the curd of milk separated from the whey and prepared in many ways as a food.

a definite mass of this substance, often in the shape of a wheel or cylinder.

something of similar shape or consistency, as a mass of pomace in cider-making.

Informal . partly digested milk curds sometimes spit up by infants.

cheeses, any of several mallows, esp. Malva neglecta, a sprawling,weedy plant having small lavender or white flowers and round, flat, segmented fruits thought to resemble little wheels of cheese.

Slang

Vulgar smegma.

Metalworking .

a transverse section cut from an ingot, as for making into a tire.

an ingot or billet made into a convex, circular form by blows at the ends.

a low curtsy.

Informal . (of infants) to spit up partly digested milk curds.

Metalworking . to forge (an ingot or billet) into a cheese.

noun

american , blue , brick , brie , cheddar , cheshire , churn , cottage , cream , dunlop , dutch , edam , emmenthaler , farmer , feta , fromage , gorgonzola , gouda , gruyere , lancashire , liederkranz , limburger , neufchatel , parmesan , pimiento , pot , provolone , ricotta , romano , roquefort , stilton , swiss , trappist , vacherin , wensleydale