cheese

nouncountable and uncountableB1US /t͡ʃiz/

A dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk.
Any particular variety of cheese.
A piece of cheese, especially one moulded into a large round shape during manufacture.
A thick variety of jam (fruit preserve), as distinguished from a thinner variety (sometimes called jelly)UK
A substance resembling cream cheese, such as lemon cheese
That which is melodramatic, overly emotional, or cliché, i.e. cheesy.colloquial
Money.slang
In skittles, the roughly ovoid object that is thrown to knock down the skittles.UK
A fastball.slang
A dangerous mixture of black tar heroin and crushed Tylenol PM tablets. The resulting powder resembles grated cheese and is snorted.slang
Smegma.slang, vulgar
Holed pattern of circuitry to decrease pattern density.
A mass of pomace, or ground apples, pressed together in the shape of a cheese.
The flat, circular, mucilaginous fruit of dwarf mallow (Malva rotundifolia) or marshmallow (Althaea officinalis).
A low curtsey; so called on account of the cheese shape assumed by a woman's dress when she stoops after extending the skirts by a rapid gyration.
Wealth, fame, excellence, importance.slang
The correct thing, of excellent quality; the ticket.British, India, dated, slang
The exploitation, or opportunity for exploitation, of an unintentional video game mechanic.

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Cheese is a solid food made from the milk of cows, goats, sheep, and other mammals.

We make milk into cheese and butter.