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# English words: C

[A](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/a/) · [B](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/b/) · **C** · [D](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/d/) · [E](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/e/) · [F](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/f/) · [G](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/g/) · [H](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/h/) · [I](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/i/) · [J](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/j/) · [K](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/k/) · [L](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/l/) · [M](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/m/) · [N](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/n/) · [O](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/o/) · [P](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/p/) · [Q](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/q/) · [R](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/r/) · [S](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/s/) · [T](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/t/) · [U](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/u/) · [V](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/v/) · [W](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/w/) · [X](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/x/) · [Y](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/y/) · [Z](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/z/)

1959 words under C; 501–600 on this page.

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- [chequebook](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chequebook/) — A small book of printed forms (cheques) that a bank gives to a customer; you write on a cheque to pay someone from your bank account.
- [chequer](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chequer/) — A pattern of squares, or a work woven in such a pattern. — Jewish tradition
- [cherish](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cherish/) — To cherish someone or something is to love it and take great care of it. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [cherished](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cherished/) — Loved, protected and cared for very much (a cherished toy).
- [cherokee](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cherokee/) — The Cherokee are a Native American people, originally from the south-east of what is now the USA, many of whom now live in Oklahoma and…
- [cherry](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cherry/) — A cherry is a small round red or dark red fruit with a hard stone in the middle and a long thin stalk.
- [cherub](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cherub/) — A cherub is a kind of angel, often shown as a chubby child with small wings. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [chess](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chess/) — Chess is a board game for two players with pieces like kings, queens, bishops, knights, rooks and pawns on a board of 64 squares.
- [chessboard](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chessboard/) — A square board with 64 squares in eight rows of eight, coloured light and dark in turn, used for playing chess or draughts.
- [chest](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chest/) — Your chest is the front of your body between your neck and your tummy. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [chestnut](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chestnut/) — A chestnut is a shiny reddish-brown nut that grows inside a prickly case on a chestnut tree; sweet chestnuts can be roasted and eaten.
- [chesty](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chesty/) — Having a lot of mucus in the chest from a cold, with a deep, wet cough, as in "a chesty cough".
- [chew](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chew/) — To chew is to break up food in your mouth with your teeth before you swallow it. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [cheweth](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cheweth/) — «cheweth» means «chews», a form of «chew»: To chew is to break up food in your mouth with your teeth before you swallow it.
- [chewing](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chewing/) — Chewing means crushing food with your teeth to make it soft enough to swallow. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [chewy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chewy/) — Needing a lot of chewing because it is soft but tough or sticky, as in «chewy sweets» or «chewy meat».
- [chi](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chi/) — The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet, written χ, said "kye" (rhymes with "sky"). — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [chicago](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chicago/) — Chicago is a big city in the United States, in the state of Illinois, on the shore of Lake Michigan.
- [chick](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chick/) — A baby bird, especially a baby chicken that has just hatched from its egg.
- [chicken](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chicken/) — A chicken is a farm bird that lays eggs.
- [chickenpox](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chickenpox/) — A common illness, mostly of children, caused by a virus, that gives a fever and very itchy red spots that turn into blisters and then scabs.
- [chicle](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chicle/) — A natural gum made from the milky sap of the sapodilla tree of Central America, used in the past to make chewing gum.
- [chide](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chide/) — To scold or quarrel with someone angrily. — Jewish tradition
- [chief](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chief/) — The leader or head of a group, such as a tribe, organisation or police force (the fire chief). — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [chiefly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chiefly/) — Chiefly means mainly or mostly. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [chieftain](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chieftain/) — A chieftain is the leader of a tribe or clan.
- [chihuahua](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chihuahua/) — A chihuahua is a very small breed of dog with big ears and big eyes, the smallest dog breed in the world.
- [chilblains](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chilblains/) — Painful, itchy red or purple swellings on the toes, fingers, ears or nose, caused when skin gets very cold and then warms up too fast.
- [child](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/child/) — A child is a young boy or girl. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [childcare](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/childcare/) — Looking after children, especially while their parents are at work.
- [childhood](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/childhood/) — Childhood is the time of a person's life when they are a child. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [childish](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/childish/) — Childish describes an older person or their behaviour when it is silly or immature, like a small child's — usually as a criticism.
- [childishly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/childishly/) — In a silly, immature way that is not right for someone's age (said of older children and adults, usually as criticism).
- [childless](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/childless/) — Childless means having no children. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [childlessness](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/childlessness/) — the state of having no children. — Jewish tradition
- [childlike](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/childlike/) — Childlike means like a child: trusting, wondering and innocent, in a good way.
- [chile](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chile/) — Chile is a long, narrow country in South America, between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
- [chill](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chill/) — A chill is a feeling of cold: «a chill in the air».
- [chiller](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chiller/) — A machine or cabinet that keeps food or drink very cold, like a fridge in a shop or kitchen.
- [chilli](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chilli/) — A chilli is a small pepper, often red or green, that tastes very hot and spicy.
- [chilly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chilly/) — Chilly means rather cold, cold enough to be uncomfortable.
- [chime](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chime/) — A clear ringing sound made by a bell or clock: the chime of the church clock.
- [chimney](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chimney/) — A chimney is a tall pipe or structure that carries smoke and hot gases from a fire or stove up and out through the roof.
- [chimp](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chimp/) — A chimp is a chimpanzee, a clever, hairy African ape that lives in groups in forests and is one of the closest animal relatives of humans.
- [chimpanzee](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chimpanzee/) — A chimpanzee is an intelligent ape with black hair, long arms and no tail, which lives in groups in the forests and grasslands of central…
- [chin](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chin/) — The part of the face below the mouth, at the front of the lower jaw.
- [china](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/china/) — China (with a capital C) is a very large country in East Asia with the largest or second-largest population in the world.
- [chinaman](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chinaman/) — A chinaman was an old word for a man from China.
- [chinchilla](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chinchilla/) — A small rodent from the Andes mountains of South America, with very soft, thick grey fur and a bushy tail.
- [chine](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chine/) — The backbone of an animal, or a joint of meat that includes part of the backbone.
- [chinese](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chinese/) — Chinese means from China or about China. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [chink](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chink/) — A narrow crack or opening, as in a wall or door, that light can come through.
- [chip](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chip/) — A chip is a small piece broken off something hard, like wood, stone or a plate.
- [chipmunk](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chipmunk/) — A small striped squirrel of North America (and one kind in Asia) that lives in burrows and carries food in its cheek pouches.
- [chipper](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chipper/) — Cheerful and lively, full of energy, as in «you're very chipper this morning».
- [chips](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chips/) — In the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, chips are long pieces of fried potato, called «fries» or «French fries» in the USA. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [chirp](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chirp/) — To chirp means to make a short, high sound, like a small bird or a cricket. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [chirrup](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chirrup/) — To chirrup is to make a series of short, high sounds, like a bird or an insect; to chirp.
- [chisel](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chisel/) — A tool with a flat, sharp metal end, used with a hammer or mallet to cut or shape wood, stone or metal. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [chislev](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chislev/) — The ninth month of the Hebrew calendar, around November and December. — Jewish tradition
- [chitin](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chitin/) — Chitin is the tough natural material that makes up the hard outer skeleton of insects, spiders, crabs and lobsters, and the cell walls of…
- [chivalric](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chivalric/) — Chivalric means of or like the code of knights in old times: brave, honest and courteous to others.
- [chivalrous](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chivalrous/) — Chivalrous means brave, polite and kind, especially to women and the weak, as knights were meant to be.
- [chivalry](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chivalry/) — The rules and ideals that medieval knights were supposed to follow: being brave, loyal, honest, protecting the weak and serving God and…
- [chives](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chives/) — A small herb with thin, hollow green leaves that taste like a mild onion, used chopped on food.
- [chivvy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chivvy/) — To keep telling someone to hurry up or do something, in an annoying way.
- [chloramine](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chloramine/) — A chemical made from chlorine and ammonia, used to kill germs in tap water.
- [chloride](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chloride/) — A chemical compound made of chlorine joined with another element; the best known is sodium chloride, which is common table salt.
- [chlorinate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chlorinate/) — To add chlorine to water to kill germs and make it safe for drinking or swimming.
- [chlorine](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chlorine/) — Chlorine is a yellow-green poisonous gas with a strong smell.
- [chlorophyll](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chlorophyll/) — Chlorophyll is the green substance in plants that soaks up sunlight.
- [chloroplast](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chloroplast/) — A tiny green part inside plant cells where photosynthesis happens: it uses sunlight to make food (sugar) from water and carbon dioxide…
- [choc](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/choc/) — Chocolate, or a single chocolate sweet: a box of chocs.
- [chock](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chock/) — Chock means completely: «chock full» means crammed full to the top.
- [chocolate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chocolate/) — Chocolate is a sweet brown food made from cocoa beans.
- [choice](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/choice/) — A choice is a decision to pick one thing or action from several. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [choir](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/choir/) — A choir is a group of people who sing together.
- [choirboy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/choirboy/) — A boy who sings in a church or cathedral choir, usually wearing robes.
- [choke](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/choke/) — To choke means to be unable to breathe because something is stuck in your throat.
- [chokepoint](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chokepoint/) — A chokepoint is a narrow place, such as a strait, mountain pass or narrow road, where movement is squeezed together and can easily be…
- [choler](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/choler/) — Anger or bad temper, from an old idea that a body fluid called bile caused rage. — Jewish tradition
- [cholera](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cholera/) — Cholera is a serious illness caused by germs (bacteria) in dirty water or food, which gives very bad diarrhoea and makes the body lose…
- [chomp](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chomp/) — To bite and chew food noisily and with big mouthfuls.
- [chomping](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chomping/) — Chewing or biting noisily and with big movements of the jaw.
- [chon](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chon/) — Chon is a surname and given name, for example a Korean surname (also written Jeon or Chun) and a name used in some other Asian and…
- [choose](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/choose/) — To choose is to pick one from several: choose a book. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [chooser](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chooser/) — A person who chooses.
- [choosy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/choosy/) — Very careful about what you choose, and hard to please, especially about food, clothes or friends.
- [chop](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chop/) — To chop means to cut something into pieces with a knife or an axe. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [chopped](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chopped/) — Chopped means cut into pieces with a knife or axe.
- [chopper](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chopper/) — A chopper is a tool with a heavy blade for chopping wood or meat.
- [choppy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/choppy/) — Full of small, rough waves, because of wind: «choppy water».
- [chopstick](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chopstick/) — A chopstick is one of a pair of thin sticks used to pick up and eat food, mainly in East Asian countries like China, Japan and Korea.
- [choral](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/choral/) — To do with a choir or sung by a choir.
- [chord](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chord/) — A chord is a group of notes played at the same time, such as C, E and G on a piano.
- [chore](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chore/) — A chore is a small job you do regularly at home, like washing up, making your bed or feeding the pet.
- [chorister](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chorister/) — A chorister is a singer in a church choir, often a boy.
- [chorus](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chorus/) — The chorus of a song is the part that is repeated after each verse.
- [chosen](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chosen/) — Chosen means picked from a group as the one you want. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [christ](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/christ/) — Christ is a title given to Jesus by Christians; it means «the chosen one». — everyday · Jewish tradition