An evergreen shrub native to California, Adenostoma fasciculatum in the botanical family Rosaceae
chamiso
chamiso
noun
An evergreen shrub native to California, Adenostoma fasciculatum.
An evergreen shrub, Atriplex canescens, found in the southwestern United States.
chamkis
chamois
chamois
adj
Chamois-colored.
noun
(cycling) A padded insert which protects the groin from the bicycle saddle.
A short-horned goat antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra.
An absorbent cloth used for cleaning and polishing, formerly made of chamois leather.
Short for chamois leather (“soft pliable leather originally made from the skin of chamois (nowadays the hides of deer, sheep, and other species of goat are alternatively used)”).
The traditional colour of chamois leather.
verb
(transitive) To clean with a chamois leather cloth.
chamsin
chamsin
noun
Alternative form of khamsin
charism
charism
noun
(Christianity, theology) A power or authority, generally of a spiritual nature, believed to be a freely given gift by the Grace of God.
chasmic
chasmic
adj
Like a chasm.
chemics
chemics
noun
plural of chemic
chemins
chemise
chemise
noun
(historical) A loose shirtlike undergarment, especially for women.
A short nightdress, or similar piece of lingerie.
A wall that lines the face of a bank or earthwork.
A woman's dress that fits loosely; a chemise dress.
chemism
chemism
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) chemical attraction
chemist
chemist
noun
(chiefly Britain, Australia, New Zealand) Synonym of pharmacy, especially as a standalone shop or general store.
(chiefly Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Ghana) Synonym of pharmacist.
A person who specializes in the science of chemistry, especially at a professional level.
chiasma
chiasma
noun
(anatomy) A crossing of two nerves, ligaments etc.
(genetics, cytology) The contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis.
chiasmi
chiasmi
noun
plural of chiasmus
chiasms
chiasms
noun
plural of chiasm
chimars
chimers
chimers
noun
plural of chimer
chimlas
chimlas
noun
plural of chimla
chorism
chrisma
chrisms
chrisms
noun
plural of chrism
chrisom
chrisom
noun
(historical) A white cloth, anointed with chrism, or a white mantle thrown over a child when baptized or christened.
Short for chrisom child.
chymics
chymics
noun
plural of chymic
chymist
chymist
noun
Obsolete spelling of chemist
echimys
echoism
echoism
noun
The practice of creating words or language by imitating sounds from the environment.
ischium
ischium
noun
(anatomy) The lowest of the three bones that make up each side of the pelvis.
isthmic
isthmic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to an (anatomical) isthmus
kimchis
kimchis
noun
plural of kimchi
machias
mcclish
micheas
mischio
mischio
noun
A colorful variety of marble (metamorphic rock of crystalline limestone).
mishnic
mishnic
Adjective
Mishnaic.
mockish
mockish
adj
(obsolete) mock; counterfeit; sham
ochimus
schisma
schisma
noun
(music) A very small interval equal to half a comma.
schisms
schisms
noun
plural of schism
schmidt
schmitt
schmitz
sechium
semicha
smirchy
tachism
tachism
noun
A French style of abstract painting popular in the 1940s and 1950s.
tychism
tychism
noun
A theory suggesting that absolute chance, or indeterminism, is a real factor operative in the universe.