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  • CHEEKFULnoun3 findersA partial mouthful, enough to fill one's cheek.
  • CHEEKILYadverb31 findersIn a cheeky or impudent manner.
  • CHEEKYadjectiveLatin82 findersImpudent; impertinent; impertinently bold, often in a way that is regarded as endearing or amusing.
  • CHEEPverb5 findersOf a small bird, to make short, high-pitched sounds.
  • CHEERnounLatin6 findersA cheerful attitude; happiness; a good, happy, or positive mood.
  • CHEERFULadjectiveMiddle English21 findersNoticeably happy and optimistic.
  • CHEERFULLYadverbMiddle English2 findersIn a cheerful manner.
  • CHEERILYadverb11 findersIn a cheerful manner; with a cheery demeanour.
  • CHEERINGLYadverb9 findersIn a way that cheers; hearteningly, encouragingly.
  • CHEERIOinterjection9 findersGoodbye, an interjection said upon parting.
  • CHEERLEADINGnoun4 findersA physical activity and sport in which cheerleaders organize elements of dance, gymnastics, and tumbling for judgment or to cheer on a team.
  • CHEERLYadjective1 finderCheerful, gay; not gloomy.
  • CHEEROSinterjection1 finderA friendly greeting
  • CHEERYadjectiveMiddle English12 findersIn a good mood, happy, cheerful.
  • CHEESEBOARDnoun1 finderA board used for serving cheeses.
  • CHEESEDadjective7 findersUpset, annoyed, angry.
  • CHEESILYadverb21 findersIn a cheesy manner
  • CHEESYadjectiveMiddle English31 findersOf or relating to cheese.
  • CHEFnounProto-Indo-European5 findersThe presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household.
  • CHEFDOMnoun2 findersCollectively, all chefs.
  • CHEFDOMSnoun2 findersCollectively, all chefs.
  • CHELAnounAncient Greek7 findersA pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid.
  • CHELATEadjective50 findersHaving chelae, or in the form of a chela.
  • CHELATIONnoun90 findersThe formation of a polydentate chelate compound from a metal salt.
  • CHELATORnoun12 findersA chelating agent
  • CHELIFEROUSadjective9 findersHaving chelae (cheliform claws)
  • CHELIFORMadjective7 findersHaving the form of a chela
  • CHELIPEDnoun3 findersA leg bearing a chela, or pincer-like claw.
  • CHELONEnoun3 findersAny member of the genus Chelone of four species of perennial herbaceous plants that are native to eastern North America.
  • CHELPverb9 findersTo gossip, particularly in a forthright manner.
  • CHEMISEnounProto-Indo-European72 findersA loose shirtlike undergarment, especially for women.
  • CHEMISORBverb2 findersTo adsorb a substance on the surface of another by chemical bonding.
  • CHEMISTnounAncient Greek47 findersA person who specializes in the science of chemistry, especially at a professional level.
  • CHEMISTRYnounAncient Greek75 findersThe branch of natural science that deals with the composition and constitution of substances and the changes that they undergo as a consequence of alterations in the constitution o
  • CHEMITYPEnoun1 finderAny of a number of processes by which an impression from an engraved plate is obtained in relief, to be used for printing on an ordinary printing press.
  • CHEMOKINEnoun4 findersAny of various chemotactic cytokines, produced during inflammation, that organize the leukocytes.
  • CHEMONASTYnoun3 findersA nastic response to a change in chemicals or nutrients.
  • CHEMOTAXISnoun38 findersThe movement of a cell or an organism in response to a chemical stimulant.
  • CHEMURGYnoun11 findersA branch of applied chemistry that is concerned with preparing industrial products from agricultural raw materials.
  • CHENETnounFrench3 findersfire dog, andiron
  • CHENILLEnounFrench2 findersAn extremely soft and bunchy fabric often used to make sweaters.
  • CHENOPODnounAncient Greek2 findersAny member of the subfamily Chenopodioideae (the main part of the sometime family Chenopodiaceae); a goosefoot.
  • CHEONGSAMnounCantonese17 findersA tight-fitting Chinese formal woman's dress, usually brightly coloured, patterned and/or embroidered, with a split at the thigh.
  • CHEQUEnoun26 findersA written order directing a bank to pay money to a person or entity.
  • CHEQUEBOOKnoun1 finderA folder or booklet containing preprinted cheques for use by the holder of a bank account.
  • CHEQUERnoun14 findersThe edible fruit of the wild service tree, Sorbus torminalis.
  • CHEQUIERadjective1 finderChequered; divided into small squares (chequers) by transverse vertical and horizontal lines.
  • CHEQUINGnoun5 findersAlternative spelling of checking.
  • CHEQUYadjective14 findersChequered; divided into small squares (chequers) by transverse vertical and horizontal lines.
  • CHERALITEnoun3 findersAny of a range of yellowish-brown to green minerals that are mixed phosphates of (primarily) calcium and thorium, associated with uraniferous deposits.
  • CHERIMOYAnounSpanish17 findersA subtropical tree, of species Annona cherimola, native to mountainous areas of South America.
  • CHERISHverbProto-Indo-European1 finderTo treat with affection, care, and tenderness; to nurture or protect with care.
  • CHERMOULAnounArabic4 findersA marinade used in Algerian, Moroccan and Tunisian cooking, made with herbs, oil, lemons, garlic, cumin, and salt.
  • CHEROOTnounPortuguese22 findersA cigar with square-cut ends.
  • CHERRIEDadjective1 finderPrepared with cherries.
  • CHERTnoun81 findersMassive, usually dull-colored and opaque, quartzite, hornstone, impure chalcedony, or other flint-like mineral.
  • CHERTYadjective14 findersContaining chert.
  • CHERUBnounAncient Greek80 findersA winged creature attending God and guarding his throne described as a being with four faces (man, lion, ox, and eagle), human hands, calf hooves, four wings, and many eyes. A desc
  • CHERUBICadjective38 findersOf, or relating to a cherub; angelic.
  • CHERUBIMnounAncient Greek89 findersplural of cherub
  • CHERUBIMSnounLatin21 findersplural of cherub
  • CHERUBLIKEadjective8 findersResembling or characteristic of a cherub.
  • CHERUBSnounHebrew86 findersplural of cherub
  • CHERVILnounAncient Greek32 findersA leafy herb, Anthriscus cerefolium, resembling parsley.
  • CHESSnounLatin2 findersA board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king.
  • CHESTnounAncient Greek16 findersA box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.
  • CHESTEDverb2 finderssimple past and past participle of chest
  • CHESTERFIELDnoun1 finderA couch, sofa, or love seat with padded arms and back of the same height, often curved outward at the top.
  • CHESTFULnoun3 findersAs much as a chest will hold
  • CHESTILYadverb7 findersIn a chesty manner.
  • CHESTYadjective21 findersHaving large breasts; busty.
  • CHETRUMnoun1 finderA subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Bhutanese ngultrum
  • CHEUGYadjective1 finderUncool; tryhard.
  • CHEVALnounFrench19 findersA support or frame.
  • CHEVALETnounFrench1 finderA rack or rest used in woodwork or glassworking.
  • CHEVALIERnounLatin67 finderscavalier; knight
  • CHEVELUREnounFrench3 findersThe nebulous part of a comet or star.
  • CHEVETnounFrench3 findersSynonym of apse chapel.
  • CHEVINnounOld French1 finderA chub .
  • CHEVRONnounLatin43 findersA V-shaped pattern; used in architecture, and as an insignia of military or police rank, on the sleeve. A wide inverted V placed on a shield.
  • CHEVROTAINnounProto-Indo-European9 findersAny of several small hornless ruminants of the family Tragulidae, native to tropical rainforests of South and Southeast Asia, and Central and West Africa.
  • CHEVYnoun8 findersA hunt or pursuit; a chase.
  • CHEWverbProto-Indo-European6 findersTo crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.
  • CHEWABLEadjective6 findersCapable of being chewed.
  • CHEWERnoun5 findersOne who chews.
  • CHEWETnounMiddle English1 finderA kind of meat pie.
  • CHEWIEnoun2 findersChewing gum.
  • CHEWINGverbProto-Germanic15 finderspresent participle and gerund of chew
  • CHEWINKnoun9 findersA species of New World sparrow, Pipilo erythrophthalmus.
  • CHEWYadjective12 findersHaving a pliable or springy texture when chewed.
  • CHEZprepositionFrench6 findersAt the home of.
  • CHIAnounSpanish22 findersA Mexican sage grown for its edible seeds, Salvia hispanica.
  • CHIASMnounAncient Greek83 findersAlternative form of chiasma.
  • CHIASMAnounAncient Greek49 findersA crossing of two nerves, ligaments etc.
  • CHIASMUSnounAncient Greek2 findersAn inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases.
  • CHIAUSnounTurkish1 finderAn Ottoman Empire court official; an attendant, messenger, herald, interpreter.
  • CHIBOUKnounFrench6 findersA Turkish tobacco pipe.
  • CHICadjectiveOld English6 findersElegant, stylish.
  • CHICAnounSpanish4 findersA Latin-American girl; a Latina.
  • CHICHnounLatin2 findersThe chickpea.

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