| chandelier |
A chandelier is something that hangs from the ceiling and holds a set of lights. It is often very pretty and is used for both light and decoration. A long time ago, chandeliers held candles, but most chandeliers use electric lights now. |
| change |
When things or people change, they become different in some way. They are not the same as they were before. [6 definitions] |
| Chang Jiang River |
The Chang Jiang River is one of the great rivers of the world. It is the longest river of Asia, and it flows across China and finally into the Pacific Ocean. The Yangtze River is an older name in English for the Chang Jiang River. |
| chapter |
A chapter is a part of a book. Picture books don't have chapters, but books that tell a long story often do. Each chapter is a few pages long. Big books usually have longer chapters. |
| character |
A character is a person in a story, play, or movie. [2 definitions] |
| charge |
When people or animals charge, they suddenly move forward very fast. When soldiers charge, they move forward quickly in order to attack. [5 definitions] |
| charging station |
A charging station is a machine that gives electrical energy to cars or other vehicles that use electricity for power. A place with a machine like this is also called a charging station. |
| chart |
A chart is something that you can look at and get a lot of information from. A chart often has pictures to explain the information. Sometimes a chart has lines up and down and across. The lines separate the information and help you understand it better and more quickly. |
| chase1 |
When you chase something, you follow or run after it because you want to catch it. |
| cheat |
When you cheat, you do something that is not honest. When you cheat in a game, you break the rules because you want to win. |
| check |
A check is a piece of paper from a bank that can be used like money. Some people use checks to pay for things in a store. Some people use checks to pay their bills by mail. A check tells a bank to pay money from one person or business to another. Of course, when a person pays for something with a check, they must have that money in their bank. It is that money that the bank uses to pay the other person or business. [4 definitions] |
| checkers |
Checkers is a game played by two people. Each player has twelve flat, round pieces to move over a board. The board is covered with squares of two different colors. One player can move on one color and the other player on the other. In checkers, each player tries to take away the other player's pieces by jumping over them. |
| checkout |
The checkout is the place in a store where you pay for the things you want to buy. |
| cheek |
Your two cheeks are the parts of your face just under your eyes. |
| cheer |
Cheer is a feeling of happiness. [4 definitions] |
| cheerful |
When someone is cheerful, they are happy and other people can see that they are. When people are cheerful, they often smile, act very friendly, whistle, or sing a little to themselves. A sunny day with a bright blue sky makes many people cheerful. |
| cheese |
Cheese is a solid food made from milk. Some cheese is a little bit hard and you cut it with a knife, but other cheese is soft and you can spread it like butter. |
| cheetah |
A cheetah is a large wild cat. It is smaller than a lion or tiger, but it has long legs, and it can run faster than any other animal on land. A cheetah has gold fur with many black spots. Cheetahs live in Africa and parts of Asia |
| chef |
A chef is a person whose job is to cook in a restaurant. When there are other people who cook in the same restaurant, the chef is usually the top person. |
| chemical |
Chemicals are the different substances that exist on the earth and in space. A chemical can be one basic substance, such as oxygen or gold or iron, but we also use the word chemical when we talk about mixtures of things, such as gasoline. People often think of chemicals as liquids, but chemicals can be solids and gases too. Chemicals are things that we can find in nature, but chemicals can also be substances that scientists make for special purposes, such as for medicines or products that we use in our daily lives. |
| chemistry |
Chemistry is one of the sciences. In chemistry, people study the basic substances that all things are made of. Iron, oxygen, and gold are some examples of basic substances. In chemistry, people also study what happens when they put basic substances together. |