Meaning & use
cheese
A solid food made from the pressed curds of milk, produced in many different flavors and textures.
See it in a sentence
She melted cheese over the pasta before serving it hot.
The market sold dozens of cheeses, from soft brie to sharp cheddar.
A note on using this word
Cheese also appears in the informal phrase 'the big cheese', meaning an important or powerful person.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
An important or powerful person (informal, as in 'the big cheese').
Nobody wanted to disagree with the big cheese during the meeting.
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