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