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Nouns (18)

n. either side of the face below the eyes

n. either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump

impertinence, cheek, impudence

n. an impudent statement

mandible, mandibula, submaxilla, jawbone, jowl, lower jaw

n. the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth

face, brass, boldness, effrontery, nerve, cheek

n. impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"

Verbs (1)

v. speak impudently to

Adverbs (11)

past, by

adv. "every hour, a train goes past"

aside, away, by, in reserve

adv. "Put aside some money"

aside, by, apart, on one side, set to one side

adv. "She put her sewing by when he entered"

Adjectives (5)

adj. toward the inside of the cheek; "the buccal aspect of the gum"

adj. located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch"

Fuzzynyms (27)

insolence, impertinence, crust, gall, impudence

n. the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties

assumption, presumption, presumptuousness

n. audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness"

audacity, audaciousness, temerity

n. fearless daring

heart, nerve, mettle, spunk

n. the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"

n. the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; "his determination showed in his every movement"; "he is a man of purpose"

n. something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty"

back, backward, in the opposite direction, fro, in the reverse direction

adv. "He faced backward"

late, belatedly, tardily, later than usual, later than expected

adv. later than usual or than expected; "the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"

Synonyms (7)

adj. lying within the mouth; "a buccal gland"

parenthetic, parenthetical

adj. qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses; "parenthetical remarks"

adj. related to the key issue but not of central importance; "a peripheral interest"; "energy is far from a peripheral issue in the economy"; "peripheral issues"

adj. depending on or incidental to what is original or primary; "a secondary infection"

supplementary, supplemental

adj. added to complete or make up a deficiency; "produced supplementary volumes"

Antonyms (0)

cheek by jowl

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