cheekbone

Everyday

Your cheekbones are the bones at the top of your cheeks, just below your eyes. tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons on the skeleton pupils find the cheekbones on the skull. In stories «high cheekbones» describes someone's face. In safety and first aid, a blow to the cheekbone can cause a bad bruise.

Examples

• She has high cheekbones. tree →
• The ball hit him just below the cheekbone. tree →
• Feel your cheekbones under your eyes. tree →
• The skull has two cheekbones. tree →
• Her cheekbone was bruised after the fall. tree →
• The artist drew shadows under the cheekbones. tree →

Note

One word. Usually used in the plural for both sides of the face. The proper science name is the «zygomatic bone».