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(noun) in the sense of impudence

Definition

impudence, boldness, or lack of respect

(informal)

I'm amazed they have the cheek to ask in the first place.

Synonyms

impudence

One sister had the impudence to wear the other's clothes.

face (informal)

I haven't the face to ask her for money.

front

nerve (informal)

He had the nerve to ask me to prove who I was.

sauce (informal)

gall (informal)

She had the gall to suggest that I might lend her the money.

disrespect

We would never treat each other with disrespect.

audacity

He had the audacity to look at his watch while I was talking.

neck (informal)

lip (slang)

Enough of that lip if you want me to help you!

temerity

patients who have the temerity to challenge their doctor

chutzpah (US, Canadian, informal)

insolence

The most frequent reason for excluding a pupil was insolence.

impertinence

The impertinence of the boy is phenomenal!

effrontery

He had the effrontery to turn up on my doorstep at 2 in the morning.

brass neck (British, informal)

brazenness

sassiness (informal)

related words

technical name gena

related adjectives genalbuccalmalar

单词	cheek
释义	Trends of cheek View usage for: cheek (tʃiːk) Word forms: plural cheeks 1. countable noun Your cheeks are the sides of your face below your eyes. Tears were running down her cheeks. She kissed him lightly on both cheeks. -cheeked combining form ...rosy-cheeked children. 2. singular noun You say that someone has a cheek when you are annoyed or shocked at something unreasonable that they have done. [informal] I'm amazed they had the cheek to ask in the first place. I still think it's a bit of a cheek sending a voucher rather than a refund. The cheek of it, lying to me like that! Synonyms: impudence, face [informal], front, nerve [informal] More Synonyms of cheek 3. See turn the other cheek 4. cheek by jowl cheek in British English (tʃiːk) noun 1. a. either side of the face, esp that part below the eye b. either side of the oral cavity; side of the mouth ▶ Related adjectives: buccal, genal, malar 2. informal impudence; effrontery 3. (often plural) informal either side of the buttocks 4. (often plural) a side of a door jamb 5. nautical one of the two fore-and-aft supports for the trestletrees on a mast of a sailing vessel, forming part of the hounds 6. one of the jaws of a vice 7. cheek by jowl 8. turn the other cheek 9. with one's tongue in one's cheek verb 10. (transitive) informal to speak or behave disrespectfully to; act impudently towards Derived forms cheekless (ˈcheekless) adjective Word origin Old English ceace; related to Middle Low German kāke, Dutch kaak cheek in American English (tʃik) noun 1. either side of the face between the nose and ear, below the eye 2. either of two sides of a thing, as the sides of a door jamb or the jaws of a vise usually used in pl. 3. either of the buttocks 4. Informal disrespectful boldness; sauciness; effrontery; impudence verb transitive 5. British, Informal to speak insolently to SIMILAR WORDS: teˈmerity Idioms: cheek by jowl Word origin ME cheke < OE ceoke, jaw, jawbone; akin to Du kaak, LowG kâke, jaw (only WGmc) More idioms containing cheek turn the other cheek cheek by jowl tongue in cheek COBUILD Collocations cheek chubby cheeks Examples of 'cheek' in a sentence cheek He required surgery on his cheek bone, eye socket and nose. The Sun (2016) Put it where freckles would naturally be, across the top of your nose and inner cheek. The Sun (2016) Of course, from a journalist that's a bit of a cheek. Times, Sunday Times (2016) But here the seaside elements are tongue in cheek rather than contrived. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Other fashion houses will be crying into their skinny lattes after seeing these two cheek to cheek. The Sun (2014) Suffering pressure pains over your forehead or cheeks? The Sun (2011) He has a beard and his cheeks and chin have a perfect geometric regularity. Times, Sunday Times (2016) One recognised symptom is a butterfly shaped skin rash over the cheeks and nose. The Sun (2009) Her cheeks and mouth look fuller so she could have had fillers. The Sun (2010) Which is why my homes are a bit tongue in cheek. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Yet still it was hard to tear your eyes away from his boyish body and hollow cheeks. Times, Sunday Times (2007) He had a cigarette in his mouth and the unmistakable bulge in one cheek. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Also use it on eyes and cheeks. The Sun (2008) He has brown hair and flushed cheeks and a face at once mischievous and ethereal. Times, Sunday Times (2013) My cheeks and forehead were the worst affected. The Sun (2010) Slice two cheeks off the lemon to serve with the fish and add a squeeze of lemon to the mayo. Times, Sunday Times (2011) My nose and cheeks were red. Times, Sunday Times (2006) There may be dry patches on the cheeks and chin, or on elbows and knees. Orton, Christine Eczema Relief - the comprehensive self-help plan (1990) Apply it lightly to the apples of the cheeks, rather than in diagonal stripes under the cheekbone. Times, Sunday Times (2008) You just can't charge 60 for braised cheeks. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Word lists with cheek architectural features In other languages cheek British English: cheek /tʃiːk/ NOUN Your cheeks are the sides of your face below your eyes. American English: cheek Arabic: خَدّ Brazilian Portuguese: bochecha Chinese: 脸颊 Croatian: obraz Czech: tvář líce Danish: kind Dutch: wang European Spanish: mejilla Finnish: poski French: joue German: Wange Greek: μάγουλο Italian: guancia Japanese: ほお Korean: 뺨 Norwegian: kinn Polish: policzek European Portuguese: bochecha Romanian: obraz Russian: щека Latin American Spanish: mejilla Swedish: kind Thai: แก้ม Turkish: yanak Ukrainian: щока Vietnamese: má trên mặt All related terms of 'cheek' cheek pouch a membranous pouch inside the mouth of many rodents and some other mammals : used for holding food cheek by jowl If you say that people or things are cheek by jowl with each other, you are indicating that they are very close to each other. tongue in cheek A tongue-in-cheek remark or attitude is not serious , although it may seem to be. slapped-cheek disease a mild infectious disease of childhood , caused by a virus , characterized by fever and a red rash spreading from the cheeks to the limbs and trunk turn the other cheek If you turn the other cheek when someone harms or insults you, you do not harm or insult them in return. (with) tongue in cheek in a humorously ironic , mocking , or insincere way with one's tongue in one's cheek with insincere or ironical intent fifth disease a mild infectious disease of childhood , caused by a virus , characterized by fever and a red rash spreading from the cheeks to the limbs and trunk Chinese translation of 'cheek' cheek (tʃiːk) n (c) (on face) 面颊(頰) (miànjiá) (个(個), gè) (u) (inf, = impudence) 厚颜(顏)无(無)耻(恥) (hòuyán wúchǐ) to have the cheek to do sth 居然有脸(臉)做某事 (jūrán yǒu liǎn zuò mǒushì) (noun) in the sense of impudence Definition impudence, boldness, or lack of respect (informal) I'm amazed they have the cheek to ask in the first place. Synonyms impudence One sister had the impudence to wear the other's clothes. face (informal) I haven't the face to ask her for money. front nerve (informal) He had the nerve to ask me to prove who I was. sauce (informal) gall (informal) She had the gall to suggest that I might lend her the money. disrespect We would never treat each other with disrespect. audacity He had the audacity to look at his watch while I was talking. neck (informal) lip (slang) Enough of that lip if you want me to help you! temerity patients who have the temerity to challenge their doctor chutzpah (US, Canadian, informal) insolence The most frequent reason for excluding a pupil was insolence. impertinence The impertinence of the boy is phenomenal! effrontery He had the effrontery to turn up on my doorstep at 2 in the morning. brass neck (British, informal) brazenness sassiness (informal) related words technical name gena related adjectives genalbuccalmalar Additional synonyms in the sense of audacity He had the audacity to look at his watch while I was talking. Synonyms cheek (informal), nerve (informal), defiance, gall (informal), presumption, rudeness, chutzpah (US, Canadian, informal), insolence, impertinence, neck (informal), impudence, effrontery, brass neck (British, informal), shamelessness, sassiness (informal), forwardness, pertness, audaciousness, disrespectfulness in the sense of disrespect Definition contempt or lack of respect We would never treat each other with disrespect. Synonyms contempt, cheek (informal), disregard, rudeness, lack of respect, irreverence, insolence, impertinence, impudence, discourtesy, incivility, impoliteness, lese-majesty, unmannerliness in the sense of effrontery Definition insolence or boldness He had the effrontery to turn up on my doorstep at 2 in the morning. Synonyms insolence, nerve (informal), arrogance, presumption, face (informal), front, neck (informal), cheek (informal), assurance, brass (informal), gall (informal), disrespect, audacity, boldness, rudeness, temerity, chutzpah (US, Canadian, informal), impertinence, impudence, brashness, brass neck (British, informal), shamelessness, incivility, cheekiness, brazenness Synonyms of 'cheek' cheek Explore 'cheek' in the dictionary
随便看	put in for something put in mind put in mothballs put in the hard yards put in the shade put into practice put-into-practice put into words put it in/down there put it in the house/garden/box put it mildly put it on put it over on put it there putlock putlog put me through to miss blair put money into put money on putnam put off putoff put off the evil day putois put on

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