cheeks

noun

plural of cheek
as in bum
the part of the body upon which someone sits he dropped his pants and flashed his cheeks at the opposing team

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Recent Examples of cheeks The stranger’s hollow cheeks, his dark eyes, whose lashes always appeared wet, the bony shoulders that protruded from the singlet Chee Meng had lent him—all of it frightened Shawn. — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026 Not that Bieber needs much assistance, with dewy skin and softly flushed cheeks becoming central to the Rhode universe. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2026 Elsewhere, Julia Fox erupted on the scene, sporting skinny brows, overly blushed cheeks, black liner and glossed lips, no less. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026 The multitasking tint keeps dry lips nourished (and never sticky) and leaves a fresh, dewy flush when tapped onto cheeks. — Madison San Miguel, Allure, 1 Oct. 2026 For Russell’s soft pink cheeks, Turnbow used Armani Beauty’s new Dolci Blush in shade five, a soft mauve that gives a gorgeous flush. — Anna Traver, InStyle, 21 Sep. 2026 Pictures of Isaiah Harrison from 2024 show a bubbly, heavyset boy with a toothy smile and full cheeks. — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 In the directors’ box, owner-chairman Steve Gibson blows out his cheeks while a euphoric stadium falls over itself with happiness and relief. — Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Sprinkled across her nose and cheeks were gold glitter freckles that Swift’s fans couldn’t get their hands on fast enough. — Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheeks
  1. bum
  2. tail
  3. seat
  4. rump
  5. bottom
Noun
  • Carl Sandburg’s 1927 American Songbag featured a whole section of hobo songs presenting the bum as a beau ideal.
    — Caroline Fraser, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The silhouette was heavily elongated, with three-quarter-length jackets and argyle knitwear that covered the bum.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of bum
Noun
  • In the most extreme, low-probability scenarios, at the very tip of the long tail, the calculated death toll was huge, in the tens of millions.
    — Kevin Roose, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Working hard to be horrible and beautiful at once, Vahl’s debut is a stark, memorable vision of right-wing terror ultimately eating its own tail.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of tail
Noun
  • The dining room has 28 seats, a private event space holds 10, and the menu proposes just three Milanese and Lombardian dishes for each of the antipasti, primi, and secondi courses (four for dessert).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
  • After most of the sellout crowd filed out Wednesday, one solitary Sox fan stood at his seat under the press box, shouting obscenities about the Guardians and the city of Cleveland.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of seat
Noun
  • This is also why bucks generally have shorter tails than does, and less white on the rump.
    — Tom Carpenter, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Then, pair a Black Angus rump steak, aged for three weeks in herbed butter and redolent of fresh rosemary (€38), with a glass of a spicy-fruity Barolo from the pioneering Piedmont vintner Chiara Boschis (€22).
    — New York Times, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of rump
Noun
  • The Razorbacks sit at 2-3 and near the bottom of the SEC ahead of today's matchup was Tennessee, and the prospects don't look great.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Remove bowl from mixer and gently fold in 1½ cups (187 g) all-purpose flour with a rubber spatula, scraping down sides and bottom of bowl, until no large, dry streaks of flour remain.
    — Tanya Bush, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of bottom

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“Cheeks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheeks. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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