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check out verb 1 : to settle one's account (as at a hotel) and leave

2 : to total or have totaled the cost of purchases in a store and to make or receive payment for them

check·point noun : a point at which a check is performed

check·room noun : a room at which baggage, parcels, or clothing is left for safekeeping

checks and balances noun plural : a system allowing each branch of a government to restrict the actions of another branch (as by a veto)

check·up noun : the act of checking something or someone : EXAMINATION; especially : a general physical examination

Synonyms

audit, check, examination, inspection, review, scan, scrutiny, survey—more at INSPECTION

ched·dar noun, often cap : a hard mild to sharp white or yellow cheese of smooth texture

cheek noun 1 : the fleshy side part of the face

2 : insolent boldness and self-assurance : IMPUDENCE, AUDACITY

3 : BUTTOCK 1

— cheeked adjective

Synonyms

audacity, brass, brazenness, chutzpah, effrontery, gall, impertinence, impudence, nerve, presumption, sauce, sauciness, temerity—more at EFFRONTERY

cheek·bone noun : the bone or bony ridge below the eye

cheek·i·ness noun : insolence or impudence of speech or behavior

cheeky adjective cheek·i·er; -est : insolently bold : IMPUDENT, SAUCY

— cheek·i·ly adverb

Synonyms

arch, bold, brash, brazen, cocky, fresh, impertinent, impudent, insolent, nervy, sassy, saucy—more at NERVY

cheep verb : to utter faint shrill sounds : PEEP

— cheep noun

Synonyms

chirp, peep, pipe, tweet, twitter—more at CHIRP

1cheer noun [ORIGIN: ME chere face, cheer, fr. AF, face, fr. ML cara, prob. fr. Gk kara head, face]

1 : state of mind or heart : SPIRIT

2 : lightness of mind and feeling

3 : hospitable entertainment : WELCOME

4 : food and drink for a feast

5 : something that gladdens

6 : a shout of applause or encouragement

Synonyms

[1] frame, humor, mode, mood, spirit, temper—more at MOOD

[2] cheerfulness, festivity, glee, hilarity, joviality, merriment, mirth, mirthfulness—more at MIRTH

2cheer verb 1 : to give hope or courage to : COMFORT — usu. used with up

2 : to make glad

3 : to urge on esp. by shouts

4 : to applaud or show approval of esp. with shouts

5 : to grow or be cheerful — usu. used with up

— cheer·er noun

Synonyms

usually cheer up [1] buoy, comfort, embolden, encourage, hearten, inspire, steel—more at ENCOURAGE

[4] acclaim, applaud, crack up, hail, laud, praise, salute, tout—more at ACCLAIM

cheer·ful adjective 1 : having or showing good spirits

2 : conducive to good spirits : pleasant and bright

Synonyms

[1] blithe, bright, buoyant, cheery, chipper, gay, lightsome, sunny, upbeat; also hopeful, sanguine; jaunty, lively, perky, sprightly, vivacious; carefree, careless, cavalier, easygoing, happy-go-lucky, insouciant, lighthearted, unconcerned; boon, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful; glad, happy, pleased

Antonyms

dour, gloomy, glum, morose, saturnine, sulky, sullen

[2] bright, cheery, gay, glad; also gladdening, heartening, heartwarming; gleaming, radiant, sparkling

Antonyms

bleak, cheerless, dark, depressing, dismal, dreary, gloomy, gray

cheer·ful·ly adverb : in a cheerful manner

Synonyms

gaily, happily, heartily, jovially, merrily, mirthfully—more at GAILY

cheer·ful·ness noun : the quality or state of being cheerful

Synonyms

cheer, festivity, glee, hilarity, joviality, merriment, mirth, mirthfulness—more at MIRTH

cheer·i·ness noun : the quality or state of being cheery

cheer·lead·er noun : a person who directs organized cheering esp. at a sports event

cheer·less adjective : lacking qualities that cheer : BLEAK, DISPIRITING

— cheer·less·ly adverb

— cheer·less·ness noun

cheery adjective cheer·i·er; -est 1 : marked by cheerfulness or good spirits : CHEERFUL

2 : causing or suggesting cheerfulness <~ music>

— cheer·i·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] blithe, bright, buoyant, cheerful, chipper, gay, lightsome, sunny, upbeat—more at CHEERFUL

[2] bright, cheerful, gay, glad—more at CHEERFUL