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

chuck
noun a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill

chuck short ribs
noun between the chuck and the brisket

chuck wagon
noun a wagon equipped with a cookstove and provisions (for cowboys)

chuck-will`s-widow
Caprimulgus carolinensis noun large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States

chuckle
chortle verb laugh quietly or with restraint

chuckwalla
Sauromalus obesus noun a herbivorous lizard that lives among rocks in the arid parts of southwestern United States and Mexico

chufa
yellow nutgrass noun European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers

chuffed
adjective very pleased; `I`m chuffed to have won`

chug
noun the dull explosive noise made by an engine

Chukaku-Ha
noun an ultra-leftist militant group founded in 1957 from the breakup of the Japanese Communist Party; includes a covert action wing; `Chukaku-Ha attacks tend to cause property damage rather than casualties`

Chukchi
Chukchi language noun an indigenous and isolated language of unknown origin spoken by the Chukchi that is pronounced differently by men and women

Chukchi Peninsula
noun peninsula of northeastern Siberia across the Bering Strait from northwestern Alaska

Chukchi Sea
noun part of the Arctic Ocean just north of the Bering Strait

chukka
chukka boot noun a shoe that comes up to the ankle and is laced through two or three pairs of eyelets; often made of suede

chukker
chukka noun one of six playing periods into which a polo match is divided

Chula Vista
noun an industrial city in southern California (south of San Diego) near the Mexican border

chum
noun bait consisting of chopped fish and fish oils that are dumped overboard to attract fish

chum salmon
chum noun a large Pacific salmon with small spots on its back; an important food fish

chumminess
camaraderie noun the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability

chummy
buddy-buddy adjective (used informally) associated on close terms; `a close friend`; `the bartender was chummy with the regular customers`; `the two were thick as thieves for months`

chump
fool 1 gull noun a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

chunga
seriema 2 Chunga burmeisteri noun Argentinian Cariama

chunk
noun a substantial amount; `we won a chunk of money`

chunky
dumpy adjective short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature; `some people seem born to be square and chunky`; `a dumpy little dumpling of a woman`; `dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears`; `a little church with a squat tower`; `a squatty red smokestack`; `a stumpy ungainly figure`

chunnel
Channel Tunnel noun the railroad tunnel between France and England under the English Channel

church
church building noun a place for public (especially Christian) worship; `the church was empty`

church bell
noun a bell in a church tower (usually sounded to summon people to church); `church bells were ringing all over town`

church calendar
ecclesiastical calendar noun a calendar of the Christian year indicating the dates of fasts and festivals

Church Father
Father of the Church noun (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom

church hat
noun a fanciful hat of the kind worn by Black women for Sunday worship

church key
noun can opener that has a triangular pointed end that pierces the tops of cans

church mouse
noun a fictional mouse created by Lewis Carroll

Church of Ireland
noun autonomous branch of the Church of England in Ireland

Church of the Brethren
Dunkers noun a Baptist denomination founded in 1708 by Americans of German descent; opposed to military service and taking legal oaths; practiced trine immersion

church officer
noun a church official

church roll
noun a list of the members of church

church school
parochial school noun a private religious school run by a church or parish

church service
church noun a service conducted in a house of worship; `don`t be late for church`

church tower
noun the tower of a church

church year
Christian year noun the year in the ecclesiastical calendar; especially feast days and special seasons

church-state
noun a state ruled by religious authority

churchgoer
church member noun a religious person who goes to church regularly

churchgoing
adjective actively practicing a religion

Churchill
Winston Churchill noun British statesman and leader during World War II; received Nobel prize for literature in 1953 (1874-1965)

Churchill
Duke of Marlborough noun English general considered one of the greatest generals in history (1650-1722)

Churchill Downs
noun a racetrack for thoroughbred racing in Louisville; site of the Kentucky Derby

Churchillian
adjective of or relating to or suggestive of Winston Churchill

churchlike
churchly adjective resembling or suggesting or appropriate to a church; `churchlike silence`; `the pure fragrance of churchly incense`

churchwarden
noun an officer in the Episcopal church who helps a parish priest with secular matters

churchyard
God`s acre noun the yard associated with a church

churidars
noun tight trousers worn by people from the Indian subcontinent (typically with a kameez or kurta)

churlish
adjective having a bad disposition; surly; `churlish as a bear`- Shakespeare

churlishly
surlily adverb in a churlish manner; `the store owner treated his customers churlishly`

churn
butter churn noun a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk

churn out
verb produce something at a fast rate; `He churns out papers, but they are all about the same topic`

churning
roiling adjective (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence; `the river`s roiling current`; `turbulent rapids`

churr
whirr verb make a vibrant sound, as of some birds

chute
slide noun sloping channel through which things can descend

chutney
Indian relish noun chopped fruits or green tomatoes cooked in vinegar and sugar with ginger and spices

chutzpa
chutzpah noun (Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity

chutzpanik
noun (Yiddish) a person characterized by chutzpa

Chuvash
noun the Turkic language spoken by the Chuvash

chylaceous
chylous adjective consisting of chyle or having the properties of chyle

chyle
noun a milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats; formed in the small intestine during digestion of ingested fats

chyliferous
adjective transmitting chyle; `chyliferous vessels`

chylific
chylifactive adjective producing or converting into chyle

chyme
noun a semiliquid mass of partially digested food that passes from the stomach through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum

Chytridiaceae
family Chytridiaceae noun a family of aquatic fungi of order Chytridiales

Chytridiales
order Chytridiales noun simple aquatic fungi mostly saprophytic but some parasitic on higher plants or animals or fresh water fungi; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes

Chytridiomycetes
class Chytridiomycetes noun a class of mostly aquatic fungi; saprophytic or parasitic on algae or fungi or plants

Ciardi
John Ciardi noun United States poet and critic (1916-1986)

Cibotium
genus Cibotium noun in some classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae: ornamental tree ferns with coarse gracefully drooping fronds

cicada
cicala noun stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone

cicada killer
Sphecius speciosis noun large black or rust-colored wasp that preys on cicadas

cicada-like
adjective resembling a cicada

Cicadellidae
family Cicadellidae noun leafhoppers

Cicadidae
family Cicadidae noun cicadas

cicatrize
cicatrise verb form a scar, after an injury; `the skin will cicatrize and it will heal soon`

Cicer
genus Cicer noun chickpea plant; Asiatic herbs

Cicero
Marcus Tullius Cicero noun a Roman statesman and orator remembered for his mastery of Latin prose (106-43 BC)

cicerone
noun a guide who conducts and informs sightseers

cichlid
cichlid fish noun freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishes; some are food fishes; many small ones are popular in aquariums

Cichlidae
family Cichlidae noun cichlids

Cichorium
genus Cichorium noun chicory

Cicindelidae
family Cicindelidae noun tiger beetles

Ciconia
genus Ciconia noun type genus of the Ciconiidae: European storks

Ciconiidae
family Ciconiidae noun storks

Ciconiiformes
order Ciconiiformes noun order of chiefly tropical marsh-dwelling fish-eating wading birds with long legs and bills and (except for flamingos) unwebbed feet: herons; storks; spoonbills; flamingos; ibises

Cicuta
genus Cicuta noun small genus of perennial herbs having deadly poisonous tuberous roots: water hemlock

cider
cyder noun a beverage made from juice pressed from apples

cider gum
Eucalypt gunnii noun small to medium-sized tree of Tasmania

cider mill
noun mill that extracts juice from apples to make apple cider

cider vinegar
noun vinegar made from cider

ciderpress
noun a press that is used to extract the juice from apples

cigar
noun a roll of tobacco for smoking

cigar band
noun a narrow paper band around a cigar

cigar box
noun a box for holding cigars

cigar butt
noun small part of a cigar that is left after smoking

cigar cutter
noun an implement for cutting the tip off of a cigar

cigar lighter
cigarette lighter noun a lighter for cigars or cigarettes