| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| chaconne | noun | An old Spanish dance in moderate three-four measure, like the Passacaglia, which is slower. Both are used by classical composers as themes for variations. |
| chafewax | noun | Alt. of Chaffwax |
| chaffwax | noun | Formerly a chancery officer who fitted wax for sealing writs and other documents. |
| chaffing | present participle & vb. noun | of Chaff, The use of light, frivolous language by way of fun or ridicule; raillery; banter. |
| chaffern | verb t. | A vessel for heating water. |
| chaffery | noun | Traffic; bargaining. |
| chagreen | noun | See Shagreen. |
| chaining | present participle & vb. noun | of Chain |
| chainlet | noun | A small chain. |
| chairing | present participle & vb. noun | of Chair |
| chairmen | plural | of Chairman |
| chairman | noun | The presiding officer of a committee, or of a public or private meeting, or of any organized body., One whose business it is to cary a chair or sedan. |
| chalazas | plural | of Chalaza |
| chalazae | plural | of Chalaza |
| chalazal | adjective | Of or pertaining to the chalaza. |
| chaldaic | adjective | Of or pertaining to Chaldea., The language or dialect of the Chaldeans; Chaldee. |
| chaldean | adjective | Of or pertaining to Chaldea., A native or inhabitant of Chaldea., A learned man, esp. an astrologer; — so called among the Eastern nations, because astrology and the kindred arts were much cultivated by the Chaldeans., Nestorian. |
| chaldron | noun | An English dry measure, being, at London, 36 bushels heaped up, or its equivalent weight, and more than twice as much at Newcastle. Now used exclusively for coal and coke. |
| chaliced | adjective | Having a calyx or cup; cup-shaped. |
| chalking | present participle & vb. noun | of Chalk |
| chambrel | noun | Same as Gambrel. |
| chamfret | noun | A small gutter; a furrow; a groove., A chamfer. |
| chamfron | noun | The frontlet, or head armor, of a horse. |
| champing | present participle & vb. noun | of Champ |
| chappion | noun | One who engages in any contest; esp. one who in ancient times contended in single combat in behalf of another’s honor or rights; or one who acts or speaks in behalf of a person or a cause; a defender; an advocate; a hero., One who by defeating all rivals, has obtained an acknowledged supremacy in any branch of athetics or game of skill, and is ready to contend with any rival; as, the champion of England. |
| champion | verb t. | To furnish with a champion; to attend or defend as champion; to support or maintain; to protect. |
| chancing | present participle & vb. noun | of Chance |
| chancery | noun | In England, formerly, the highest court of judicature next to the Parliament, exercising jurisdiction at law, but chiefly in equity; but under the jurisdiction act of 1873 it became the chancery division of the High Court of Justice, and now exercises jurisdiction only in equity., In the Unites States, a court of equity; equity; proceeding in equity. |
| chandler | noun | A maker or seller of candles., A dealer in other commodities, which are indicated by a word prefixed; as, ship chandler, corn chandler. |
| chanfrin | noun | The fore part of a horse’s head. |
| changing | present participle & vb. noun | of Change |
| chanting | present participle & vb. noun | of Chant, Singing, esp. as a chant is sung. |
| chantant | adjective | Composed in a melodious and singing style. |
| chapping | present participle & vb. noun | of Chap |
| chapbook | noun | Any small book carried about for sale by chapmen or hawkers. Hence, any small book; a toy book. |
| chapelet | noun | A pair of straps, with stirrups, joined at the top and fastened to the pommel or the frame of the saddle, after they have been adjusted to the convenience of the rider., A kind of chain pump, or dredging machine. |
| chapelry | noun | The territorial district legally assigned to a chapel. |
| chaperon | noun | A hood; especially, an ornamental or an official hood., A device placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals., A matron who accompanies a young lady in public, for propriety, or as a guide and protector., To attend in public places as a guide and protector; to matronize. |
| chapiter | noun | A capital [Obs.] See Chapital., A summary in writing of such matters as are to be inquired of or presented before justices in eyre, or justices of assize, or of the peace, in their sessions; — also called articles. |
| chaplain | noun | An ecclesiastic who has a chapel, or who performs religious service in a chapel., A clergyman who is officially attached to the army or navy, to some public institution, or to a family or court, for the purpose of performing divine service., Any person (clergyman or layman) chosen to conduct religious exercises for a society, etc.; as, a chaplain of a Masonic or a temperance lodge. |
| chapless | adjective | Having no lower jaw; hence, fleshless. |
| chaptrel | noun | An impost. |
| charring | present participle & vb. noun | of Char |
| charcoal | verb t. | Impure carbon prepared from vegetable or animal substances; esp., coal made by charring wood in a kiln, retort, etc., from which air is excluded. It is used for fuel and in various mechanical, artistic, and chemical processes., Finely prepared charcoal in small sticks, used as a drawing implement. |
| charging | present participle & vb. noun | of Charge |
| charlock | noun | A cruciferous plant (Brassica sinapistrum) with yellow flowers; wild mustard. It is troublesome in grain fields. Called also chardock, chardlock, chedlock, and kedlock. |
| charming | present participle & vb. noun | of Charm, Pleasing the mind or senses in a high degree; delighting; fascinating; attractive. |
| charmful | adjective | Abounding with charms. |
| charneco | noun | Alt. of Charnico |
| charnico | noun | A sort of sweet wine. |
| chartism | noun | The principles of a political party in England (1838-48), which contended for universal suffrage, the vote by ballot, annual parliaments, equal electoral districts, and other radical reforms, as set forth in a document called the People’s Charter. |
| chartist | noun | A supporter or partisan of chartism. |
| chasable | adjective | Capable of being chased; fit for hunting. |
| chasible | noun | See Chasuble. |
| chasseur | noun | One of a body of light troops, cavalry or infantry, trained for rapid movements., An attendant upon persons of rank or wealth, wearing a plume and sword. |
| chastely | adverb | In a chaste manner; with purity. |
| chastise | verb t. | To inflict pain upon, by means of stripes, or in any other manner, for the purpose of punishment or reformation; to punish, as with stripes., To reduce to order or obedience; to correct or purify; to free from faults or excesses. |
| chastity | noun | The state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse., Moral purity., The unmarried life; celibacy., Chasteness. |
| chasuble | noun | The outer vestment worn by the priest in saying Mass, consisting, in the Roman Catholic Church, of a broad, flat, back piece, and a narrower front piece, the two connected over the shoulders only. The back has usually a large cross, the front an upright bar or pillar, designed to be emblematical of Christ’s sufferings. In the Greek Church the chasuble is a large round mantle. |
| chatting | present participle & vb. noun | of Chat |
| chatelet | noun | A little castle. |
| chatwood | noun | Little sticks; twigs for burning; fuel. |
| chaudron | noun | See Chawdron. |
| chauffer | noun | A table stove or small furnace, usually a cylindrical box of sheet iron, with a grate at the bottom, and an open top. |
| chaunter | noun | A street seller of ballads and other broadsides., A deceitful, tricky dealer or horse jockey., The flute of a bagpipe. See Chanter, n., 3. |
| chausses | noun pl. | The garment for the legs and feet and for the body below the waist, worn in Europe throughout the Middle Ages; applied also to the armor for the same parts, when fixible, as of chain mail. |
| chawdron | noun | Entrails. |
| cheating | present participle & vb. noun | of Cheat |
| chebacco | noun | A narrow-sterned boat formerly much used in the Newfoundland fisheries; — called also pinkstern and chebec. |
| checking | present participle & vb. noun | of Check |
| checkage | noun | The act of checking; as, the checkage of a name or of an item in a list., The items, or the amount, to which attention is called by a check or checks. |
| checkers | verb | A game, called also daughts, played on a checkerboard by two persons, each having twelve men (counters or checkers) which are moved diagonally. The game is ended when either of the players has lost all his men, or can not move them. |
| cheering | present participle & vb. noun | of Cheer |
| cheerful | adjective | Having or showing good spirits or joy; cheering; cheery; contented; happy; joyful; lively; animated; willing. |
| cheerily | adverb | In a cheery manner. |
| chelidon | noun | The hollow at the flexure of the arm. |
| chelifer | noun | See Book scorpion, under Book. |
| chelonia | noun pl. | An order of reptiles, including the tortoises and turtles, peculiar in having a part of the vertebrae, ribs, and sternum united with the dermal plates so as to form a firm shell. The jaws are covered by a horny beak. See Reptilia; also, Illust. in Appendix. |
| chemical | adjective | Pertaining to chemistry; characterized or produced by the forces and operations of chemistry; employed in the processes of chemistry; as, chemical changes; chemical combinations., A substance used for producing a chemical effect; a reagent. |
| chenille | noun | Tufted cord, of silk or worsted, for the trimming of ladies’ dresses, for embroidery and fringes, and for the weft of Chenille rugs. |
| chepster | noun | The European starling. |
| chequing | noun | A coin. See Sequin. |
| cherubim | plural | of Cherub, The Hebrew plural of Cherub.. Cf. Seraphim. |
| cherubic | adjective | Alt. of Cherubical |
| cherubin | adjective | Cherubic; angelic., A cherub. |
| chesible | noun | See Chasuble. |
| chessmen | plural | of Chessman |
| chessman | noun | A piece used in the game of chess. |
| chesteyn | noun | The chestnut tree. |
| chestnut | noun | The edible nut of a forest tree (Castanea vesca) of Europe and America. Commonly two or more of the nuts grow in a prickly bur., The tree itself, or its light, coarse-grained timber, used for ornamental work, furniture, etc., A bright brown color, like that of the nut., The horse chestnut (often so used in England)., One of the round, or oval, horny plates on the inner sides of the legs of the horse, and allied animals., An old joke or story., Of the color of a chestnut; of a reddish brown color; as, chestnut curls. |
| chetvert | noun | A measure of grain equal to 0.7218 of an imperial quarter, or 5.95 Winchester bushels. |
| cheveril | verb i. | Soft leather made of kid skin. Fig.: Used as a symbol of flexibility., Made of cheveril; pliant. |
| chiasmus | noun | An inversion of the order of words or phrases, when repeated or subsequently referred to in a sentence |
| chicaner | noun | One who uses chicanery. |
| chiccory | noun | See Chicory. |
| chiefage | noun | A tribute by the head; a capitation tax. |
| chiefest | adjective | First or foremost; chief; principal. |
| chiefrie | noun | A small rent paid to the lord paramount. |
| children | plural | of Child, pl. of Child. |
| childing | present participle & vb. noun | of Child, Bearing Children; (Fig.) productive; fruitful. |
| childbed | noun | The state of a woman bringing forth a child, or being in labor; parturition. |
| childish | adjective | Of, pertaining to, befitting, or resembling, a child., Puerile; trifling; weak. |
| chiliasm | noun | The millennium., The doctrine of the personal reign of Christ on earth during the millennium. |
| chiliast | noun | One who believes in the second coming of Christ to reign on earth a thousand years; a milllenarian. |
| chilling | present participle & vb. noun | of Chill, Making chilly or cold; depressing; discouraging; cold; distant; as, a chilling breeze; a chilling manner. |
| chilopod | noun | A myriapod of the order Chilopoda. |
| chimaera | noun | A cartilaginous fish of several species, belonging to the order Holocephali. The teeth are few and large. The head is furnished with appendages, and the tail terminates in a point. |
| chimango | A south American carrion buzzard (Milvago chimango). See Caracara. | |
| chimeras | plural | of Chimera |
| chimeric | adjective | Chimerical. |
| chimneys | plural | of Chimney |
| chinamen | plural | of Chinaman |
| chinaman | noun | A native of China; a Chinese. |
| chincona | See Cinchona. | |
| chinking | present participle & vb. noun | of Chink |
| chinsing | present participle & vb. noun | of Chinse |
| chintzes | plural | of Chintz |
| chipping | present participle & vb. noun | of Chip, A chip; a piece separated by a cutting or graving instrument; a fragment., The act or process of cutting or breaking off small pieces, as in dressing iron with a chisel, or reducing a timber or block of stone to shape., The breaking off in small pieces of the edges of potter’s ware, porcelain, etc. |
| chipmunk | noun | A squirrel-like animal of the genus Tamias, sometimes called the striped squirrel, chipping squirrel, ground squirrel, hackee. The common species of the United States is the Tamias striatus. |
| chiragra | noun | Gout in the hand. |
| chiretta | noun | A plant (Agathotes Chirayta) found in Northern India, having medicinal properties to the gentian, and esteemed as a tonic and febrifuge. |
| chirping | present participle & vb. noun | of Chirp, Cheering; enlivening. |
| chirrupy | adjective | Cheerful; joyous; chatty. |
| chiseled | imp. & past participle | of Chisel |
| chitchat | noun | Familiar or trifling talk; prattle. |
| chivalry | noun | A body or order of cavaliers or knights serving on horseback; illustrious warriors, collectively; cavalry., The dignity or system of knighthood; the spirit, usages, or manners of knighthood; the practice of knight-errantry., The qualifications or character of knights, as valor, dexterity in arms, courtesy, etc., A tenure of lands by knight’s service; that is, by the condition of a knight’s performing service on horseback, or of performing some noble or military service to his lord., Exploit. |
| chivying | present participle & vb. noun | of Chivy |
| chloasma | noun | A cutaneous affection characterized by yellow or yellowish brown pigmented spots. |
| chlorate | noun | A salt of chloric acid; as, chlorate of potassium. |
| chloride | noun | A binary compound of chlorine with another element or radical; as, chloride of sodium (common salt). |
| chlorine | noun | One of the elementary substances, commonly isolated as a greenish yellow gas, two and one half times as heavy as air, of an intensely disagreeable suffocating odor, and exceedingly poisonous. It is abundant in nature, the most important compound being common salt. It is powerful oxidizing, bleaching, and disinfecting agent. Symbol Cl. Atomic weight, 35.4. |
| chlorite | noun | The name of a group of minerals, usually of a green color and micaceous to granular in structure. They are hydrous silicates of alumina, iron, and magnesia., Any salt of chlorous acid; as, chlorite of sodium. |
| chlorous | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or derived from, chlorine; — said of those compounds of chlorine in which this element has a valence of three, the next lower than in chloric compounds; as, chlorous acid, HClO2., Pertaining to, or resembling, the electro-negative character of chlorine; hence, electro-negative; — opposed to basylous or zincous. |
| choanoid | adjective | Funnel-shaped; — applied particularly to a hollow muscle attached to the ball of the eye in many reptiles and mammals. |
| chocking | present participle & vb. noun | of Chock |
| choctaws | noun pl. | A tribe of North American Indians (Southern Appalachian), in early times noted for their pursuit of agriculture, and for living at peace with the white settlers. They are now one of the civilized tribes of the Indian Territory. |
| choicely | adverb | With care in choosing; with nice regard to preference., In a preferable or excellent manner; excellently; eminently. |
| chokedar | noun | A watchman; an officer of customs or police. |
| choleric | adjective | Abounding with, or producing choler, or bile., Easily irritated; irascible; inclined to anger., Angry; indicating anger; excited by anger. |
| choliamb | noun | Alt. of Choliambic |
| cholinic | adjective | Pertaining to, or obtained from, the bile. |
| chondrin | noun | A colorless, amorphous, nitrogenous substance, tasteless and odorless, formed from cartilaginous tissue by long-continued action of boiling water. It is similar to gelatin, and is a large ingredient of commercial gelatin. |
| chondro- | A combining form meaning a grain, granular, granular cartilage, cartilaginous; as, the chondrocranium, the cartilaginous skull of the lower vertebrates and of embryos. | |
| choosing | present participle & vb. noun | of Choose |
| chopping | present participle & vb. noun | of Chop, Stout or plump; large., Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having tumbling waves dashing against each other; as, a chopping sea., Act of cutting by strokes. |
| chopboat | noun | A licensed lighter employed in the transportation of goods to and from vessels. |
| chopness | noun | A kind of spade. |
| choragic | adjective | Of or pertaining to a choragus. |
| choragus | noun | A chorus leader; esp. one who provided at his own expense and under his own supervision one of the choruses for the musical contents at Athens. |
| chorally | adverb | In the manner of a chorus; adapted to be sung by a choir; in harmony. |
| chording | present participle & vb. noun | of Chord |
| chordata | noun pl. | A comprehensive division of animals including all Vertebrata together with the Tunicata, or all those having a dorsal nervous cord. |
| choriamb | noun | Same as Choriambus. |
| chorisis | noun | The separation of a leaf or floral organ into two more parts. |
| choruses | plural | of Chorus |
| chorused | imp. & past participle | of Chorus |
| chouicha | noun | The salmon of the Columbia River or California. See Quinnat. |
| choultry | noun | See Choltry. |
| chousing | present participle & vb. noun | of Chouse |
| chowchow | adjective | Consisting of several kinds mingled together; mixed; as, chowchow sweetmeats (preserved fruits put together)., A kind of mixed pickles. |
| chrismal | adjective | Of or pertaining to or used in chrism. |
| christen | verb t. | To baptize and give a Christian name to., To give a name; to denominate., To Christianize., To use for the first time. |
| christly | adjective | Christlike. |
| christom | noun | See Chrisom. |
| chromate | noun | A salt of chromic acid. |
| chromism | noun | Same as Chromatism. |
| chromite | noun | A black submetallic mineral consisting of oxide of chromium and iron; — called also chromic iron., A compound or salt of chromous hydroxide regarded as an acid. |
| chromium | noun | A comparatively rare element occurring most abundantly in the mineral chromite. Atomic weight 52.5. Symbol Cr. When isolated it is a hard, brittle, grayish white metal, fusible with difficulty. Its chief commercial importance is for its compounds, as potassium chromate, lead chromate, etc., which are brilliantly colored and are used dyeing and calico printing. Called also chrome. |
| chromous | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or derived from, chromium, when this element has a valence lower than that in chromic compounds. |
| chromule | noun | A general name for coloring matter of plants other than chlorophyll, especially that of petals. |
| chrysene | noun | One of the higher aromatic hydrocarbons of coal tar, allied to naphthalene and anthracene. It is a white crystalline substance, C18H12, of strong blue fluorescence, but generally colored yellow by impurities. |
| chrysopa | noun | A genus of neuropterous insects. See Lacewing. |
| chthonic | adjective | Pertaining to the earth; earthy; as, chthonic religions. |
| chucking | present participle & vb. noun | of Chuck, of Chuck |
| chuckled | imp. & past participle | of Chuckle |
| chuffily | adverb | Clownishly; surlily. |
| chumming | present participle & vb. noun | of Chum |
| churched | imp. & past participle | of Church |
| churchly | adjective | Pertaining to, or suitable for, the church; ecclesiastical. |
| churlish | adjective | Like a churl; rude; cross-grained; ungracious; surly; illiberal; niggardly., Wanting pliancy; unmanageable; unyielding; not easily wrought; as, a churlish soil; the churlish and intractable nature of some minerals. |
| churning | present participle & vb. noun | of Churn, The act of one who churns., The quantity of butter made at one operation. |
| chylific | adjective | Chylifactive. |
| chyluria | noun | A morbid condition in which the urine contains chyle or fatty matter, giving it a milky appearance. |