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

cheat
cheating noun a deception for profit to yourself

cheat
verb engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; `Who`s chiseling on the side?`

cheat on
cheat 9 cuckold verb be sexually unfaithful to one`s partner in marriage; `She cheats on her husband`; `Might her husband be wandering?`

cheating(a)
dirty adjective violating accepted standards or rules; `a dirty fighter`; `used foul means to gain power`; `a nasty unsporting serve`; `fined for unsportsmanlike behavior`

chebab
noun a Palestinian juvenile 10-15 years old who fights against the Israelis

Chechen
adjective of or relating to Chechnya or its people or culture

Chechnya
Chechenia noun an autonomous republic in southwestern Russia in the northern Caucasus Mountains bordering on Georgia; declared independence from the USSR in 1991 but Russian troops invaded and continue to prosecute a relentless military campaign in the largely Muslim republic

check
chit noun the bill in a restaurant; `he asked the waiter for the check`

check
check-out procedure noun the act of inspecting or verifying; `they made a check of their equipment`; `the pilot ran through the check-out procedure`

check a find out
ascertain verb find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; `I want to see whether she speaks French`; `See whether it works`; `find out if he speaks Russian`; `Check whether the train leaves on time`

check character
noun a character that is added to the end of a block of transmitted data and used to check the accuracy of the transmission

check girl
hatcheck girl noun a female checker

check in
sign in verb announce one`s arrival, e.g. at hotels or airports

check mark
check 1 tick noun a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.; `as he called the role he put a check mark by each student`s name`

check off
mark 8 mark off verb put a check mark on or near or next to; `Please check each name on the list`; `tick off the items`; `mark off the units`

check out
verb announce one`s departure from a hotel

check out
feel out verb try to learn someone`s opinions and intentions; `I have to sound out the new professor`

check register
noun a register of checks issued (usually in numeric order)

check stub
counterfoil noun the part of a check that is retained as a record

check-in
noun the act of reporting your presence (as at an airport or a hotel)

checkbook
chequebook noun a book issued to holders of checking accounts

checked
checkered adjective patterned with alternating squares of color

checker
noun one of the flat round pieces used in playing the game of checkers

checker
noun an attendant who checks coats or baggage

checkerbloom
wild hollyhock 2 Sidalcea malviflora noun perennial purple-flowered wild mallow of western North America that is also cultivated

checkerboard
checker board noun a board having 64 squares of two alternating colors

checkered
adjective marked by changeable fortune; `a checkered business career`

checkered whiptail
Cnemidophorus tesselatus noun markings are darker and more marked than in western whiptail; from southeastern Colorado to eastern Chihuahua

checkers
draughts noun a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent`s pieces

checking account
noun a bank account against which the depositor can drawn checks payable on demand

checking program
noun a program that examines other computer programs for syntax errors

checklist
noun a list of items (names or tasks etc.) to be checked or consulted

checkmate
mate noun a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent`s king

checkout
checkout counter noun a counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases

checkout
check-out procedure noun the act of inspecting or verifying; `they made a check of their equipment`; `the pilot ran through the check-out procedure`

checkout line
noun a queue of people waiting to pay for purchases

checkpoint
noun a place (as at a frontier) where travellers are stopped for inspection and clearance

checkroom
left-luggage office noun a room where baggage or parcels are checked

checkrow
verb plant in checkrows

checksum
noun a digit representing the sum of the digits in an instance of digital data; used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission or storage

checkup
medical checkup noun a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person

cheddar
cheddar cheese noun hard smooth-textured cheese; originally made in Cheddar in southwestern England

cheddar pink
Diangus gratianopolitanus noun mat-forming perennial of central Europe with large fragrant pink or red flowers

cheek
noun either side of the face below the eyes

cheek by jowl
adverb in close proximity; `the houses were jumbled together cheek by jowl`

cheek muscle
buccinator muscle noun a muscle that flatten the cheek and retracts the angle of the mouth

cheek pouch
noun a membranous pouch inside the mouth of many rodents (as a gopher)

cheekbone
zygomatic bone noun the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek

cheekily
nervily adverb in a brash cheeky manner; `brashly, she asked for a rebate`

cheekpiece
noun either of two straps of a bridle that connect the bit to the headpiece

cheep
peep noun the short weak cry of a young bird

cheer
noun a cry or shout of approval

cheer
verb urge on or encourage especially by shouts; `The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers`

cheer up
jolly up verb cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful; `She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee`

cheerer
noun a spectator who shouts encouragement

cheerful
pollyannaish adjective pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic

cheerfully
adverb in a cheerful manner; `he cheerfully agreed to do it`

cheerfulness
cheer noun the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom; `flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room`

cheerily
sunnily adverb in a cheerful manner; ``I`ll do the dishes,` he said pleasantly`

cheering
adjective bringing cheer or gladness; `cheering news`

cheerlead
verb act as a cheerleader in a sports event

cheerleader
noun someone who leads the cheers by spectators at a sporting event

cheerless
adjective lacking cheer; depressing; `something cheerless about the room`; `a moody and uncheerful person`; `an uncheerful place`

cheerlessly
adverb in an unhappy manner; `he cheerlessly set out to do the task`

cheerlessness
uncheerfulness noun a feeling of dreary or pessimistic sadness

cheery
gay adjective bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; `a cheery hello`; `a gay sunny room`; `a sunny smile`

cheese
noun a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk

cheese cutter
noun a kitchen utensil (board or handle) with a wire for cutting cheese

cheese dip
noun a dip made of cheeses

cheese fondue
noun fondue made of cheese melted in wine for dipping bread and sometimes fruits

cheese pizza
noun pizza with lots of cheese

cheese press
noun a press for shaping cheese curd

cheese rind
noun the rind of a cheese

cheese sauce
noun white sauce with grated cheese

cheese souffle
noun puffy dish of cheese and eggs (whites beaten separately) and white sauce

cheese spread
noun spread made of cheese mixed with butter or cream or cream cheese and seasonings

cheeseboard
cheese tray noun tray on which cheeses are served

cheeseburger
noun a hamburger with melted cheese on it

cheesecake
noun a photograph of an attractive woman in minimal attire

cheesecloth
noun a coarse loosely woven cotton gauze; originally used to wrap cheeses

cheeselike
adjective having the consistency of cheese

cheesemonger
noun someone who sells cheese

cheeseparing
close adjective giving or spending with reluctance; `our cheeseparing administration`; `very close (or near) with his money`; `a penny-pinching miserly old man`

cheetah
chetah noun long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game

Cheever
John Cheever noun United States writer of novels and short stories (1912-1982)

chef`s salad
noun the combination salad prepared as a particular chef`s specialty

Cheilanthes
genus Cheilanthes noun small evergreen ferns: lipferns; in some classifications placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae

cheilitis
noun inflammation and cracking of the skin of the lips

cheilosis
perleche noun a disorder of the lips marked by scaling and fissures at the corners of the mouth; caused by a deficiency of riboflavin

Cheiranthus
genus Cheiranthus noun Old World perennial plants grown for their showy flowers

Cheiranthus cheiri
Erysimum cheiri noun perennial of southern Europe having clusters of fragrant flowers of all colors especially yellow and orange; often naturalized on old walls or cliffs; sometimes placed in genus Erysimum

Chekhov
Chekov noun Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860-1904)

chela
noun a Hindu disciple of a swami

chela
nipper noun a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods

chelate
chelate compound noun a heterocyclic compound having a metal ion attached by coordinate bonds to at least two nonmetal ions

chelate
adjective relating to or characterized by chelation

chelated
adjective relating to or characterized by chelation

chelicera
noun either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing

cheliceral
chelicerate adjective of or relating to or resembling chelicerae

Chelicerata
superclass Chelicerata noun spiders; scorpions; horseshoe crabs