Cheese [noun] | Photo Iga Pelczarska |
1) [uncountable , countable] a type of food made from milk that can be either soft or hard and is usually white or yellow in colour; a particular type of this food |
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Cheddar cheese goat's cheese (= made from the milk of a goat ) | |
a cheese sandwich/salad a chunk/piece/slice of cheese | |
a selection of French cheeses a cheese knife (= a knife with a special curved blade with two points on the end, used for cutting and picking up pieces of cheese) | |
see also American cheese, blue cheese, cauliflower cheese, cottage cheese, cream cheese, macaroni cheese | |
2) cheese! what you ask somebody to say before you take their photograph |