On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Sobo 1909 260 – Cheek steak major muscle.

Look up cheek in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Buccal” means relating to the cheek. Cheeks are fleshy in humans, the skin being suspended by the chin and the jaws, and forming the lateral wall of the human mouth, visibly touching the cheekbone below the eye. The cheeks are covered externally by hairy skin, and internally by stratified squamous epithelium. Some animals such as squirrels and hamsters use the buccal pouch to carry food or other items. In some vertebrates, markings on the cheek area, particularly immediately beneath the eye, often serve as important distinguishing features between species or individuals.

Sometimes people refer to the buttocks as the “cheeks”, because of their semi-round appearance. The cheek is the most common location from which a DNA sample can be taken. Some saliva is collected from inside the mouth, e. The tears ran down her cheeks. He embraced her, kissing her on both cheeks. He had a long livid scar across his cheek.

He pecked his aunt on the cheek. He has a purplish birthmark on his cheek. A tear rolled down his cheek. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence. He told me off for being late when he arrived half an hour after me.

He’s always getting into trouble for cheeking his teachers. She welcomed me with a kiss on the cheek. What is the pronunciation of cheek? Click on the arrows to change the translation direction.

Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. The fleshy part of either side of the face below the eye and between the nose and ear. Something resembling the cheek in shape or position. Impertinent boldness: had the cheek to insult his hosts. Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. I’m amazed they have the cheek to ask in the first place. 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Il l’a embrassée sur la joue.