cheese

/t͡ʃiːz/noun
Early ChildhoodNot in standard dictionaries
1

A dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk.

2

Any particular variety of cheese.

3

A piece of cheese, especially one moulded into a large round shape during manufacture.

4

A thick variety of jam (fruit preserve), as distinguished from a thinner variety (sometimes called jelly)

5

A substance resembling cream cheese, such as lemon cheese

6

That which is melodramatic, overly emotional, or cliché, i.e. cheesy.

7

Money.

8

In skittles, the roughly ovoid object that is thrown to knock down the skittles.

9

A fastball.

10

A dangerous mixture of black tar heroin and crushed Tylenol PM tablets. The resulting powder resembles grated cheese and is snorted.

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Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

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