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Definitions of cheek by jowl words

phrase cheek by jowl If you say that people or things are cheek by jowl with each other, you are indicating that they are very close to each other. 3
noun cheek by jowl close together; intimately linked 3
noun cheek by jowl close together; intimately 3
noun cheek by jowl either side of the face below the eye and above the jaw. 1
noun cheek by jowl the side wall of the mouth between the upper and lower jaws. 1
noun cheek by jowl something resembling the side of the human face in form or position, as either of two parts forming corresponding sides of various objects: the cheeks of a vise. 1

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English cheke, Old English cē(a)ce; akin to Dutch kaak, Middle Low German kake

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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side by side — one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.