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Antonyms for cheeks


Grammar : Noun
Spell : cheek
Phonetic Transcription : tʃik



Definition of cheeks

Origin :
  • "the buttocks," c.1600; see cheek.
  • noun side of human face
  • noun audacity, boldness
Example sentences :
  • A ghost of color was going up her throat, staining her cheeks.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • "I am not afraid of anything," Gracie said, eyes aglow as well as cheeks.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • The glow on her cheeks was not all caused by the fresh air of the spring day.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • Garson relaxed his immobility, and a little color crept into his cheeks.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • Mary was standing rigid now, and the rare color flamed in her cheeks.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • Excitement had dyed Sidney's cheeks with color and made her eyes luminous.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • What had changed her voice and burned fever spots in her cheeks?
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • Miss Whitmore felt her cheeks grow hot, but she stood her ground.
  • Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
  • Yet she was deeply troubled, and great tears rolled down her cheeks.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • His eyelids were swollen by the great tears which at last rolled down his cheeks.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

Synonyms for cheeks

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