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Word entry · 5 letters

cheek

Best crossword clue

"Facial side"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /t͡ʃiːk/Part of speech verb, nounSorted ceehkStarts with CEnds with K2 cluesVery common crossword word
1C2H3E4E5K

Definitions

  1. speak impudently to

Word origin

From Middle English cheeke, cheke, cheoke, choke, from Old English ċēce, ċēace, ċēoce (“cheek; jaw”), from Proto-West Germanic *kākā, *keukā (“jaw, cheek”), from Proto-Germanic *kēkǭ, *keukǭ (“jaw; palate; pharynx”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁- (“to chew”).

Used in a sentence

  • You’ve got some cheek, asking me for money!
  • the cheeks of a vice
  • the cheeks of a gun carriage

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Facial side5 letters
02Side of the face5 letters

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