📖 Definitions of "Cheekbone"
noun
- 1
The small prominent bone of the cheek.
🔄 Synonyms of "Cheekbone"
5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| malanoun | (Hinduism, Sikhism) A bead or a set of beads commonly used by Hindus and Buddhists for keeping count while reciting, chanting, or mentally repeating a mantra or the name or names of a deity. |
| zygomatic bonenoun | The cheekbone. |
| malar bonenoun | The cheekbone. |
| jugal bone | The jugal is a skull bone found in most reptiles, amphibians and birds. |
| os zygomaticumnoun | the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cheekbone"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| malar bonenoun | The cheekbone. |
| zygomatic bonenoun | The cheekbone. |
| malanoun | (Hinduism, Sikhism) A bead or a set of beads commonly used by Hindus and Buddhists for keeping count while reciting, chanting, or mentally repeating a mantra or the name or names of a deity. |
| jugal bone | The jugal is a skull bone found in most reptiles, amphibians and birds. |
| os zygomaticumnoun | the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek |
| zygomanoun | (anatomy) The cheekbone. |
| zygomaticumnoun | (anatomy) The zygoma, or cheekbone. |
| cheeknoun | (anatomy) The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity. |
| jawlinenoun | The lower edge of the side of the face (below the cheek), defined by the jawbone. |
| chinbonenoun | That part of the mandible that forms the chin. |
| zygomatic | (anatomy, relational) Of, relating to, or located in the area of the zygomatic bone or zygomatic arch. |
| jawbonenoun | (countable) The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible. |
| buccanoun | (anatomy) Synonym of cheek. |
| jaw-bonenoun | Alternative spelling of jawbone. [(countable) The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.] |
| jaw bonenoun | Alternative spelling of jawbone. [(countable) The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.] |
| ogeenoun | (architecture) A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape. |
| lower jawnoun | The part of the face below the mouth; the jaw. |
| buccinatornoun | (anatomy) A thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheek. |
| malarnoun | (anatomy) The cheekbone, which forms a part of the lower edge of the orbit. |
| browbonenoun | The orbital ridge of the eye. |
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