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Look up: cheek

  1. Cheek
    Cheek is slang for cool confidence; assurance; impudence.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  2. cheek
    [n] - either side of the face below the eyes 2. [v] - speak impudently to
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Cheek
    Cheek: The side of the face forming the side wall of the mouth. The cheek bone is part of the temporal bone of the skull that provides the prominence of the cheek. The word 'cheek' comes from the Middle English 'cheke' meaning the fleshy part of the jaw or jowl.
    Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.

  4. cheek
    part of moulding box without bars used: either to obtain a part of mould between two joints in the case of multiple joint moulds; or to increase the height of a part of a moulding box or of another cheek on which it is fastened Category: Iron and steel industries • a lateral side of any ...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  5. Cheek
    Cheek (chēk) noun [ Middle English cheke , cheoke , Anglo-Saxon ceàce , ceòce ; confer Goth. kukjan to kiss, Dutch kaak cheek; perhaps akin to English chew , jaw .] 1. The si...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/59

  6. Cheek
    Cheek (chēk) transitive verb To be impudent or saucy to. [ Slang.]
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/59

  7. cheek
    <anatomy> The side of the face forming the lateral wall of the mouth. ... Synonym: bucca, gena, mala. ... Origin: A. S. Ceace ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  8. cheek
    noun either side of the face below the eyes
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  9. cheek
    verb speak impudently to
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  10. cheek
    (chēk) the fleshy portion of either side of the face. Called also bucca and mala. any fleshy protuberance resembling the cheek of the face. cleft cheek facial cleft caused by developmental failure of union between the maxillary and frontonasal prominences.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  11. Cheek
    • (n.) Those pieces of a machine, or of any timber, or stone work, which form corresponding sides, or which are similar and in pair; as, the cheeks (jaws) of a vise; the cheeks of a gun carriage, etc. • (n.) The side of the face below the eye. • (v. t.) To be impudent or saucy to. &bu...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  12. cheek
    (from the article `digestive system, human`) The lips, two fleshy folds that surround the mouth, are composed externally of skin and internally of mucous membrane, or mucosa. The mucosa is rich ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/62

  13. cheek
    Type: Term Pronunciation: chēk Definitions: 1. The side of the face forming the lateral wall of the mouth. Synonyms: bucca, gena, mala1
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  14. Cheek
    Cheek is slang for cool confidence; assurance; impudence.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  15. cheek
    • either side of the face below the eyes
    • an impudent statement
    • either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump
    • impudent aggressiveness

    Found on

  16. Cheek
    ) constitute the area of the face below the eyes and between the nose and the left or right ear. They may also be referred to as jowls. "`Buccal`" means relating to the cheek. In humans, the region is innervated by the buccal nerve. The area between the inside of the cheek and the t...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheek

  17. Cheek
    (surname) `Cheek` is an old family surname from Anglo-Saxon England that predates the Norman invasion. The Cheek family was among the first to immigrate to the US colonies in the early 17th century. The family crest is a white shield with three red crescents. Some prominent members of the Cheek family: See also: External links:
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheek



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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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