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

chimeric
chimerical adjective being or relating to or like a chimera; `his Utopia is not as chimeric commonwealth but a practical improvement on what already exists`- Douglas Bush

chimerical
adjective produced by a wildly fanciful imagination; `his Utopia is not a chimerical commonwealth but a practical improvement on what already exists`- Douglas Bush

chimney
noun a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building

chimney breast
noun walls that project out from the wall of a room and surround the chimney base

chimney corner
inglenook noun a corner by a fireplace

chimney plant
chimney bellflower noun bellflower of southeastern Europe

chimney swift
chimney swallow 2 Chateura pelagica noun American swift that nests in e.g. unused chimneys

chimneypot
noun a short earthenware pipe on the top of a chimney to increase the draft

chimneystack
noun the part of the chimney that is above the roof; usually has several flues

chimneysweeper
chimneysweep noun someone who cleans soot from chimneys

Chimonanthus
genus Chimonanthus noun small genus of Asian deciduous or evergreen shrubs having fragrant flowers: winter sweet

chimpanzee
chimp noun intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests

ChiMwini
noun a Bantu language spoken in southern Somalia

chin
noun the protruding part of the lower jaw

chin rest
noun a rest on which a violinist can place the chin

chin strap
noun a strap attached to a hat; passes under the chin and holds the hat in place

China
People`s Republic of China noun a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world

China aster
Callistephus chinensis noun valued for their beautiful flowers in a wide range of clear bright colors; grown primarily for cutting

china cabinet
china closet noun a cabinet (usually with glass doors) for storing and displaying china

china clay
china stone noun a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper)

china pink
rainbow pink noun Chinese pink with deeply toothed rose-lilac flowers with a purplish eye; usually raised as an annual

China rose
Rose of China noun large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers

China tree
jaboncillo noun evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by native Americans

chinaberry
China tree 1 Persian lilac 2 pride-of-India noun tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree

chinaberry tree
China tree 1 Persian lilac 2 pride-of-India noun tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree

Chinaman
noun a ball bowled by a left-handed bowler to a right-handed batsman that spins from off to leg

chinaware
noun dishware made of high quality porcelain

chincapin
chinkapin noun small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut

chinch bug
Blissus leucopterus noun small black-and-white insect that feeds on cereal grasses

chincherinchee
wonder flower noun South African perennial with long-lasting spikes of white blossoms that are shipped in to Europe and America for use as winter cut flowers

chinchilla
Chinchilla laniger noun small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur

Chinchillidae
family Chinchillidae noun small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents

chine
noun backbone of an animal

Chinese
adjective of or pertaining to China or its peoples or cultures; `Chinese food`

Chinese alligator
Alligator sinensis noun small alligator of the Yangtze valley of China having unwebbed digits

Chinese angelica
Chinese angelica tree noun similar to American angelica tree but less prickly; China

Chinese anise
star anise noun anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Oriental cooking and medicine

Chinese brown sauce
noun a sauce based on soy sauce

Chinese cabbage
celery cabbage noun elongated head of crisp celery-like stalks and light green leaves

Chinese checkers
Chinese chequers noun a board game in which each player tries to move a set of marbles through a set of holes from one point of a six-pointed star to the opposite point

Chinese chestnut
Castanea mollissima noun a small tree with small sweet nuts; wild or naturalized in Korea and China

Chinese cork oak
Quercus variabilis noun medium to large deciduous tree of China, Japan, and Korea having thick corky bark

Chinese date
Chinese jujube noun dark red plumlike fruit of Old World buckthorn trees

Chinese deity
noun a deity worshipped by the ancient Chinese

Chinese elm
noun small fast-growing tree native to Asia; widely grown as shelterbelts and hedges

Chinese evergreen
Japanese leaf noun erect or partially climbing herb having large green or variegated leaves

Chinese forget-me-not
Cynoglossum amabile noun biennial east Asian herb grown for its usually bright blue flowers

Chinese goose
Anser cygnoides noun very large wild goose of northeast Asia; interbreeds freely with the greylag

Chinese gooseberry
kiwi noun climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat

Chinese hibiscus
Rose of China noun large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers

Chinese holly
Ilex cornuta noun dense rounded evergreen shrub of China having spiny leaves; widely cultivated as an ornamental

Chinese lantern
noun a collapsible paper lantern in bright colors; used for decorative purposes

Chinese lantern plant
winter cherry 2 bladder cherry noun Old World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated papery orange-red calyx

Chinese monetary unit
noun the monetary unit in the People`s Republic of China

Chinese mustard
noun very hot prepared mustard

Chinese paddlefish
Psephurus gladis noun fish of larger rivers of China similar to the Mississippi paddlefish

Chinese parasol tree
Chinese parasol noun deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods

Chinese pea tree
Caragana sinica noun shrub with dark-green glossy foliage and solitary pale yellow flowers; northern China

Chinese primrose
Primula sinensis noun cultivated Asiatic primrose

Chinese privet
white wax tree noun erect evergreen treelike shrub of China and Korea and Japan having acuminate leaves and flowers in long erect panicles; resembles Japanese privet

Chinese puzzle
noun intricate or ingenious puzzle consisting of boxes within boxes

Chinese restaurant syndrome
noun headache and tingling or burning feelings and sweating caused by eating food that contains monosodium glutamate

Chinese Revolution
noun the republican revolution against the Manchu dynasty in China; 1911-1912

Chinese rhubarb
Rheum palmatum noun long used for laxative properties

Chinese Wall
Great Wall noun a fortification 1,500 miles long built across northern China in the 3rd century BC; is 1,500 miles long and averages 6 meters in width

Chinese water chestnut
Eleocharis dulcis noun Chinese sedge yielding edible bulb-shaped tubers

Chinese wistaria
Wisteria chinensis noun having deep purple flowers

chink
click noun a short light metallic sound

chink
verb make cracks or chinks in; `The heat checked the paint`

chinked
stopped-up adjective having narrow opening filled

chinless
adjective having a receding chin

chinning bar
noun a horizontal bar on which you can chin yourself

chino
chino cloth noun a coarse twilled cotton fabric frequently used for uniforms

Chino-Japanese War
Sino-Japanese War noun a war between China and Japan (1894 and 1895) over the control of the Korean Peninsula; China was overwhelmingly defeated at Port Arthur

chinoiserie
noun a style in art reflecting Chinese influence; elaborately decorated and intricately patterned

chinook
chinook salmon noun large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning

Chinook Jargon
Oregon Jargon noun a pidgin incorporating Chinook and French and English words; formerly used as a lingua franca in northwestern North America

chinook salmon
chinook noun pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon

Chinookan
Chinook noun a Penutian language spoken by the Chinook

chinquapin oak
chinkapin oak noun medium-sized deciduous tree of the eastern United States that yields a strong durable wood

chintz
noun a brightly printed and glazed cotton fabric

Chiococca
genus Chiococca noun shrubs of tropical and subtropical New World

Chionanthus
genus Chionanthus noun deciduous trees or shrubs: fringe tree

Chios
Khios noun an island in the Aegean Sea off the west coast of Turkey; belongs to Greece

chip
microchip noun electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit

chip
noun a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling

chip at
verb engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface; `carve one`s name into the bark`

chip away
chip away at verb remove or withdraw gradually: `These new customs are chipping away at the quality of life`

chip off
come off 1 break away verb break off (a piece from a whole); `Her tooth chipped`

chip shot
noun a low running approach shot

chipboard
hardboard noun a cheap hard material made from wood chips that are pressed together and bound with synthetic resin

Chipewyan
Chippewyan noun the language spoken by the Chipewyan

chipolata
noun a small thin sausage

chipotle
noun a ripe jalapeno that has been dried for use in cooking

Chippendale
adjective of or relating to an 18th-century style of furniture made by Thomas Chippendale; graceful outlines and Greek motifs and massive rococo carvings

chipper
debonair adjective having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; `looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit`- Frances G. Patton; `life that is gay, brisk, and debonair`- H.M.Reynolds; `walked with a jaunty step`; `a jaunty optimist`

chipping sparrow
Spizella passerina noun small North American finch common in urban areas

chiralgia
noun a pain in the hand that is not traumatic

Chiricahua Apache
noun an Apache language

chirk
verb make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird