| CHEAP | • cheap n. (Obsolete) Trade; traffic; chaffer; chaffering. • cheap n. (Obsolete) A market; marketplace. • cheap n. Price. |
| CHEAT | • cheat v. (Intransitive) To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation. • cheat v. (Intransitive) To be unfaithful to one’s spouse or partner; to commit adultery, or to engage in sexual… • cheat v. (Transitive) To manage to avoid something even though it seemed inevitable. |
| CHECK | • check n. An inspection or examination. • check n. A control; a limit or stop. • check n. (Chess) A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece. |
| CHEEK | • cheek n. (Anatomy) The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity. • cheek n. (Anatomy, informal, usually in the plural) The lower part of the buttocks that is often exposed beneath… • cheek n. (Figurative, informal, uncountable) Impudence. |
| CHEEP | • cheep v. Of a small bird, to make short, high-pitched sounds. • cheep v. To express in a chirping tone. • cheep n. A short, high-pitched sound made by a small bird. |
| CHEER | • cheer n. (Uncountable) A cheerful attitude; happiness; a good, happy, or positive mood. • cheer n. (Now uncountable) That which promotes good spirits or cheerfulness, especially food and entertainment… • cheer n. (Countable) A cry expressing joy, approval or support, such as "hurrah". |
| CHEFS | • chefs n. Plural of chef. • CHEF v. to work as a chef. |
| CHEKA | • Cheka prop.n. (Historical) The first of a succession of Soviet state security organizations, created in 1917. • Cheka n. An agent of this organization; a Chekist. • CHEKA n. (Russian) the Russian secret police. |
| CHELA | • chela n. A pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid. • chela n. A pupil or disciple, especially in Hinduism. • CHELA n. (Greek) a pincerlike claw. |
| CHELP | • chelp v. (Intransitive, Northern England) To gossip, particularly in a forthright manner. • chelp v. (Intransitive, Northern England) To speak rudely or out of turn. • CHELP v. (Northern English dialect) to speak out of turn, to twitter. |
| CHEMO | • chemo n. (Informal) Clipping of chemotherapy. • chemo v. (Informal, transitive) To treat with chemotherapy. • chemo- pref. Relating to or using chemicals or chemistry. |
| CHEMS | • chems n. Plural of chem. • CHEM n. (short for) a chemistry class or course. |
| CHERE | • CHERE adj. (French) dear (feminine). |
| CHERT | • chert n. (Geology, uncountable) Massive, usually dull-colored and opaque, quartzite, hornstone, impure chalcedony… • chert n. (Countable) A flint-like tool made from chert. • CHERT n. a microcrystalline form of silica, occurring as several varieties, aka hornstone. |
| CHESS | • chess n. A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules… • chess n. (Now chiefly US) Any of several species of grass in the genus Bromus, generally considered weeds. • chess n. (Military, chiefly in the plural) One of the platforms, consisting of two or more planks dowelled together… |
| CHEST | • chest n. A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid. • chest n. (Obsolete) A coffin. • chest n. The place in which public money is kept; a treasury. |
| CHETH | • cheth n. Alternative spelling of heth. • CHETH n. (Hebrew) the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, also HETH, KHET, KHETH. |
| CHEVY | • chevy n. (Countable) A hunt or pursuit; a chase. • chevy n. (Countable) A cry used in hunting. • chevy n. (Uncountable) The game of prisoners’ bars. |
| CHEWS | • chews n. Plural of chew. • chews v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chew. • Chews prop.n. Plural of Chew. |
| CHEWY | • chewy adj. Having a pliable or springy texture when chewed. • chewy n. (Australia, informal) Alternative form of chewie (“chewing gum”). • chewy n. (US, informal) A type of soft and sticky cookie. |