pendent, like a bag; flabby; as, baggy trousers; baggy cheeks..
Trunnion :: Trunnion (n.) A cylindrical projection on each side of a piece, whether gun, mortar, or howitzer, serving to support it on the cheeks of the carriage. See Illust. of Cannon..
Sidepiece :: Sidepiece (n.) The jamb, or cheek, of an opening in a wall, as of door or window..
Blanch :: Blanch (v. i.) To grow or become white; as, his cheek blanched with fear; the rose blanches in the sun..
Cheek :: Cheek (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..
Cheek :: Cheek (n.) The side of the face below the eye.
Rouge :: Rouge (v. i.) To paint the face or cheeks with rouge.
Delicate :: Delicate (a.) Soft and fair; -- said of the skin or a surface; as, a delicate cheek; a delicate complexion..
Frenum :: Frenum (n.) A cheek stripe of color.
Pouched :: Pouched (a.) Having internal cheek pouches; as, the pouched squirrels..
Cheek :: Cheek (n.) The branches of a bridle bit.
Parrot :: Parrot (n.) Any species of Psittacus, Chrysotis, Pionus, and other genera of the family Psittacidae, as distinguished from the parrakeets, macaws, and lories. They have a short rounded or even tail, and often a naked space on the cheeks. The gray parrot, or jako (P. erithacus) of Africa (see Jako), and the species of Amazon, or green, parrots (Chrysotis) of America, are examples. Many species, as cage birds, readily learn to imitate sounds, and to repeat words and phrases..
Hone :: Hone (n.) A kind of swelling in the cheek.
Rhinoplasty :: Rhinoplasty (n.) Plastic surgery of the nose to correct deformity or to replace lost tissue. Tissue may be transplanted from the patient's cheek, forehead, arm, etc., or even from another person..
Vermilion :: Vermilion (n.) Hence, a red color like the pigment; a lively and brilliant red; as, cheeks of vermilion..
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