cheekbone

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• cheekbone — n. the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek. Syn: zygomatic bone, malar bone, jugal bone, os zygomaticum. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• cheekbone — ► NOUN ▪ the bone below the eye …   English terms dictionary

• cheekbone — [chēk′bōn΄] n. the bone across the upper cheek, that forms the outer side of the eye s bony orbit; zygomatic bone; malar …   English World dictionary

• cheekbone — UK [ˈtʃiːkˌbəʊn] / US [ˈtʃɪkˌboʊn] noun [countable, usually plural] Word forms cheekbone : singular cheekbone plural cheekbones one of the two bones on each side of your face, below your eyes She had a thin face with high cheekbones …   English dictionary

• cheekbone —   Ā;    ♦ high cheekbone, kekē nā iwiiwi papālina …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

• cheekbone — noun Date: 15th century the prominence below the eye that is formed by the zygomatic bone; also zygomatic bone …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• cheekbone — /cheek bohn /, n. 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. [bef. 1000; ME chekbon, OE ceacban. See CHEEK, BONE1] * * * …   Universalium

• cheekbone — noun The small prominent bone of the cheek. Syn: malar bone, zygoma, zygomatic bone …   Wiktionary

• cheekbone — cheek·bone chēk bōn, .bōn n the prominence below the eye that is formed by the zygomatic bone also ZYGOMATIC BONE …   Medical dictionary

• cheekbone — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ high, prominent ▪ chiselled/chiseled, perfect, sharp ▪ broken, fractured PREPOSITION …   Collocations dictionary

• cheekbone — cheek|bone [ˈtʃi:kbəun US boun] n [C usually plural] one of the two bones above your cheeks, just below your eyes ▪ She had high cheekbones and green eyes …   Dictionary of contemporary English