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- chicknoun
A young bird, especially a newly hatched chicken.
- chickennoun
A domestic fowl (Gallus gallus domesticus) kept for its eggs or meat.
- chickensnoun
Domestic fowl kept for eggs or meat.
- chicksnoun
Young birds, especially newly hatched chickens.
- chicoproper noun
A city in Butte County, California, United States, home to California State University, Chico.
- chiefnoun
(noun) The leader or head of an organization, group, or people.
- chiefsnoun
Leaders or heads of organizations, tribes, or groups.
- childnoun
A young human being below the age of puberty.
- childhoodnoun
The period of time when a person is a child, from birth to puberty.
- childishadjective
(often disapproving) Behaving in a silly or immature way that is inappropriate for an adult.
- childrennoun
Plural of "child": young human beings below the age of puberty.
- chileproper noun
A country in South America, a long narrow strip along the western coast between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
- chilinoun
A small hot-tasting pod of a variety of capsicum, used chopped or dried as a spice or flavoring.
- chillnoun
An unpleasant feeling of coldness; a moderate degree of cold.
- chillingadjective
Causing fear or horror; frighteningly disturbing.
- chillsnoun
Sensations of coldness accompanied by shivering.
- chillyadjective
Uncomfortably cool or cold.
- chimenoun
A bell or set of bells producing a musical sound.
- chimesnoun
A set of bells or tubes that produce musical sounds.
- chimingverb
Making a musical bell-like sound.
- chimneynoun
A vertical structure that allows smoke and gases to escape from a fireplace or furnace.
- chimpnoun
(informal) A chimpanzee.
- chinnoun
The protruding part of the face below the mouth.
- chinanoun
High-quality ceramic material, also known as porcelain, typically white and translucent.
- chinatownnoun
A district of a city with a large concentration of Chinese residents and businesses.
- chineseadjective
Relating to China, its people, language, or culture.
- chingnoun
A Chinese surname (romanization of various Chinese characters).
- chipnoun
A small piece broken off from something larger.
- chipsnoun
Thin slices of potato fried until crisp (American English).
- chirpingverb
Making short, sharp high-pitched sounds, as a bird or insect does.
- chirpsverb
Third person singular present tense of "chirp."
- chiunoun
A Chinese and Vietnamese surname.
- chloenoun
A female given name of Greek origin.
- chonoun
A Korean and Chinese surname.
- chocolatenoun
A food made from roasted and ground cacao seeds, typically sweetened.
- chocolatesnoun
Individual pieces of chocolate candy, often with fillings.
- choinoun
A Korean surname, one of the most common in Korea.
- choicenoun
An act of selecting among alternatives.
- choicesnoun
Plural of choice; acts or instances of choosing.
- choirnoun
An organized group of singers, especially one that performs in a church or concert hall.
- chokeverb
To have difficulty breathing because the throat is blocked.
- chokedverb
Had difficulty breathing due to blocked throat.
- chokingverb
Having difficulty breathing due to obstruction.
- cholesterolnoun
A fatty substance found in blood and body tissues, essential for normal cell function but harmful in excess.
- chooseverb
To pick out from a number of alternatives.
- choosesverb
Third person singular present tense of "choose"; selects from alternatives.
- choosingverb
Selecting from a number of alternatives.
- chopverb
To cut something into pieces with repeated sharp blows.
- choppedverb
Cut into pieces with a sharp implement.
- choppernoun
(informal) A helicopter.