Chum Chum noun -- New chum , a recent immigrant. [ Australia]

Chump Chump noun [ Confer Icelandic kumbr a chopping, English chop .] A short, thick, heavy piece of wood. Morton.

Chump end , the thick end; as, the chump end of a joint of meat. Dickens.

Chunam Chu·nam" noun [ Hind. chūnā , from Sanskrit cūrn.a powder, dust; or a Dravidian word.] Quicklime; also, plaster or mortar. [ India] Whitworth.

Chunk Chunk noun [ Confer Chump .] A short, thick piece of anything. [ Colloq. U. S. & Prov. Eng.]

Chunky Chunk"y adjective Short and thick. [ U. S.] Kane.

Chupatty Chu·pat"ty noun ; plural - ties . [ Hind. chapātī .] A kind of griddlecake of unleavened bread, used among the natives of India. [ Anglo-Indian]

Chuprassy, Chuprassie Chu·pras"sy, Chu·pras"sie noun [ Hind. chaprāssī , from chaprās badge.] A messenger or servant wearing an official badge. [ Anglo-Indian]

Church Church noun [ Middle English chirche , chireche , cherche , Scot. kirk , from Anglo-Saxon circe , cyrice ; akin to Dutch kerk , Icelandic kirkja , Swedish kyrka , Danish kirke , German kirche , Old High German chirihha ; all from Greek ... the Lord's house, from ... concerning a master or lord, from ... master, lord, from ... power, might; akin to Sanskrit çūra hero, Zend. çura strong, OIr. caur , cur , hero. Confer Kirk .]

1. A building set apart for Christian worship.

2. A Jewish or heathen temple. [ Obsolete] Acts xix. 37.

3. A formally organized body of Christian believers worshiping together. "When they had ordained them elders in every church ." Acts xiv. 23.

4. A body of Christian believers, holding the same creed, observing the same rites, and acknowledging the same ecclesiastical authority; a denomination; as, the Roman Catholic church ; the Presbyterian church .

5. The collective body of Christians.

6. Any body of worshipers; as, the Jewish church ; the church of Brahm.

7. The aggregate of religious influences in a community; ecclesiastical influence, authority, etc.; as, to array the power of the church against some moral evil.

Remember that both church and state are properly the rulers of the people, only because they are their benefactors.
Bulwer.

» Church is often used in composition to denote something belonging or relating to the church; as, church authority; church history; church member; church music, etc.

Apostolic church . See under Apostolic . -- Broad church . See Broad Church . -- Catholic or Universal church , the whole body of believers in Christ throughout the world. -- Church of England , or English church , the Episcopal church established and endowed in England by law. -- Church living , a benefice in an established church. - - Church militant . See under Militant . -- Church owl (Zoology) , the white owl. See Barn owl . -- Church rate , a tax levied on parishioners for the maintenance of the church and its services. -- Church session . See under Session . -- Church triumphant . See under Triumphant . -- Church work , work on, or in behalf of, a church; the work of a particular church for the spread of religion. -- Established church , the church maintained by the civil authority; a state church.

Church Church transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Churched ; present participle & verbal noun Churching .] To bless according to a prescribed form, or to unite with in publicly returning thanks in church, as after deliverance from the dangers of childbirth; as, the churching of women.

Church modes Church" modes` (Mus.) The modes or scales used in ancient church music. See Gregorian .

Church-ale Church"-ale` noun A church or parish festival (as in commemoration of the dedication of a church), at which much ale was used. Wright. Nares.

Church-bench Church"-bench` noun A seat in the porch of a church. Shak.

Church-haw Church"-haw` noun [ Church + haw a yard.] Churchyard. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

Churchdom Church"dom noun The institution, government, or authority of a church. [ R.] Bp. Pearson.

Churchgoer Church"go`er noun One who attends church.

Churchgoing Church"go`ing adjective 1. Habitually attending church.

2. Summoning to church.

The sound of the churchgoing bell.
Cowper.

Churchism Church"ism noun Strict adherence to the forms or principles of some church organization; sectarianism.

Churchless Church"less adjective Without a church. T. Fuller.

Churchlike Church"like` adjective Befitting a church or a churchman; becoming to a clergyman. Shak.

Churchliness Church"li·ness noun Regard for the church.

Churchly Church"ly adjective Pertaining to, or suitable for, the church; ecclesiastical.

Churchman Church"man noun ; plural Churchmen . 1. An ecclesiastic or clergyman.

2. An Episcopalian, or a member of the Established Church of England. "A zealous churchman ." Macaulay.

3. One was is attached to, or attends, church.

Churchmanly Church"man·ly adjective Pertaining to, or becoming, a churchman. Milman.

Churchmanship Church"man·ship noun The state or quality of being a churchman; attachment to the church.

Churchship Church"ship noun State of being a church. South.

Churchwarden Church"ward`en noun 1. One of the officers (usually two) in an Episcopal church, whose duties vary in different dioceses, but always include the provision of what is necessary for the communion service.

2. A clay tobacco pipe, with a long tube. [ Slang, Eng.]

There was a small wooden table placed in front of the smoldering fire, with decanters, a jar of tobacco, and two long churchwardens .
W. Black.

Churchwardenship Church"ward`en·ship noun The office of a churchwarden.

Churchy Church"y adjective Relating to a church; unduly fond of church forms. [ Colloq.]

Churchyard Church"yard` noun The ground adjoining a church, in which the dead are buried; a cemetery.

Like graves in the holy churchyard .
Shak.

Syn. -- Burial place; burying ground; graveyard; necropolis; cemetery; God's acre.

Churl Churl noun [ Anglo-Saxon ceorl a freeman of the lowest rank, man, husband; akin to Dutch karel , kerel , German kerl , Dan. & Swedish karl , Icelandic karl , and to the E. proper name Charles (orig., man , male ), and perhaps to Sanskrit jāra lover. Confer Carl , Charles's Wain .] 1. A rustic; a countryman or laborer. "A peasant or churl ." Spenser.

Your rank is all reversed; let men of cloth
Bow to the stalwart churls in overalls.
Emerson.

2. A rough, surly, ill-bred man; a boor.

A churl's courtesy rarely comes, but either for gain or falsehood.
Sir P. Sidney.

3. A selfish miser; an illiberal person; a niggard.

Like to some rich churl hoarding up his pelf.
Drayton.

Churl Churl adjective Churlish; rough; selfish. [ Obsolete] Ford.

Churlish Churl"ish adjective 1. Like a churl; rude; cross-grained; ungracious; surly; illiberal; niggardly. " Churlish benefits." Ld. Burleigh.

Half mankind maintain a churlish strife.
Cowper.

2. Wanting pliancy; unmanageable; unyielding; not easily wrought; as, a churlish soil; the churlish and intractable nature of some minerals. Boyle.

Churlishly Churl"ish·ly adverb In a churlish manner.

Churlishness Churl"ish·ness noun Rudeness of manners or temper; lack of kindness or courtesy.

Churly Churl"y adjective Rude; churlish; violent. Longfellow.

Churme, Chirm Churme, Chirm noun [ See Chirm .] Clamor, or confused noise; buzzing. [ Obsolete]

The churme of a thousand taunts and reproaches.
Bacon.

Churn Churn (chûrn) noun [ Middle English chirne , cherne , Anglo-Saxon ceren , cyrin ; akin to Dutch karn , Danish kierne . See Churn , transitive verb ] A vessel in which milk or cream is stirred, beaten, or otherwise agitated (as by a plunging or revolving dasher) in order to separate the oily globules from the other parts, and obtain butter.

Churn Churn transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Churned (chûrnd); present participle & verbal noun Churning .] [ Middle English chernen , Anglo-Saxon cernan ; akin to LG. karnen , German kernen , Dutch karnen , Danish kierne , Swedish kärna , and also to English corn , kernel , the meaning coming from the idea of extracting the kernel or marrow. See Kernel .] 1. To stir, beat, or agitate, as milk or cream in a churn, in order to make butter.

2. To shake or agitate with violence.

Churned in his teeth, the foamy venom rose.
Addison.

Churn Churn intransitive verb To perform the operation of churning.

Churning Churn"ing noun 1. The act of one who churns.

2. The quantity of butter made at one operation.

Churr Churr noun [ Confer Chirr .] A vibrant or whirring noise such as that made by some insects, as the cockchafer, or by some birds, as the nightjar, the partridge, etc.

Churr Churr intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Churred ; present participle & verbal noun Churr"ing .] To make a churr, as a cockchafer.

That's the churring of the nightjar.

Hall Caine.

Churr Churr transitive verb To utter by churring.

Churrus Chur"rus noun [ Hind. charas .] A powerfully narcotic and intoxicating gum resin which exudes from the flower heads, seeds, etc., of Indian hemp.

Churrworm Churr"worm` noun [ Anglo-Saxon cyrran , cerran , to turn.] (Zoology) An insect that turns about nimbly; the mole cricket; -- called also fan cricket . Johnson.

Chuse Chuse transitive verb See Choose. [ Obsolete]

Chute Chute noun [ French chute , prop. a fall.] 1. A framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water passes to a wheel.

2. See Shoot .

Chutney, Chutnee Chut"ney, Chut"nee noun [ Hind. chatnī .] A warm or spicy condiment or pickle made in India, compounded of various vegetable substances, sweets, acids, etc.

Chylaceous Chy·la"ceous adjective (Physiol.) Possessed of the properties of chyle; consisting of chyle.

Chylaqueous Chy·la"que·ous adjective [ Chyle + aqueous .] (Zoology) Consisting of chyle much diluted with water; -- said of a liquid which forms the circulating fluid of some inferior animals.

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