| chronic |
tending to a certain behavior or illness over a long time or without stopping. [2 definitions] |
| chronological |
according to the order in which things happen. |
| 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] |