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cheekbone
[ cheek-bohn ]
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.
cheekbone
/ ˈʃːˌəʊ /
noun
- the nontechnical name for zygomatic bone malar
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of cheekbone1
Example Sentences
PC Attwell, who was in court surrounded by family and colleagues, spent days in hospital with severe facial injuries including a fractured cheekbone, eye socket and broken nose.
With his dark eyes and chiseled cheekbones, he was slotted into mostly boring love-interest roles.
He was struck accidentally near his cheekbone as the Pacers' Bennedict Mathurin leapt for a rebound in the second quarter at Wells Fargo Center.
Beauty is not “dependent on the color of your eyes or the color of your hair or your cheekbones or your weight,” she says.
CNN reporter Alayna Tree confirmed that those cheekbones were a major factor in this pick: “Trump also thinks he has the look,” one source told her.
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