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chanted — Everyday, meaning 1: Chanted is the past form of «chant»: they said or sang the same words again and again in a rhythm, often loudly together.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (church) Chanted can mean sung on one or a few notes, as monks chant psalms and prayers.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Chanted can describe words said together as a crowd, at a football match or a protest.↗ Example: The crowd chanted the team's name.↗ · We chanted the seven times table until we knew it.↗ · The monks chanted psalms in the dark chapel.↗ · The children chanted a skipping rhyme in the playground.↗ · Protesters chanted, «Save our park!»↗ · The fans chanted and clapped all through the match.↗ · As she chanted the final words the head moved, and the limbs came back.↗

chanting — Everyday, meaning 1: Singing or saying words over and over on one or a few notes, often in religious worship.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A crowd shouting the same words again and again, at a football match or protest.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (school) Saying something together in rhythm to learn it, like times tables.↗ Example: The monks were chanting in the old abbey.↗ · The crowd kept chanting the player's name.↗ · We learned the times tables by chanting them.↗ · Buddhist monks start the day with chanting.↗ · Protesters were chanting «Save our park!»↗ · Soft chanting came from the temple.↗ · The funeral pyre was then lighted, and the voices of the Muses were heard chanting his funeral dirge.↗

chanty — Everyday, meaning 1: A song that sailors sang long ago while they worked together, pulling ropes or turning the capstan; also spelled «shanty» and «chantey».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Not the same word as «shanty» meaning a rough hut.↗ Example: The sailors sang a chanty as they pulled up the anchor.↗ · In music we learned an old sea chanty.↗ · One sailor sang the line and the others answered in the chanty.↗ · The chanty helped them pull the rope together.↗ · «What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor?» is a famous chanty.↗ · The old seaman hummed a chanty while he mended the nets.↗ · Our class sang chanties at the school concert.↗

chaos — Everyday, meaning 1: Chaos is a state of complete confusion and disorder, where nothing is organised.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (science, maths) Chaos is when tiny changes at the start lead to huge, hard-to-predict differences later, as in weather.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (myth, Bible) In old stories, Chaos was the formless emptiness before the world was made.↗ Example: The classroom was in chaos when the fire alarm went off.↗ · Snow caused chaos on the roads.↗ · The puppy caused chaos in the kitchen.↗ · After the party the house was total chaos.↗ · The weather is hard to predict because of chaos.↗ · In Greek myths, the world began from Chaos.↗ · I saw handsome furniture, many books, and a chaos of newspapers.↗ · The Hebrew term תֹּהוּ tohu is much more similar in sense to the Greek kháos than it is to English chaos.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)↗ · In this interpretation, they are ten elemental entities or properties which bind or restrain primordial תֹּהוּ tohu, 'chaos, void, waste(land)' [Genesis 1:2], allowing structure and order to exist in creation.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)↗ · With 'two' God graved and iiewed out void and chaos.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗

chaotic — Everyday, meaning 1: Chaotic means in a state of complete confusion and disorder, with no plan or control.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (science) A chaotic system is one where tiny changes at the start lead to huge, unpredictable differences later, like the weather.↗ Example: The first day of term was chaotic.↗ · The kitchen was chaotic after the party.↗ · The Mad Hatter's tea party was completely chaotic.↗ · Traffic was chaotic after the snow.↗ · Weather is a chaotic system.↗ · Our chaotic game of football had no rules at all.↗ · The moon was not yet very high; it was besides rather foggy, so that in the darkness all objects seemed mingled in chaotic confusion.↗

chaotically — Everyday, meaning 1: In a very messy, confused and disorganised way, with no order.↗ Example: The puppies ran chaotically around the kitchen.↗ · Toys were scattered chaotically across the floor.↗ · The game ended chaotically when the ball went over the fence.↗ · Traffic moved chaotically after the lights failed.↗ · The crowd pushed chaotically towards the exit, which was dangerous.↗

chap — Everyday, meaning 1: (UK, informal, a bit old-fashioned) A chap is a man or boy, a fellow.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Chaps are leather leg coverings worn by cowboys over their trousers.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To chap is for skin or lips to become dry, rough and cracked, usually from cold or wind.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (Scotland, Northern Ireland) To chap is to knock on a door.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: In old books, chap is a short way of writing chapter, such as "chap. vii" for chapter seven.↗ Example: Mr Davies is a friendly chap who runs the corner shop.↗ · «Well done, old chap!» said Grandpa.↗ · My lips are chapped from the cold wind.↗ · Use hand cream so your hands don't chap.↗ · The cowboy pulled on his leather chaps.↗ · (Scotland) Chap the door and see if he's in.↗ · The little chap has saved our lives now.”↗ · I, etc., etc.; his notes on "Yezirah" Chap.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · with the exception of the word תהו because it is obvious from "Yezirah," Chap.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · Tom., I, Chap.↗ 1.)↗ Third, Rittangel published the book "Yezirah," 1642, at Amsterdam, entitled: "Liber Yezirah qui Abrahamo patriarchae adscribitur, una cum commentario (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗

chapeau — Everyday, meaning 1: (French) "Chapeau" is the French word for "hat".↗ It sounds like "sha-POH" to an English ear.↗ It is not really an English word.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (informal, borrowed from French) "Chapeau!" is said to praise someone.↗ e.g. "Hats off to you!↗ Well done!" — used by some English speakers, especially in sport like cycling.↗ Example: "Chapeau" means "hat" in French.↗ · "J'ai un chapeau bleu" means "I have a blue hat".↗ · The plural in French is "chapeaux", with an x.↗ · She won the race all alone — chapeau!↗ · The magician pulled a rabbit from his chapeau.↗ · In English we would say "hats off" instead of "chapeau".↗

chapel — Everyday, meaning 1: (church) A chapel is a small church, or a room for Christian prayer inside a bigger building such as a school, hospital, prison, palace or airport.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A chapel is a small part of a large church or cathedral with its own altar.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (UK) Chapel is also the church of some Protestant groups, such as Methodists or Baptists, especially in Wales.↗ e.g. "We go to chapel."↗ Example: Our school has a little chapel where we have assembly on Fridays.↗ · They got married in a chapel by the sea.↗ · The hospital chapel is open for anyone who wants to pray or be quiet.↗ · St George's Chapel is at Windsor Castle.↗ · Grandma goes to chapel every Sunday.↗ · The cathedral has many side chapels.↗ · The family visited Grandad at the chapel of rest to say goodbye.↗ · It had the appearance of a chapel for the dead, with petrified organs and silent pipes.↗

chaplain — Everyday, meaning 1: (church) A minister, priest or religious leader who works not in a parish church but in a school, hospital, prison, army, university or sports team, caring for people there.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Today, some chaplains serve people of all faiths and none, offering a listening ear.↗ Example: The school chaplain led our assembly.↗ · The hospital chaplain sat with Grandma and prayed with her.↗ · Army chaplains go with soldiers to support them.↗ · You can talk to the chaplain if you feel worried.↗ · The college chaplain held a service in the chapel.↗ · The prison chaplain visits people who are in jail.↗

chaplet — Everyday, meaning 1: A chaplet is a wreath or circle worn on the head, made of flowers, leaves or stars.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (old use) A chaplet is a string of beads or pearls.↗ Example: She wore a chaplet of flowers in her hair.↗ · He held a chaplet of stars and turned to the girl.↗ · The wise woman gave her a chaplet of a hundred pearls.↗ · For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.↗ (Writings PRO.1.9, JPS 1917)↗ · She will give to thy head a chaplet of grace; a crown of glory will she bestow on thee.'↗ (Writings PRO.4.9, JPS 1917)↗

chapped — Everyday, meaning 1: Chapped skin or lips are dry, rough, cracked and sore, usually because of cold wind or dry air.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Chapped is the past form of chap: to make skin crack in this way.↗ Example: My lips get chapped in winter.↗ · Put on some lip balm for your chapped lips.↗ · The farmer's hands were red and chapped from the cold.↗ · Wear gloves so your hands don't get chapped.↗ · Licking your lips makes them more chapped.↗ · The icy wind chapped our cheeks.↗ · Her chapped knuckles stung when she washed her hands.↗ · “Yes, my little man,” Slightly anxiously replied, who had chapped knuckles.↗

chapter — Everyday, meaning 1: A chapter is one part of a book; a book is divided into chapters.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A chapter can be a part or a time in someone's life or in history: «a new chapter».↗ Example: The book has 12 chapters.↗ · Each chapter has 15 pages.↗ · She read 3 chapters a day.↗ · How many pages are in the whole book?↗ · Mum reads us a chapter every night.↗ · Chapter 1 begins on page 5.↗ · The last chapter was the most exciting.↗ · Moving to a new school was a new chapter for Ben.↗ · 35) Compare Chapter I, Section 3, Note, 8.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · Finished; the end (of a book or chapter.)↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · == Chapter 2 == [2:1] There are twenty-two letters, stamina.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗

char — Everyday, meaning 1: To burn something a little so the outside goes black.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (UK, old-fashioned) A cleaning woman paid to clean houses or offices (short for charwoman).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (UK, informal) Tea, as in «a cup of char».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A kind of fish related to trout and salmon that lives in cold lakes and seas (the Arctic char).↗ Example: Char the peppers on the grill until the skins go black.↗ · The forest fire charred hundreds of trees.↗ · We found charred wood in the old fireplace.↗ · Grandad asked for "a cup of char" with two sugars.↗ · In the old story, the char scrubbed the floors every morning.↗ · Arctic char live in very cold lakes.↗ · The burnt toast was charred at the edges.↗

character — Everyday, meaning 1: A character is a person or animal in a story, film or play.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Your character is the kind of person you are inside: brave, kind, honest or not.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A character is a letter, number or symbol used in writing.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A character can be an interesting or unusual person.↗ Example: Who is the main character in the story?↗ · Harry is a brave character.↗ · Describe the character's feelings.↗ · She has a kind character.↗ · Your password needs at least eight characters.↗ · It was out of character for him to shout.↗ · Grandad is a real character.↗ · The villain is my favourite character.↗ · “You are a noble character!” said the princess.↗ · The Hebrew language and its characters correspond mostly with the things they designate, and thus holy thoughts, Hebrew language (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · Table of Semitic characters by Julius Euting, No. 52, 03.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · Evans and Professor Minders Petrie have shown that certain linear characters which (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Aramaic character, and set forth in the Aramaic tongue.↗ (Writings EZR.4.7, JPS 1917)↗

characterisation — Everyday, meaning 1: The way a writer or actor shows what a character in a story is like.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) A description of the main qualities of someone or something.↗ Example: The author's characterisation of the giant makes him kind as well as scary.↗ · We studied characterisation in our reading lesson.↗ · Good characterisation makes readers care about a hero.↗ · The actor's characterisation of the king was brilliant.↗ · That is an unfair characterisation of my friend.↗ · Use dialogue to help your characterisation.↗ · The subtle characterisation of the various occupations reaches a high level of artistic merit.↗

characterise — Everyday, meaning 1: To be the typical feature or quality of something.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To describe what someone or something is like.↗ Example: Deserts are characterised by very little rain.↗ · How would you characterise the giant in the story?↗ · The music is characterised by fast drums.↗ · The teacher characterised the class as hard-working.↗ · Mammals are characterised by having fur or hair.↗ · Her paintings are characterised by bright colours.↗ · The firm foundations of common sense, the shrewd shots at uncommon sense, that characterise all the Fables, belong not him but to humanity.↗

characteristic — Everyday, meaning 1: A characteristic is a special quality or feature that helps you tell one thing or person from another, like a tiger's stripes.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (adjective) Characteristic means typical of someone or something: «his characteristic smile».↗ Example: One characteristic of birds is that they have feathers.↗ · A square's characteristics: four equal sides and four right angles.↗ · Kindness is her best characteristic.↗ · Sorting animals by their characteristics.↗ · He gave his characteristic loud laugh.↗ · It is characteristic of cats to sleep a lot.↗