| chicken out |
(informal) to refrain from doing an intended thing because of fear; to lose one's courage to do something. |
| chicken pox |
a contagious viral disease, usu. of children, that produces fever and skin eruptions. |
| chief |
the foremost or most important person in a group; leader. [3 definitions] |
| chiefly |
principally. [2 definitions] |
| chieftain |
a leader of a band of people, esp. of a clan or tribe. |
| chigger |
a tiny parasitic mite larva that lives in the skin of vertebrates, causing severe itching and possible spreading of infectious disease. [2 definitions] |
| child |
a young human; baby. [5 definitions] |
| childbirth |
the act or occasion of giving birth to a child; parturition. |
| childhood |
the period or state of being a child. |
| childish |
typical of or appropriate for a child. [2 definitions] |
| childlike |
like or appropriate to a child, esp. in simplicity, openness, or innocence. |
| children |
pl. of child. |
| Chile |
a South American country on the Pacific coast south of Peru. |
| chile |
variant of chili. |
| chili |
the strong, sharp-tasting pod of any of several varieties of a tropical pepper plant. [3 definitions] |
| chili pepper |
the strong, sharp-tasting pod of any of several varieties of a tropical pepper plant; chili. |
| chill |
coldness or cooling off. [16 definitions] |
| chilly |
producing an uncomfortably cool sensation. [4 definitions] |
| chime |
a ringing device, as in a doorbell. [8 definitions] |
| chime in |
to interrupt suddenly to add one's opinion. [2 definitions] |
| chimney |
a hollow, vertical structure of masonry, which allows smoke and gases to escape from a furnace, fireplace, or stove; flue. [2 definitions] |