Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hard cheese

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.53 in modern English

Syllables
hard cheese
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of rennet cheese that is firm owing to the curds having been pressed or comminuted to a large degree to shed more whey and ripened for a longer time.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hard, cheese.

Countable; Uncountable

intj

An unsympathetic retort to someone suffering misfortune.

Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

hard cheeses (plural)

Synonyms

bad luck hard lines hard luck stiff cheddar tough break tough cookie tough cookies tough luck tough noogies tough titty tough titties tough toenails

Antonyms

soft cheese cream cheese

Questions

What does hard cheese mean?
A type of rennet cheese that is firm owing to the curds having been pressed or comminuted to a large degree to shed more whey and ripened for a longer time.

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