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   cheek

   /tʃiːk/

   noun

   • 1. either side of the face below the eye: "tears rolled down her cheeks"
   • ▪ either of the inner sides of the mouth: "Gabriel had to bite his cheeks to keep from laughing"
   • ▪ either of the buttocks.
   • ▪ either of two side pieces or parts arranged in lateral pairs in a structure.
   • 2. talk or behaviour regarded as rude or lacking in respect: "he had the cheek to complain"

   verb

   • 1. speak impertinently to: informal British "Frankie always got away with cheeking his elders"

   Word Origin Old Englishcē(a)ce, cēoce ‘cheek, jaw’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kaak.

   Derivatives

   • 1. cheeked adjective

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • C

     3

   • H

     4

   • E

     1

   • E

     1

   • K

     5

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