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- CHAIA female Romani.
- CHAINA series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
- CHAINSAWA power saw that has a power-driven and fast-revolving chain of metal teeth, usually used to cut trees.
- CHAINWORKTechniques of looping or linking pieces of metal or another materials in the manner of a chain; objects made using these techniques.
- CHAIRAn item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.
- CHAIRBOUNDUnable to leave one's chair.
- CHAIRLIFTA continuously moving series of open seats, slung from overhead cables, used to transport people (especially skiers) up the sides of mountains.
- CHAIRMANA person presiding over a meeting, sometimes especially a man.
- CHAIRWOMANA female chairperson
- CHAISEAn open, horse-drawn carriage for one or two people, usually with one horse and two wheels.
- CHAKRAAny of (at least) seven centres of spiritual energy in or near the body, according to Ayurveda philosophy.
- CHALA male gypsy.
- CHALAZIONA cyst in the eyelid, caused by inflammation of a blocked meibomian gland.
- CHALDERAn old Scottish dry measure, equal to 16 bolls.
- CHALDRONAn old English dry measure, containing four quarters. At London, 36 bushels heaped up, or its equivalent weight, and more than twice as much at Newcastle. Now used exclusively for
- CHALETAn alpine style of wooden building with a sloping roof and overhanging eaves.
- CHALKA soft, white, powdery limestone (calcium carbonate, CaCO3).
- CHALKBOARDA slate or enamel board for writing on with chalk; a predecessor to a whiteboard.
- CHALKPITA quarry where chalk is extracted.
- CHALKSTONEA mass or piece of chalk.
- CHALKYConsisting of or containing chalk.
- CHALLENGEA confrontation; a dare. An antagonization or instigation intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not. A bid to overcome something.
- CHALONEAny of several polypeptide hormones that reversibly inhibit mitosis in the tissues that produce them.
- CHALUMEAUA woodwind instrument which was the predecessor of the clarinet.
- CHALUPAA shallop (light boat) from Xochimilco.
- CHALYBEATEContaining dissolved salts of iron.
- CHAMArchaic spelling of khan.
- CHAMADEA signal sounded on a drum or trumpet inviting a parley.
- CHAMBERA room or set of rooms, particularly: The private room of an individual, especially of someone wealthy or noble. A bedroom. The private office of a judge. The room used for deliber
- CHAMBEREDHaving chambers.
- CHAMBERINGpresent participle and gerund of chamber
- CHAMBERLAINA senior royal official in charge of superintending the arrangement of domestic affairs and often charged with receiving and paying out money kept in the royal chamber, especially
- CHAMBERPOTAlternative spelling of chamber pot.
- CHAMBERSA set of rooms in a building used as an office or a residential apartment.
- CHAMBRAYA soft fabric woven with a white weft and coloured warp.
- CHAMELEONA small to mid-size reptile, of the family Chamaeleonidae, and one of the best known lizard families able to change color and project its long tongue.
- CHAMETZFood products made from leavened grain flour, which may not be consumed on Passover.
- CHAMFERAn obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.
- CHAMFRONProtective armor for a horse's head, especially the face and ears.
- CHAMISEAn evergreen shrub native to California, Adenostoma fasciculatum, in the botanical family Rosaceae
- CHAMISOAn evergreen shrub, Atriplex canescens, found in the southwestern United States.
- CHAMOISA short-horned goat antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra.
- CHAMPClipping of champion.
- CHAMPAGNEA sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and pinot, produced in Champagne, France, by the méthode champenoise.
- CHAMPAIGNOpen countryside, or an area of open countryside.
- CHAMPEROne who champs (bites or chews).
- CHAMPERSChampagne (wine).
- CHAMPERTOUSHaving the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
- CHAMPERTYThe investing of money into a third party's lawsuit in which one has no vested interest.
- CHAMPIONAn ongoing winner in a game or contest.
- CHANAA dish principally made from chickpeas or chickpea paste.
- CHANCYUncertain; risky; hazardous.
- CHANDELIERA branched, often ornate, light fixture suspended from a ceiling.
- CHANDLERA person who makes or sells candles.
- CHANDLERYThe art or trade of candlemaking.
- CHANGA traditional harp of central and southwest Asia
- CHANGETo become something different.
- CHANGEABILITYThe quality of being changeable; changeableness.
- CHANGEABLECapable of being changed.
- CHANGEFULChanging frequently; very susceptible to change
- CHANGELESSunchanging
- CHANGEOVERA conversion or transition from one thing to another.
- CHANGERSomeone or something who changes things.
- CHANKThe large spiral shell of several species of sea conch, much used in making bangles, especially Turbinella pyrum.
- CHANOYUA traditional Japanese tea ceremony in which matcha is prepared and presented.
- CHANOYUSA traditional Japanese tea ceremony in which matcha is prepared and presented.
- CHANTTo sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music.
- CHANTAGESynonym of blackmail.
- CHANTAGESSynonym of blackmail.
- CHANTEROne who chants or sings.
- CHANTEUSEA female singer; often specifically a popular or cabaret singer.
- CHANTRYAn endowment for the maintenance of a priest to sing a daily mass for the souls of specified people.
- CHAOLOGISTOne who studies chaology.
- CHAOLOGYChaos theory.
- CHAOSThe unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony.
- CHAOTICFilled with chaos.
- CHAPA man, a fellow.
- CHAPAREJOSchaps (trousers)
- CHAPATIA flat, unleavened bread from northern India and Pakistan.
- CHAPATTIAlternative form of chapati.
- CHAPBOOKA small book, usually made from a single sheet, folded several times, containing poems, ballads or religious tracts.
- CHAPEThe lower metallic cap at the end of a sword's scabbard.
- CHAPEAUA hat.
- CHAPELA place of worship, smaller than or subordinate to a church.
- CHAPELRYThe district attached to a chapel; a division of a large parish which has its own district chapel.
- CHAPERONAn adult who accompanies or supervises one or more young, unmarried men or women during social occasions, usually with the specific intent of preventing some types of social or sex
- CHAPERONAGEThe state of being a chaperon.
- CHAPERONEAn older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman.
- CHAPERONEDAccompanied by a chaperone.
- CHAPITERObsolete form of chapter.
- CHAPKAA type of hat worn by 19th-century Polish cavalry (and later some Napoleonic troops), consisting of a high, four-pointed cap with regimental insignia on the front, and now associat
- CHAPLAINA member of a religious body (who is often, although not always, of the clergy) officially assigned to provide pastoral care at an institution, group, private chapel, etc.
- CHAPLAINRYA chaplaincy.
- CHAPLETA garland or circlet for the head.
- CHAPLETEDAdorned with or having a chaplet.
- CHAPMANA dealer or merchant, especially an itinerant one.
- CHAPPIEAlternative spelling of chappy.
- CHAPPIERA chap; a fellow.
- CHAPPYA chap; a fellow.
- CHAPSplural of chap