cheese
cheese Lexical Profile
cheese Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A dairy product made from the pressed curds of milk, available in a wide variety of flavors, textures, and forms.
"She grated some fresh Parmesan cheese over the pasta before serving it."
A whole block, wheel, or formed mass of this dairy product.
"The artisan market displayed giant cheeses wrapped in wax and cloth."
American Money or accumulated wealth (slang).
"He's been working overtime every weekend trying to make some extra cheese."
• verb
To smile broadly, especially when posing for a photograph.
"The children were cheesing hard for the camera despite being completely exhausted."
To defeat a challenge, boss, or opponent using an exploit, glitch, or highly unskillful strategy (gaming slang).
"Instead of fighting the monster fairly, players figured out a way to cheese the encounter by standing on an unreachable ledge."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'ċēse', from West Germanic '*kāsī', borrowed from Latin 'cāseus' (cheese).
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