| ANCHOR | • anchor n. (Nautical) A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement. • anchor n. (Nautical) An iron device so shaped as to grip the bottom and hold a vessel at her berth by the chain… • anchor n. (Nautical) The combined anchoring gear (Anchor, rode, bill/peak and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.). |
| ARCHON | • archon n. A chief magistrate of ancient Athens. • archon n. A person who claims the right to rule, or to exercise power or sovereign authority over other human beings. • archon n. A ruler, head of state or other leader. |
| BROACH | • broach n. A series of chisel points mounted on one piece of steel. For example, the toothed stone chisel shown here. • broach n. (Masonry) A broad chisel for stone-cutting. • broach n. Alternative spelling of brooch. |
| CARHOP | • carhop n. (US) A waiter or waitress who serves customers, especially in their vehicles, at a drive-in restaurant… • carhop v. (Intransitive) To work as a carhop. • car-hop n. Alternative form of car hop. |
| CAROCH | • CAROCH n. a stately carriage, also CAROCHE, CAROACH, CARROCH. |
| CHADOR | • chador n. A loose robe, made from a single cloth, worn as a combination head covering, veil and shawl by Muslim… • CHADOR n. (Persian) the large veil worn by Muslim women, also CHADAR, CHADDAR, CHADDOR, CHUDDAH, CHUDDAR, CHUDDER. |
| CHARRO | • charro n. A type of Mexican horseman. • charro n. (Usually in the plural) Short for charro bean. • CHARRO n. (Spanish) a Mexican cowboy, esp. one elaborately dressed. |
| CHOKRA | • chokra n. (India) Boy; young male servant. • CHOKRA n. (Hindi) a boy; a household or regimental servant. |
| CHORAL | • choral adj. Of, relating to, written for, or performed by a choir or a chorus. • choral n. Alternative form of chorale. • CHORAL adj. relating to a choir. |
| CHORDA | • Chorda prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Chordaceae – certain thalloid brown algae. • CHORDA n. (Latin) a primitive sort of spinal column. |
| CHOREA | • chorea n. An Ancient Greek circular dance accompanied by a chorus. • chorea n. (Pathology) Any of the various diseases of the nervous system characterized by involuntary muscular… • CHOREA n. (Greek) St Vitus's dance; a disease attended with convulsive twitchings and other involuntary movements of the muscles or limbs. |
| CHORIA | • choria n. Plural of chorion. • CHORION n. (Greek) the outer foetal envelope. |
| CHROMA | • chroma n. The colorfulness relative to the brightness of a similarly illuminated area. • chroma n. The aspect of a colour’s hue that depends on the amount of white or black in it; saturation. • chroma n. (Music) A note in a chromatic scale. |
| COPRAH | • coprah n. Archaic form of copra. • COPRAH n. (Malay) dried coconut meat, also COPRA, COPPERAH, COPPRA. |
| LORCHA | • lorcha n. (Nautical) A kind of light vessel used on the coast of China, having the hull built on a European model… • LORCHA n. (Portuguese) a light vessel of European build, like a Chinese junk. |
| MORCHA | • morcha n. (India) A gathering of like-minded people protesting for a cause. • MORCHA n. (Hindi) a hostile demonstration against the government. |
| OCHREA | • ochrea n. (Botany) Alternative form of ocrea. • ochrea n. (Historical) A greave or legging. • OCHREA n. (Latin) a sheath of stipules enclosing the leafstalks of certain plants, also OCREA. |
| ORACHE | • orache n. Alternative spelling of orach. • ORACHE n. a plant of the goosefoot family, also ORACH. |
| ORCHAT | • ORCHAT n. an area where fruit trees are grown, also ORCHARD. |
| RANCHO | • rancho n. (US, regional) A simple hut, as of posts, covered with branches or thatch, where herdsmen or farm workers… • rancho n. (US, regional) A large grazing farm where horses and cattle are raised; distinguished from hacienda… • RANCHO n. (Spanish) a rude hut, or group of huts, esp. for travellers. |