cheese
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cheese1
▶noun
- 1 a food made from the pressed curds of milk, either firm or soft in texture.
- 2 Brit. a conserve having the consistency of soft cheese: lemon cheese.
– phrases
say cheese said by a photographer to encourage the subject to smile.
say cheese said by a photographer to encourage the subject to smile.
– origin OE cēse, cȳse, of W. Gmc origin; from L. caseus.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cheese2
▶verb (cheese someone off) Brit. informal exasperate, frustrate, or bore.
– origin C19: of unknown origin.
'cheese' also found in these Oxford entries:
age
- Alfredo
- asiago
- au gratin
- Bel Paese
- big cheese
- blintze
- blue cheese
- blue vinny
- Boursin
- Brie
- Buffalo wings
- Caerphilly
- cambazola
- Camembert
- cannelloni
- cantal
- cappelletti
- caseation
- casein
- cauliflower cheese
- chalk
- Cheddar
- cheeseboard
- cheeseburger
- cheesecake
- cheese head
- cheese-paring
- cheese plant
- cheese straw
- cheesy
- Cheshire
- chèvre
- cottage cheese
- cracker
- cream cheese
- cream cracker
- creamery
- croque-monsieur
- crottin
- crowdie
- curd
- curd cheese
- damson cheese
- Danish blue
- dauphinois
- Derby
- Dolcelatte
