cheese
/t͡ʃiz/ noun A1- A dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk.
- Any particular variety of cheese.
- A piece of cheese, especially one moulded into a large round shape during manufacture.
- A substance resembling cream cheese, such as lemon cheese
- That which is melodramatic, overly emotional, or cliché, i.e. cheesy.
- Money.
- A fastball.
- A dangerous mixture of black tar heroin and crushed Tylenol PM tablets. The resulting powder resembles grated cheese and is snorted.
Plural cheeses
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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Danglars felt his own not to be very well supplied just then, and gradually the man appeared less ugly, the bread less black, and the cheese more fresh, while those dreadful vulgar onions recalled to his mind certain sauces and side-dishes, which his cook prepared in a very superior manner whenever he said, “Monsieur Deniseau, let me have a nice little fricassee today.” He got up and knocked on the door; the bandit raised his head.
But the best, in my opinion, was the home life in the little flat—the ardent, voluble chats after the day’s study; the cozy dinners and fresh, light breakfasts; the interchange of ambitions—ambitions interwoven each with the other’s or else inconsiderable—the mutual help and inspiration; and—overlook my artlessness—stuffed olives and cheese sandwiches at 11 p.m.
The doorsteps were worn into curves, and the ancient tiles which lined the porch were marked with the rebus of a cheese and a man, after the original builder.
We see that Danglars was collected enough to jest; at the same time, as though to disprove the ogreish propensities, the man took some black bread, cheese, and onions from his wallet, which he began devouring voraciously.
Other matches
- cheese To use a controversial or unsporting tactic to ... C2
- cheese To stop C2
- cheese To prepare curds for making cheese. C2
- cheese Wealth, fame, excellence, importance. C2
- cheese Said while being photographed, to give the impr... C2
- cheese The exploitation, or opportunity for exploitati... C2
- cheese down To coil the tail of a rope on deck so as to pre...
- cheese off To annoy.
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