English words: C

1959 words under C; 501–600 on this page.

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• chequebook noun (a chequebook, chequebooks); US spelling: checkbook
  A small book of printed forms (cheques) that a bank gives to a customer; you write on a cheque to pay someone from your bank account.
• chequer nounJewish tradition
  A pattern of squares, or a work woven in such a pattern.
• cherish verb (cherishes, cherished, cherishing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To cherish someone or something is to love it and take great care of it.
• cherished adjective (cherished); verb form…
  Loved, protected and cared for very much (a cherished toy).
• cherokee noun…
  The Cherokee are a Native American people, originally from the south-east of what is now the USA, many of whom now live in Oklahoma and…
• cherry noun (a cherry, cherries); adjective (cherry-red)
  A cherry is a small round red or dark red fruit with a hard stone in the middle and a long thin stalk.
• cherub noun (cherubs)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A cherub is a kind of angel, often shown as a chubby child with small wings.
• chess noun (chess)
  Chess is a board game for two players with pieces like kings, queens, bishops, knights, rooks and pawns on a board of 64 squares.
• chessboard noun (a chessboard, chessboards)
  A square board with 64 squares in eight rows of eight, coloured light and dark in turn, used for playing chess or draughts.
• chest noun (a chest, chests)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Your chest is the front of your body between your neck and your tummy.
• chestnut noun (a chestnut, chestnuts); adjective…
  A chestnut is a shiny reddish-brown nut that grows inside a prickly case on a chestnut tree; sweet chestnuts can be roasted and eaten.
• chesty adjective (chesty, chestier, chestiest)
  Having a lot of mucus in the chest from a cold, with a deep, wet cough, as in "a chesty cough".
• chew verb (chew, chews, chewed, chewing); noun (a chew, chews)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To chew is to break up food in your mouth with your teeth before you swallow it.
• cheweth verb, old form of «chews» (he, she, it)
  «cheweth» means «chews», a form of «chew»: To chew is to break up food in your mouth with your teeth before you swallow it.
• chewing verb form (chew, chews, chewed, chewing); noun (chewing)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Chewing means crushing food with your teeth to make it soft enough to swallow.
• chewy adjective (chewy, chewier, chewiest); noun…
  Needing a lot of chewing because it is soft but tough or sticky, as in «chewy sweets» or «chewy meat».
• chi noun (chi — the Greek letter; chi or qi — Chinese idea)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet, written χ, said "kye" (rhymes with "sky").
• chicago proper noun (Chicago)
  Chicago is a big city in the United States, in the state of Illinois, on the shore of Lake Michigan.
• chick noun (a chick, chicks)
  A baby bird, especially a baby chicken that has just hatched from its egg.
• chicken noun (chicken, chickens); adjective…
  A chicken is a farm bird that lays eggs.
• chickenpox noun (chickenpox — no plural)
  A common illness, mostly of children, caused by a virus, that gives a fever and very itchy red spots that turn into blisters and then scabs.
• chicle noun (chicle — uncountable)
  A natural gum made from the milky sap of the sapodilla tree of Central America, used in the past to make chewing gum.
• chide verbJewish tradition
  To scold or quarrel with someone angrily.
• chief noun (a chief, chiefs); adjective (chief)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The leader or head of a group, such as a tribe, organisation or police force (the fire chief).
• chiefly adverb (chiefly)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Chiefly means mainly or mostly.
• chieftain noun (chieftains)
  A chieftain is the leader of a tribe or clan.
• chihuahua noun (a chihuahua, chihuahuas; Chihuahua — a name)
  A chihuahua is a very small breed of dog with big ears and big eyes, the smallest dog breed in the world.
• chilblains noun (a chilblain, chilblains – usually plural)
  Painful, itchy red or purple swellings on the toes, fingers, ears or nose, caused when skin gets very cold and then warms up too fast.
• child noun (child, children; casual: kid, kids)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A child is a young boy or girl.
• childcare noun (childcare, uncountable); also child care
  Looking after children, especially while their parents are at work.
• childhood noun (childhood, a childhood, childhoods)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Childhood is the time of a person's life when they are a child.
• childish adjective (childish, more childish, most childish)
  Childish describes an older person or their behaviour when it is silly or immature, like a small child's — usually as a criticism.
• childishly adverb (childishly; more childishly)
  In a silly, immature way that is not right for someone's age (said of older children and adults, usually as criticism).
• childless adjectiveeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Childless means having no children.
• childlessness nounJewish tradition
  the state of having no children.
• childlike adjective
  Childlike means like a child: trusting, wondering and innocent, in a good way.
• chile noun (Chile — a country; chile — a hot pepper, chiles)
  Chile is a long, narrow country in South America, between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
• chill noun (a chill, chills); verb…
  A chill is a feeling of cold: «a chill in the air».
• chiller noun (a chiller, chillers)
  A machine or cabinet that keeps food or drink very cold, like a fridge in a shop or kitchen.
• chilli noun…
  A chilli is a small pepper, often red or green, that tastes very hot and spicy.
• chilly adjective (chilly, chillier, chilliest)
  Chilly means rather cold, cold enough to be uncomfortable.
• chime noun (a chime, chimes); verb…
  A clear ringing sound made by a bell or clock: the chime of the church clock.
• chimney noun (a chimney, chimneys)
  A chimney is a tall pipe or structure that carries smoke and hot gases from a fire or stove up and out through the roof.
• chimp noun (a chimp, chimps)
  A chimp is a chimpanzee, a clever, hairy African ape that lives in groups in forests and is one of the closest animal relatives of humans.
• chimpanzee noun (a chimpanzee, chimpanzees)
  A chimpanzee is an intelligent ape with black hair, long arms and no tail, which lives in groups in the forests and grasslands of central…
• chin noun (a chin, chins)
  The part of the face below the mouth, at the front of the lower jaw.
• china noun (china, uncountable); proper noun (China, the country)
  China (with a capital C) is a very large country in East Asia with the largest or second-largest population in the world.
• chinaman noun (chinamen)
  A chinaman was an old word for a man from China.
• chinchilla noun (a chinchilla, chinchillas; chinchilla fur)
  A small rodent from the Andes mountains of South America, with very soft, thick grey fur and a bushy tail.
• chine noun (a chine, chines); verb…
  The backbone of an animal, or a joint of meat that includes part of the backbone.
• chinese adjective (Chinese); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Chinese means from China or about China.
• chink noun (a chink, chinks); verb…
  A narrow crack or opening, as in a wall or door, that light can come through.
• chip noun (a chip, chips); verb (chip, chips, chipped, chipping)
  A chip is a small piece broken off something hard, like wood, stone or a plate.
• chipmunk noun (a chipmunk, chipmunks)
  A small striped squirrel of North America (and one kind in Asia) that lives in burrows and carries food in its cheek pouches.
• chipper adjective (chipper — informal); noun (a chipper, chippers)
  Cheerful and lively, full of energy, as in «you're very chipper this morning».
• chips noun (chips — plural of chip)everyday · Jewish tradition
  In the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, chips are long pieces of fried potato, called «fries» or «French fries» in the USA.
• chirp verb (chirp, chirps, chirped, chirping); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To chirp means to make a short, high sound, like a small bird or a cricket.
• chirrup verb (chirrup, chirrups, chirruped, chirruping); noun…
  To chirrup is to make a series of short, high sounds, like a bird or an insect; to chirp.
• chisel noun (a chisel, chisels); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A tool with a flat, sharp metal end, used with a hammer or mallet to cut or shape wood, stone or metal.
• chislev nounJewish tradition
  The ninth month of the Hebrew calendar, around November and December.
• chitin noun (chitin, uncountable)
  Chitin is the tough natural material that makes up the hard outer skeleton of insects, spiders, crabs and lobsters, and the cell walls of…
• chivalric adjective (old use)
  Chivalric means of or like the code of knights in old times: brave, honest and courteous to others.
• chivalrous adjective
  Chivalrous means brave, polite and kind, especially to women and the weak, as knights were meant to be.
• chivalry noun (chivalry — uncountable)
  The rules and ideals that medieval knights were supposed to follow: being brave, loyal, honest, protecting the weak and serving God and…
• chives noun (chives, plural; a chive is rare)
  A small herb with thin, hollow green leaves that taste like a mild onion, used chopped on food.
• chivvy verb…
  To keep telling someone to hurry up or do something, in an annoying way.
• chloramine noun (chloramine, chloramines)
  A chemical made from chlorine and ammonia, used to kill germs in tap water.
• chloride noun (a chloride, chlorides; chloride uncountable)
  A chemical compound made of chlorine joined with another element; the best known is sodium chloride, which is common table salt.
• chlorinate verb (chlorinate, chlorinates, chlorinated, chlorinating)
  To add chlorine to water to kill germs and make it safe for drinking or swimming.
• chlorine noun (chlorine)
  Chlorine is a yellow-green poisonous gas with a strong smell.
• chlorophyll noun (chlorophyll — uncountable)
  Chlorophyll is the green substance in plants that soaks up sunlight.
• chloroplast noun (a chloroplast, chloroplasts)
  A tiny green part inside plant cells where photosynthesis happens: it uses sunlight to make food (sugar) from water and carbon dioxide…
• choc noun (a choc, chocs); short form of chocolate…
  Chocolate, or a single chocolate sweet: a box of chocs.
• chock adverb (in «chock full» or «chock-a-block»)
  Chock means completely: «chock full» means crammed full to the top.
• chocolate noun (chocolate, chocolates); adjective
  Chocolate is a sweet brown food made from cocoa beans.
• choice noun (a choice, choices); adjective…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A choice is a decision to pick one thing or action from several.
• choir noun (choir, choirs)
  A choir is a group of people who sing together.
• choirboy noun (a choirboy, choirboys)
  A boy who sings in a church or cathedral choir, usually wearing robes.
• choke verb (choke, chokes, choked, choking); noun (a choke)
  To choke means to be unable to breathe because something is stuck in your throat.
• chokepoint noun (a chokepoint, chokepoints; also choke point)
  A chokepoint is a narrow place, such as a strait, mountain pass or narrow road, where movement is squeezed together and can easily be…
• choler nounJewish tradition
  Anger or bad temper, from an old idea that a body fluid called bile caused rage.
• cholera noun (cholera, uncountable)
  Cholera is a serious illness caused by germs (bacteria) in dirty water or food, which gives very bad diarrhoea and makes the body lose…
• chomp verb (chomp, chomps, chomped, chomping); noun (a chomp)
  To bite and chew food noisily and with big mouthfuls.
• chomping verb form (chomp, chomps, chomped, chomping); adjective in…
  Chewing or biting noisily and with big movements of the jaw.
• chon a fragment or a name (Chon — not a common English word)
  Chon is a surname and given name, for example a Korean surname (also written Jeon or Chun) and a name used in some other Asian and…
• choose verb (choose, chooses, chose, chosen, choosing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To choose is to pick one from several: choose a book.
• chooser noun (a chooser, choosers)
  A person who chooses.
• choosy adjective (choosy, choosier, choosiest) — informal
  Very careful about what you choose, and hard to please, especially about food, clothes or friends.
• chop verb (chop, chops, chopped, chopping); noun (a chop, chops)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To chop means to cut something into pieces with a knife or an axe.
• chopped verb past form of chop (chop, chops, chopped, chopping)…
  Chopped means cut into pieces with a knife or axe.
• chopper noun (choppers)
  A chopper is a tool with a heavy blade for chopping wood or meat.
• choppy adjective (choppy, choppier, choppiest)
  Full of small, rough waves, because of wind: «choppy water».
• chopstick noun (a chopstick, chopsticks — usually a pair)
  A chopstick is one of a pair of thin sticks used to pick up and eat food, mainly in East Asian countries like China, Japan and Korea.
• choral adjective (choral)
  To do with a choir or sung by a choir.
• chord noun (a chord, chords)
  A chord is a group of notes played at the same time, such as C, E and G on a piano.
• chore noun (a chore, chores)
  A chore is a small job you do regularly at home, like washing up, making your bed or feeding the pet.
• chorister noun (choristers)
  A chorister is a singer in a church choir, often a boy.
• chorus noun (a chorus, choruses); verb…
  The chorus of a song is the part that is repeated after each verse.
• chosen verb form (past participle of choose: chosen); adjectiveeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Chosen means picked from a group as the one you want.
• christ noun, proper name (Christ)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Christ is a title given to Jesus by Christians; it means «the chosen one».

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