Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chalk
chalkstone
chalkstone
noun
(medicine) A chalk-like concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in those affected with gout; a tophus.
(obsolete) A mass or piece of chalk.
chalkstony
chalkstony
adj
Having or resembling chalkstones.
chamkis
champaks
champaks
noun
plural of champak
chankings
chankings
noun
plural of chanking
chapbooks
chapbooks
noun
plural of chapbook
chapstick
chapstick
noun
Lip balm.
charkas
charkas
noun
plural of charka
charkhas
charkhas
noun
plural of charkha
charks
charks
noun
plural of chark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chark
charlocks
charlocks
noun
plural of charlock
charnockites
charnockites
noun
plural of charnockite
chaska
chaska
Proper noun
a city in Minnesota, USA, and the county seat of Carver County.
chatchkas
chatchkas
noun
plural of chatchka
chatchkes
chatchkes
noun
plural of chatchke
chawstick
chawstick
noun
Alternative form of chewstick (“plant”)
chayefsky
cheapskate
cheapskate
noun
(by extension) Someone who does not give freely.
Someone who stingily avoids spending money.
cheapskates
cheapskates
noun
plural of cheapskate
cheboksary
cheboksary
Proper noun
The capital city of Chuvashia, Russia
chechakos
checkbits
checkbooks
checkbooks
noun
plural of checkbook
checkerbellies
checkerberries
checkerberries
noun
plural of checkerberry
checkerboards
checkerboards
noun
plural of checkerboard
checkerbreast
checkerist
checkerist
noun
One who plays the game of checkers.
checkers
checkers
noun
(board games, US, Canada, in the singular) A game for two players played on a chessboard; the players have 12 pieces each, and the object is to capture all the opponent’s pieces by jumping over them. Other European varieties have larger boards and more playing pieces.
plural of checker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checker
checkerspot
checkerspot
noun
Any of a group of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae whose wings bear a checkered, spotted pattern.
checkerwise
checkerwise
adj
Alternative spelling of chequerwise
checkless
checkless
adj
(US) Without checks (financial instruments); chequeless.
That cannot be checked or restrained.
checklist
checklist
noun
A list of tasks to be completed, names to be consulted, conditions to be verified and similar.
An inventory, especially of species.
verb
(transitive) To add to a checklist.
checklisted
checklisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checklist
checklisting
checklisting
verb
present participle of checklist
checklists
checklists
noun
plural of checklist
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checklist
checkmates
checkmates
noun
plural of checkmate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checkmate
checkoffs
checkoffs
noun
plural of checkoff
checkouts
checkouts
noun
plural of checkout
checkpoints
checkpoints
noun
plural of checkpoint
checkrooms
checkrooms
noun
plural of checkroom
checkrows
checkrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checkrow
checks
checks
noun
plural of check
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of check
checkstone
checkstrap
checkstring
checkstring
noun
A cord used by a passenger in a carriage to signal to the driver to slow down or go faster.
checksum
checksum
noun
(mathematics, computing) A number, derived by applying a suitable algorithm to some data, used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission, storage or data entry.
verb
(mathematics, computing) To compute a checksum.
checksummed
checksummed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checksum
checksumming
checksumming
verb
present participle of checksum
checksums
checksums
noun
plural of checksum
checkups
checkups
noun
plural of checkup
cheechakos
cheechakos
noun
plural of cheechako
cheekbones
cheekbones
noun
plural of cheekbone
cheekfuls
cheekiest
cheekiest
adj
superlative form of cheeky: most cheeky
cheekiness
cheekiness
noun
The state of being cheeky
cheekinesses
cheekinesses
noun
plural of cheekiness
cheekish
cheekless
cheekless
adj
Without cheeks.
cheeks
cheeks
noun
plural of cheek
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cheek
cheesecake
cheesecake
noun
(countable and uncountable) A pie made of sweetened and flavoured cottage cheese or cream cheese, eggs and milk on a crunchy base.
(countable and uncountable, obsolete) A pie made of cream, eggs and milk (somewhat resembling the modern American chess cake).
(uncountable) Imagery of scantily clad, sexually attractive young women; pin-ups.
cheesecakes
cheesecakes
noun
plural of cheesecake
cheesemaker
cheesemaker
noun
A person skilled in the art of making cheese
cheesemaking
cheesemaking
noun
The production of cheese
chekist
chekist
Noun
A member of the Cheka.
chelyabinsk
chelyuskin
chemokinesis
chemokinesis
noun
(chemistry, biology) The motile response of an organism to chemical compounds, especially at a cellular level
cherkess
cherkesser
cherokees
chesapeake
chesapeake
Noun
Any member of a Native American tribe that once inhabited the area now known as in Virginia, United States.
cheskey
cheskeys
cheswick
cheswick
Proper noun
A village on the northern border of Bristol, England
chewinks
chewinks
noun
plural of chewink
chewstick
chewstick
noun
A twig with a frayed end, used for cleaning the teeth.
Any of various plants in the genus Gouania used for oral hygiene, especieally Gouania lupuloides, of the Caribbean.
chibouks
chibouks
noun
plural of chibouk
chickadees
chickadees
noun
plural of chickadee
chickasaw
chickasaws
chickasha
chickees
chickees
noun
plural of chickee
chickenbreasted
chickenheartedness
chickenheartedness
noun
Alternative form of chicken-heartedness
chickens
chickens
noun
plural of chicken
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chicken
chickenshit
chickenshit
adj
(slang, vulgar) petty and contemptible; contemptibly unimportant. (Compare bullshit.)
(vulgar, slang) cowardly
noun
(slang, vulgar) (A) petty and contemptible thing(s).
(slang, vulgar) coward
(vulgar, military, slang) A low-ranking officer who lords over and needlessly makes life miserable for his underlings; a petty, abusive martinet.
chickenshits
chickenshits
noun
plural of chickenshit
chickies
chickies
noun
plural of chickie
chickories
chickories
noun
plural of chickory
chickpeas
chickpeas
noun
plural of chickpea
chicks
chicks
noun
plural of chick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chick
chickstone
chickweeds
chickweeds
noun
plural of chickweed
chikamatsu
childlikeness
childlikeness
noun
The state or quality of being childlike.
chilkats
chiniks
chinkers
chinkiest
chinks
chinks
noun
A type of chaps.
plural of chink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chink
chinooks
chinooks
noun
plural of chinook
chipmucks
chipmucks
noun
plural of chipmuck
chipmunks
chipmunks
noun
plural of chipmunk
chirkest
chirkest
adj
superlative form of chirk: most chirk
chirks
chirks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chirk
chisellike
chisellike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chisel.
chistka
chistka
noun
A political purge in Russia.
chmielewski
chocks
chocks
noun
plural of chock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chock
chockstone
chockstone
noun
(climbing) A metal wedge or nut, threaded on a wire, used in rock climbing for protection by wedging it into a crack in the rock.
A stone, ranging in size from a boulder to a pebble, which has become wedged in a vertical fissure or cleft.
chokeberries
chokeberries
noun
plural of chokeberry
chokecherries
chokecherries
noun
plural of chokecherry
chokers
chokers
noun
plural of choker
chokes
chokes
noun
plural of choke
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of choke
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
chokeys
chokeys
noun
plural of chokey
chokies
chokies
noun
plural of choky
chokiest
chokiest
adj
superlative form of choky: most choky
chokoloskee
cholecystokinin
cholecystokinin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several peptide hormones that stimulate the digestion of fat and protein; abbreviated to CCK.
choleokinase
chomsky
chondroskeleton
chondroskeleton
noun
A skeleton (of some fish and of mammal embryos) composed of hyaline cartilage
chookies
chookies
noun
plural of chookie
chopsockies
chopsockies
noun
plural of chopsocky
chopstick
chopstick
noun
(ethnic slur) An Asian person.
(usually in the plural) An East Asian eating utensil usually used as a pair and held in one hand to grip pieces of food or occasionally to mix liquids or scoop up small pieces of food. The utensil is a stick, usually made of wood and measuring approximately 23cm (10 inches) in length.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, informal) To pick up (food) using chopsticks.
chopsticks
chopsticks
noun
plural of chopstick
choruslike
choruslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a chorus.
christianlike
christianlike
Adjective
Befitting a Christian.
christlike
christlike
Adjective
Characteristic of Jesus Christ or his works.
christlikeness
christlikeness
Noun
The quality of being Christlike.
chubsucker
chubsucker
noun
Any of various freshwater suckers of the genus Erimyzon, native to North America.
chuckawallas
chuckawallas
noun
plural of chuckawalla
chuckchis
chuckholes
chuckholes
noun
plural of chuckhole
chuckies
chuckies
noun
(Scotland) The game of jacks or jackstones; chucks.
plural of chuckie
plural of chucky
chuckleheadedness
chuckleheadedness
noun
The quality of being chuckleheaded.
chuckleheads
chuckleheads
noun
plural of chucklehead
chucklers
chucklers
noun
plural of chuckler
chuckles
chuckles
noun
plural of chuckle
chucklesome
chucklesome
adj
Causing chuckles; humorous.
chucks
chucks
intj
(UK, slang, obsolete) A warning cry used by schoolboys when a teacher is approaching.
noun
(Scotland) The game of jacks or jackstones.
plural of chuck
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chuck