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- CHANTRYAn endowment for the maintenance of a priest to sing a daily mass for the souls of specified people.
- CHANTSplural of chant
- CHANTYAlternative spelling of shanty (“song”).
- CHAO
- CHAOLOGIESplural of chaology
- CHAOLOGISTOne who studies chaology.
- CHAOLOGYChaos theory.
- CHAOSThe unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony.
- CHAOSIUM
- CHAOTICFilled with chaos.
- CHAOTICALLYIn a chaotic manner.
- CHAOTIX
- CHAPA man, a fellow.
- CHAPAREJOSchaps (trousers)
- CHAPARRALA region of shrubs, typically dry in the summer and rainy in the winter. The coast of the Mediterranean is such a region.
- CHAPARRALSplural of chaparral
- CHAPATIA flat, unleavened bread from northern India and Pakistan.
- CHAPATISplural of chapati
- CHAPATTIAlternative form of chapati.
- CHAPBOOKA small book, usually made from a single sheet, folded several times, containing poems, ballads or religious tracts.
- CHAPBOOKSplural of chapbook
- CHAPEThe lower metallic cap at the end of a sword's scabbard.
- CHAPEAUA hat.
- CHAPEAUSplural of chapeau
- CHAPEAUXplural of chapeau
- 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.
- CHAPELSplural of 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.
- CHAPERONAGESplural of chaperonage
- 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.
- CHAPERONESplural of chaperone
- CHAPERONSplural of chaperon
- CHAPESplural of chape
- CHAPITERObsolete form of chapter.
- CHAPITERSplural of chapiter
- 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.
- CHAPLAINSplural of chaplain
- CHAPLETA garland or circlet for the head.
- CHAPLETEDAdorned with or having a chaplet.
- CHAPLETSplural of chaplet
- CHAPLIN
- CHAPMANA dealer or merchant, especially an itinerant one.
- CHAPMENplural of chapman
- CHAPPEDDry and flaky due to excessive evaporation of water from its surface.
- CHAPPIEAlternative spelling of chappy.
- CHAPPIERA chap; a fellow.
- CHAPPIESplural of chappie
- CHAPPINGpresent participle and gerund of chap
- CHAPPYA chap; a fellow.
- CHAPSplural of chap
- CHAPTAbbreviation of chapter.
- CHAPTALISEAlternative form of chaptalize.
- CHAPTALISEDsimple past and past participle of chaptalise
- CHAPTALIZETo add sugar to grape juice during the fermentation of wine, usually to increase the alcohol content.
- CHAPTALIZEDsimple past and past participle of chaptalize
- CHAPTALIZESthird-person singular simple present indicative of chaptalize
- CHAPTEROne of the main sections into which a published work is divided, especially a book.
- CHAPTEREDsimple past and past participle of chapter
- CHAPTERINGpresent participle and gerund of chapter
- CHAPTERSplural of chapter
- CHAPTRELAn impost.
- CHAPTRELSplural of chaptrel
- CHAQUE
- CHARTo burn something to charcoal; to be burnt to charcoal.
- CHARAA green alga of the genus Chara.
- CHARADEA genre of riddles where the clues to the answer are descriptions or puns on its syllables, with a final clue to the whole.
- CHARADESplural of charade
- CHARANGAA traditional ensemble of Cuban dance music
- CHARANGASplural of charanga
- CHARANGOA small guitar-like stringed instrument with five courses of eighteen to fifteen strings, originating in traditional Andean folk music.
- CHARANGOSplural of charango
- CHARASCannabis resin, used as an intoxicant in North India and Pakistan.
- CHARBROILTo cook on a flat, lined metal surface that is heated from below; to chargrill.
- CHARBROILEDsimple past and past participle of charbroil
- CHARCOALINGpresent participle and gerund of charcoal
- CHARCOALYResembling, containing, or characteristic of charcoal.
- CHARDAn edible leafy vegetable, Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla, with a slightly bitter taste.
- CHARDON
- CHARDSplural of chard
- CHAREAlternative form of char ("turn, task, chore, worker").
- CHAREDsimple past and past participle of chare
- CHARESplural of chare
- CHARETObsolete form of charette (“chariot”).
- CHARETSplural of charet
- CHARGEThe amount of money levied for a service.
- CHARGEABLEAble to be charged.
- CHARGEDsimple past and past participle of charge
- CHARGEPOINT
- CHARGERA device that charges or recharges.
- CHARGESplural of charge
- CHARI
- CHARIDEESConspicuous charity, seen as being driven by a non-altruistic (especially self-promotional) motive.
- CHARIERcomparative form of chary: more chary
- CHARIESTsuperlative form of chary: most chary
- CHARILYIn a chary manner.