cheese | ||
1. | [ noun ] (chemistry,food) a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk | |
Related terms: | dairy_product food American_cheese triple_cream cream_cheese Camembert goat_cheese bleu Brie brick_cheese cheddar cottage_cheese Cheshire_cheese Edam process_cheese Gouda grated_cheese hand_cheese mozzarella Muenster Parmesan ricotta string_cheese Swiss_cheese Velveeta quark double_gloucester liederkranz limburger cheese_rind curd | |
2. | [ verb ] used in the imperative (get away, or stop it) | |
Examples: | : "Cheese it!" |
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Related terms: | discontinue | |
3. | [ verb ] wind onto a cheese, as of yarn | |
Related terms: | spool | |
4. | [ noun ] (botany) erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States | |
Synonyms: | high_mallow cheeseflower Malva_sylvestris tall_mallow | |
Related terms: | mallow Malva | |
Similar spelling: |
chess cheek chouse choose cheque cheesy cheeky Cheeks chasse chaise choosey Chas Chausse choke Chios check chase chaos Chace Chiesa Chieko |