cheek
gb/t͡ʃˈik/ us/t͡ʃˈik/
A2
ఆంగ్లం
~ 2500
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
నామవాచకం
A2
entity
1
Side of the face below the eye
The soft part on the side of your face, under your eye and above your mouth.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone]'s cheek
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'cheek' with 'chin'; the chin is below the mouth, not on the side of the face.
పర్యాయపదాలు
jowl (Refers to the lower cheek area, often implying looseness or sagging.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
forehead (Opposite area of the face in terms of location.)
పదకలయికలు
rosy cheeks
|kiss on the cheek
|cheek bone
|pale cheeks
విషయాలు
body
|appearance
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- She brushed a tear from her cheek.
- He kissed her gently on the cheek.
- Her cheeks turned red from the cold.
- The baby had chubby cheeks.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- He kissed her on the cheek.
- My cheeks are cold.
- She has red cheeks.
- The baby has fat cheeks.
నామవాచకం
informal
B1
property
2
Rude or disrespectful behavior
Speaking or acting in a rude way to someone, especially to a person in authority.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to give [someone] cheek
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may confuse this with 'cheeky', which is the adjective form, not the noun.
పర్యాయపదాలు
sass (More common in American English; informal and playful tone possible.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
respect (Polite and considerate behavior toward others.)
పదకలయికలు
a bit of cheek
|show cheek
|have the cheek to
విషయాలు
behavior
|emotions
|communication
|relationships
ఉదాహరణలు
- He had the cheek to tell me I was wrong.
- Don't give me any cheek, young man.
- She showed some cheek by interrupting the meeting.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- He gave his teacher some cheek.
- She had the cheek to ask for more money.
- Don't give me cheek.
నామవాచకం
B2
entity
3
One side of the buttocks
One side of your bottom.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may confuse this with facial cheeks; context usually makes it clear.
పర్యాయపదాలు
buttock (More formal and anatomical term for either side of the rear end.)
పదకలయికలు
buttock cheek
|sit on one's cheeks
విషయాలు
body
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- He felt a sharp pain in his right cheek after sitting too long.
- The tattoo was hidden on one cheek.
- She fell and landed on her left cheek.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I hurt my right cheek when I fell.
- He sat on his cheeks for a long time.
- She has a tattoo on one cheek.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
cheek
IPA
GB/t͡ʃˈik/
US/t͡ʃˈik/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
cheek (1 అక్షరఖండం)
Stress on 1st syllable (cheek)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: cheek
- Plural: cheek, cheeks
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
cheeks
noun
Core family
cheeky
adjective B2
Related words
cheekbone
noun
cheekily
adverb
cheekiness
noun
పదప్రయోగాలు
cheek by jowl
1/t͡ʃˈik bˈaɪ d͡ʒˈaʊl/
idiom
literary
Very close together physically
Very close together in space; side by side.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The houses were built cheek by jowl along the narrow street.
- They worked cheek by jowl in a tiny office.
have the cheek to [do something]
1/hˈæv ðə t͡ʃˈik tə dˈu sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
informal
Act rudely or boldly toward someone
To do something rude or bold that surprises people, especially toward someone important.
ఉదాహరణలు
- He had the cheek to ask for more time after missing every deadline.
- She had the cheek to tell me I was wrong in my own house.
turn the other cheek
1/tˈɚn ðə ˈʌðɚ t͡ʃˈik/
idiom
Not retaliate after being harmed
To not try to hurt someone back when they hurt you; to forgive instead.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Even after being insulted, he turned the other cheek.
- She decided to turn the other cheek instead of arguing back.