| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| chablis | noun | A white wine made near Chablis, a town in France., a white wine resembling Chablis{1}, but made elsewhere, as in California. |
| chabouk | noun | Alt. of Chabuk |
| chafing | p pr. & vb. noun | of Chafe, The act of rubbing, or wearing by friction; making by rubbing. |
| chafery | verb t. | An open furnace or forge, in which blooms are heated before being wrought into bars. |
| chaffed | imp. & past participle | of Chaff |
| chaffer | noun | One who chaffs., Bargaining; merchandise., To treat or dispute about a purchase; to bargain; to haggle or higgle; to negotiate., To talk much and idly; to chatter., To buy or sell; to trade in., To exchange; to bandy, as words. |
| chagrin | noun | Vexation; mortification., To excite ill-humor in; to vex; to mortify; as, he was not a little chagrined., To be vexed or annoyed., Chagrined. |
| chained | impast participle p. | of Chain |
| chaired | imp. & present participle | of Chair |
| chalaza | noun | The place on an ovule, or seed, where its outer coats cohere with each other and the nucleus., A spiral band of thickened albuminous substance which exists in the white of the bird’s egg, and serves to maintain the yolk in its position; the treadle. |
| chalaze | noun | Same as Chalaza. |
| chaldee | adjective | Of or pertaining to Chaldea., The language or dialect of the Chaldeans; eastern Aramaic, or the Aramaic used in Chaldea. |
| chalder | noun | A kind of bird; the oyster catcher. |
| chalice | noun | A cup or bowl; especially, the cup used in the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper. |
| chalked | imp. & past participle | of Chalk |
| challis | noun | A soft and delicate woolen, or woolen and silk, fabric, for ladies’ dresses. |
| chamade | noun | A signal made for a parley by beat of a drum. |
| chamber | noun | A retired room, esp. an upper room used for sleeping; a bedroom; as, the house had four chambers., Apartments in a lodging house., A hall, as where a king gives audience, or a deliberative body or assembly meets; as, presence chamber; senate chamber., A legislative or judicial body; an assembly; a society or association; as, the Chamber of Deputies; the Chamber of Commerce., A compartment or cell; an inclosed space or cavity; as, the chamber of a canal lock; the chamber of a furnace; the chamber of the eye., A room or rooms where a lawyer transacts business; a room or rooms where a judge transacts such official business as may be done out of court., A chamber pot., That part of the bore of a piece of ordnance which holds the charge, esp. when of different diameter from the rest of the bore; — formerly, in guns, made smaller than the bore, but now larger, esp. in breech-loading guns., A cavity in a mine, usually of a cubical form, to contain the powder., A short piece of ordnance or cannon, which stood on its breech, without any carriage, formerly used chiefly for rejoicings and theatrical cannonades., To reside in or occupy a chamber or chambers., To be lascivious., To shut up, as in a chamber., To furnish with a chamber; as, to chamber a gun. |
| chameck | noun | A kind of spider monkey (Ateles chameck), having the thumbs rudimentary and without a nail. |
| chamfer | noun | The surface formed by cutting away the arris, or angle, formed by two faces of a piece of timber, stone, etc., To cut a furrow in, as in a column; to groove; to channel; to flute., To make a chamfer on. |
| chamlet | noun | See Camlet. |
| chamois | noun | A small species of antelope (Rupicapra tragus), living on the loftiest mountain ridges of Europe, as the Alps, Pyrenees, etc. It possesses remarkable agility, and is a favorite object of chase., A soft leather made from the skin of the chamois, or from sheepskin, etc.; — called also chamois leather, and chammy or shammy leather. See Shammy. |
| champed | imp. & past participle | of Champ |
| champer | noun | One who champs, or bites. |
| chamsin | noun | See Kamsin. |
| chanced | imp. & past participle | of Chance |
| chancel | verb t. | That part of a church, reserved for the use of the clergy, where the altar, or communion table, is placed., All that part of a cruciform church which is beyond the line of the transept farthest from the main front. |
| chancre | noun | A venereal sore or ulcer; specifically, the initial lesion of true syphilis, whether forming a distinct ulcer or not; — called also hard chancre, indurated chancre, and Hunterian chancre. |
| chandoo | noun | An extract or preparation of opium, used in China and India for smoking. |
| chandry | noun | Chandlery. |
| changed | imp. & past participle | of Change |
| changer | noun | One who changes or alters the form of anything., One who deals in or changes money., One apt to change; an inconstant person. |
| channel | noun | The hollow bed where a stream of water runs or may run., The deeper part of a river, harbor, strait, etc., where the main current flows, or which affords the best and safest passage for vessels., A strait, or narrow sea, between two portions of lands; as, the British Channel., That through which anything passes; means of passing, conveying, or transmitting; as, the news was conveyed to us by different channels., A gutter; a groove, as in a fluted column., Flat ledges of heavy plank bolted edgewise to the outside of a vessel, to increase the spread of the shrouds and carry them clear of the bulwarks., To form a channel in; to cut or wear a channel or channels in; to groove., To course through or over, as in a channel. |
| chanson | noun | A song. |
| chanted | imp. & past participle | of Chant |
| chanter | noun | One who chants; a singer or songster., The chief singer of the chantry., The flute or finger pipe in a bagpipe. See Bagpipe., The hedge sparrow. |
| chantor | noun | A chanter. |
| chantry | noun | An endowment or foundation for the chanting of masses and offering of prayers, commonly for the founder., A chapel or altar so endowed. |
| chaotic | adjective | Resembling chaos; confused. |
| chapped | imp. & past participle | of Chap |
| chapeux | plural | of Chapeau |
| chapeau | noun | A hat or covering for the head., A cap of maintenance. See Maintenance. |
| chaplet | noun | A garland or wreath to be worn on the head., A string of beads, or part of a string, used by Roman Catholic in praying; a third of a rosary, or fifty beads., A small molding, carved into beads, pearls, olives, etc., A chapelet. See Chapelet, 1., A bent piece of sheet iron, or a pin with thin plates on its ends, for holding a core in place in the mold., A tuft of feathers on a peacock’s head., A small chapel or shrine., To adorn with a chaplet or with flowers. |
| chapmen | plural | of Chapman |
| chapman | noun | One who buys and sells; a merchant; a buyer or a seller., A peddler; a hawker. |
| chapter | noun | A division of a book or treatise; as, Genesis has fifty chapters., An assembly of monks, or of the prebends and other clergymen connected with a cathedral, conventual, or collegiate church, or of a diocese, usually presided over by the dean., A community of canons or canonesses., A bishop’s council., A business meeting of any religious community., An organized branch of some society or fraternity as of the Freemasons., A meeting of certain organized societies or orders., A chapter house., A decretal epistle., A location or compartment., To divide into chapters, as a book., To correct; to bring to book, i. e., to demand chapter and verse. |
| charred | imp. & past participle | of Char |
| charact | noun | A distinctive mark; a character; a letter or sign. [Obs.] See Character. |
| charade | noun | A verbal or acted enigma based upon a word which has two or more significant syllables or parts, each of which, as well as the word itself, is to be guessed from the descriptions or representations. |
| charbon | noun | A small black spot or mark remaining in the cavity of the corner tooth of a horse after the large spot or mark has become obliterated., A very contagious and fatal disease of sheep, horses, and cattle. See Maligmant pustule. |
| charged | imp. & past participle | of Charge |
| charger | noun | One who, or that which charges., An instrument for measuring or inserting a charge., A large dish., A horse for battle or parade. |
| charily | adverb | In a chary manner; carefully; cautiously; frugally. |
| chariot | noun | A two-wheeled car or vehicle for war, racing, state processions, etc., A four-wheeled pleasure or state carriage, having one seat., To convey in a chariot. |
| charism | noun | A miraculously given power, as of healing, speaking foreign languages without instruction, etc., attributed to some of the early Christians. |
| charity | noun | Love; universal benevolence; good will., Liberality in judging of men and their actions; a disposition which inclines men to put the best construction on the words and actions of others., Liberality to the poor and the suffering, to benevolent institutions, or to worthy causes; generosity., Whatever is bestowed gratuitously on the needy or suffering for their relief; alms; any act of kindness., A charitable institution, or a gift to create and support such an institution; as, Lady Margaret’s charity., Eleemosynary appointments [grants or devises] including relief of the poor or friendless, education, religious culture, and public institutions. |
| charked | imp. & past participle | of Chark |
| charmed | imp. & past participle | of Charm |
| charmel | noun | A fruitful field. |
| charmer | noun | One who charms, or has power to charm; one who uses the power of enchantment; a magician., One who delights and attracts the affections. |
| charnel | adjective | Containing the bodies of the dead., A charnel house; a grave; a cemetery. |
| charpie | noun | Straight threads obtained by unraveling old linen cloth; — used for surgical dressings. |
| charqui | noun | Jerked beef; beef cut into long strips and dried in the wind and sun. |
| charras | noun | The gum resin of the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa). Same as Churrus. |
| charted | imp. & past participle | of Chart |
| charter | noun | A written evidence in due form of things done or granted, contracts made, etc., between man and man; a deed, or conveyance., An instrument in writing, from the sovereign power of a state or country, executed in due form, bestowing rights, franchises, or privileges., An act of a legislative body creating a municipal or other corporation and defining its powers and privileges. Also, an instrument in writing from the constituted authorities of an order or society (as the Freemasons), creating a lodge and defining its powers., A special privilege, immunity, or exemption., The letting or hiring a vessel by special contract, or the contract or instrument whereby a vessel is hired or let; as, a ship is offered for sale or charter. See Charter party, below., To establish by charter., To hire or let by charter, as a ship. See Charter party, under Charter, n. |
| chasing | present participle & vb. noun | of Chase, The art of ornamenting metal by means of chasing tools; also, a piece of ornamental work produced in this way. |
| chasmed | adjective | Having gaps or a chasm. |
| chassis | noun | A traversing base frame, or movable railway, along which the carriage of a barbette or casemate gun moves backward and forward. [See Gun carriage.] |
| chasten | verb t. | To correct by punishment; to inflict pain upon the purpose of reclaiming; to discipline; as, to chasten a son with a rod., To purify from errors or faults; to refine. |
| chatted | imp. & past participle | of Chat |
| chateux | plural | of Chateau |
| chateau | noun | A castle or a fortress in France., A manor house or residence of the lord of the manor; a gentleman’s country seat; also, particularly, a royal residence; as, the chateau of the Louvre; the chateau of the Luxembourg. |
| chattel | noun | Any item of movable or immovable property except the freehold, or the things which are parcel of it. It is a more extensive term than goods or effects. |
| chatter | verb i. | To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct., To talk idly, carelessly, or with undue rapidity; to jabber; to prate., To make a noise by rapid collisions., To utter rapidly, idly, or indistinctly., Sounds like those of a magpie or monkey; idle talk; rapid, thoughtless talk; jabber; prattle., Noise made by collision of the teeth, as in shivering. |
| chawing | present participle & vb. noun | of Chaw |