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- CHICHAA fermented beverage from South and Central America, most commonly made from maize, grapes or apples.
- CHICHIAffectedly trendy; chic and stylish in a pretentious way.
- CHICLEThe milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used after coagulation as the principal ingredient of chewing gum.
- CHICLESThe milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used after coagulation as the principal ingredient of chewing gum.
- CHICOA Latin-American boy; a Latino.
- CHICONAn edible chicory bud.
- CHIDETo admonish in blame; to reproach angrily.
- CHIDEROne who chides.
- CHIDINGLYIn a chiding manner.
- CHIEFThe leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group.
- CHIEFDOMThe role or status of chief.
- CHIEFERYThe status or role of a chief; chieftainship.
- CHIEFESSSynonym of chieftainess, a female chief.
- CHIEFLESSWithout a chief; leaderless.
- CHIEFLYEspecially or primarily; above all.
- CHIEFRYA rent paid to a chief or supreme lord.
- CHIEFTAINA leader of a clan or tribe.
- CHIEFTAINRYThe role or status of chieftain.
- CHIELDA man; a fellow, chap.
- CHIFFONA lightweight, balanced plain-woven sheer fabric, or gauze, like gossamer, woven of alternate S- and Z-twist crepe (high-twist) yarns made of silk, polyester, or cotton.
- CHIFFONADEA culinary preparation of herbs or leafy vegetables cut into long, thin ribbons.
- CHIFFONIERA tall, elegant chest of drawers, often with a mirror attached.
- CHIFFOROBEA piece of furniture consisting of a wardrobe combined with a chest of drawers.
- CHIGGERA chigoe (Tunga penetrans), a kind of flea found in tropical climates.
- CHIGOEA small tropical flea, Tunga penetrans, whose females burrow under the skin of animals, including humans, and lay their eggs, causing strong irritation and sores.
- CHILDA person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).
- CHILDBEARINGThe process of giving birth; pregnancy and parturition.
- CHILDEObsolete form of child.
- CHILDERPlural of child.
- CHILDESA person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).
- CHILDLIKEInnocent and trustful; credulous; artless.
- CHILDPROOFDesigned to be unable for a child to use, operate, or open.
- CHILDRENplural of child
- CHILEAlternative spelling of chili.
- CHILIThe pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.
- CHILIADA group of 1000 things, particularly Synonym of chiliarchy: a group of 1000 soldiers commanded by a chiliarch. Synonym of millennium: a period of 1000 years.
- CHILIAGONA polygon with a thousand vertices and a thousand edges.
- CHILIASMBelief in an earthly thousand-year period of peace and prosperity, sometimes equated with the return of Jesus for that period.
- CHILIASTSynonym of millenarian: a person who believes the Second Coming of Jesus Christ will involve his physical rule on Earth for 1000 years.
- CHILLA moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.
- CHILLESTsecond-person singular simple present indicative of chill
- CHILLYCold enough to cause discomfort.
- CHILOPODAny myriapod of the class Chilopoda, a centipede.
- CHILTEPINA wild chile pepper variety, Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum, found in Mexico and the southwestern US.
- CHIMAERAAlternative spelling of chimera.
- CHIMBThe projecting edge of a cask or barrel, formed by the joined ends of the staves.
- CHIMBLEYAlternative form of chimney.
- CHIMEA musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes.
- CHIMERA bell that chimes.
- CHIMERAAlternative letter-case form of Chimera, a supposed monster in Lycia with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a dragon or serpent, killed by the hero Bellerophon.
- CHIMEREThe upper robe worn by some bishops of the Anglican communion, usually without sleeves.
- CHIMLEYAlternative form of chimney.
- CHIMNEYA vertical tube or hollow column used to emit environmentally polluting gaseous and solid matter (including but not limited to by-products of burning carbon- or hydrocarbon-based f
- CHIMNEYEDFeaturing one or more chimneys.
- CHIMNEYLIKEResembling a chimney, especially in shape
- CHIMOHello; goodbye.
- CHIMPClipping of chimpanzee.
- CHIMPANZEEPan troglodytes, a species of great ape native to the savannas and forests of Africa, and believed by biologists to be the closest extant relative to humans along with the bonobo.
- CHINThe bottom of a face, the typically jutting jawline below the mouth.
- CHINASynonym of porcelain, a hard white translucent ceramic made from kaolin, now sometimes distinguished in reference to tableware as fine or good china.
- CHINABERRYThe bead tree or azedarach, Melia azedarach, a deciduous tree in the mahogany family Meliaceae, native to India, southern China and Australia, or its fruit.
- CHINAWARESynonym of china: porcelain tableware.
- CHINCHThe bedbug (Cimex lectularius).
- CHINCHYAlternative spelling of chintzy (“miserly”).
- CHINEThe top of a ridge.
- CHINEDPertaining to, or having, a (particular type of) chine or backbone.
- CHINKA narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.
- CHINKARAGazella bennettii, a species of gazelle found in India, Pakistan and Iran
- CHINKYFull of chinks, laden with small cracks or openings.
- CHINLESSWithout a (pronounced) chin.
- CHINOA coarse cotton fabric commonly used to make trousers and uniforms.
- CHINOOKThe descending, warm, dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains that generally blows from the southwest and can rapidly increase the temperature due to the much warmer ai
- CHINSTRAPA strip of leather or material used to fasten a hat or helmet under the chin.
- CHINTZA painted or stained calico fabric, originally produced in India, and known for its brightly colored designs.
- CHINTZYOf or decorated with chintz.
- CHINWAGAn informal conversation, usually about everyday matters; a chat, a gossip.
- CHIPA small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
- CHIPBOARDA building material made from wood chips compressed and bound with synthetic resin.
- CHIPMUNKAny of certain the small, striped rodents, all found in North America, with the exception of the Siberian chipmunk, placed in the taxonomic subtribe Tamiina.
- CHIPOLATAA type of sausage from Europe, typically of seasoned coarsely ground pork.
- CHIPOTLEA ripe jalapeño pepper, dried and smoked for use in cooking.
- CHIPPERExhibiting a lively optimism; in high spirits, cheerful.
- CHIPPIEAlternative spelling of chippy
- CHIPPINGpresent participle and gerund of chip
- CHIPPYA carpenter.
- CHIPSETA group of integrated circuits that are designed to work together, and are usually marketed as a single product.
- CHIRAL(geometry, physical chemistry) that exhibits chirality; as in the left-handed and right-handed versions of a helix, or a molecule with L- and D- stereoisomers.
- CHIRALITYThe phenomenon, in chemistry, physics and mathematics, in which objects are mirror images of each other, but are otherwise identical; handedness.
- CHIRKTo become happier.
- CHIRLTo emit a low sound; to warble.
- CHIRMA din or confused noise, as of many voices, birdsong, etc.
- CHIROA chiropractor.
- CHIROGNOMYThe art of judging character by the shape and appearance of the hand.
- CHIROLOGIESPalm reading.
- CHIROLOGISTOne who engages in palm reading.
- CHIROLOGYPalm reading.
- CHIRONOMIDAny of the non-biting midges or Chironomidae, a family of true flies within the order Diptera.
- CHIRONOMYThe art of using effective hand gestures, especially in Greco-Roman contexts.
- CHIROPODIESThe branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the feet (and formerly the hands).
- CHIROPODISTA practitioner of chiropody.