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Definition of Cheek bone

Cheek bone
Cheek Cheek (ch[=e]k), n. [OE. cheke, cheoke, AS. ce[`a]ce, ce[`o]ce; cf. Goth. kukjan to kiss, D. kaak cheek; perh. akin to E. chew, jaw.] 1. The side of the face below the eye. 2. The cheek bone. [Obs.] --Caucer. 3. pl. (Mech.) 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. 4. pl. The branches of a bridle bit. --Knight. 5. (Founding) A section of a flask, so made that it can be moved laterally, to permit the removal of the pattern from the mold; the middle part of a flask. 6. Cool confidence; assurance; impudence. [Slang] Cheek of beef. See Illust. of Beef. Cheek bone (Anat.) the bone of the side of the face; esp., the malar bone. Cheek by jowl, side by side; very intimate. Cheek pouch (Zo["o]l.), a sacklike dilation of the cheeks of certain monkeys and rodents, used for holding food. Cheeks of a block, the two sides of the shell of a tackle block. Cheeks of a mast, the projection on each side of a mast, upon which the trestletrees rest. Cheek tooth (Anat.), a hinder or molar tooth. Butment cheek. See under Butment.

Meaning of Cheek bone from wikipedia

- temporal bone, the sphenoid bone and the frontal bone. It is situated at the upper and lateral part of the face and forms the prominence of the ch****, part...
- Lacrimal bone (2) Zygomatic bone (ch**** bones) (2) Palatine bone (2) Inferior nasal concha (2) Vomer (1) Hyoid bone (1) Mandible (1) Middle ears (6 bones in...
- An anti-eyebrow is a facial piercing that is placed above the ch**** bone or below the eyebrow. Normally it is done with a small surface bar. This piercing...
- anatomy, the zygomatic arch, or ch**** bone, is a part of the skull formed by the zygomatic process of the temporal bone (a bone extending forward from the...
- arch (ch**** bone) Palatine bones: form the back of the hard palate Sphenoid bone: formed by fusion of the foetal basisphenoid and presphenoid bones, at...
- they anchor in to the zygomatic bone (ch**** bone) rather than the maxilla (upper jaw). They may be used when maxillary bone quality or quantity is inadequate...
- a "ch**** swab"). Blushing Ch**** augmentation Ch**** kissing Erythema infectiosum High ch****bones Slapped ch**** Tongue-in-ch**** Zygomatic bone "ch****" at...
- A malar rash (from Latin mala 'jaw, ch****-bone'), also called butterfly rash, is a medical sign consisting of a characteristic form of facial rash. It...
- most important facial bones include the jaw or mandible, the upper jaw or maxilla, the zygomatic or ch**** bone, and the nasal bone. Humans are born with...
- following w****, it was announced that Von Erich had suffered a broken ch**** bone in the altercation. Von Erich returned from injury on the September 16...