cheese

Speech parts

1. cheese - Noun

2. cheese - Verb

3. cheese - Interjection

4. Cheese - Proper noun

Meaning

The curd of milk, coagulated usually with rennet, separated from the whey, and pressed into a solid mass in a hoop or mold.

A mass of pomace, or ground apples, pressed together in the form of a cheese.

The flat, circular, mucilaginous fruit of the dwarf mallow (Malva rotundifolia).

A low courtesy; -- so called on account of the cheese form assumed by a woman's dress when she stoops after extending the skirts by a rapid gyration.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

parmesan cheddar cottage cheese camembert brie gouda stilton mozzarella ricotta provolone feta cheeseflower high mallow Malva sylvestris string cheese
Show all synonyms

Antonyms

letter fill nobody loser commoner nonentity
Show all antonyms

Hypernyms

mallow food stop cease quit spool

Hyponyms

parmesan cheddar cheddar cheese American cheese quark cottage cheese

Phrases with the word

big cheese hard cheese Camembert cheese cut the cheese cheese it as different as chalk and cheese

Examples

How can anyone govern a nation that has 246 different kinds of cheese. Charles de Gaulle

The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese. G. K. Chesterton

Age is something that doesn't matter, unless you are a cheese you dingus. Luis Buñuel

The cheese betrays the milk. Finnish Proverb

When a dog has money, he buys cheese. Jamaican Proverb

I love cheese and Pepsi, too. Filipino Proverb

Close letter words and terms

cheery soul cheery-bye cheesable cheese addict cheese and kisses cheese and rice