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stilton

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for stilton.

Editorial note

It's kind of like eating anchovies and Stilton cheese, rotten, but 'strangely compelling'!

Examples18
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A type of blue-veined cheese made in England.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of stilton gathered in one view.

noun

A type of blue-veined cheese made in England.

noun

A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1689).

noun

(countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for stilton.

noun

A type of blue-veined cheese made in England.

noun

A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1689).

noun

(countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

noun

(slang, archaic) That which is needed or wanted; the very thing; the ticket.

Example sentences

1

It's kind of like eating anchovies and Stilton cheese, rotten, but 'strangely compelling'!

2

You can also look at the Geronimo Stilton book series, a lot of words appear in different colors / fonts to emphasise words.

3

Tell folks to eat Stilton cheese a half hour before going to bed.

4

When I feel like eating Stilton cheese with some barbunya pilaki and a nice burgundy, I eat and drink.

5

A typical English person finds squid disgusting, but is happy to eat various kinds of cheese, including ones like Stilton with mould on them.

6

Even the tiniest morsel of parmesan as a midnight snack is toe-curlingly tasty, to say nothing of otherworldly things like a Stilton and caramelised onion chutney sandwich after a joint.

7

He mostly outgrew Geronimo Stilton books.

8

Cockroaches smell terrible, but I suppose Stilton does too.

9

And I think I fancy cheese for dinner, so after work I'll nip out to the deli for some stilton and the greengrocer for walnuts and figs to go with it.

10

(Edit: I originally got Stilton and Cheddar mixed up).

11

My mum briefly worked as kitchen staff for Winston Churchill, and she tells the story that they had to wrap his stilton in a piece of greaseproof paper, hold it up and listen for weevils moving about - for only when it was at that stage would the great man eat it.

Quote examples

1

My 8yo partially dislikes Geronimo Stilton books because they're "too old" (they started in 2000s and are now mostly done publishing the new ones).

2

We don't generally abbreviate foods named after places, but: "Cheddar is 200 miles from both Sandwich and Stilton." These are all places in England.

3

An acquaintance reports that at dinner in Eliot's home "an ordinary Cheddar" was "served without ceremony." The Stilton vanished.

4

And sometimes it can get even weirder: Stilton cheese is named after where it was historically sold, but it's made elsewhere and you're not allowed to call a cheese "stilton" if you actually make it in Stilton.

Proper noun examples

1

They purchase European cheeses given that most American cheese types are descended from European cheeses; cheddar is English and blue is descended from English Stilton.

2

Also knob Stilton, knob yoghurt, Helmetdale (qv).

3

> He was identified from a photo he had sent via Encrochat showing his hands holding a block of Blue Stilton.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use stilton in a sentence?

It's kind of like eating anchovies and Stilton cheese, rotten, but 'strangely compelling'!

What does stilton mean?

A type of blue-veined cheese made in England.

What part of speech is stilton?

stilton is commonly used as noun.