| BENCHMARK | • benchmark n. A standard by which something is evaluated or measured. • benchmark n. A surveyor’s mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point. • benchmark n. (Computing) A computer program that is executed to assess the performance of the runtime environment. |
| CHECKMARK | • checkmark n. Alternative form of check mark. • checkmark v. (Transitive) To mark with a ✓ symbol; to tick. • check␣mark n. (North America, Philippines) A mark (✓) made to indicate agreement, correctness or acknowledgement. |
| CHECKMATE | • checkmate interj. (Chess) Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game. • checkmate interj. (By extension) Said when one has placed a person in a losing situation with no escape. • checkmate n. The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent’s king is threatened with unavoidable… |
| CHEMPADUK | • CHEMPADUK n. (Malay) an evergreen moraceous tree of Malaysia. |
| CHIPMAKER | • chipmaker n. A company that manufactures integrated circuit chips. • CHIPMAKER n. a manufacturer of microchips. |
| CHOKEDAMP | • chokedamp n. (Mining) A damp consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide, so called for its ability to asphyxiate. • choke␣damp n. An asphyxiant found in enclosed places such as mines and sewers; a mixture of several gases left after… • CHOKEDAMP n. an asphyxiating gas, mainly carbon dioxide, found in mines. |
| CHOKERMAN | • chokerman n. A person employed to fasten the choker around logs for haulage. • CHOKERMAN n. (Canadian) a person responsible for attaching chokers to logs. |
| CHROMAKEY | • chromakey n. (Television, film) The use of a particular colour (usually either green or blue) as a key in a TV studio… • chromakey v. (Transitive) To modify an image in this way. • chroma-key n. Alternative spelling of chromakey. |
| HACKAMORE | • hackamore n. A kind of bridle with no bit. • HACKAMORE n. (Spanish) a halter consisting of a long leather or rope strap and headstall, used for leading a pack animal. |
| KACHUMBER | • kachumber n. An Indian salad of chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, and sometimes chili peppers. • KACHUMBER n. (Hindi) a salad of chopped onion, tomato, cucumber, and (sometimes) other vegetables. |
| MARCHLIKE | • marchlike adj. (Music) Resembling a march. • MARCHLIKE adj. like a (musical) march. |
| MATCHMAKE | • matchmake v. To do matchmaking: to set up a date between two people or to arrange a marriage. • MATCHMAKE v. to bring suitable people together for marriage. |
| MUCKHEAPS | • muckheaps n. Plural of muckheap. • MUCKHEAP n. a dunghill. |
| NAMECHECK | • namecheck v. (Music, especially in jazz) To announce the name of a person before they play a solo. • namecheck v. To name-drop. • name-check v. Alternative form of namecheck. |
| SMACKHEAD | • smackhead n. (Derogatory, slang) A person who regularly uses heroin. • SMACKHEAD n. a person who is addicted to heroin. |