-cheeked - The Dictionary

cheek (ch?k)n.1. The fleshy part of either side of the face below the eye and between the nose and ear.2. Something resembling the cheek in shape or position.3. Either of the buttocks.4. Impertinent boldness: had the cheek to insult his hosts.tr.v. cheeked, cheek·ing, cheeks Informal To speak impudently to.Idiom: cheek by jowl Side by side; close together.[Middle English cheke, from Old English c?ace.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.cheeked (t?ikt) adj. having cheeks of the kind indicated (used in combination): rosy-cheeked youngsters. [1590?1600] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.