| CHALANING | • chalaning v. Present participle of chalan. • CHALAN v. (Urdu) in India, to cause (an accused person) to appear before a magistrate. |
| CHALANNED | • CHALAN v. (Urdu) in India, to cause (an accused person) to appear before a magistrate. |
| CHALAZION | • chalazion n. (Ophthalmology, optometry) A cyst in the eyelid, caused by inflammation of a blocked meibomian gland. • CHALAZION n. (Greek) a swollen, inflamed sebaceous gland in the eyelid. |
| CHALCOGEN | • chalcogen n. (Inorganic chemistry) Any element of group 16 of the periodic table: oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium or polonium. • CHALCOGEN n. an element from group VI(B) of the periodic table, namely sulphur, selenium or tellurium. |
| CHALDRONS | • chaldrons n. Plural of chaldron. • CHALDRON n. an old unit of capacity, equal to 36 heaped bushels, also CHALDER. |
| CHALKFACE | • chalkface n. (Geology) A cliff or quarry exposing chalk, e.g. the White Cliffs of Dover. • chalkface n. (Education) The environment where teaching is carried out, specifically a school. • CHALKFACE n. as in the phrase at the chalkface, i.e. in the classroom, as the centre of a teacher's activities. |
| CHALKIEST | • chalkiest adj. Superlative form of chalky: most chalky. • CHALKY adj. resembling chalk. |
| CHALKLAND | • chalkland n. Land in which the underlying geology is chalk. • CHALKLAND n. land composed of chalk. |
| CHALKLIKE | • chalklike adj. Having characteristics of chalk. • CHALKLIKE adj. like chalk. |
| CHALKMARK | • CHALKMARK n. a mark made with chalk (in phrase walk the chalkmark). |
| CHALKPITS | • chalkpits n. Plural of chalkpit. • CHALKPIT n. a quarry of chalk. |
| CHALLENGE | • challenge n. A confrontation; a dare. • challenge n. A difficult task, especially one that the person making the attempt finds more enjoyable because of that difficulty. • challenge n. (Law) A procedure or action. |
| CHALLISES | • challises n. Plural of challis. • CHALLIS n. a soft lightweight silk, wool or cotton fabric, also CHALLIE, CHALLY, SHALLI. |
| CHALUMEAU | • chalumeau n. (Music) A woodwind instrument which was the predecessor of the clarinet. • chalumeau n. The lowest range of the clarinet, reaching up to written B♭ (B flat) above middle C. • CHALUMEAU n. (French) an early rustic reed instrument that developed into the clarinet. |
| CHALUTZES | • chalutzes n. Plural of chalutz. • CHALUTZ n. (Hebrew) an Israeli farmer. |
| CHALUTZIM | • chalutzim n. Plural of chalutz. • CHALUTZ n. (Hebrew) an Israeli farmer. |
| CHALYBEAN | • Chalybean adj. (Historical) Of or relating to the Chalybes, an ancient people of Pontus in Asia Minor, celebrated for… • Chalybean n. (Historical) A member of this ancient group of people. • CHALYBEAN adj. in metallurgy, tempered. |
| CHALYBITE | • chalybite n. (Mineralogy) Native iron carbonate. • CHALYBITE n. native iron carbonate, aka siderite. |