cheekbone

[ cheek-bohn ]

noun

1. the zygomatic bone.
2. the part of that bone below the eye forming the prominence of the cheek.
3. the area of the cheek overlying this bone.

cheekbone

/ ˈtʃiːkˌbəʊn /

noun

1. See zygomatic bone
   the nontechnical name for zygomatic bone malar

Word History and Origins

Origin of cheekbone¹

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

Example Sentences

These open-ear kids’ wireless headphones from imoo utilize soundbeaming speakers that rest outside the ear on the cheekbones.

From Popular-Science

With soundbeaming speakers resting outside the ear on the cheekbones, these headphones ensure your active child will be able to stay alert to their surroundings even when listening to their favorite songs.

From Popular-Science

Sharp jaws, sharp cheekbones, lean, facial fat, like this isn’t a Eurocentric thing.

From MIT Technology Review

The actress, a former model with hooded eyes and high cheekbones, nodded without changing her position.

From MIT Technology Review

She was tall and lean, with chiseled cheekbones, a square jaw, and flinty green eyes.

From Outside Online

He had his right hand to his face and was absent-mindedly rubbing the scar on his left cheekbone.

From The Daily Beast

I jerked my head aside far enough that the scalpel grated along my cheekbone instead of slashing my mouth.

From Project Gutenberg

At length Saurin, judging his distance, sent out his left hand sharply, and caught Crawley on the right cheekbone.

From Project Gutenberg

His “friend,” when Tony was lying asleep in the hospital, had taken a razor and slit his mouth back to the cheekbone.

From Project Gutenberg

A scar, dead white on a brown cheekbone, was a reminder of an "encounter" with one of the numerous sauriens of Venus.

From Project Gutenberg

He had felt Reivers fist drive home full on his cheekbone and it seemed that he had been struck by a handful of iron.

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