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Cheek Sides Face Eyes Combining Form Tears Running

query
combining form
Your c_____ are the sides of your face below your eyes.Your cheeks are the sides of your face below your eyes.
Tears were running down her cheeks.
She kissed him lightly on both cheeks.
...rosy-cheeked children.
word cheek
full-definition
noun
combining form
Your cheeks are the sides of your face below your eyes.
Tears were running down her cheeks.
She kissed him lightly on both cheeks.
...rosy-cheeked children.
You say that someone has a cheek when you are annoyed or shocked at something unreasonable that they have done.
I'm amazed they had the cheek to ask in the first place.
I still think it's a bit of a cheek sending a voucher rather than a refund.
The cheek of it, lying to me like that!
inflections cheeks-cheeked
cefr-level B2

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2

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