C — The school dictionary · page 61 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19childcareLooking after children, especially while their parents are at work.9 sentenceschildhoodChildhood is the time of a person's life when they are a child.11 sentenceschildishChildish describes an older person or their behaviour when it is silly or immature, like a small child'susually as a criticism. — 9 sentenceschildishlyIn a silly, immature way that is not right for someone's age (said of older children and adults, usually as criticism).8 sentenceschildlessChildless means having no children.4 sentenceschildlikeChildlike means like a child: trusting, wondering and innocent, in a good way.4 sentenceschileChile is a long, narrow country in South America, between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean.10 sentenceschillA chill is a feeling of cold: «a chill in the air».14 sentenceschillerA machine or cabinet that keeps food or drink very cold, like a fridge in a shop or kitchen.9 sentenceschilliA chilli is a small pepper, often red or green, that tastes very hot and spicy.10 sentenceschillyChilly means rather cold, cold enough to be uncomfortable.10 sentenceschimeA clear ringing sound made by a bell or clock: the chime of the church clock.13 sentenceschimneyA chimney is a tall pipe or structure that carries smoke and hot gases from a fire or stove up and out through the roof.10 sentenceschimpA chimp is a chimpanzee, a clever, hairy African ape that lives in groups in forests and is one of the closest animal relatives of humans.9 sentenceschimpanzeeA chimpanzee is an intelligent ape with black hair, long arms and no tail, which lives in groups in the forests and grasslands of central…9 sentenceschinThe part of the face below the mouth, at the front of the lower jaw.8 sentenceschinaChina (with a capital C) is a very large country in East Asia with the largest or second-largest population in the world.13 sentenceschinamanA chinaman was an old word for a man from China. Say «a Chinese person» instead.4 sentenceschinchillaA small rodent from the Andes mountains of South America, with very soft, thick grey fur and a bushy tail.8 sentenceschineThe backbone of an animal, or a joint of meat that includes part of the backbone.10 sentenceschineseChinese means from China or about China.12 sentenceschinkA narrow crack or opening, as in a wall or door, that light can come through.12 sentenceschipA chip is a small piece broken off something hard, like wood, stone or a plate.17 sentenceschipmunkA small striped squirrel of North America (and one kind in Asia) that lives in burrows and carries food in its cheek pouches.7 sentenceschipperCheerful and lively, full of energy, as in «you're very chipper this morning».11 sentenceschipsIn the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, chips are long pieces of fried potato, called «fries» or «French fries» in the USA.14 sentenceschirpTo chirp means to make a short, high sound, like a small bird or a cricket.10 sentenceschirrupTo chirrup is to make a series of short, high sounds, like a bird or an insect; to chirp.10 sentenceschiselA tool with a flat, sharp metal end, used with a hammer or mallet to cut or shape wood, stone or metal.11 sentenceschitinChitin is the tough natural material that makes up the hard outer skeleton of insects, spiders, crabs and lobsters, and the cell walls of…7 sentenceschivalricChivalric means of or like the code of knights in old times: brave, honest and courteous to others.4 sentenceschivalrousChivalrous means brave, polite and kind, especially to women and the weak, as knights were meant to be.4 sentenceschivalryThe rules and ideals that medieval knights were supposed to follow: being brave, loyal, honest, protecting the weak and serving God and th…9 sentenceschivesA small herb with thin, hollow green leaves that taste like a mild onion, used chopped on food.10 sentenceschivvyTo keep telling someone to hurry up or do something, in an annoying way.8 sentenceschloramineA chemical made from chlorine and ammonia, used to kill germs in tap water.8 sentenceschlorideA chemical compound made of chlorine joined with another element; the best known is sodium chloride, which is common table salt.8 sentenceschlorinateTo add chlorine to water to kill germs and make it safe for drinking or swimming.8 sentenceschlorineChlorine is a yellow-green poisonous gas with a strong smell.8 sentenceschlorophyllChlorophyll is the green substance in plants that soaks up sunlight.10 sentenceschloroplastA tiny green part inside plant cells where photosynthesis happens: it uses sunlight to make food (sugar) from water and carbon dioxide, gi…7 sentenceschocChocolate, or a single chocolate sweet: a box of chocs.8 sentenceschockChock means completely: «chock full» means crammed full to the top.5 sentenceschocolateChocolate is a sweet brown food made from cocoa beans.12 sentenceschoiceA choice is a decision to pick one thing or action from several.12 sentenceschoirA choir is a group of people who sing together.11 sentenceschoirboyA boy who sings in a church or cathedral choir, usually wearing robes.8 sentenceschokeTo choke means to be unable to breathe because something is stuck in your throat.13 sentenceschokepointA chokepoint is a narrow place, such as a strait, mountain pass or narrow road, where movement is squeezed together and can easily be bloc…9 sentencescholeraCholera is a serious illness caused by germs (bacteria) in dirty water or food, which gives very bad diarrhoea and makes the body lose wat…9 sentenceschompTo bite and chew food noisily and with big mouthfuls.9 sentenceschompingChewing or biting noisily and with big movements of the jaw.9 sentenceschonChon is a surname and given name, for example a Korean surname (also written Jeon or Chun) and a name used in some other Asian and Hispani…8 sentenceschooseTo choose is to pick one from several: choose a book.12 sentenceschooserA person who chooses.9 sentenceschoosyVery careful about what you choose, and hard to please, especially about food, clothes or friends.7 sentenceschopTo chop means to cut something into pieces with a knife or an axe.14 sentenceschoppedChopped means cut into pieces with a knife or axe.12 sentenceschopperA chopper is a tool with a heavy blade for chopping wood or meat.6 sentenceschoppyFull of small, rough waves, because of wind: «choppy water».9 sentenceschopstickA chopstick is one of a pair of thin sticks used to pick up and eat food, mainly in East Asian countries like China, Japan and Korea.10 sentenceschoralTo do with a choir or sung by a choir.9 sentenceschordA chord is a group of notes played at the same time, such as C, E and G on a piano.11 sentenceschoreA chore is a small job you do regularly at home, like washing up, making your bed or feeding the pet.10 sentenceschoristerA chorister is a singer in a church choir, often a boy.4 sentenceschorusThe chorus of a song is the part that is repeated after each verse.13 sentenceschosenChosen means picked from a group as the one you want.11 sentenceschristChrist is a title given to Jesus by Christians; it means «the chosen one». Christians believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God.10 sentenceschristenTo christen a baby is to give it its name in a church ceremony, with water poured on its head.7 sentenceschristendomAll the Christian people and Christian countries of the world, thought of together.9 sentenceschristeningA christening is a church ceremony in which a baby is baptised, given its Christian name and welcomed into the Church.10 sentenceschristianA Christian is a person who believes in Jesus Christ and follows the religion of Christianity.11 sentenceschristianityChristianity is the religion based on the life and teaching of Jesus Christ; Christians believe Jesus is the Son of God, who died and rose…9 sentenceschristmasChristmas is the Christian festival in December that celebrates the birth of Jesus.11 sentenceschristmastideThe time of the Christmas season, the days around Christmas Day when families meet and feast together.4 sentenceschromatographyA way of separating a mixture into the different substances in it, by letting a liquid or gas carry them along paper or another material a…8 sentenceschromiumChromium is a hard, shiny, silvery-grey metal; it is a chemical element with the symbol Cr and atomic number 24.9 sentenceschromosomeA chromosome is a tiny thread-like structure inside the centre (nucleus) of a living cell, made of DNA, which carries the instructions (ge…8 sentenceschronicA chronic illness or problem lasts a long time or keeps coming back.11 sentenceschronicleA chronicle is a written record of events in the order they happened.10 sentenceschronologicalChronological means arranged in the order in which things happened, from earliest to latest.9 sentenceschronometerA very exact clock, used at sea to find the ship's position by knowing the exact time.3 sentenceschrysalisThe hard case a caterpillar makes around itself while it changes into a butterfly.9 sentenceschrysanthemumA garden flower with many layered petals, which blooms in autumn in many colours.3 sentenceschubbySlightly fat and round in a soft, often cute way, as in «chubby cheeks» or «a chubby baby».8 sentenceschuckTo chuck something is to throw it, often casually.17 sentenceschuckleTo laugh quietly, often with your mouth closed, because something is amusing.9 sentenceschuffverb To make the puffing sound of a steam train: chuff-chuff.11 sentenceschuffedChuffed means very pleased and proud, as in I'm chuffed to bits.11 sentenceschunderto vomit, be sick.8 sentenceschunkA thick, solid piece of something (a chunk of cheese).11 sentenceschunkyThick, solid and heavy-looking: a chunky jumper, chunky boots.9 sentenceschurchA church is a building where Christians go to pray and worship.12 sentenceschurchwardenA churchwarden is a volunteer in a parish (especially Church of England and Anglican churches) who helps look after the church building, i…8 sentenceschurchyardThe land around a church, often with a graveyard where people are buried.9 sentenceschurlA rude, mean, rough man who is unkind and will not do what is fair or good.3 sentenceschurlishRude, grumpy and unkind in the way one behaves or speaks.3 sentenceschurnA churn is a container in which cream or milk is shaken or stirred to make butter.14 sentenceschurrTo churr is to make a low, long, trilling or whirring sound, like a nightjar, a grasshopper or a partridge.8 sentencesciCI often means «Chief Inspector», a senior police officer in the UK.12 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/6/