| chicken |
A chicken is a common bird that people often raise on farms. Chickens eat grain and lay eggs that people can eat for food. [2 definitions] |
| chicken pox |
When you have chicken pox, you are sick. It is a disease that gives you a fever and spots on your body. The fever lasts a few days, but the spots take longer to go away, and they itch. Children get chicken pox more often than adults do. |
| chief |
A chief is the head or leader of a group. [2 definitions] |
| child |
A child is a young girl or boy. |
| children |
Children is the word we use when we are talking about more than one child. |
| Chile |
Chile is a long and narrow country in South America. It lies on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. Chile's neighbors are Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru. Chile has a chain of mountains on its east side and a very dry desert in the north. In the south, it is very cold and icy. Chile is famous for its grapes and its wines. Chile is home to penguins and many other kinds of birds. |
| chili |
A chili is the fruit of a pepper plant. A chili has a strong, sharp taste, and sometimes it is very spicy. Chilies are often called chili peppers. Chilies are often red or green. [2 definitions] |
| chili pepper |
Chili peppers are the fruit of certain kinds of pepper plants. They are also called chilies. A chili pepper has a strong, hot taste. Because it tastes very different from other fruits, we usually call a chili pepper a vegetable. Some chili peppers are very spicy. |
| chimney |
A chimney is a tall, hollow structure that carries smoke up through a building and to the outside. |
| chimpanzee |
A chimpanzee is an animal that lives in some forests of Africa. It looks like a monkey in some ways, but it is not a monkey, and it does not have a tail. Chimpanzees are part of a family of animals called apes. Gorillas are apes too, but they are much bigger. Chimpanzees are very smart and sometimes use tools to get food. |
| chin |
Your chin is the part of your face that is below your mouth. |
| China |
China is a country in Asia. It is a very large country with many people and many large cities. There are many businesses and factories. China also has mountains and deserts and land for farming. Some of the greatest rivers in the world flow through China. Because China is so big, people in different parts of China speak different types of their language. People cannot always understand each other when they speak. But when people write, there is no problem with understanding because the way of writing is the same everywhere in China. |
| Chinese |
When something is Chinese, it is from the country of China, or it has to do with the people, culture, or language of China. [2 definitions] |
| chip1 |
A chip is a small, thin piece of food that we often eat as a snack. Chips are usually dry and crisp. [3 definitions] |
| chipmunk |
A chipmunk is a small, furry animal with stripes on its face and back. It has a bushy tail, and it is like a squirrel in many ways. It is smaller than a squirrel, though. Chipmunks eat nuts, seeds, berries, and insects. They make holes in the ground for sleeping and for storing food. Chipmunks live in North America and Asia. |
| chocolate |
Chocolate is a brown substance that we can eat. We often add sugar to it and eat it in candy and other sweet foods. It is sometimes used in foods that are not sweet too. It is made from the seeds of a certain tree that grows in warm places in South America, Africa, and parts of Asia. The trees are called cacao trees. Chocolate itself is not sweet. You have to add sugar to it if you want it to be sweet. [3 definitions] |
| chocolate milk |
Chocolate milk is milk from a cow that has chocolate flavor added to it. It is a sweet drink. |
| choice |
When you make a choice, you pick something. [3 definitions] |
| choir |
A choir is a group of people who sing together, often in a church. |
| choke |
If a person is choking, they are having trouble breathing or swallowing. If something gets stuck in a person's throat, it's possible for them to choke. |
| choose |
When you choose something, you pick it from a group. [2 definitions] |