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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
cheek
/tʃiːk/
noun1 of 2
soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes
- “He had the cheek to ask me to help him.”Tatoeba
- “She read his letter, with tears streaming down her cheeks.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To be impudent towards.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)