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

chicken Tetrazzini
noun chicken prepared in a cream sauce with mushrooms and served over pasta; usually topped with cheese

chicken wing
noun the wing of a chicken

chicken wire
noun a galvanized wire network with a hexagonal mesh; used to build fences

chicken yard
hen yard noun an enclosed yard for keeping poultry

chicken-fight
chickenfight verb fight while sitting on somebody`s shoulders

chickenpox
varicella noun an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body

chickenshit
noun a false statement that is considered to indicate timidity or fear

chickeree
Douglas squirrel noun far western United States counterpart of the red squirrel

chickpea
garbanzo noun large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried

chickpea
noun the seed of the chickpea plant

chickweed
noun any of various plants of the genus Stellaria

chickweed phlox
sand phlox noun low mat-forming herb of rocky places in United States

chicle
chicle gum noun gum-like substance from the sapodilla

chicory
curly endive noun crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste

chicory
noun root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee

chicory escarole
endive noun variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges

chicory root
noun root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee

chiding
scolding noun rebuking a person harshly

Chief Constable
noun the head of the police force in a county (or similar area)

chief executive officer
CEO noun the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)

chief financial officer
CFO noun the corporate executive having financial authority to make appropriations and authorize expenditures for a firm

Chief Joseph
noun leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)

chief justice
noun the judge who presides over a supreme court

chief of staff
noun the senior officer of a service of the armed forces

chief petty officer
noun a person with the senior noncommissioned naval rank

Chief Secretary
noun a member of the British Cabinet

chief(a)
primary(a) adjective most important element; `the chief aim of living`; `the main doors were of solid glass`; `the principal rivers of America`; `the principal example`; `policemen were primary targets`

chiefly
principally adverb for the most part; `he is mainly interested in butterflies`

chieftaincy
chieftainship noun the position of chieftain

chiffon
noun a sheer fabric of silk or rayon

chiffon cake
noun very light cake

chiffonier
noun a tall elegant chest of drawers

chigetai
dziggetai noun Mongolian wild ass

chignon
noun a roll of hair worn at the nape of the neck

chigoe
chigger 2 chigoe flea noun small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans

Chihuahua
noun an old breed of tiny short-haired dog with protruding eyes from Mexico held to antedate Aztec civilization

Chihuahuan Desert
noun a desert in western Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and northern Mexico

Chihuahuan spotted whiptail
Cnemidophorus exsanguis noun having longitudinal stripes overlaid with light spots; upland lizard of United States southwest and Mexico

chilblain
chilblains noun inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture

chilblained
adjective having chilblains; `her poor chilblained hands`

child
kid noun a young person of either sex; `she writes books for children`; `they`re just kids`; ``tiddler` is a British term for youngsters`

child abuse
noun the physical or emotional or sexual mistreatment of children

child neglect
noun failure of caretakers to provide adequate emotional and physical care for a child

child pornography
kiddie porn noun the illegal use of children in pornographic pictures or films

child prodigy
infant prodigy noun a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age; `Mozart was a child prodigy`

child support
noun court-ordered support paid by one spouse to the other who has custody of the children after the parents are separated

child welfare agency
child welfare service noun an administrative unit responsible for social work concerned with the welfare and vocational training of children

child`s body
noun the body of a human child

child`s game
noun a game enjoyed by children

child`s room
noun a bedroom for a child

child-centered
adjective designed to promote a child`s personal qualities rather than to provide training or information

child-proof
childproof verb make safe against children; `childproof the apartment`

childbearing
adjective relating to or suitable for childbirth; `of childbearing age`

childbirth
childbearing noun the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child

childbirth-preparation class
noun a course that teaches pregnant women to use breathing and concentration and exercise techniques to use during labor

childcare
child care noun a service involving care for other people`s children

childhood
puerility noun the state of a child between infancy and adolescence

childish
infantile adjective indicating a lack of maturity; `childish tantrums`; `infantile behavior`

childishly
adverb in a childlike manner; `he acted very childishly`

childishness
puerility noun a property characteristic of a child

childless
adjective without offspring; `in some societies a childless woman is rejected by her tribesmen`

childlessness
noun the condition of being without offspring

childlike
childly adjective befitting a young child; `childlike charm`

Chile
Republic of Chile noun a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast

Chile bonito
Chilean bonito noun common bonito of Pacific coast of the Americas; its dark oily flesh cans well

Chilean
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Chile or its people; `Chilean volcanoes`

Chilean cedar
Austrocedrus chilensis noun a small South American evergreen having coppery bark and pretty foliage

Chilean firebush
Chilean flameflower noun grown for outstanding display of brilliant usually scarlet-crimson flowers; Andes

Chilean jasmine
Mandevilla laxa noun woody vine of Argentina grown as an ornamental for its glossy leaves and racemes of large fragrant funnel-shaped creamy-white flowers

Chilean monetary unit
noun monetary unit in Chile

Chilean nut
Chile nut noun Chilean shrub bearing coral-red fruit with an edible seed resembling a hazelnut

Chilean peso
noun the basic unit of money in Chile; equal to 100 centesimos

Chilean rimu
Lepidothamnus fonkii noun about the hardiest Podocarpaceae species; prostrate spreading shrub similar to mountain rimu; mountains of southern Chile

chili
chili pepper noun very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency

chili
noun ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans

chili con carne
noun ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans

chili dog
noun a hotdog with chili con carne on it

chili powder
noun powder made of ground chili peppers mixed with e.g. cumin and garlic and oregano

chili sauce
noun tomatoes and onions and peppers (sweet or hot) simmered with vinegar and sugar and various seasonings

chili vinegar
noun fiery vinegar flavored with chili peppers

chill
chilly adjective uncomfortably cool; `a chill wind`; `chilly weather`

chill
noun a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever

chilliness
coolness noun the property of being moderately cold; `the chilliness of early morning`

chilling
scarey adjective so scary as to cause chills and shudders; `the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge`

chills and fever
noun successive stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malaria

chilly
adjective not characterized by emotion; `a female form in marble--a chilly but ideal medium for depicting abstract virtues`-C.W.Cunningham

Chiloe
noun the largest Chilean island and the only one to be settled; located off south-central Chile

Chilomastix
genus Chilomastix noun flagellates parasitic in intestines of vertebrates including humans

Chilomeniscus
genus Chilomeniscus noun sand snakes

Chilomycterus
genus Chilomycterus noun burrfishes

Chilopoda
class Chilopoda noun arthropods having the trunk composed of numerous somites each bearing one pair of legs: centipedes

Chilopsis
genus Chilopsis noun one species: desert willow

Chimaeridae
family Chimaeridae noun a family of Holocephali

Chimakum
noun a member of the Salishan people living in northwestern Washington

Chimaphila
genus Chimaphila noun small genus of evergreen herbs with long creeping rootstocks and shining leaves; North America; Europe; east Asia

Chimariko
noun the Hokan language spoken by the Chimariko

Chimborazo
noun a mountain peak in the Andes in Ecuador (20,560 feet high)

chime
noun a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument

chime in
cut in verb break into a conversation; `her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation`

chimera
chimaera noun a grotesque product of the imagination