cheeks

/tʃiːks/ · noun

Meaning

The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.
(usually in the plural) The lower part of the buttocks that is often exposed beneath very brief underwear, swimwear, or extremely short shorts.
Impudence.
One of the genae, flat areas on the sides of a trilobite's cephalon.
One of the pieces of a machine, or of timber or stonework, that form corresponding sides or a similar pair.
(in plural) The branches of a bridle bit.
To be impudent towards.
To pull a horse's head back toward the saddle using the cheek strap of the bridle.

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