| checkout |
the act of checking out of a hotel room. [4 definitions] |
| checkup |
an examination of a person or thing to discover if there are any problems |
| cheek |
the side of the face between the jaw and the eye. [3 definitions] |
| cheep |
to chirp or make a peeping sound, as a small bird. [2 definitions] |
| cheer |
liveliness, happiness, or gaiety. [9 definitions] |
| cheerful |
full of cheer or good spirits; happy. [3 definitions] |
| cheese |
a food made from milk curd that has been pressed into a mass and aged or seasoned in any of a wide variety of ways. [3 definitions] |
| cheetah |
a very swift, long-legged, leopardlike cat of Africa and southern Asia, sometimes trained for hunting game. |
| chef |
a skilled or professional cook, esp. one in charge of a hotel or restaurant kitchen. |
| chemical |
a distinct substance, such as an element or molecular compound, used in or obtained through a reaction involving atomic or molecular changes. [3 definitions] |
| chemist |
one who is active or expert in the field of chemistry. [3 definitions] |
| chemistry |
the science that studies the structures, functions, transformations, and interactions of basic elements, as, for example, carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and sodium, as well as complex substances that combine basic elements. [4 definitions] |
| chemistry lab |
in a school, a place where students studying chemistry can observe chemical reactions and carry out small experiments. |
| chemotherapy |
the science or practice of destroying disease-causing microorganisms or malignant tissue by use of chemicals, esp. toxic ones. |
| cherish |
to value with great affection. [3 definitions] |
| Cherokee |
a member of a North American Indian tribe that formerly lived in the southeastern United States, and now is mostly in Oklahoma and North Carolina. [2 definitions] |
| cherry |
the edible fruit of the cherry tree, having a small, hard stone enclosed by yellow, red, or dark purple flesh. [4 definitions] |
| chess1 |
a game of strategy for two people in which each player starts with a king and queen, two each of bishops, knights, and rooks, and eight pawns and in which the object is to trap the opponent's king. |
| chest |
the upper front section of the human body between the neck and the abdomen. [4 definitions] |
| chestnut |
an edible nut produced by a tree or shrub of the beech family and having a prickly shell. [5 definitions] |
| chew |
to tear or grind between the teeth; masticate. [6 definitions] |