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# cheese

«cheese» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a food made from milk, usually yellow or white, that can…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

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

### meaning for a pupil

1) Cheese is a food made from milk, usually yellow or white, that can be soft or hard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cheese/#m1)

2) A cheese is a whole round block or a particular kind of cheese. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cheese/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

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://md.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://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cheese/#x3)
- I had a cheese sandwich for lunch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cheese/#x4)
- Cheese is made from milk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cheese/#x5)
- Grate the cheese on top of the pizza. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cheese/#x6)
- Mice in cartoons love cheese. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cheese/#x7)
- Say cheese! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cheese/#x8)
- France makes hundreds of cheeses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cheese/#x9)
- Cheddar is a hard cheese. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cheese/#x10)
- Cheese gives you calcium. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cheese/#x11)
- I can eat my bread without cheese. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cheese/#x12)

### 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 the corpora

- [Hast Thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.244/)
- [Mice prefer grains, seeds and sweet foods to cheese, so peanut butter works better in humane traps.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/228-cartoon-pets-and-animal-myths-put-right/8/)
- [Mice will eat cheese, but they prefer grains, seeds and sweet foods, so people baiting traps usually use peanut butter.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/237-animal-minds-what-dogs-and-cats-feel-and-understand-and-do-cats-really-chase-mice/9/)
- [Badger finishes his cheese, stands by the fire and asks Toad what his father, Badger's old friend, would have said.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/67-willows-ch11-part3-badger-and-mole-come-home/13/)
- [Cheese-makers use exactly this trick to make soft cheeses like paneer.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/15-acids-in-the-kitchen/5/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «cheese» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cheese/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.