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cheese

/t͡ʃiz/

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noun

A dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk.

Examples :

"My mom made a delicious pizza with mozzarella cheese. "

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Any particular variety of cheese.

Examples :

"My favorite cheese is cheddar. "

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A piece of cheese, especially one moulded into a large round shape during manufacture.

Examples :

"The farmer brought in a large wheel of cheese, perfect for the local cheese shop. "

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That which is melodramatic, overly emotional, or cliché, i.e. cheesy.

Examples :

"The movie's romantic scenes were so cheesy; it was hard to take them seriously. "

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noun

Examples :

"My parents saved a lot of cheese for my college tuition. "

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In skittles, the roughly ovoid object that is thrown to knock down the skittles.

Examples :

"The boy threw the cheese with all his might, hoping to knock down the skittle. "

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noun

Examples :

"The pitcher threw a blazing cheese, and the batter swung and missed. "

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A dangerous mixture of black tar heroin and crushed Tylenol PM tablets. The resulting powder resembles grated cheese and is snorted.

Examples :

"The dealers were selling "cheese" in the park, but it was extremely dangerous. "

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noun

Examples :

"I can't provide a sentence using "cheese" to mean "smegma." The word "smegma" refers to a natural bodily secretion, and using "cheese" in that context is inappropriate and offensive. There is no legitimate, everyday use of "cheese" with that meaning. "

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Holed pattern of circuitry to decrease pattern density.

Examples :

"The circuit board used for the new video game console has a cheese pattern to allow for more complex graphics without taking up too much space. "

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

Examples :

"The farmer made a cheese from the leftover apples. "

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The flat, circular, mucilaginous fruit of the dwarf mallow (Malva rotundifolia) or marshmallow (Althaea officinalis).

Examples :

"The farmer harvested a large amount of cheese today for his family's dinner. "

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

Examples :

"At the school dance, the girls did a series of graceful cheese, their skirts swirling around them. "

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verb

To prepare curds for making cheese.

Examples :

"The farmer is cheeseing milk to make fresh mozzarella for his daughter's school lunch. "

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To make holes in a pattern of circuitry to decrease pattern density.

Examples :

"The engineer cheesed the circuit board design to reduce the number of components. "

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To smile excessively, as for a camera.

Examples :

"The children cheesed for the school photographer. "

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interjection

Said while being photographed, to give the impression of smiling.

Examples :

"Say "cheese"! ... and there we are!"

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noun

Wealth, fame, excellence, importance.

Examples :

"Winning the science fair brought her a lot of cheese—recognition and respect from her peers. "

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(British India) The correct thing, of excellent quality; the ticket.

Examples :

"The teacher said the answer was the cheese – the perfect solution to the problem. "

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verb

To stop; to refrain from.

Examples :

"Cheese it, the cops!"

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To anger or irritate someone, usually in combination with "off".

Examples :

"All this waiting around is really cheesing me off."

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To use an unsporting tactic; to repeatedly use an attack which is overpowered or difficult to counter.

Examples :

"You can cheese most of the game using certain exploits."

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To use an unconventional, all-in strategy to take one's opponent by surprise early in the game (especially for real-time strategy games).

Examples :

"The team cheesed the opposing players in the online strategy game, overwhelming them with a massive attack on the first turn. "

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