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 Hernandez, 17, might be the most fascinating addition of the entire deadline, a both-cheeks swing of an acquisition that might take the better part of a decade to connect. — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 The facial fat pads that create fullness in the cheeks and temples sometimes shrink faster than skin can retract, producing a characteristic hollowing and laxity. — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Its dewy coverage gives cheeks a bright, doll-like, natural flush that highlights the cheekbones and brightens complexions. — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 1 Aug. 2026 As their national anthem played before the match, tears streamed down the cheeks of the Argentina players, emphasizing their emotional investment in the occasion. — ABC News, 18 July 2026 Working with longtime makeup artist Ernesto Casillas, Z showcased a glowy, poreless base with super soft rosy blush diffused on her cheeks, finished with a natural, luminous highlight across her cheekbones like a dapple of sunlight. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 July 2026 Aging often creates hollows around the eyes, temples and cheeks. — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026 Laura surveyed her flushed cheeks, her bruised legs, with a consumer’s eye. — Literary Hub, 13 July 2026 The rough white sheet covering me up to my chest, my nose and cheeks chilly. — Rebekah Taussig, Time, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheeks
  1. bum
  2. tail
  3. seat
  4. rump
  5. bottom
Noun
  • In terms of consistency, there really is no bum track on this album.
    — David Harris, SPIN, 21 July 2026
  • The Coliseum stayed in business for 500 years, bums in seats twice a week, watching people hack each other to death.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Definition of bum
Noun
  • What is also notable is that there’s a sharp drop-off after the top three, which is followed by a long, gradual tail.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
  • The family dog, named by local media as Rocky, was found alive after one of the rescuers spotted his tail poking out of the rubble.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Definition of tail
Noun
  • Founded in 2011, Black Girls Code has spent more than a decade trying to change who gets a seat at the table in tech.
    — Carson Bonner, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • All of the tickets for the inaugural game were sold, but there were some empty seats due to the weather conditions that kept the players from taking batting practice on the field and delayed the first pitch.
    — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of seat
Noun
  • 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
  • This would create partition on the patriots’ terms, not Britain’s, as 13 contiguous colonies seceded from the rump of the British Empire in North America.
    — David Armitage, Washington Post, 26 June 2026
Definition of rump
Noun
  • The Mets scratched out an unearned run in the bottom of the fifth.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026
  • At the bottom of all these alignment efforts, there’s a central problem—almost an abstract law.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of bottom

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