cheekbone
The small prominent bone of the cheekThe small prominent bone of the cheek.
» Tom has high cheekbones.
Tom hat hohe Wangenknochen.
У Тома высокие скулы.
Meaning
1 sensesThe small prominent bone of the cheek.
Jochbein, Wangenknochen, Backenknochen
скула́skulá
ви́лицяvýlycja
the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek
Examples
7 sentencesTom has high cheekbones.
ruУ Тома высокие скулы.
deTom hat hohe Wangenknochen.
Make-up can accentuate your cheekbones.
Irina has a delicate face with high cheekbones.
Carmela's high cheekbones accentuate her facial structure, enhancing her natural beauty.
Other injuries included a broken nose, a dislocated shoulder and a hairline fracture of a cheekbone.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English chekebon, chekbone, from Old English ċēacbān (“cheekbone”); equivalentFrom Middle English chekebon, chekbone, from Old English ċēacbān (“cheekbone”); equivalent to cheek + bone. Compare Dutch kaakbeen (“jawbone”).
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Forms
plural: cheekbonesSynonyms
7 synonyms- the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek:zygomatic bonezygomaticmalarmalar bonejugal boneos zygomaticum