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3as different as chalk and cheese → see chalk

cheese|board /tʃiː zbɔː ^r d/ (cheeseboards ) also cheese board N‑COUNT [usu sing] A cheeseboard is a board from which cheese is served at a meal.

cheese|burg|er /tʃiː zbɜː ^r gə ^r / (cheeseburgers ) N‑COUNT A cheeseburger is a flat round piece of cooked meat called a burger with a slice of cheese on top, served in a bread roll.

cheese|cake /tʃiː zke I k/ (cheesecakes ) N‑VAR Cheesecake is a dessert that consists of a base made from broken biscuits covered with a soft sweet mixture containing cream cheese.

cheese|cloth /tʃiː zklɒθ, [AM ] -klɔːθ/ N‑UNCOUNT Cheesecloth is cotton cloth that is very thin and light. There are tiny holes between the threads of the cloth. □  …cheesecloth shirts.

cheesed off /tʃiː zd ɒ f/ ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If you are cheesed off , you are annoyed, bored, or disappointed. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □ [+ by ] Jean was thoroughly cheesed off by the whole affair.

cheesy /tʃiː zi/ (cheesier , cheesiest )

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Cheesy food is food that tastes or smells of cheese. □  …cheesy biscuits.

2 ADJ If you describe something as cheesy , you mean that it is cheap, unpleasant, or insincere. [INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □  …a cheesy Baghdad hotel. □  Politicians persist in imagining that 'the people' warm to their cheesy slogans.

chee|tah /tʃiː tə/ (cheetahs ) N‑COUNT A cheetah is a wild animal that looks like a large cat with black spots on its body. Cheetahs can run very fast.

chef /ʃe f/ (chefs ) N‑COUNT A chef is a cook in a restaurant or hotel.

chemi|cal ◆◆◇ /ke m I k ^ə l/ (chemicals )

1 ADJ [ADJ n] Chemical means involving or resulting from a reaction between two or more substances, or relating to the substances that something consists of. □  …chemical reactions that cause ozone destruction. □  …the chemical composition of the ocean. □  …chemical weapons. ●  chemi|cal|ly /ke m I kli/ ADV [ADV with v, ADV adj] □  …chemically-treated foods. □  The medicine chemically affects your physiology.

2 N‑COUNT [usu pl] Chemicals are substances that are used in a chemical process or made by a chemical process. □  The whole food chain is affected by the over-use of chemicals in agriculture. □  …the chemical industry.

che mi|cal en|gi|nee r (chemical engineers ) N‑COUNT A chemical engineer is a person who designs and constructs the machines needed for industrial chemical processes.

che mi|cal en|gi|nee r|ing N‑UNCOUNT Chemical engineering is the designing and constructing of machines that are needed for industrial chemical processes.

che|mise /ʃəmiː z/ (chemises ) N‑COUNT A chemise is a long, loose piece of underwear worn by women in former times.

chem|ist /ke m I st/ (chemists )

1 N‑COUNT A chemist or a chemist's is a shop where drugs and medicines are sold or given out, and where you can buy cosmetics and some household goods. [BRIT ] □  There are many creams available from the chemist which should clear the infection.

2 N‑COUNT A chemist is someone who works in a chemist's shop and is qualified to prepare and sell medicines. [BRIT ] in AM, use druggist , pharmacist 3 N‑COUNT A chemist is a person who does research connected with chemistry or who studies chemistry. □  She worked as a research chemist.

chem|is|try /ke m I stri/

1 N‑UNCOUNT Chemistry is the scientific study of the structure of substances and of the way that they react with other substances.

2 N‑UNCOUNT The chemistry of an organism or a material is the chemical substances that make it up and the chemical reactions that go on inside it. □ [+ of ] We have literally altered the chemistry of our planet's atmosphere. □  Stress has a profound effect on our body chemistry.