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The correct spelling is cheeks.
How to pronounce cheeks
/tʃiːks/
nounIPA: /tʃiːks/
Say it like: Chee-ks
The correct spelling is cheeks. The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity. For example: "You’ve got some cheek, asking me for money!"
Usage Examples
“You’ve got some cheek, asking me for money!”
“the cheeks of a vice; the cheeks of a gun carriage”
“Don't cheek me, you little rascal!”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.
- 2.(usually in the plural) The lower part of the buttocks that is often exposed beneath very brief underwear, swimwear, or extremely short shorts.
- 3.Impudence.
- 4.One of the genae, flat areas on the sides of a trilobite's cephalon.
- 5.One of the pieces of a machine, or of timber or stonework, that form corresponding sides or a similar pair.
verb
- 1.To be impudent towards.
- 2.To pull a horse's head back toward the saddle using the cheek strap of the bridle.
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