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English noun: cheese

1. cheese (food) a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk


Broader (hypernym)dairy product, food, solid food


Narrower (hyponym)American cheese, Armerican cheddar, bleu, blue cheese, brick cheese, Brie, Camembert, cheddar, cheddar cheese, Cheshire cheese, chevre, cottage cheese, cream cheese, double Gloucester, Edam, farm cheese, farmer's cheese, goat cheese, Gouda, Gouda cheese, grated cheese, hand cheese, Liederkranz, Limburger, mozzarella, Muenster, Parmesan, pot cheese, process cheese, processed cheese, quark, quark cheese, ricotta, string cheese, Swiss cheese, triple cream, triple creme, Velveeta


Part holonymcheese rind


Substance holonymcurd

2. cheese (plant) erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States


Synonymscheeseflower, high mallow, Malva sylvestris, tall mallow


Broader (hypernym)mallow


Member meronymgenus Malva, Malva


English verb: cheese

1. cheese (stative) used in the imperative (get away, or stop it)


SamplesCheese it!.


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something


Broader (hypernym)cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop

2. cheese (contact) wind onto a cheese


SamplesCheese the yarn.


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something


Broader (hypernym)spool









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