cheekbone
Americannoun
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cheekbones
plural
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the zygomatic bone.
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the part of that bone below the eye forming the prominence of the cheek.
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the area of the cheek overlying this bone.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of cheekbone
before 1000; Middle English chekbon, Old English ceacban. See cheek, bone ( def. )
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Its skull shows that these early snakes still had a cheekbone, also called the jugal bone, a feature that has almost completely disappeared in living snakes.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2026
In just two minutes, the movie had delivered everything it promised: a snorting monkey, a sucker in a flowered shirt, a shot of an ominous tire swing and a closeup of a peeled cheekbone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026
Clarke had surgery on his jaw and cheekbone following a devastating loss to Fabio Wardley in October.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2025
Edwards dislocated his left ring finger after his hand collided with Collins’ cheekbone.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 18, 2024
Finally she turns to me, resting her cheekbone against her clasped hands.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
The dinosaur had large cheekbones, a broad braincase, and likely a short, deep snout.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 2026
Only her carved cheekbones give off an impression of Lori’s hungry ambition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
With cheekbones like his, the “Best Actor” hopeful had nowhere to go but down.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2026
As the unfiltered Linda, Ms. Gangel might almost have been cast for her Hepburnesque, chisel-sharp cheekbones, but she brings wry humor to Linda’s half-serious, or mostly serious, critiques of the Seton ethos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
One image of Phil fades into another—the ambient light in the shots shifts and casts shadows across his brow, his cheekbones, his lips.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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