cheese

Universal Words noun 1 [U,C] 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: 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) seealsoBLUECHEESE, CAULIFLOWERCHEESE, COTTAGECHEESE, CREAMCHEESE, MACARONICHEESE 2 (cheese!) what you ask sb to say before you take their photograph IDIOMS see BIGadj., CHALKn., HARDadj., SAYv.