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- CHUBOne of various species of freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae or carp family, especially: A European chub (Squalius cephalus, syn. Leuciscus cephalus) In Europe, its close relatives,
- CHUBBILYIn a chubby manner.
- CHUBBINESSthe state or quality of being chubby
- CHUBBYOf a person: slightly overweight, somewhat fat, and hence plump, rounded, and soft.
- CHUDDYChewing gum.
- CHUFACyperus esculentus, a species of sedge native to warm temperate to subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere having small edible tubers (tiger nuts).
- CHUFFSurly; annoyed; displeased; disgruntled.
- CHUFFEDsimple past and past participle of chuff
- CHUFFIERFat or puffed out in the cheeks.
- CHUFFIESTFat or puffed out in the cheeks.
- CHUFFINESSThe quality of being chuffy.
- CHUFFYFat or puffed out in the cheeks.
- CHUGA dull, fairly quick explosive or percussive sound, as if made by a labouring engine.
- CHUKARA bird of species of partridge native to central Asia (Alectoris chukar).
- CHUMA friend; a pal.
- CHUMPAn incompetent person, a blockhead; a loser.
- CHUMPINGSAn incompetent person, a blockhead; a loser.
- CHUNDERVomit.
- CHUNDEROUSsickening; nauseating
- CHUNKA part of something that has been separated; a generally squat, thick, irregular piece of something, e.g. wood or stone.
- CHUNKILYIn a chunky way.
- CHUNKYHaving chunks.
- CHUNTERTo speak in a soft, indistinct manner, mutter.
- CHURA strong voicing of agreement, approval, or thanks: awesome!, cheers!, ta!, thanks!.
- CHURCHA Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place.
- CHURCHLESSWithout a church
- CHURCHLINESSThe state or quality of being churchly.
- CHURLA free peasant (as opposed to a serf) of the lowest rank, below an earl and a thane; a freeman; also , a person without royal or noble status; a commoner. A bondman or serf.
- CHURLISHOf or pertaining to a serf, peasant, or rustic.
- CHURLYrude; churlish; violent
- CHURNTo agitate rapidly and repetitively, or to stir with a rowing or rocking motion; generally applies to liquids, notably cream.
- CHUTEA framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water passes to a wheel.
- CHUTNEYA sweet or savory but usually spicy condiment, originally from eastern India, made from a variety of fruits and/or vegetables, often containing significant amounts of fresh green o
- CHYLEA digestive fluid containing fatty droplets, found in the small intestine.
- CHYLIFEROUSThat bears or transmits chyle.
- CHYLOUSConsisting of, or similar to, chyle.
- CHYLURIAA medical condition involving the presence of chyle in the urine.
- CHYMEThe thick semifluid mass of partly digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenum.
- CHYMIFEROUSBearing or containing chyme
- CHYMOUSOf or pertaining to chyme.
- CHYPREAny of a family of fragrances built on a base consisting of bergamot, oakmoss and labdanum.
- CHYRONA set of graphics or words at the bottom of a television screen, sometimes unrelated to the current viewing content.
- CHYTRIDAny fungus of the phylum Chytridiomycota.
- CIAOHello, hi.
- CIBOLA perennial onion plant, Allium fistulosum, commonly called Welsh onion.
- CIBORIUMA fixed vaulted canopy over a Christian altar, supported on four columns.
- CICADAAny of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings. The periodical cicada.
- CICATRISETo heal a wound through scarring (by causing a scar or cicatrix to form).
- CICUTASHemlock.
- CIDERAn alcoholic, often sparkling (carbonated) beverage made from fermented apples.
- CIDERYResembling, involving, or being cider.
- CIGARA cylinder of tobacco rolled and wrapped with an outer covering of tobacco leaves, intended to be smoked.
- CIGARETTEA small cigar consisting of tobacco or another substance, wrapped up in a thin roll with paper, intended for smoking.
- CIGARILLOA thin cigar, differing from a cigarette in being wrapped with tobacco leaves rather than paper.
- CIGARLIKEResembling or characteristic of a cigar.
- CIGUATERAA foodborne poisoning in humans caused by eating marine species whose flesh is contaminated with ciguatoxin.
- CILANTROThe stems and leaves of the coriander plant, Coriandrum sativum, used as a seasoning and garnish in cooking.
- CILIAplural of cilium
- CILIARYOf, pertaining to or involving cilia.
- CILIATECiliated, having cilia.
- CILIUMA short microscopic hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism) which serve either for propulsion by
- CIMEXAny member of the genus Cimex, especially the bedbug.
- CIMMERIANPerpetually dark or gloomy.
- CIMOLITEA soft clayey mineral of whitish or greyish colour.
- CINCHA simple saddle girth used in Mexico.
- CINCHONAA tree or shrub of the genus Cinchona, native to the Andes in South America but since widely cultivated in Indonesia and India as well for its medicinal bark.
- CINDERPartially or mostly burnt material that results from incomplete combustion of coal or wood etc.; it often rides the rising smoke column into the air, and it can pose a fire hazard
- CINDEROUSRelating to or composed of cinders; cindery.
- CINDERYcovered in cinders
- CINEcinefilm
- CINEASTAn enthusiast of film and the cinema.
- CINEMAA movie theatre, a movie house.
- CINEMAGOEROne who visits a cinema in order to watch a film.
- CINEMATICOf or relating to the cinema.
- CINEMATOGRAPHA camera that could develop its own film and served as its own projector.
- CINEMATOGRAPHYThe art, process, or job of filming movies.
- CINEPHILEAn enthusiast of films and the cinema.
- CINEPLEXA cinema having multiple theatres (showing rooms).
- CINERARIUMA place or receptacle for depositing the ashes of cremated people.
- CINEREAThe grey matter of the brain
- CINEREOUSOf an ash-gray colour.
- CINEScinefilm
- CINGULATEPertaining to a cingulum.
- CINGULUMThe girdle of an alb.
- CINNAMICOf or pertaining to cinnamon
- CINQUEA card, die, or domino with five spots or pips.
- CINQUEFOILA potentilla (flower).
- CIPHERA numeric character.
- CIPHONIESThe process of encrypting telecommunication signals, as to prevent information from being intercepted by an enemy or competitor.
- CIPHONYThe process of encrypting telecommunication signals, as to prevent information from being intercepted by an enemy or competitor.
- CIPOLINA white-green wavy-banded form of marble, used in buildings in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. It consists of coloured veins of epidote and chlorite.
- CIRCASynonym of around, about, approximately, particularly used with historical dating.
- CIRCINATEOf a leaf or similar part: coiled on itself from the apex toward the base.
- CIRCLETA small circle.
- CIRCUITThe act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution
- CIRCUITOUSNot direct or to the point.
- CIRCUITRYA specific system of electrical circuits in a particular device; the design of such a system.
- CIRCUITYA circuitous plan; a roundabout way of doing something.
- CIRCUMMURETo surround with, or as if with, a wall.
- CIRCUSA traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent.