cheekbone

[ cheek-bohn ]

/ ˈtʃikˌboʊn /

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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.

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Origin of cheekbone

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

Words nearby cheekbone

cheddite, cheder, cheechako, chee-chee, cheek, cheekbone, cheek by jowl, cheeked, cheekpiece, cheek pouch, cheek strap

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How to use cheekbone in a sentence

These open-ear kids’ wireless headphones from imoo utilize soundbeaming speakers that rest outside the ear on the cheekbones.
The best kids’ headphones let them listen more and you worry less|Tony Ware|August 25, 2021|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.
The best bone-conduction headphones for sound and safety|Tony Ware|August 23, 2021|Popular-Science
Sharp jaws, sharp cheekbones, lean, facial fat, like this isn’t a Eurocentric thing.
Podcast: In the AI of the Beholder|Anthony Green|April 1, 2021|MIT Technology Review
The actress, a former model with hooded eyes and high cheekbones, nodded without changing her position.
Netflix v Modi and the battle for Indian cinema’s soul|Konstantin Kakaes|March 24, 2021|MIT Technology Review

She was tall and lean, with chiseled cheekbones, a square jaw, and flinty green eyes.
Notes from a Moab Trailer|Mark Sundeen|March 23, 2021|Outside Online
He had his right hand to his face and was absent-mindedly rubbing the scar on his left cheekbone.
Gordie Howe Hockey’s Greatest War Horse|W.C. Heinz|May 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I jerked my head aside far enough that the scalpel grated along my cheekbone instead of slashing my mouth.
Greylorn|John Keith Laumer
At length Saurin, judging his distance, sent out his left hand sharply, and caught Crawley on the right cheekbone.
Dr. Jolliffe's Boys|Lewis Hough
His “friend,” when Tony was lying asleep in the hospital, had taken a razor and slit his mouth back to the cheekbone.
Within Prison Walls|Thomas Mott Osborne
A scar, dead white on a brown cheekbone, was a reminder of an "encounter" with one of the numerous sauriens of Venus.
Astounding Stories, June, 1931|Various
He had felt Reivers fist drive home full on his cheekbone and it seemed that he had been struck by a handful of iron.
The Snow-Burner|Henry Oyen

British Dictionary definitions for cheekbone

cheekbone

/ (ˈtʃiːkˌbəʊn) /

noun

the nontechnical name for zygomatic bone Related adjective: malar

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