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Synonyms for cheek

Most common

lip guff larrup buttock jowl bucca

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

2. Butt cheek — the lower part of the buttocks that is often exposed beneath very brief underwear, swimwear, or extremely…

nether cheek, butt cheek slang US CA, arsecheek vulgar slang, asscheek vulgar slang US CA

Other

jowl, buttock, bucca, wang dated

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The lower part of the buttocks that is often exposed beneath very brief underwear, swimwear, or extremely short shorts.

  2. n. 2

    The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.

Forms

Plural
cheeks → faces, impudences, impertinences, lips…

Example sentences

  • lip I bit the inside of my lip and got a canker sore.
  • guff And don't give me any guff about it.
  • buttock My younger sister has a tattoo on her right buttock.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
cheekrising
liprising
guffrising
larrupsteady
buttockrising
jowlrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
lip1
4 letters
face1, wang1, gall1, sass1, guff1, jowl1
5 letters
nerve1, brass1, bucca
6 letters
larrup
7 letters
buttock2
8 letters
audacity4, boldness2, temerity4, chutzpah2, asscheek
9 letters
assurance3, insolence3, impudence, brashness2, arsecheek
10 letters
effrontery4
11 letters
presumption3
12 letters
impertinence

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (buttock2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
joue
Italiano
ganascia
Español
mejilla
Deutsch
Backe