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Cheek vs Wheek - What's the difference?

cheek | wheek |

As a proper noun cheek

is .

As a noun wheek is

the sound made by a guinea pig.

As a verb wheek is

(of a guinea pig) to make such a sound.

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!

    wheek

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The sound made by a guinea pig.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (of a guinea pig) to make such a sound.