| chess1 |
a board game played by two people in which each player has sixteen pieces, and the object is to trap the opponent's king. |
| chest |
the upper front part of the body between the neck and waist. [3 definitions] |
| chestnut |
a nut that grows inside a prickly shell. It has a sweet taste. [4 definitions] |
| chew |
to tear or grind between the teeth. |
| chewing gum |
a sweet and flavored gum for chewing. |
| chew out |
to scold (informal). |
| chewy |
needing a lot of chewing. |
| Cheyenne |
a member of a Native American people that now lives in Montana and Oklahoma. [2 definitions] |
| Chicago |
a city in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is near the southern tip of Lake Michigan. |
| Chicana |
a woman or girl of Mexican descent who lives in or is a citizen of the United States. |
| Chicano |
a person of Mexican descent who lives in or is a citizen of the United States. |
| chick |
a bird that has just hatched or a young bird, especially a young chicken. |
| chickadee |
a small North American bird with a gray body and black head and throat. |
| chicken |
a common farm bird that is raised for its meat and eggs. [3 definitions] |
| chicken out |
(informal) to not do something that one had planned to do, because of getting too scared. |
| chicken pox |
a disease that produces a fever and a rash. It is caused by a virus passed from person to person. |
| chief |
the most powerful or important person in a group; leader. [3 definitions] |
| chiefly |
especially. [2 definitions] |
| chieftain |
a leader of a clan or tribe. |
| chigger |
the tiny larva of a mite that lives in the skin of animals and causes great itching. It is usually not dangerous but can sometimes spread disease. |
| child |
a young human; baby. [2 definitions] |