English words: checkmate to cheesit

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English words checkmate to cheesit

checkmate interjection, noun, verb /ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt/: Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game.
checkmated adjective, verb: Having a king in check with no possible move to escape check, thus losing the game.
checkmater noun: One who checkmates.
checkoff noun: The collection of union dues or other fees from employees via deductions from their wages.
checkout noun /ˈt͡ʃɛkˌaʊt/: The process of checking out of a hotel, or the latest time to vacate a room in one.
checkout chick noun: A female supermarket cashier.
checkout counter noun: Alternative form of cash desk.
checkout desk noun: Alternative form of cash desk.
checkout divider noun: A plastic bar that separates the groceries of one customer from another's at a supermarket checkout.
checkout girl noun: A female cashier at a supermarket.
checkpoint noun, verb /ˈt͡ʃɛkˌpɔɪnt/: A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection.
checkpoint protein noun: A protein that halts a cellular process until certain other processes are complete
checkpointless adjective: Without a checkpoint, without checkpoints.
checkpost noun: A checkpoint for the official inspection of goods being transported.
checkrail noun: Alternative spelling of check rail.
checkrein noun: A strap used to keep horses' heads high, fashionable in Victorian England but painful and damaging to horses' necks.
checkride noun: A practical test in which the candidate flies an aircraft while accompanied by an examiner.
checkroll noun: A list of servants in a household, or slaves on a plantation.
checkroom noun: A room where outdoor clothing or luggage may be temporarily stored.
checkrow verb: To plant seeds at the intersections of a criss-cross pattern previously marked out on the ground.
checkrower noun: A device for checkrowing.
checks and balances noun, verb: A system for multiple branches of government wherein each has some control over the actions of each of the others.
checks notes interjection: Used to express confusion about two or more pieces of contradictory or nonsensical information.
checks play phrase: In blackjack, an announcement made by the dealer when a player bets more than (some fixed) amount, or when a player suddenly changes their bet size.
checksheet noun: Alternative form of check sheet.
checkside noun: Alternative form of check side.
checkside punt noun: banana kick
checkstand noun: A point of sale in an establishment that sells goods or services; the location at which payment for goods is made.
checkstay noun /ˈtʃɛkˌsteɪ/: A stay, typically adjustable, attached to the mast below the primary backstay, used to control mast bend and stabilize the midsection of the mast,...
checkstones noun: A children's game similar to knucklebones but using pebbles.
checkstop noun: A check valve with override control to stop the flow regardless of its direction or pressure.
checkstring noun: A cord used by a passenger in a carriage to signal to the driver to slow down or go faster.
checksum noun, verb: A number, derived by applying a suitable algorithm to some data, used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission, storage or data entry.
checksummer noun: An algorithm that computes a checksum.
checkup noun /ˈt͡ʃɛkʌp/: A routine visit to the doctor, dentist, or the like.
checkup from the neck up noun: The analysis of one's own thoughts or beliefs with a view to reforming oneself.
checkuser noun: A user who is granted access to view the IP addresses of wiki users, so as to identify sock puppets etc.
checkweigh verb: To check the weight of the mined material and thus ensure the proper wages are paid.
checkweigher noun: Alternative form of check weigher.
checkweighman noun: A person, elected by miners, whose task is to check what the mine owner's weighman states has been the amount of coal that has been mined; used especially...
checkwork noun: A pattern of alternate squares like those of a checkerboard.
checkwriter noun: One who writes checks.
checky adjective: Alternative form of chequy.
Checo proper noun: A surname.
checquy adjective: Alternative form of chequy.
chedda noun: Alternative spelling of cheddar (“cash; money”).
cheddar noun, verb /ˈt͡ʃɛdɚ/: Cheddar cheese.
Cheddar cheese noun: A variety of hard, pale yellow cheese originally produced in the region around Cheddar in Somerset, England.
Cheddar pink noun: Dianthus gratianopolitanus, an evergreen perennial plant with pink flowers.
cheddarella noun: A blend or combination of cheddar and mozzarella cheeses.
cheddaring noun, verb /ˈt͡ʃɛdəɹ.ɪŋ/: The stage of manufacturing Cheddar cheese and similar cheeses where the curd is cut into small pieces, often cubes, to drain the whey before being stacked...
cheddarlike adjective: Resembling cheddar cheese.
cheddary adjective: Resembling cheddar cheese in taste, texture, etc.
cheddite noun: Any of a class of explosives containing inorganic chlorates and organic nitro compounds.
cheder noun /ˈxɛdəɹ/: An elementary school for Jewish children, teaching basic Judaism and Hebrew.
chedi noun: A Thai Buddhist monument similar to a stupa.
Chediak-Higashi anomaly noun: Synonym of Chédiak-Higashi syndrome.
Chédiak-Higashi syndrome noun /ˈʃeɪ.di.ɑk hɪˈɡɑ.ʃi/: A rare autosomal recessive disorder that arises from a defect in lysosomes, leading to a decrease in phagocytosis, causing recurrent pyogenic infections,...
chedipe noun: A witch-vampire in the folklore of the Koya people, most of whom live near the Godavari River in Andhra Pradesh, India.
chedite noun: Alternative form of cheddite.
Chedworth proper noun: A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England, known for its ancient Roman villa (OS grid ref SP0512).
chee noun: Synonym of mace (“old Chinese unit of weight”).
chee chee noun: A breast, tit.
chee chees noun: Breasts, tits, titties. plural of chee chee.
chee cheong fun noun [ˈt͡ʃʰiː˦ ˈt͡ʃʰjɔŋ˨˩ ˈfan˨˦]: A variant of cheong fun where the noodle is tightly rolled, plain and without filling.
chee ko pek adjective, noun: Alternative form of cheeko pek.
chee kofta noun: Alternative form of cig kofte.
chee kufta noun: Alternative form of cig kofte.
cheeba noun: Marijuana.
Cheech proper noun /t͡ʃiːt͡ʃ/: Christchurch, New Zealand.
cheecha noun: Alternative form of chicha (“fermented beverage”).
cheechaco noun: Alternative form of cheechako.
cheechaker noun: Alternative form of cheechako.
cheechako noun /tʃiˈtʃɑ.koʊ/: Someone new to Alaska or the Yukon; originally, a gold rush newcomer.
cheek noun, verb /t͡ʃiːk/: The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.
cheek bone noun: Alternative spelling of cheekbone.
cheek by jowl adjective, adverb /ˌt͡ʃiːk baɪ ˈd͡ʒaʊl/: In very close physical proximity; crowded together; side by side.
cheek for chowl adverb /ˌt͡ʃiːk fə ˈd͡ʒʌul/: Synonym of cheek by jowl (“in very close physical proximity; crowded together; side by side”).
cheek guard noun: Synonym of cheek plate.
cheek it out verb: To brazen out or get through (a situation).
cheek it through verb: To endure with an air of unearned confidence.
cheek plate noun: A piece of a helmet which protects the cheek.
cheek pouch noun: A pouch in the cheek of some animals, usually used to carry food.
cheek to cheek adjective: Close together, especially when dancing.
cheek to jowl adjective, adverb: Alternative form of cheek by jowl.
cheek tooth noun: A hinder or molar tooth.
cheek up verb: To act disrespectfully toward (someone).
cheek up to verb: To act disrespectfully toward (someone).
cheekbone noun /ˈt͡ʃikˌboʊn/: The small prominent bone of the cheek.
cheekboned adjective: Having a specific type of cheekbone
cheekbony adjective: Having prominent cheekbones.
cheeked adjective, verb /t͡ʃiːkt/: Having some specific type of cheek.
cheeked up adjective, verb: Having large buttocks.
cheekee noun: Alternative form of chickee.
cheeker noun: A rubber ring that holds the bit high in the horse's mouth.
cheekful noun: A partial mouthful, enough to fill one's cheek.
cheekguard noun: Alternative form of cheek guard.
cheekie noun: The cheek (skin on side of the face).
cheekies noun: A style of women's panties that are cut low in the waist.
cheekily adverb: In a cheeky or impudent manner.
cheekiness noun /ˈt͡ʃiːkinəs/: the state of being cheeky
cheekini noun /t͡ʃiːˈkiː.ni/: A style of women's briefs covering only part of the buttocks.
cheekish adjective: Synonym of cheeky (“impudent, impertinent”).
cheekless adjective: Without cheeks.
cheeko adjective, noun, verb /ˈt͡ʃiːkoː/: Alternative form of chico (“the fruit of the sapodilla”).
cheeko peh adjective, noun: Alternative form of cheeko pek.
cheeko pek adjective, noun [ˌt͡ʃʰi(ː)˧ k˭o(ː)ˈp˭eʔ˦˧]: A dirty old man; a pervert.
cheekopeh adjective, noun: Alternative form of cheeko pek.
cheekopek adjective, noun: Alternative form of cheeko pek.
cheekpiece noun: A piece of armour, or the bridle of a horse, that protects the cheek.
cheekplate noun: Alternative form of cheek plate.
cheekpouch noun: Alternative form of cheek pouch.
cheektooth noun: Alternative form of cheek tooth.
Cheektowaga proper noun: A town and census-designated place therein, in Erie County, New York, United States.
cheeky adjective /ˈt͡ʃiːki/: Impudent; impertinent; impertinently bold, often in a way that is regarded as endearing or amusing.
cheeky chappie noun: A cheeky, likeable man or boy.
cheeky chops noun: An impudent person.
cheeky monkey noun: An impudent person, usually a child.
cheeky Vimto noun: An alcoholic cocktail made with ruby port and Blue WKD vodka.
cheeky yam noun: Synonym of air potato.
cheekyness noun: Alternative spelling of cheekiness.
cheel noun: A girl.
cheela noun: A kind of North Indian pancake.
cheelam noun: An earthen bowl in which tobacco is kept and smoked through its hollow neck.
cheem adjective [t͡ʃʰiːm(˦)]: Deep; profound; complex.
Cheema proper noun: A surname from Punjabi.
cheeminology noun: Alternative form of chiminology.
cheemology noun: Alternative form of chiminology.
cheenar noun: Alternative form of chinar.
cheep interjection, noun, verb /t͡ʃiːp/: Of a small bird, to make short, high-pitched sounds.
cheeper noun: An immature bird.
cheeping noun, verb /ˈt͡ʃiːpɪŋ/: The sound of a cheep.
cheepy adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a cheeping sound.
cheer noun, verb /t͡ʃɪə/: A cheerful attitude; happiness; a good, happy, or positive mood.
cheer-off noun: A cheerleading competition.
cheer on verb: To cheer and support (a team or individual); to barrack; to root for.
cheer pheasant noun: A species of pheasant, Catreus wallichii, of the western Himalayas.
cheer ship verb: To salute a passing ship with cheers from sailors stationed in the rigging.
cheer squad noun: A team of cheerleaders.
cheer to the echo verb: Synonym of applaud to the echo.
cheer up interjection, verb: To become happier or less downcast.
cheerable adjective: Able to be cheered up.
cheerer noun: A person who, or a thing that cheers.
cheerer-upper noun: Someone or something that cheers people up.
cheerful adjective /ˈt͡ʃɪəfl̩/: Noticeably happy and optimistic.
cheerfulize verb: To make cheerful.
cheerfully adverb /ˈt͡ʃɪɹfəli/: In a cheerful manner.
cheerfulness noun /ˈt͡ʃɪɹfəlnəs/: The state of being cheerful; joy.
cheerfulsome adjective: Characterised or marked by cheerfulness; cheery.
cheerie-bye interjection: Alternative form of cheery-bye.
cheerily adverb /ˈtʃiːɹɪli/: In a cheerful manner; with a cheery demeanour.
cheerin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of cheering.
cheeriness noun: the state of being cheery
cheering noun, verb /ˈt͡ʃɪɹɪŋ/: A cheer.
cheeringly adverb: In a way that cheers; hearteningly, encouragingly.
cheerio interjection, noun /ˈtʃɪəɹi.əʊ/: Goodbye, an interjection said upon parting.
cheerioh interjection: Alternative form of cheerio.
cheerish adjective: cheerful
cheerishness noun: cheerfulness; cheer
cheerlead verb /ˈt͡ʃɪɹlid/: To participate in cheerleading.
cheerleader noun /ˈtʃɪə(ɹ)ˌliːdə(ɹ)/: A person, usually a young, attractive female, who encourages applause and cheers at a sports event, and wearing a specially-designed uniform in the official...
cheerleader effect noun: A form of cognitive bias that causes individuals to appear more attractive to an observer when they are in a group.
cheerleaderish adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a cheerleader.
cheerleaderlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a cheerleader.
cheerleadership noun: The role or actions of a cheerleader; enthusiastic encouragement.
cheerleading noun, verb: A physical activity and sport in which cheerleaders organize elements of dance, gymnastics, and tumbling for judgment or to cheer on a team.
cheerless adjective: Devoid of cheer; gloomy.
cheerlessly adverb: In a cheerless manner.
cheerlessness noun: the state or characteristic of being cheerless
cheerly adjective, adverb: Cheerful, gay; not gloomy.
cheermaster noun: One who leads a group, such as scouts or sports fans, in cheering.
cheero interjection: A friendly greeting
cheers interjection, noun, verb /t͡ʃɪəz/: To say "cheers" as a toast (to someone).
cheers, big ears interjection: Synonym of cheers (“thank you; or a drinking toast”).
cheers my dears phrase: Alternative form of cheers (“toast to drinking”).
cheersome adjective: Characterised or marked by cheer
cheery adjective /ˈt͡ʃɪəɹi/: In a good mood, happy, cheerful.
cheery-bye interjection: Goodbye.
cheesable adjective /ˈt͡ʃiːzəbəl/: Of a level, obstacle, opponent, etc.: able to be defeated or overcome by cheesing.
cheese interjection, noun, verb /t͡ʃiːz/: A dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk.
cheese and bread noun: Food that is simple or plain; a type of food that is necessary for subsistence.
cheese and crackers interjection: Euphemism or minced oath for Jesus Christ
cheese and rice interjection: Euphemism or minced oath for Jesus Christ
cheese antenna noun: A type of microwave-frequency parabolic antenna used in certain types of radar.
cheese ball noun: Alternative spelling of cheeseball.
cheese box noun: Alternative form of cheesebox (“container for cheese”).
cheese bus noun: A bus that transports cheese from the factory to retailers.
cheese button noun: A side dish of German origin, made with cottage cheese, flour and eggs, topped with sauteed onions.
cheese coney noun: A Coney Island hot dog served with Cincinnati chili and Cheddar cheese.
cheese crisp noun: A snack made by putting cheese on a tortilla and baking.
cheese crystal noun: A whitish, slightly crunchy or gritty crystalline spot that can form on cheese and most often consists of calcium lactate.
cheese curl noun: A puffed corn snack, coated with a mixture of cheese or cheese-flavored powders.
cheese cutter noun: A kind of cap with a large square peak.
cheese dog noun: A hot dog with processed cheese spread on it.
cheese doodle noun: A puffed corn snack, coated with a mixture of cheese or cheese-flavored powders.
cheese down verb: To coil the tail of a rope on deck so as to present a neat appearance.
cheese dream noun: An open-faced grilled cheese sandwich.
cheese eater noun: A rat; an informer who betrays colleagues.
cheese eating adjective, noun: The act of ratting on or informing.
cheese fly noun /ˈt͡ʃiːz.flaɪ/: Piophila casei, a small fly whose larvae infest cheese and other foods.
cheese food noun: Processed cheese.
cheese fries noun: French fries covered or cooked in cheese (especially when grated or melted) or cheese sauce and sometimes loaded with other ingredients.
cheese grater noun: A kitchen implement with small holes, used for grating cheese and sometimes other food such as carrots.
cheese-head noun: Alternative form of cheesehead.
cheese in a can noun: Synonym of canned cheese.
cheese it phrase: An imperative used as a warning to stop, hide, or flee
cheese kettle noun: A large metal container used to make cheese.
cheese knife noun: A type of knife used for cutting cheese, typically with a wide, curved blade with two prongs.
cheese-less adjective: Alternative form of cheeseless.
cheese mite noun: Any of several species of mite that thrive on the surface of cheese and feed on it. They are used on purpose in producing certain cheeses to give a distinct...
cheese off verb: To annoy.
cheese on toast noun: A snack made by placing cheese on a slice of bread or toast and melting the cheese under a grill.
cheese out verb: To make (something) cheesy (overdramatic, trite); to make (something) less cool, especially by making it more mainstream.
cheese paper noun: A waxed paper used to wrap cheese to keep it fresh.
cheese pizza noun: Child pornography.
cheese puff noun: A puffed corn snack, coated with cheese-flavored powder.
cheese pull noun: The stretchy chain of melted cheese that appears when it is pulled apart.
cheese rennet noun: Bedstraw (Galium verum).
cheese roll noun: A snack food common in Otago-Southland, New Zealand, similar to Welsh rarebit, created by covering a slice of bread in a prepared filling consisting mainly...
cheese roller noun: A participant in cheese rolling.
cheese rolling noun: An ancient British sport in which competitors race downhill after a rolling round of cheese.
cheese sauce noun: A sauce based on melted cheese.
cheese scoop noun: A pointed, spoonlike implement used to take small, rounded portions from a soft or crumbly cheese.
cheese single noun: A prepackaged individual slice of processed cheese.
cheese skipper noun: The larva of the cheese fly.
cheese slaw noun: A salad made of grated cheese, grated carrot and a mayonnaise dressing.
cheese slicer noun: A kitchen instrument used for slicing cheese.
cheese snail noun: Any snail of the genus Helicodonta.
cheese spread noun: Any spreadable food product made from cheese.
cheese stick noun: A short, cylindrical, usually individually-wrapped serving of string cheese (or, less commonly, other cheeses).
cheese straw noun: a long, thin cheese-flavoured pastry.
cheese syndrome noun: A hypertensive crisis caused by the ingestion of foods high in tyramine (such as some cheeses) while the monoamine metabolism is compromised by the use of...
cheese tax noun: A portion of cheese given to a domestic animal such as a dog or cat, usually when the cheese is being brought out or prepared for human consumption.
cheese tea noun: An Asian drink of tea topped with frothy cream cheese.
cheese toastie noun: Synonym of grilled cheese.
cheese trier noun: A tool that is designed to test the quality of cheese without cutting it open.
cheese up verb: To add cheese to; make cheesy or cheesier.
cheese wiener noun: A hot dog, frankfurter, or wiener topped with cheese.
cheese wire noun: A strong fine wire able to cut through cheese easily. Normally with either a wooden handle at each end, or fixed to a board at one end, with a wooden handle...
cheese with that whine noun: Offered to somebody who is perceived to be complaining too much.
cheese with your wine noun: Alternative form of cheese with that whine.
cheeseable adjective: Alternative spelling of cheesable.
cheeseball adjective, noun: A spherical mass of cheese or cream cheese, often including nuts or other additions and served as an hors d'oeuvre or finger food, usually with bread or...
cheeseboard noun: A board used for serving cheeses.
cheesebox noun: A box for holding cheese
cheeseburger noun, verb /ˈtʃiːzˌbɜː.ɡə/: A hamburger containing cheese (usually one or more slices of processed cheese).
cheeseburgerless adjective: Without cheeseburgers.
cheeseburgery adjective /ˈtʃizˌbɝɡəɹi/: Resembling or characteristic of a cheeseburger.
cheesecake noun /ˈt͡ʃiːzˌkeɪk/: A pie made of sweetened and flavoured cottage cheese or cream cheese, eggs and milk on a crunchy base.
cheesecakey adjective: Resembling or characteristic of cheesecake (pie).
cheesecaky adjective: Alternative form of cheesecakey.
cheesecloth noun: A loosely woven cotton gauze, originally used to wrap cheese, but now used for various culinary tasks and by farmers to shade crops and keep birds off.
cheeseclothed adjective: Covered in cheesecloth.
cheesecutter noun: Alternative form of cheese cutter.
cheesed adjective, verb /t͡ʃiːzd/: Upset, annoyed, angry.
cheesed off adjective, verb: Annoyed, upset, angry.
cheesefest noun: A work or event that is very cheesy.
cheesegrater noun: Alternative spelling of cheese grater.
cheesehamburger noun: Synonym of cheeseburger.
cheesehead noun /ˈt͡ʃiːzˌhɛd/: A person from the state of Wisconsin.
cheesehopper noun: The larva of a cheese fly.
cheeselep noun: The dried stomach of a calf, used for curdling milk for cheese.
cheeseless adjective: Without cheese.
cheeselessness noun: Absence of cheese.
cheeselet noun /ˈt͡ʃiːzlɪt/: A small, usually roundish lump of cheese; a baby cheese; specifically, a particular type made with sheep's milk in Malta.
cheeselicious adjective: Delicious in a way that involves cheese.
cheeselike adjective: Resembling cheese.
cheeselip noun: Alternative form of cheeselep.
cheeselog noun: A woodlouse.
cheesemaker noun: A person skilled in the art of making cheese
cheesemaking noun: The production of cheese
cheeseman noun: A man who makes cheese.
cheesemeister noun: A purveyor of cheesy (melodramatic or cliché) material.
cheesemite noun: Alternative form of cheese mite.
cheesemonger noun: Someone who sells cheese.
cheesemongeress noun: A female cheesemonger.
cheesemongering noun: The trade of a cheesemonger, selling cheese.
cheesemongery noun: Cheese and/or butter sold by a cheesemonger.
cheesemongress noun: Alternative form of cheesemongeress.
cheesen adjective: Made of cheese
cheesepare verb: To pinch pennies; to be stingy or miserly.
cheeseparer noun: Someone who cheesepares, i.e. a miser
cheeseparing adjective, noun, verb: Niggardly, stingy.
cheesepress noun: Alternative form of cheese press.
cheeser noun /ˈt͡ʃizɚ/: Someone who makes or sells cheese.
cheesery noun /ˈt͡ʃiː.zər.iː/: A bakery, cooking house, plant or other factory that specializes in making cheese.
cheeses interjection, noun, verb /ˈt͡ʃiːzɪz/: Any of the species of genus Malva known as common mallow.
cheesesteak noun: A Philadelphia snack food consisting of chopped steak and melted cheese in a bread roll.
cheesetastic adjective /t͡ʃiːzˈtæstɪk/: incredibly cheesy (overdramatic or clichéd)
cheesevat noun: A vat in which cheese is made.
cheeseweed noun: Malva parviflora, an annual or perennial herb native to Northern Africa, Europe and Asia.
cheesewich noun: A cheese sandwich.
cheesewire noun: Alternative form of cheese wire.
cheesewoman noun: A woman who makes cheese.
cheesewood noun: Alstonia scholaris (blackboard tree, scholar tree, milkwood, devil's tree, white cheesewood).
cheesewright noun: A cheesemaker.
cheesey adjective: Alternative spelling of cheesy.
cheesily adverb: In a cheesy manner
cheesiness noun /ˈt͡ʃiːz.i.nəs/: The quality, condition, or state of being cheesy.
cheesit interjection: Pronunciation spelling of cheese it.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under C: 60,525 words, in 202 parts.