cheekfuls

Hamster-style portions

Cheekfuls is the plural of cheekful—the amount that fills a cheek, typically of food stored in the mouth like a squirrel: The chipmunk scampered off with cheekfuls of acorns.

The word occasionally appears figuratively for anything bulging or stuffed.

playfulness

chipmunk

Striped burrowing rodent

bulging · pouchy · stuffed · comical · silly · giggles · mischief · antics · teasing · impish

capacity

volume

Amount of space filled

fill · stretch · bulge · pouch · store · hold · pack · stash · hoard · cache

eating

feast

Elaborate ceremonial meal

  • devourEat greedily and fast
  • snackLight between-meal fare
  • grazeFeed on growing plants

nosh · chomp · crunch · masticate · consume · ingest · food · meal · binge · indulge

mouthful

bite

Pierce with teeth

  • chewGrind with teeth
  • gulpHasty, large swallow
  • gobbleEat fast and greedily

munch · nibble · swallow · stuff · cram · gorge · savor · taste · morsel · bolus

Opposites
digestive state

cheekfulsswallowed

Passed through throat

ingested · digested · stomachfuls · swallowed whole · bellyful

quantity/portion size

cheekfulsmouthfuls

Portions sized for chewing

nothing · gulps · bites · handfuls · platefuls

quantity/fullness

cheekfulsmorsels

Small pieces of food

crumbs · traces · nothing · mouthfuls

Family

cheekful

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G