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# cheese

noun (cheese, uncountable; a cheese, cheeses for types or whole ones)

«cheese» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Cheese is a food made from milk, usually yellow or white, that can be soft or hard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheese/#m1)
2. A cheese is a whole round block or a particular kind of cheese. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheese/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science, cheese is made when milk is thickened (curdled) and the liquid is drained off; it is a dairy food with calcium for strong bones and teeth. In cooking and lunches: cheese sandwiches, macaroni and cheese, pizza. People say «Say cheese!» when taking a photo so everyone smiles. Phrases: a slice of cheese, grated cheese, cheese on toast, say cheese.

### Examples

- I had a cheese sandwich for lunch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheese/#x1)
- Cheese is made from milk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheese/#x2)
- Grate the cheese on top of the pizza. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheese/#x3)
- Mice in cartoons love cheese. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheese/#x4)
- Say cheese! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheese/#x5)
- France makes hundreds of cheeses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheese/#x6)
- Cheddar is a hard cheese. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheese/#x7)
- Cheese gives you calcium. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheese/#x8)
- I can eat my bread without cheese. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheese/#x9)

### Note

Usually uncountable: «some cheese», «a piece of cheese», not «a cheese» for a portion. Myth: real mice do not especially love cheese; they prefer grains and fruit. Some people cannot eat cheese because of a milk allergy or intolerance.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Cheese was a common food and a gift, as when David brought cheeses to his brothers' commander. In Job, curdled cheese is a picture of the way God shapes a person. In the primary lessons: In science, cheese is made when milk is thickened (curdled) and the liquid is drained off; it is a dairy food with calcium for strong bones and teeth. In cooking and lunches: cheese sandwiches, macaroni and cheese, pizza. People say «Say cheese!» when taking a photo so everyone smiles. Phrases: a slice of cheese, grated cheese, cheese on toast, say cheese.

### Examples

- Hast Thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese? (Writings JOB.10.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cheese/#x1)
- And bring these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and to thy brethren shalt thou bring greetings, and take their pledge; (Prophets 1SA.17.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cheese/#x2)
- and honey, and curd, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat; for they said: 'The people is hungry, and faint, and thirsty, in the wilderness.' (Prophets 2SA.17.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cheese/#x3)

### Note

Usually uncountable: «some cheese», «a piece of cheese», not «a cheese» for a portion. Myth: real mice do not especially love cheese; they prefer grains and fruit. Some people cannot eat cheese because of a milk allergy or intolerance.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cheese» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheese/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cheese» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cheese.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «cheese» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cheese/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cheese» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/cheese.html) on Mova free.