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- childcare noun (childcare, uncountable); also child care
Looking after children, especially while their parents are at work. - childhood noun (childhood, a childhood, childhoods)
Childhood is the time of a person's life when they are a child. - childish adjective (childish, more childish, most childish)
Childish describes an older person or their behaviour when it is silly or immature, like a small child's — usually as a criticism. - childishly adverb (childishly; more childishly)
In a silly, immature way that is not right for someone's age (said of older children and adults, usually as criticism). - childless adjective
1) Childless means having no children. - childlike adjective
1) Childlike means like a child: trusting, wondering and innocent, in a good way. - chile noun (Chile — a country; chile — a hot pepper, chiles)
Chile is a long, narrow country in South America, between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean. - chill noun (a chill, chills); verb (chill, chills, chilled, chilling); adjective (chill — informal: relaxed)
A chill is a feeling of cold: «a chill in the air». - chiller noun (a chiller, chillers)
A machine or cabinet that keeps food or drink very cold, like a fridge in a shop or kitchen. - chilli noun (a chilli, chillies; UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand spelling); US: chili, chile
A chilli is a small pepper, often red or green, that tastes very hot and spicy. - chilly adjective (chilly, chillier, chilliest)
1) Chilly means rather cold, cold enough to be uncomfortable. 2) A chilly person or welcome is unfriendly and not warm. - chime noun (a chime, chimes); verb (chime, chimes, chimed, chiming)
A clear ringing sound made by a bell or clock: the chime of the church clock. - chimney noun (a chimney, chimneys)
A chimney is a tall pipe or structure that carries smoke and hot gases from a fire or stove up and out through the roof. - chimp noun (a chimp, chimps)
A 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. - chimpanzee noun (a chimpanzee, chimpanzees)
1) A chimpanzee is an intelligent ape with black hair, long arms and no tail, which lives in groups in the forests and grasslands of… - chin noun (a chin, chins)
1) The part of the face below the mouth, at the front of the lower jaw. - china noun (china, uncountable); proper noun (China, the country)
China (with a capital C) is a very large country in East Asia with the largest or second-largest population in the world. - chinaman noun (chinamen)
1) (old use, now offensive) A chinaman was an old word for a man from China. Say «a Chinese person» instead. - chinchilla noun (a chinchilla, chinchillas; chinchilla fur)
1) A small rodent from the Andes mountains of South America, with very soft, thick grey fur and a bushy tail. 2) The fur of this animal. - chine noun (a chine, chines); verb (chine, chines, chined, chining — cooking)
The backbone of an animal, or a joint of meat that includes part of the backbone. - chinese adjective (Chinese); noun (Chinese — the language; the Chinese — the people)
1) Chinese means from China or about China. 2) Chinese is the language spoken in China; Mandarin is its main kind. 3) The Chinese are the… - chink noun (a chink, chinks); verb (chink, chinks, chinked, chinking)
A narrow crack or opening, as in a wall or door, that light can come through. - chip noun (a chip, chips); verb (chip, chips, chipped, chipping)
A chip is a small piece broken off something hard, like wood, stone or a plate. - chipmunk noun (a chipmunk, chipmunks)
1) A small striped squirrel of North America (and one kind in Asia) that lives in burrows and carries food in its cheek pouches. - chipper adjective (chipper — informal); noun (a chipper, chippers)
Cheerful and lively, full of energy, as in «you're very chipper this morning». - chips noun (chips — plural of chip)
In the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, chips are long pieces of fried potato, called «fries» or «French fries» in the USA. - chirp verb (chirp, chirps, chirped, chirping); noun (a chirp, chirps)
To chirp means to make a short, high sound, like a small bird or a cricket. - chirrup verb (chirrup, chirrups, chirruped, chirruping); noun (a chirrup, chirrups)
To chirrup is to make a series of short, high sounds, like a bird or an insect; to chirp. - chisel noun (a chisel, chisels); verb (chisel, chisels, chiselled, chiselling; US chiseled, chiseling)
A tool with a flat, sharp metal end, used with a hammer or mallet to cut or shape wood, stone or metal. - chitin noun (chitin, uncountable)
1) (science) Chitin is the tough natural material that makes up the hard outer skeleton of insects, spiders, crabs and lobsters, and the… - chivalric adjective (old use)
1) Chivalric means of or like the code of knights in old times: brave, honest and courteous to others. - chivalrous adjective
1) Chivalrous means brave, polite and kind, especially to women and the weak, as knights were meant to be. - chivalry noun (chivalry — uncountable)
1) The rules and ideals that medieval knights were supposed to follow: being brave, loyal, honest, protecting the weak and serving God and… - chives noun (chives, plural; a chive is rare)
A small herb with thin, hollow green leaves that taste like a mild onion, used chopped on food. - chivvy verb (chivvy, chivvies, chivvied, chivvying; also spelt chivy)
To keep telling someone to hurry up or do something, in an annoying way. - chloramine noun (chloramine, chloramines)
A chemical made from chlorine and ammonia, used to kill germs in tap water. - chloride noun (a chloride, chlorides; chloride uncountable)
A chemical compound made of chlorine joined with another element; the best known is sodium chloride, which is common table salt. - chlorinate verb (chlorinate, chlorinates, chlorinated, chlorinating)
1) To add chlorine to water to kill germs and make it safe for drinking or swimming. 2) (chemistry) To combine a substance with chlorine. - chlorine noun (chlorine)
Chlorine is a yellow-green poisonous gas with a strong smell. - chlorophyll noun (chlorophyll — uncountable)
Chlorophyll is the green substance in plants that soaks up sunlight. - chloroplast noun (a chloroplast, chloroplasts)
1) A tiny green part inside plant cells where photosynthesis happens: it uses sunlight to make food (sugar) from water and carbon dioxide… - choc noun (a choc, chocs); short form of chocolate (informal, UK, Australia, New Zealand)
Chocolate, or a single chocolate sweet: a box of chocs. - chock adverb (in «chock full» or «chock-a-block»)
1) Chock means completely: «chock full» means crammed full to the top. 2) (informal) «Chock-a-block» means packed tight with no room left. - chocolate noun (chocolate, chocolates); adjective
Chocolate is a sweet brown food made from cocoa beans. - choice noun (a choice, choices); adjective (choice — high quality, rare)
A choice is a decision to pick one thing or action from several. - choir noun (choir, choirs)
1) A choir is a group of people who sing together. 2) The choir is also the part of a church where the singers sit. - choirboy noun (a choirboy, choirboys)
A boy who sings in a church or cathedral choir, usually wearing robes. - choke verb (choke, chokes, choked, choking); noun (a choke)
To choke means to be unable to breathe because something is stuck in your throat. - chokepoint noun (a chokepoint, chokepoints; also choke point)
1) A chokepoint is a narrow place, such as a strait, mountain pass or narrow road, where movement is squeezed together and can easily be… - cholera noun (cholera, uncountable)
1) Cholera is a serious illness caused by germs (bacteria) in dirty water or food, which gives very bad diarrhoea and makes the body lose… - chomp verb (chomp, chomps, chomped, chomping); noun (a chomp)
1) To bite and chew food noisily and with big mouthfuls. 2) (noun) A big, noisy bite. - chomping verb form (chomp, chomps, chomped, chomping); adjective in «chomping at the bit»
Chewing or biting noisily and with big movements of the jaw. - chon a fragment or a name (Chon — not a common English word)
1) (a name) Chon is a surname and given name, for example a Korean surname (also written Jeon or Chun) and a name used in some other Asian… - choose verb (choose, chooses, chose, chosen, choosing)
1) To choose is to pick one from several: choose a book. 2) To choose is to decide to do something: She chose to walk home. - chooser noun (a chooser, choosers)
1) A person who chooses. 2) Beggars can't be choosers: a saying meaning when you need help, you must accept what you are given. - choosy adjective (choosy, choosier, choosiest) — informal
1) (informal) Very careful about what you choose, and hard to please, especially about food, clothes or friends. - chop verb (chop, chops, chopped, chopping); noun (a chop, chops)
To chop means to cut something into pieces with a knife or an axe. - chopped verb past form of chop (chop, chops, chopped, chopping); adjective (chopped)
Chopped means cut into pieces with a knife or axe. - chopper noun (choppers)
A chopper is a tool with a heavy blade for chopping wood or meat. - choppy adjective (choppy, choppier, choppiest)
Full of small, rough waves, because of wind: «choppy water». - chopstick noun (a chopstick, chopsticks — usually a pair)
1) A 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. - choral adjective (choral)
1) To do with a choir or sung by a choir. 2) (school) Said or spoken by a group together, like choral reading or a choral speaking of a… - chord noun (a chord, chords)
A chord is a group of notes played at the same time, such as C, E and G on a piano. - chore noun (a chore, chores)
A chore is a small job you do regularly at home, like washing up, making your bed or feeding the pet. - chorister noun (choristers)
1) A chorister is a singer in a church choir, often a boy. - chorus noun (a chorus, choruses); verb (chorus, choruses, chorused, chorusing)
The chorus of a song is the part that is repeated after each verse. - chosen verb form (past participle of choose: chosen); adjective
Chosen means picked from a group as the one you want. - christ noun, proper name (Christ)
Christ is a title given to Jesus by Christians; it means «the chosen one». - christen verb (christens, christened, christening)
To christen a baby is to give it its name in a church ceremony, with water poured on its head. - christendom noun (Christendom, uncountable)
All the Christian people and Christian countries of the world, thought of together. - christening noun (a christening, christenings)
A christening is a church ceremony in which a baby is baptised, given its Christian name and welcomed into the Church. - christian adjective (Christian); noun (a Christian, Christians); name (Christian)
A Christian is a person who believes in Jesus Christ and follows the religion of Christianity. - christianity noun (Christianity — proper noun, uncountable)
1) (religion) Christianity is the religion based on the life and teaching of Jesus Christ; Christians believe Jesus is the Son of God, who… - christmas noun (Christmas, Christmases); proper noun, always with a capital C
Christmas is the Christian festival in December that celebrates the birth of Jesus. - christmastide noun (old use, in fairy tales and old stories)
The time of the Christmas season, the days around Christmas Day when families meet and feast together. - chromatography noun (chromatography — uncountable)
1) (science) A way of separating a mixture into the different substances in it, by letting a liquid or gas carry them along paper or… - chromium noun (chromium, uncountable)
Chromium is a hard, shiny, silvery-grey metal; it is a chemical element with the symbol Cr and atomic number 24. - chromosome noun (a chromosome, chromosomes)
1) A chromosome is a tiny thread-like structure inside the centre (nucleus) of a living cell, made of DNA, which carries the instructions… - chronic adjective (chronic)
A chronic illness or problem lasts a long time or keeps coming back. - chronicle noun (a chronicle, chronicles); verb (chronicle, chronicles, chronicled, chronicling)
A chronicle is a written record of events in the order they happened. - chronological adjective (chronological); adverb (chronologically)
Chronological means arranged in the order in which things happened, from earliest to latest. - chronometer noun (chronometers)
A very exact clock, used at sea to find the ship's position by knowing the exact time. - chrysalis noun (a chrysalis, chrysalises or chrysalides)
The hard case a caterpillar makes around itself while it changes into a butterfly. - chrysanthemum noun (chrysanthemums)
A garden flower with many layered petals, which blooms in autumn in many colours. - chubby adjective (chubby, chubbier, chubbiest)
1) Slightly fat and round in a soft, often cute way, as in «chubby cheeks» or «a chubby baby». - chuck verb (chuck, chucks, chucked, chucking); noun (a chuck, chucks)
To chuck something is to throw it, often casually. - chuckle verb (chuckle, chuckles, chuckled, chuckling); noun (a chuckle, chuckles)
1) To laugh quietly, often with your mouth closed, because something is amusing. 2) A soft, quiet laugh. - chuff verb (chuff, chuffs, chuffed, chuffing); noun (a chuff); adjective: chuffed (UK)
verb To make the puffing sound of a steam train: chuff-chuff. - chuffed adjective (chuffed) — UK, informal
Chuffed means very pleased and proud, as in I'm chuffed to bits. - chunder verb (chunder, chunders, chundered, chundering); noun (chunder)
1) (slang, Australia/NZ, UK) to vomit, be sick. 2) (noun) vomit. - chunk noun (a chunk, chunks); verb (chunk, chunks, chunked, chunking)
A thick, solid piece of something (a chunk of cheese). - chunky adjective (chunky, chunkier, chunkiest)
Thick, solid and heavy-looking: a chunky jumper, chunky boots. - church noun (a church, churches)
A church is a building where Christians go to pray and worship. - churchwarden noun (a churchwarden, churchwardens)
1) (church) A churchwarden is a volunteer in a parish (especially Church of England and Anglican churches) who helps look after the church… - churchyard noun (a churchyard, churchyards)
The land around a church, often with a graveyard where people are buried. - churl noun (churls) (old use, in fairy tales)
A rude, mean, rough man who is unkind and will not do what is fair or good. - churlish adjective (churlisher, churlishest)
Rude, grumpy and unkind in the way one behaves or speaks. - churn verb (churn, churns, churned, churning); noun (a churn, churns)
A churn is a container in which cream or milk is shaken or stirred to make butter. - churr verb (churr, churrs, churred, churring); noun (a churr)
To churr is to make a low, long, trilling or whirring sound, like a nightjar, a grasshopper or a partridge. - ci abbreviation and fragment (CI; ci)
CI often means «Chief Inspector», a senior police officer in the UK.
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