cheekbone

[ cheek-bohn ]

/ ˈtʃikˌboʊn /

noun

the zygomatic bone.

the part of that bone below the eye forming the prominence of the cheek.

the area of the cheek overlying this bone.

Origin of cheekbone

before 1000; Middle English chekbon, Old English ceacban. See cheek, bone

Words nearby cheekbone

cheder, Chédiak-Steinbrinck-Higashi syndrome, cheechako, chee-chee, cheek, cheekbone, cheek by jowl, cheeked, cheek muscle, cheekpiece, cheek pouch

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Example sentences from the Web for cheekbone

This time the ball fell on his cheekbone and raised a lump as round and as hard as a marble.
Half-Past Seven Stories|Robert Gordon Anderson
It looped in mid-air and slashed the man's face from chin to cheekbone.
The Ties That Bind|Walter Miller
One eye was closed, and began to be discoloured, taking on above the cheekbone the shot green and purple of a half-ripe plum.
The Surprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith|S. R. Crockett
He said to Sherman, "I am short part of an ear and cheekbone, but am able to whip all hell yet!"
Life of Wm. Tecumseh Sherman.|W. Fletcher Johnson

It broke the skin on his cheekbone and forehead and blood ran from the cuts.
Deathworld|Harry Harrison

British Dictionary definitions for cheekbone

cheekbone

/ (ˈtʃiːkˌbəʊn) /

noun

the nontechnical name for zygomatic bone Related adjective: malar

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Medical definitions for cheekbone

cheekbone

[ chēk′bōn′ ]

n.

zygomatic bone

单词	cheekbone
释义	cheekbone [ cheek-bohn ] / ˈtʃikˌboʊn / noun the zygomatic bone. the part of that bone below the eye forming the prominence of the cheek. the area of the cheek overlying this bone. Origin of cheekbone before 1000; Middle English chekbon, Old English ceacban. See cheek, bone Words nearby cheekbone cheder, Chédiak-Steinbrinck-Higashi syndrome, cheechako, chee-chee, cheek, cheekbone, cheek by jowl, cheeked, cheek muscle, cheekpiece, cheek pouch Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cheekbone This time the ball fell on his cheekbone and raised a lump as round and as hard as a marble. Half-Past Seven Stories\|Robert Gordon Anderson It looped in mid-air and slashed the man's face from chin to cheekbone. The Ties That Bind\|Walter Miller One eye was closed, and began to be discoloured, taking on above the cheekbone the shot green and purple of a half-ripe plum. The Surprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith\|S. R. Crockett He said to Sherman, "I am short part of an ear and cheekbone, but am able to whip all hell yet!" Life of Wm. Tecumseh Sherman.\|W. Fletcher Johnson It broke the skin on his cheekbone and forehead and blood ran from the cuts. Deathworld\|Harry Harrison British Dictionary definitions for cheekbone cheekbone / (ˈtʃiːkˌbəʊn) / noun the nontechnical name for zygomatic bone Related adjective: malar Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for cheekbone cheekbone [ chēk′bōn′ ] n. zygomatic bone The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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