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Cheese Definition, Uses & Common Mistakes (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：Milk-based solid food (cheese)

cheese 🔊

/tʃiːz/

A yellow or white solid food made from milk, often with a salty taste and used in sandwiches, cooking, or on its own.

Cheese wedge on cutting board with crackers and knife

Milk-based solid food 🔊

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/ˈmɪlk beɪst ˈsɒlɪd fuːd/

A solid dairy food made by coagulating milk, often aged and flavored, used in cooking or eaten alone.

📁 Category：Diet & Health 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin caseus via Old English cyse, related to Germanic *kasjus.

💡 Mnemonic

Think of a mouse nibbling a wedge of cheese, making a 'cheese' smile for a photo.

📖 Example

For breakfast, she had toast with a slice of cheese and a cup of tea. 🔊 For breakfast, she had toast with a slice of cheese and a cup of tea.

🔗 Collocations

a wedge of cheese – A triangular piece of cheese

cheese platter – A serving board with various cheeses and accompaniments

grated cheese – Cheese that has been shredded into small pieces

🔄 Synonyms

dairy (n.) – Food products made from milk, including cheese

curd (n.) – The solid part of coagulated milk, used to make cheese

fromage (n.) – French term for cheese, sometimes used in English culinary contexts

🚫 Antonyms

whey (n.) – The liquid part of milk after curds are removed, opposite of cheese solids

milk (n.) – Liquid dairy product, precursor to cheese

🌱 Derivatives

cheesy (adj.) – Tasting or smelling like cheese; also slang for cheap or tacky

cheesecloth (n.) – A loose-woven cloth used for straining curds and making cheese

cheesemaker (n.) – A person who produces cheese

📖 Cultural Story

The use of 'cheese' in photography originated in the 1940s when photographers instructed subjects to say it to produce a smile-like mouth shape.

Meaning 2：Photography smile cue (cheese)

cheese 🔊

/tʃiːz/

A word you say when taking a photo to make people smile, because saying it makes your mouth look like you are smiling.

Group smiling for selfie using cheese cue

Photography smile cue 🔊

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/fəˈtɒɡrəfi smaɪl kjuː/

A word spoken by photographers or subjects to encourage a natural smile, as the mouth shape mimics a grin.

📁 Category：Entertainment & Sports 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

Just before the photo was taken, the photographer shouted, "Say cheese!" and everyone smiled widely. 🔊 Just before the photo was taken, the photographer shouted, "Say cheese!" and everyone smiled widely.

🔗 Collocations

say cheese – The phrase used to prompt smiling for a photograph

cheese smile – A broad, forced smile often seen in group photos

cheese face – The facial expression produced when saying 'cheese'

🔄 Synonyms

smile (v.) – To form one's features into a pleased expression, as in a photo

grin (v.) – To smile broadly, often showing teeth

pose (v.) – To assume a particular position for a photograph

🚫 Antonyms

frown (v.) – To furrow one's brows in displeasure, opposite of smiling