Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "cheek" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

bench cheek booty cheek butment cheek butt-cheek cheek bone cheek by jowl cheek guard cheek it out cheek it through cheek plate cheek pouch cheek to cheek cheek to jowl cheek tooth cheek up cheek up to cheek-bone cheek-by-jowl cheek-to-jowl cheekbone cheeked cheeker cheekful cheekie cheekini cheekless cheekpiece cheeky chock full doorcheek face cheek fixed cheek free cheek slapped cheek syndrome spiny-cheek sleeper to one's own cheek tongue firmly in cheek tongue in cheek tongue-in-cheek tuftedcheek turn the other cheek with one's tongue in one's cheek with tongue in cheek

Derived From

cheeky

Context

anatomy biology metalworking

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

aggressiveness body part discourtesy disrespect feature lineament speak talk

Type Of (IsA)

anatomical structure body part external anatomical part feature solid object

Manner Of

talk

Part Of

face

Related Terms

buccal genal

Related Terms

below below eye beside beside mouth bit blush blushing body body part branch bridle buccal buttock by jowl by mouth cephalon dimples eye face face part face side facial facial feature facial part feature fesse flask gena genal gums human human part impudence impudent in mouth jowl kiss kiss location location machine monkeys mouth nose on face part rosy side side face smiling stonework timber trilobite wear wear blush

Synonym Network

arsecheek boldness buttock cheekiness gena impertinence impudence wang

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.