Tra từ cheek - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

cheek [cheek cheeks cheeked cheeking] noun, verb BrE [tʃiːk] NAmE [tʃiːk]
noun
1. countable either side of the face below the eyes
•chubby/rosy/pink cheeks
• He kissed her on both cheeks.
• Couples were dancing cheek to cheek.

2. -cheeked (in adjectives)having the type of cheeks mentioned
•chubby-cheeked/rosy-cheeked/hollow-cheeked
3. countable (informal)either of the ↑buttocks
4. uncountable, singular (BrE)talk or behaviour that people think is annoying, rude or lacking in respect
Syn: ↑nerve
•What a cheek!
•He had the cheek to ask his ex-girlfriend to babysit for them.
•I think they've got a cheek making you pay to park the car.
more at put roses in sb's cheeks at ↑rose _n., with your tongue in your cheekwith tongue in cheek at ↑tongue _n.

Word Origin:
Old English cē(a)ce, cēoce ‘cheek, jaw’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kaak.

Collocations:
Physical appearance
A person may be described as having:
Eyes
(bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
Face
a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
full/thick/thin/pouty lips
dry/chapped/cracked lips
flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache/ (especially US) mustache
Hair and skin
pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(BrE) ginger/grey hair
straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
a bald/balding/shaved head
a receding hairline
a bald patch/spot
a side/centre/(US) center (BrE) parting/ (NAmE) part
Body
a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
big/wide/narrow/slim hips
a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
thin/slender/muscular arms
big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build

Example Bank:
•Colour/Color flooded to her cheeks when she realized she was being watched.
•He asked you for money? Of all the cheek!
•He felt his cheeks burning with shame.
•He kissed her on both cheeks and got on the train.
•He rested his cheek on her shoulder.
•He's got a cheek, making you wait outside his office.
•Her cheeks were wet with tears.
•His red-rimmed eyes and sunken cheeks betrayed his lack of sleep.
•It's an awful cheek, the way he keeps asking you to lend him money.
•She dabbed at her cheeks with a handkerchief.
•She gave him a peck on the cheek and said goodbye.
•She gave him a sharp slap across his cheek.
•She had a healthy bloom in her cheeks.
•She laid her cheek against his.
•She proffered her cheek to kiss.
•She smiled at him and the colour/color rose to his cheeks.
•The colour flooded to his cheeks when he realized he was being watched.
•I think they've got a cheek making you pay to park the car.
•Of all the damned cheek! Make your own coffee!
•What struck him most was the colossal cheek of it all.
Idioms: ↑cheek by jowl ▪ ↑turn the other cheek

verb ~ sb (BrE, informal)
to speak to sb in a rude way that shows a lack of respect
• ‘Don't cheek your mother, Sam!’
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English cē(a)ce, cēoce ‘cheek, jaw’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kaak.