cheese

noun

ˈchēz How to pronounce cheese (audio)
Definition of cheesenext
as in junk
that which is of low quality or worth you wouldn't believe the cheese that the movie studio puts out

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Recent Examples of cheese Crawford recommends Bollinger Special Cuvée with the First Class fruit and cheese plate. — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Sides include fries, which can be ordered regular or topped with cheese or steak. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2026 When not excavating and eating Rosenthal’s bread and cheese, the men rehearse for a musical comedy performance featuring a chorus line of men in drag. — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026 It’s filled with a goat-cheese sauce and crowned with guava and grated llanero cheese. — Sarah Moreno updated July 18, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for cheese
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheese
  1. junk
  2. rubbish
Noun
  • Low interest rates let venture capitalists fund nonsense web businesses and let banks provide junk loans to borrowers with terrible credit.
    — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
  • The crash could reveal new information about what happens in the immediate aftermath of an impact on the lunar surface and offer insights into the hazards of errant space junk to the moon.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 20 July 2026
Definition of junk
Noun
  • Only construction waste will be accepted at the landfill such as, brush and rubbish, concrete, brick, rock, wood, paper, plastics, cardboard and roofing shingles and tiles.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
  • So where does the rubbish come from?
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
Definition of rubbish

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