chrysalis |
the hard outside covering on a moth or butterfly while it is a pupa, the stage before it becomes an adult with wings. Many kinds of moths and butterflies make a chrysalis instead of a cocoon. Chrysalis is also sometimes used as another name for the pupa itself. |
chrysanthemum |
a type of plant grown for its flowers that bloom in autumn. Some species are grown for a compound that kills insects on crop plants. [2 definitions] |
chubby |
plump and round. |
chuck1 |
to touch or pat lightly with affection. [5 definitions] |
chuckle |
to laugh softly or in a quiet manner. [2 definitions] |
chug |
a short, steady sound. [2 definitions] |
chum1 |
(informal) a close friend; pal. |
chunk |
a thick lump or piece of any material. |
church |
a building used for public Christian religious services. [3 definitions] |
churn |
a container in which cream or milk is beaten or shaken to form butter. [4 definitions] |
chute1 |
a passage down which things may slide in order to be moved from one area to another. |
cicada |
a large insect with a stout body and two pairs of thin, clear wings. The male cicada makes a loud, shrill noise. |
cider |
the juice pressed out of apples, used for drinking. |
cigar |
a thin, tight roll of tobacco leaves prepared for smoking. |
cigarette |
a short, narrow tube of thin paper that contains cut tobacco for smoking. |
cinder |
a small piece of partly burned wood or coal that can continue to burn but without a flame. |
cinema |
the art or business of making movies. [2 definitions] |
cinnamon |
a spice made from the dried bark of a tropical Asian tree. [2 definitions] |
circle |
a closed curve made up of points that are all the same distance from a fixed center point. [5 definitions] |
circuit |
a line or route around an area. [4 definitions] |
circuit breaker |
a switch or other device that automatically breaks an electric circuit when too much electricity flows through it. |