cheese¹ /chēz/

1. A kind of food made from the curd of milk coagulated by rennet, separated from the whey, of a soft creamy consistency or pressed into a solid or semi-solid mass, traditionally and usually wheel-shaped
2. A solid mass of this
3. A flavoured kind of food, with the consistency of soft cheese, eg lemon cheese
4. Anything of the shape of a whole cheese
5. The receptacle of a thistle-head
6. The cheese-shaped disc used in skittles

cheesˈiness noun

cheesˈy adjective

1. Having the nature of cheese
2. (of a smile) broad (informal)
3. Having a popular appeal in spite of being artificial or inferior (informal)

cheeseˈboard noun

1. A flat wooden board on which cheese is cut and served
2. A collection of cheeses served on such a board

cheeseˈburger noun

A hamburger with melted cheese on top of it

cheeseˈcake noun

1. A kind of cake having a base of pastry or biscuit crumbs, with a filling of cream cheese, sugar, eggs, flavouring, etc
2. Women with sex appeal, esp when pictured erotically or pornographically in magazines, etc (slang; cf beefcake)

cheeseˈcloth noun

1. A loose-woven light gauze used for wrapping cheeses
2. A stronger type of loosely-woven cotton cloth used for making shirts, etc

cheeseˈcutter noun (nautical)

1. A movable keel that may be drawn up inside a boat
2. A square-peaked cap

cheeseˈ-head adjective

(of bolts and screws) having a short thick cylindrical head

cheeseˈhopper or cheese skipper noun

A small fly (Piophila casei) whose larvae feed on cheese and move by jumping

cheeseˈmite noun

A very small arachnid (Tyroglyphus longior) that breeds in cheese

cheeseˈmonger noun

A dealer in cheese

cheeseˈparer noun

A mean or stingy person, a skinflint

cheeseˈparing noun

1. Orig a paring of cheese rind
2. Parsimony, stinginess

adjective

Mean and parsimonious

cheese plant see Swiss cheese plant under Swiss

cheeseˈpress noun

A machine or device in which curds for cheese are pressed

cheeseˈ-rennet noun

The plant lady's bedstraw, said to have been used formerly as rennet in curdling milk

cheeseˈsteak noun (US)

A long roll filled with grilled sliced beef and melted cheese

cheese straw noun

A long thin piece of pastry flavoured with cheese

cheeseˈtaster noun

A long hollow tool for taking a sample from the inside of a cheese

cheeseˈvat noun

A vat or wooden case in which curds are separated or pressed in cheese making

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