cheese
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- noun
- /tʃiːz/
:
queso
- The pizza was topped with melted cheese and fresh basil.
- cottage cheese
- cheese slices
- cream cheese
So you still like a little cheese though, right?
- So you still like a little cheese though, right?
- I think a nice soft cheese would go down well.
- I think it's just meat and mascarpone cheese down there now.
- Everything is the same shit meat, cheese, lettuce, tomato.
- He was like what cheese is OK to eat it's not meat.
- So you can create cheese or milk or egg proteins.
- The Pickles, the melted cheese melted by grease.
- Do I place the Queen's cheese back on the plate or not?
Examples
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I got you some eggs and goat cheese.
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But here we are, all the same: drinking tea, eating cheese, alive, as if by reflex.
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I think a nice soft cheese would go down well.
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Oh that is tasty cheese that is good.
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So I said, "Fine, give me a cheese sandwich and coffee with milk."
Academic text (1990) -
Do you want cream cheese, smoked salmon?
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The delicious cannelloni with the cheese filling.
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We've all got beans and cheese on toast today for lunch.
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They were producing milk and cheese and grain as well as meat.
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Foodstuffs, including tobacco, wine, cheese, and fresh vegetables, accounted for more than 20 percent of exports.
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
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2.5
A hard, dry Italian cheese with a strong taste often grated over pasta
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1.0
A soft fresh cheese you spread on bread or crackers
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3.5
A soft white cheese from France with a thin edible rind and a mild creamy taste
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1.6
A soft white Italian cheese often used on pizza and in salads
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2.3
A soft food made from goat milk, often tangy and creamy
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1.4
Food that comes from animal milk, like cheese or yogurt
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2.8
A cheese with blue or green veins and a strong flavor
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1.0
A hard, smooth cheese with a strong taste commonly used in cooking and sandwiches
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1.0
A soft white cheese with small lumps made from milk
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6.1
A rich soft French cheese made from cow's milk with a white rind you can eat
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1.3
A hard pale yellow cheese with round holes
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1.3
A soft, mild cheese made in factories and used on burgers and sandwiches
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7.9
A French word for cheese often used in English menus for French cheeses
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1.0
Cheese you rub on a grater into small pieces
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9.7
A soft cheese made from goat's milk with a slightly sour taste
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2.8
Cheese made by mixing other cheeses with added ingredients to make a smooth, long-lasting product
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8.1
A soft cheese made from goat milk
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4.0
A mild white cheese made from the curds of soured milk
A semi-hard cheese with a strong smell and taste shaped by hand
A cheese made by mixing different cheeses with other ingredients that help it melt smoothly
A common American cheddar people buy in wrapped slices or blocks in shops
Idioms
- Informal
A short phrase people say to show surprise or frustration instead of using a religious name
- Informal
A small, disappointing thing that does not help enough
Compounds
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A hard, smooth cheese with a strong taste commonly used in cooking and sandwiches
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1.0
A creamy sauce made from melted cheese to pour over foods like pasta or vegetables
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A soft food made from cheese mixed with butter, cream, or spices to spread on bread
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2.8
Cheese made by mixing other cheeses with added ingredients to make a smooth, long-lasting product
- US
A soft, slightly sweet American cheese made from whole milk and shaped like a brick
- Informal
A bright yellow school bus people call as a joke because it looks like cheese
A rude, insulting name for people from France that calls them cowardly
- UK
A sweet thick spread for toast or cake made from lemons, butter, eggs, and sugar
A cheese made by mixing different cheeses with other ingredients that help it melt smoothly
- US
A mild soft white cheese that comes from milk curds, often used as a spread or in cooking
How Strong
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cheese comes from an old European word caseus, and many languages kept similar words like German Käse and Spanish queso, all meaning the same dairy food. So cheese still means the food made by pressing the curd of milk.