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cheese

1. cheese \'che-z\ n [ME chese, fr. OE ce-se; akin to OHG ka-si cheese; 
   both] often attrib  fr. a prehistoric WGmc word borrowed fr. L caseus 
   cheese; akin to OE hwatherian to foam, Skt kvathati he boils 1a: curd 
   separated from whey, consolidated by molding or pressure, and ripe ned for 
   use as a food 1b: an often cylindrical cake of this food  2: something like 
   cheese in shape or consistency 
2. cheese n [perh. fr. Urdu chi-z thing] slang  1: something first-rate  
   slang  2: someone important : BOSS