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Meaning of "cheekful" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CHEEKFUL

cheekful  [ˈtʃiːkfʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHEEKFUL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cheekful is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHEEKFUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cheekful in the English dictionary

The definition of cheekful in the dictionary is the quantity that can be held in or cover a cheek.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHEEKFUL


bookful
ˈbʊkfʊl
dislikeful
dɪsˈlaɪkfʊl
forkful
ˈfɔːkfʊl
friskful
ˈfrɪskfʊl
lockful
ˈlɒkfʊl
pokeful
ˈpəʊkfʊl
rackful
ˈrækfʊl
rebukeful
rɪˈbjuːkfʊl
riskful
ˈrɪskfʊl
sackful
ˈsækfʊl
stickful
ˈstɪkfʊl
tankful
ˈtæŋkfʊl
thankful
ˈθæŋkfʊl
truckful
ˈtrʌkfʊl
trunkful
ˈtrʌŋkfʊl
unthankful
ʌnˈθæŋkfʊl
wakeful
ˈweɪkfʊl
workful
ˈwɜːkfʊl
wrackful
ˈrækfʊl
wreakful
ˈriːkfʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHEEKFUL

chee-chee
cheechako
cheechalko
cheek
cheek by jowl
cheek pouch
cheekbone
cheekier
cheekiest
cheekily
cheekiness
cheekless
cheekpiece
cheektooth
cheeky
cheep
cheeper
cheer
cheerer
cheerful

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHEEKFUL

awful
beautiful
careful
colorful
delightful
faithful
grateful
handful
harmful
helpful
hopeful
meaningful
painful
peaceful
playful
powerful
prankful
successful
useful
wonderful

Synonyms and antonyms of cheekful in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cheekful» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHEEKFUL

Find out the translation of cheekful to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cheekful from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cheekful» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

cheekful
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cheekful
570 millions of speakers

English

cheekful
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

cheekful
380 millions of speakers
ar

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cheekful
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

cheekful
278 millions of speakers

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cheekful
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

cheekful
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cheekful
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cheekful
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

cheekful
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

cheekful
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

cheekful
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cheekful
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cheekful
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

cheekful
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गोगाऊ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cheekful
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cheekful
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cheekful
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

cheekful
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cheekful
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

cheekful
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

cheekful
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cheekful
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cheekful
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cheekful

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHEEKFUL»

The term «cheekful» is used very little and occupies the 178.954 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHEEKFUL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cheekful

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHEEKFUL»

Discover the use of cheekful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cheekful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tosefta Berachot: Translated Into English with a Commentary
It is important to pin this down exactly since a cheekful is a measure of volume equivalent to how much an average person can hold inside one of his cheeks where as a mouthful is how much he can hold in his whole mouth. A cheekful is less ...
Eliyahu Gurevich, 2010
2
Can I Play Chess on Shabbas
Some say no,10 because a small cup of schnapps is less than the minimum requirement of a revi'is11 or at least a melo lugmav (cheekful) of wine; others say it's OK. Ask a rav. . . and then offer him a bottle of schnapps! Q: I'm becoming bar  ...
Joe Bobker, 2008
3
Laws of Brachos
One who drank less than a cheekful (approximately two ounces) of wine and wishes to drink other liquids should request another to be motzee him with the b' racha or recite a shehakol on some other food.78 b) Clearly, one who did not recite ...
Binyomin Forst, Aaron D. Twerski, 1990
4
Woodworth's American Miscellany of Entertaining Knowledge
CHEEKFUL. TEMPER. A CHEERFUL and benign temper, that buds forth pleasant blossoms, and bears sweet fruit for those who live within its influence, is sure to produce an undying growth of green remembrances, that shall flourish after the ...
Francis Channing Woodworth, 1854
5
Laws of the seder: the comprehensive Kol dodi exposition of ...
DK m) write that one fulfills the mitzvah by drinking a cheekful of wine. They understand that the Cemara uses the phrase a majority of the [revi'is] cup,' only because that happened to be equivalent to the cheekful of the typical person.
David Feinstein, Zvi L. Lampel, 2002
6
Hachibur - Book One
melo lugmov A cheekful. For children, this amounts to 3/4 of an ounce. i.e. Drinking of wine during pesach seder (Passover supper). See seder. English : A cheekful Related Items : seder Topic : meloah shel yofi "Fullness of beauty" - i.e. ...
Warren Cyr, 2009
7
Tractate Yômâ:
Now, one cheekful of a giant is greater than a reviis. Thus, Beis Shammai's ruling, that an Og-like individual incurs punishment for a reviis, is indeed more stringent than that of Beis Hillel, which exempts him from punishment until he drinks "the ...
Abba Zvi Naiman, Yisroel Simcha Schorr, Chaim Malinowitz, 1998
8
Talmud Bavli: The Gemara : the Classic Vilna Edition, with ...
According to Tosafos tan m, this means that one must drink at least a cheekful ( vqxb K*7>p) [regardless of how large the cup is]. The Gemara refers to this as " most of the cup" because each of the Four Cups must contain at least a reviis, and ...
9
Talmud Bavli
frpafj - one who RECITES KIDDUSH AND TASTES A CHEEKFUL of wine HAS DISCHARGED the Kiddush obligation, Mr; xb ik1? ax) - but D7 he does NOT drink a cheekful, HE HAS NOT DISCHARGED his obligation.1"1 A point is noted  ...
Hersh Goldwurm, Nosson Scherman, 2004
10
Moznei Tzedek: An In-Depth Explanation and Listing of ...
Drinking on Yom Kippur The shiur to be chayao koreis for drinking on Yom Kippur is a k'mlo lugmoo—a cheekful.134 As in the case of eating, this amount must be drunk within the time of a k'dai achilas pras.,3S 133. Some smaller shiurim ...
Dovid Braunfeld, 2009

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHEEKFUL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cheekful is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Peace and prehistory in Somaliland
With a lapful of twigs and a cheekful of bitter green leaves, I felt I was trying to eat a privet hedge. Mahmud was my bodyguard, part of a security ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»
2
Paulo Nagamura comes through in clutch for Sporting KC with his …
... with a cheekful of stitches after an early-match collision, deliver the winning conversion in the penalty stage of their U.S. Open Cup final win ... «Sporting Kansas City, May 15»
3
Matthew awarded €3.7m for injuries
“Matthew is a cheekful and energetic boy who is a fully involved member of society as far as he can be with his limitation,” Mr O'Neill said. «Irish Examiner, Apr 15»
4
Halachic Analysis: Water Recipes and Eating on Yom Kippur
Remember, it is not a mouthful, but rather a cheekful – one side of the mouth. For the average person one can figure 35 milliliters. For a small ... «Yeshiva World News, Oct 14»
5
Will Tony Gwynn's death spur ban on smokeless tobacco?
Gwynn, whose career spanned 20 years, played at a time when baseball players typically sported a cheekful of tobacco, spitting a black stream ... «Washington Post, Jun 14»
6
Too Much, Too Little: Talmudic Rabbis' Creativity Shines When …
In this passage, for instance, one might expect them to wonder about the precise definition of a date-bulk and a cheekful, and eventually they ... «Tablet Magazine, Jan 14»
7
A Successful Yom Kippur Fast, With a Medical Assist
... of a large date at intervals of about nine minutes or drinking less than a cheekful of water. Others urge all necessary consumption of food. «New York Times, Sep 12»
8
The Hidden Route to Machu Picchu
A cheekful of coca leaves staved off altitude sickness long enough to get me across the mercifully snow-free pass. From there we descended ... «New York Times, Jun 11»
9
Bubba, Boo, Heath Take on Masters Golf From `Redneck Riviera'
... where the menu features fried chicken, collard greens, cornbread and sweet tea, Boo's father, Tom, sums up Milton through a cheekful of Red ... «Bloomberg, Apr 08»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Cheekful [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cheekful>. May 2024 ».
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