| cetacean |
a kind of mammal that lives in the water and has front limbs that look like paddles and back limbs that do not show. Whales, porpoises, and dolphins are all cetaceans. |
| Chad |
a country in central Africa. N'djamena is the capital of Chad. |
| chain |
a row of links, usually made of metal, that are joined together and used to pull, hold, or fasten something. [5 definitions] |
| chair |
a piece of furniture for one person to sit on. A chair has four legs, a back, and sometimes arms. [2 definitions] |
| chairlift |
a line of chairs hanging from a moving cable, used to carry people up or down a mountain. A chairlift is used at a ski slope. |
| chairman |
a man who is in charge of a meeting or committee. |
| chairperson |
a person who is in charge of a meeting or committee. |
| chalk |
a soft, white limestone that comes mostly from tiny sea shells. [3 definitions] |
| chalkboard |
a smooth, dark board to be written on with chalk; blackboard. |
| chalk up |
to score; earn. [2 definitions] |
| challenge |
an invitation to enter into a fight or other contest of skill. [6 definitions] |
| chamber |
a room. [5 definitions] |
| chameleon |
a lizard that is able to change its skin color to match its environment. |
| champagne |
a white wine with bubbles originally made in the Champagne region of France. |
| champion |
a person or animal that has taken first place in a contest or game; winner. [3 definitions] |
| championship |
(sometimes plural) one or more contests held to decide the champion. [2 definitions] |
| chance |
the quality of happening by accident and without being planned or predicted. [8 definitions] |
| chance it |
(informal) to take the risk of some bad thing happening. |
| chancellor |
the head of state in Austria or Germany. [2 definitions] |
| chandelier |
a single light fixture that hangs from the ceiling and holds several lights. A chandelier is often used for decoration as well as for lighting a room. Some chandeliers are very large and found only in very formal rooms. Originally, chandeliers held real candles. |
| change |
to make different; alter the content or form of. [10 definitions] |