cheese S2 W3 /tʃiːz/ noun [uncountable and countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: cese]

1. a solid food made from milk, which is usually yellow or white in colour, and can be soft or hard:
half a kilo of cheese
a cheese sandwich
Sprinkle with the grated cheese.
a selection of English cheeses
piece/bit/slice/lump etc of cheese
cow’s/goat’s/sheep’s cheese (=from the milk of a cow etc)

2. (say) cheese! spoken used to tell people to smile when you are going to take their photograph
⇒ big cheese, ⇒ chalk and cheese at chalk¹(3)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

cheese
noun
ADJ. hard | soft | sharp, strong | mild | full-fat, low-fat | grated, melted, toasted | processed | blue, cottage, cream, curd, goat's, smoked | Cheddar, Parmesan, etc. | Dutch, Swiss, etc.
QUANT. chunk, crumb, hunk, lump, piece, slice
VERB + CHEESE eat, have | make | cut, grate, slice Cut the cheese into cubes.
melt | sprinkle (sth with), top (sth with) Sprinkle the cheese over the beans. Sprinkle the potatoes with grated cheese and grill for a few minutes.
CHEESE + NOUN fondue, omelette, roll, sandwich, sauce, souffle | board (= a board on which cheese is cut and served; a selection of cheeses served during a meal) | factory
PHRASES bread and cheese, cheese and biscuits, cheese on toast, a selection of cheeses
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[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

cheese

a piece/bit of cheese
Would you like a piece of cheese?
a slice of cheese
Sue cut six thin slices of cheese.
a lump/hunk of cheese (=a large piece)
We just had bread and a hunk of cheese for lunch.
a wedge of cheese (=a piece which is thin at one end and thick at the other)
I bought a half pound wedge of cheese.
bread and cheese
Lunch was bread and cheese.
cheese and biscuits
After the meal we had coffee with cheese and biscuits.
cheese on toast (=melted cheese on toast)
Would you like some cheese on toast?
strong
This is one of the strongest French cheeses.
mild (=without a strong taste)
The cheese is mild and creamy.
hard cheese
Use a hard cheese such as Cheddar for grating.
soft cheese (=that you can spread)
Camembert is my favourite soft cheese.
grated cheese (=that has been cut into many small pieces using a special tool)
Cover the vegetables with the grated cheese.
melted cheese
Nachos are good with melted cheese.
goat's cheese (=made from goat's milk)
cream cheese (=a type of soft smooth white cheese)
cottage cheese (=a type of soft white cheese with small lumps in it)
blue cheese (=a type of cheese with blue lines in it and a strong taste)
processed cheese (=with substances added to preserve it)
grate cheese (=cut it into many small pieces using a special tool)
Would you grate some cheese for me?
sprinkle cheese over/on something (=put small pieces of cheese over/on something)
Sprinkle the cheese over the top.
top something with cheese (=put cheese on top of something)
Top the potatoes with grated cheese.
a cheese sandwich
I'll make you a cheese sandwich.
a cheese omelette
Lunch was a cheese omelette with salad.
(a) cheese sauce
I made a cheese sauce to go with the pasta.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

cheese
̈ɪtʃi:z
See: big cheese , whole cheese

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲