cheese Hear it!

cheese¹ Definition

cheese (c̸hēz)

noun

  1. a food made from the curds of soured milk pressed together to form a solid that is usually allowed to ripen
  2. a shaped mass of this
  3. a thing like cheese in shape or consistency

Etymology: ME chese < OE cyse < Gmc *kasjus < IE base *kwat-, to ferment, become sour > L caseus, cheese, OE hwatherian, to foam

cheese¹ Idioms

cheesed off

Slang angry

say cheese!

smile!: a photographer's traditional request of someone whose picture is about to be taken

cheese² Definition

☆ cheese (c̸hēz)

noun

Slang an important person

Etymology: Hindi chīz, a thing < Pers čiz, something

cheese³ Definition

cheese (c̸hēz)

intransitive verb cheesed, chees′·ing

Slang to stop

cheese³ Idioms

cheese it!

Slang run away fast!

cheese Synonyms

cheese

n.

Varieties of cheese include: mild, American, appetitost, aged cheddar, cheddar, Cheshire, Dutch, Saga Blue, Tamales Bay, Philadelphia cream, creamed cottage, Edam, hand, jack, brick, Roquefort, Brie, Jarlsberg, Bleu d'Auvergne, mozzarella, provolone, asiago, sapsago, Havarti, Fleur de Lait, Gorgonzola, Monterey Jack, Swiss, Camembert, Liederkranz, Neufchátel, Gruyère, Emmenthaler, Wensleydale, Parmesan, Stilton, Gouda, Gloucester, double Gloucester, Limburger, Leyden, muenster, oka, Pecorino, Port du Salut, pot, mascarpone, ricotta, Romano, Schweizer, smearcase, bel paese, tilsit, feta, goat cheese (chèvre);

cheese Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • grate: Put a layer of grated cheese sprinkled on top.
  • melt: Also, toast with a layer of bbq sauce with cheese melted on top.
  • sprinkle: Add the milk and sprinkle the remaining cheese, breadcrumbs and butter over the top.
  • crumble: Serve the soup with a little crumbled blue cheese stir in.

Adjective modifier

  • parmesan: Spoon in the mixture, sprinkle the rest of the parmesan cheese over the top.
  • Swiss: Soon after adding some new foods, Swiss cheese being one of them.
  • low-fat: Alternatively opt for lower-calorie cheeses such as Brie, Edam, reduced-fat mozzarella, low-fat soft cheese or cottage cheese.
  • soft: This is true of softer lactic cheeses which can degrade quite quickly.

Preposition: on

toast: This cheese can be used in similar ways to a Cheddar, for example in cooking, cheese on toast or on the cheeseboard.

Modifies a noun

  • grater: All the outside of his left leg looks like someone did im over with a cheese grater.
  • sandwich: I have what I enjoy most a chocolate bar or a cheese sandwich!
  • sauce: In either case the idea is to end up with a very thick cheese sauce for the next stage.

Possessives

  • goat: For my starter I had the red onion tart with goat's cheese.
  • ewe: It is this ewes ' milk cheese which we sell.

Noun used with modifier

  • Cheddar: I couldn't resist my urge for cheddar cheese.
  • Parmesan: Fry them in butter, and grate a little Parmesan cheese over them.
  • feta: Add the feta cheese chunks, chopped nuts, olives, and sliced tomatoes and turn gently to mix.
  • goat: Mix in 1 Tbsp chopped fresh thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried; fill each tin with 1/2 teaspoon goat cheese, sprinkle with mushrooms.
  • mozzarella: Pieces of mozzarella cheese the size of ostrich eggs suddenly lost their allure.
  • Stilton: Yes that is correct stilton cheese is now a perfume.