cheese

1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈchēz 

often attributive

1

a

: a food consisting of the coagulated, compressed, and usually ripened curd of milk separated from the whey

b

: an often cylindrical cake of this food

2

: something resembling cheese in shape or consistency

3

: something cheap or shabby : cheesy material

cinematic cheese

cheese

2 of 3

verb

cheesed; cheesing

transitive verb

: to put an end to : stop

cheese

3 of 3

noun (2)

slang

: someone important

Phrases

cheese it

—used in the imperative as a warning of danger

cheese it, the cops

Synonyms of cheese

Noun (1)

• junk
• rubbish

Examples of cheese in a Sentence

Noun (1)

you wouldn't believe the cheese that the movie studio puts out

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

This triggers allergies to certain types of red meat (primarily pork, beef, rabbit, lamb or venison) or products made from mammals (including cheese, milk, other dairy products and gelatin). —Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 14 Nov. 2025

Although the bacterium can contaminate many types of food, cheeses or deli meats that are kept in cold storage for long periods in stores or at home are a place where listeria can keep growing. —Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025

Verb

In the photo, Aniston sports a warm, purse-lipped smile and wraps her arms around Curtis, who cheeses and looks to the right of the camera while resting his hands on his new love's. —Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025

Khloé Kardashian's two kids are cheesing in a sweet photo together The proud mom shared a carousel on Instagram of photos from her past month Khloé shares her two kids with ex Tristan Thompson Khloé Kardashian's two kids are too cute! —Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English chese, from Old English cēse, from Latin caseus cheese

Verb

origin unknown

Noun (2)

perhaps from Hindi cīz & Urdu chīz thing, from Persian chīz

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

circa 1811, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1885, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing cheese

• American cheese
• big cheese
• bleu cheese
• blue cheese
• burrata cheese
• cheese it
• Cheshire cheese
• club cheese
• cook cheese
• cotija cheese
• cottage cheese
• cream cheese
• Dutch cheese
• farmer cheese
• goat cheese
• hard cheese
• Jack cheese
• longhorn cheese
• mac and cheese
• macaroni and cheese
• macaroni cheese
• pepper jack cheese
• pimento cheese
• pot cheese
• process cheese
• processed cheese
• rat cheese
• rat trap cheese
• sage cheese
• say cheese
• store cheese
• string cheese
• Swiss cheese
• Swiss cheese plant
• Swiss cheese vine
• the big cheese

Rhymes for cheese

• bees
• bes
• breeze
• crees
• crise
• deas
• dees
• ease
• fees
• fleas
• flees
• frees

Kids Definition

cheese

noun

ˈchēz

: a food made from milk usually by separating out the curd and molding it