| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |