cheekbone
noun/ˈtʃiːkbəʊn/
/ˈtʃiːkbəʊn/
- the bone below the eye
- A flush of anger appeared on her cheekbones.
- The hollows beneath his cheekbones showed his stress.
- The skin stretched taut over his cheekbones.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- prominent
- chiselled/chiseled
- …
- beneath somebody’s cheekbones
- on somebody’s cheekbones
- over somebody’s cheekbones
- …
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