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Cheekbone

Noun CEFR B2
ˈt͡ʃikˌboʊn

Definitions

The small prominent bone of the cheek.

Equivalents

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Examples

“She was like⟳ a Beardsley Salome, he had said. And indeed she had the narrow eyes and the high cheekbone of that creature, and as nearly the sinuosity as is compatible with human symmetry.”
“A youngish-looking man came up to him, and aggressive-looking type⟳ with a hook mouth, a lantern nose, and small beady little cheekbones.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Cheekbones cheeke cheeker cheekful cheekie Cheekier

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