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1 7.5
To smile for a camera when someone takes a photo
  • verb
  • /tʃiːz/
translation icon : sonreír (para la foto)
  • As she held the trophy, she couldn't help but cheese for the camera.

See, I'm going to smile for you guys Cheese.

Examples

  • I wanted so bad to be one of those girls cheesing with my doll in matching party dresses.

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  • The teacher asked the children to cheese for the school photo.

  • When the teacher asks for cheese and he can say I'm here.

  • Say hello Cove, say hi, say cheese, cheese.

  • I'm cheesing really hard.

  • Everyone smiled widely and said cheese when the photographer took the picture.

Synonyms

to grin
vsto cheese
132 1.0

Smile broadly, often showing the teeth when you feel happy, amused, or embarrassed

is a posed smile for photographs after a prompt rather than a true emotional smile

Antonyms

54 1.0

A facial expression with the eyebrows pushed together showing dislike or worry

33 4.1

To give an angry look to show you do not like something

Idioms

to say cheese
  • Informal
18 4.6

To ask people to smile for a photo

big cheese
  • Slang
8 5.3

A person who is very important in a group or company

1 6.3

Two people or things that are completely different from each other

1 9.6

To pass gas from your bottom, usually said as a joke

cheese and rice
  • Informal
9.9

A short phrase people say to show surprise or frustration instead of using a religious name

A small, disappointing thing that does not help enough

8.9

A phrase showing little or no sympathy for someone's bad luck

Compounds

40 1.0

A soft fresh cheese you spread on bread or crackers

34 1.0

A hot sandwich with melted cheese between toasted bread

26 2.3

A soft food made from goat milk, often tangy and creamy

A dish of small tube pasta in melted cheese, often baked

18 2.8

A cheese with blue or green veins and a strong flavor

13 1.0

A larger amount of cheese that restaurants put on food when you ask for it

A hard, smooth cheese with a strong taste commonly used in cooking and sandwiches

A soft white cheese with small lumps made from milk

5 1.3

A hard pale yellow cheese with round holes

4 1.3

A soft, mild cheese made in factories and used on burgers and sandwiches

4 2.1

A type of cheese made into long sticks you can pull into strips

3 1.0

A creamy sauce made from melted cheese to pour over foods like pasta or vegetables

3 1.0

A pizza with only cheese on top

Cheese you rub on a grater into small pieces

A creamy sauce that has blue cheese and mayonnaise or sour cream

1 1.1

A warm sauce of melted cheese served for dipping chips or bread

A Swiss dish of melted cheese and wine for dipping bread

1 1.5

A small tool with a thin blade for cutting cheese

A soft food made from cheese mixed with butter, cream, or spices to spread on bread

Cheese made by mixing other cheeses with added ingredients to make a smooth, long-lasting product

1 1.6

A flat dish that holds and serves different cheeses

A tool with a flat blade for cutting thin, even slices of hard cheese

A light baked dish of cheese and eggs that puffs up in the oven

1 4.0

A mild white cheese made from the curds of soured milk

1 2.7

A mild cream colored Dutch cheese shaped like a wheel

A creamy salad dressing made with crumbled blue cheese

4.2

A soft, slightly sweet American cheese made from whole milk and shaped like a brick

cheese bus
  • Informal
7.9

A bright yellow school bus people call as a joke because it looks like cheese

7.4

A sandwich with cheese between two slices of buttered bread, common in Britain

A tool with a wire or blade that cuts cheese into slices

1.5

A market where people sell and buy cheese, often as a traditional local event

9.9

A person who acts silly and playful

A tool with a flat blade that makes thin even slices of semi-hard or hard cheese

cheese press
  • Specialized
4.6

A machine that squeezes milk curds to make cheese

The firm outer layer on a cheese that forms as it ages

A light, fluffy baked dish made with cheese and eggs

cheese tax
  • Informal
7.4

A joking name for a government charge on cheese, including imported cheese

A rude, insulting name for people from France that calls them cowardly

A mild yellow English cheese with a crumbly texture

A mild white cheese made on small farms from the solid part of sour skim milk

4.2

A sweet thick spread for toast or cake made from lemons, butter, eggs, and sugar

A cheese that contains live maggots and people eat as a special food

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 soft fresh cheese like cottage cheese used in European cooking

rat cheese
  • Slang
8.9

A strong yellow cheese like American cheddar

rat cheese
  • Slang
9.9

A joke name for old food that smells bad

7.0

A mild soft white cheese that comes from milk curds, often used as a spread or in cooking

A cheese with a very strong, unpleasant smell like a skunk

stank-ass cheese
  • Offensive
9.9

A type of cheese with a very strong bad smell

store cheese
  • Informal
3.6

A common American cheddar people buy in wrapped slices or blocks in shops

How Smiling

to beam
38 2.0
to grin
132 1.0
to cheese
1 7.5
to smile
1.0

Surface Forms

cheese infinitive
cheesed past
cheesed past participle
cheesing present participle
cheeses third person singular

Etymology

The verb cheese (to smile for a photo) comes from telling people to 'say cheese' because the 'ee' sound shows the teeth and creates a smile, so to cheese is to smile for the camera.