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Cheek vs Cheeks - What's the difference?

cheek | cheeks |

As nouns the difference between cheek and cheeks

is that cheek is the soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity while cheeks is plural of lang=en.

As a verb cheek

is to be impudent towards.

As a proper noun Cheek

is {{surname|lang=en|A=A pre-Norman}.

cheek

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy) The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.
  • (informal, usually, in the plural) A buttock.
  • (informal) Impudence.
    • You’ve got some cheek , asking me for money!
  • (biology, informal) One of the genae, flat areas on the sides of a trilobite's cephalon.
  • The pieces of a machine, or of timber or stonework, that form corresponding sides or a similar pair.
    • the cheeks''' of a vice; the '''cheeks of a gun carriage
  • (in plural) The branches of a bridle bit.
    • (Knight)
  • (metalworking) The middle section of a flask, made so that it can be moved laterally, to permit the removal of the pattern from the mould.

    • Synonyms

    * (side of the face) wang * (impudence) impertinence, impudence, brass neck (slang), nerve (informal), sass * (gena) gena

    Derived terms

    * cheeked * cheekbone * cheeky * free cheek * fixed cheek * turn the other cheek

    See also

    * buccal * genal

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To be impudent towards.
    • Don't cheek me, you little rascal!

    cheeks

    English

    Noun

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * sweet cheeks