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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

cf.
cf adverb compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text)

cgs
cgs system noun system of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds

cha-cha
cha-cha-cha noun a modern ballroom dance from Latin America; small steps and swaying movements of the hips

Chabad
Chabad Hasidism noun a form of Hasidism practiced by Lithuanian and Russian Jews under communist rule; the beliefs and practices of the Lubavitch movement

chabazite
chabasite noun a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of calcium and aluminum

Chablis
white Burgundy noun dry white table wine of Chablis, France or a wine resembling it

chachalaca
noun slender arboreal guan resembling a wild turkey; native to Central America and Mexico; highly regarded as game birds

chachka
tchotchke noun (Yiddish) an inexpensive showy trinket

chacma
chacma baboon noun greyish baboon of southern and eastern Africa

Chad
Republic of Chad noun a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960

Chadian
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language; `the Chadian desert`; `Chad soldiers`; `Chadian folktales`

Chadian franc
noun the basic unit of money in Chad

chador
chadar noun a cloth used as a head covering (and veil and shawl) by Muslim and Hindu women

chaenactis
noun any of several United States plants having long stalks of funnel-shaped white or yellow flowers

Chaenomeles
genus Chaenomeles noun flowering quince

Chaenopsis
genus Chaenopsis noun a genus of fish of the family Clinidae including pikeblennies

Chaeronea
noun a battle in which Philip II of Macedon defeated the Athenians and Thebans (338 BC) and also Sulla defeated Mithridates (86 BC)

chaeta
noun a stiff chitinous seta or bristle especially of an annelid worm

chaetal
adjective of or relating to chaetae (setae or bristles)

Chaetodipterus
genus Chaetodipterus noun a genus of Ephippidae

chaetodon
noun any fish of the genus Chaetodon

Chaetodontidae
family Chaetodontidae noun butterfly fishes

Chaetognatha
phylum Chaetognatha noun arrowworms: a group of small active transparent marine worms

chaetognathan
chaetognathous adjective of or relating to arrowworms

chafe
noun soreness and warmth caused by friction; `he had a nasty chafe on his knee`

chafed
galled adjective painful from having the skin abraded

chafeweed
wood cudweed noun weedy perennial of north temperate regions having woolly foliage and dirty white flowers in a leafy spike

chaff
noun foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure

chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs noun small European finch with a cheerful song

chaffweed
bastard pimpernel noun weedy plant having short dry chafflike leaves

chaffy
chafflike adjective abounding in or covered with or resembling or consisting of chaff

chafing
noun soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction

chafing dish
noun a metal pan over a heater; used to cook or to keep things warm at the table

chafing gear
noun covering (usually rope or canvas) of a line or spar to protect it from friction

Chagatai
Jagatai noun a Turkic literary language of medieval central Asia (named for one of the sons of Genghis Khan)

chagrin
humiliation noun strong feelings of embarrassment

chain
concatenation noun a series of things depending on each other as if linked together; `the chain of command`; `a complicated concatenation of circumstances`

chain fern
noun a fern of the genus Woodwardia having the sori in chainlike rows

chain gang
noun a gang of convicts chained together

chain letter
noun a letter that is sent successively to several people

chain mail
ring mail noun (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings

chain pickerel
chain pike noun common in quiet waters of eastern United States

chain printer
noun an impact printer that carries the type slugs by links of a revolving chain

chain saw
chainsaw noun portable power saw; teeth linked to form an endless chain

chain stitch
noun looped machine stitch resembling the links of a chain; used in embroidery and in machine stitching

chain store
noun one of a chain of retail stores under the same management and selling the same merchandise

chain tongs
noun a pipe wrench used for turning large pipes; an adjustable chain circles the pipe with its ends connected to the head whose teeth engage the pipe

chain up
verb tie up with chains; `chain up the prisoners`

chain wrench
noun another name for chain tongs

chain-smoke
verb smoke one cigarette after another; light one cigarette from the preceding one

chain-smoker
noun a heavy smoker (usually of cigarettes) who lights one off of another

chained
enchained adjective bound with chains; `enchained demons strained in anger to gnaw on his bones`; `prisoners in chains`

chainlink fence
noun a fence of steel wires woven into a diamond pattern

chair
noun a seat for one person, with a support for the back; `he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down`

chair
chairperson noun the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; `address your remarks to the chairperson`

chairlift
chair lift noun a ski lift on which riders (skiers or sightseers) are seated and carried up or down a mountainside; seats are hung from an endless overhead cable

chairman
chairperson noun the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; `address your remarks to the chairperson`

chairman of the board
noun the chairman of the board of directors of a corporation

chairmanship
noun the position of chairman

chairwoman
chairperson noun the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; `address your remarks to the chairperson`

chaise
shay noun a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top; drawn by a single horse

chaise longue
chaise 1 daybed noun a long chair; for reclining

Chait
Caitra noun the first Hindu calendar month (corresponding to March in the Gregorian calendar)

chaja
Chauna torquata noun largest crested screamer; naive to southern Brazil and Argentina

chalaza
noun one of two spiral bands of tissue connecting the egg yolk to the enclosing membrane at either end of the shell

chalazion
Meibomian cyst noun a small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked

Chalcedon
Council of Chalcedon noun the fourth ecumenical council in 451 which defined the two natures (human and divine) of Christ

chalcedony
calcedony noun a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz

chalcid fly
chalcidfly noun any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in destroying injurious insects

Chalcididae
family Chalcididae noun an arthropod family including: chalcidflies

Chalcis
genus Chalcis noun type genus of the Chalcididae

chalcis fly
noun a variety of chalcid fly

chalcocite
copper glance noun a heavy grey mineral that is an ore of copper

chalcopyrite
copper pyrites noun a yellow copper ore (CuFeS2) made up of copper and iron sulfide

Chalcostigma
genus Chalcostigma noun thornbills

Chaldea
Chaldaea noun an ancient region of Mesopotamia lying between the Euphrates delta and the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Desert; settled in 1000 BC and destroyed by the Persians in 539 BC; reached the height of its power under Nebuchadnezzar II

Chaldean
Chaldaean adjective of or relating to ancient Chaldea or its people or language or culture

chaldron
noun a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 36 bushels

chalet
noun a Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style

chalice
noun a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup

chalice vine
trumpet flower 2 cupflower 2 Solandra guttata noun Mexican evergreen climbing plant having large solitary funnel-shaped fragrant yellow flowers with purple-brown ridges in the throat

chalk
noun a piece of calcite or a similar substance, usually in the shape of a crayon, that is used to write or draw on blackboards or other flat surfaces

chalk dust
noun dust resulting from writing with a piece of chalk; `chalk dust covered the teacher`s hands`

chalk line
snap line noun a chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface

chalk talk
noun a talk that uses a blackboard and chalk

chalk up
run up verb accumulate as a debt; `he chalked up $100 in the course of the evening`

chalk up
verb keep score, as in games

chalkpit
chalk pit noun a quarry for chalk

chalky
adjective of something having the color of chalk; `she turned chalky white`

challah
hallah noun (Judaism) a loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast; often formed into braided loaves and glazed with eggs before baking

challenge
noun a call to engage in a contest or fight

challenge
gainsay verb take exception to; `She challenged his claims`

challengeable
adjective capable of being challenged

challenging
intriguing adjective disturbingly provocative; `an intriguing smile`

challis
noun a soft lightweight fabric (usually printed)

Chalons
Chalons-sur-Marne noun the battle in which Attila the Hun was defeated by the Romans and Visigoths in 451

chalybeate
adjective containing or impregnated with or tasting of iron

Chamaea
genus Chamaea noun a genus of Paridae

Chamaecrista
genus Chamaecrista noun genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having sensitive leaves and suddenly dehiscing pods; some species placed in genus Cassia

Chamaecyparis
genus Chamaecyparis noun a genus of Chamaecyparis