- either side of the face below the eye and above the jaw.
- the side wall of the mouth between the upper and lower jaws.
- something resembling the side of the human face in form or position, as either of two parts forming corresponding sides of various objects: the cheeks of a vise.
- impudence or effrontery: He's got a lot of cheek to say that to me!
- either of the buttocks.
- Architecture.
- one side of an opening, as a reveal.
- either of two similar faces of a projection, as a buttress or dormer.
- Carpentry.
- a piece of wood removed from the end of a timber in making a tenon.
- a piece of wood on either side of a mortise.
- one side of a hammer head.
- one of two pieces placed on both sides of the suspension spring of a pendulum to control the amplitude of oscillation or to give the arc of the pendulum a cycloidal form.
- one of the two main vertical supports forming the frame of a hand printing press.
- either of the sides of a pulley or block.
- either of a pair of fore-and-aft members at the lower end of the head of a lower mast, used to support trestletrees which in turn support a top and often the heel of a topmast; one of the hounds of a lower mast.
- any part of a flask between the cope and the drag.
- in close intimacy; side by side: a row of houses cheek by jowl.
- tongue (def. 37).
- either side of the face, esp that part below the eye
- either side of the oral cavity; side of the mouth
- impudence; effrontery
- either side of the buttocks
- a side of a door jamb
- one of the two fore-and-aft supports for the trestletrees on a mast of a sailing vessel, forming part of the hounds
- one of the jaws of a vice
- close together; intimately linked
- to be submissive and refuse to retaliate even when provoked or treated badly
- with one's tongue in one's cheek See tongue (def. 19)
- to speak or behave disrespectfully to; act impudently towards
