Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Champness A surname. Champney A surname from Old French. champon An Asian noodle dish with pork, seafood, and vegetables in a soup. champorado champorado (a sweet chocolate rice porridge in Philippine cuisine) Champoux A surname from French. champoy A snack made from preserved yangmei or sometimes tamarind. champsodontid Any fish in the family Champsodontidae. champsosaur Any extinct diapsid reptile of the genus †Champsosaurus. champsosaurid Any extinct reptile in the family Champsosauridae. champurrado A traditional chocolate-based atole found in Mexico, containing panela, vanilla, anise and cinnamon. Champy Any of a class of aquatic monsters said to inhabit Lake Champlain. chan An IRC channel. chana A dish principally made from chickpeas or chickpea paste. chanachur Synonym of Bombay mix. Chanakya A shrewd politician or, in general, a cunning person; a Machiavelli. Chanambam A Meitei surname from Manipuri Chananean Synonym of Canaanite chanate a kind of bird chanbara A Japanese genre of period action film about samurai. chance An opportunity or possibility. chanceable Happening by chance; accidental chanceably by chance chanceful hazardous; random chancefully by chance or coincidence chancel The space around the altar in a church or cathedral, often enclosed, for use by the clergy and the choir. In medieval cathedrals the chancel was usually enclosed or blocked off from the nave by an altar screen. Chancelade A commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France, where a prehistoric skeleton ("Chancelade man") was found in 1888. chanceless Achieved without taking chances. chancelessness Absence of chance or a chance. chancellery The rank or post of a chancellor. chancellor A senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government such as finance or justice. chancellorate Synonym of chancellery chancelloress A female chancellor. chancelloriid Any extinct animal in the family Chancelloriidae. chancellorism Government by a chancellor. chancellorship The status of being a chancellor. Chancellorsville An unincorporated community in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States. chancely By chance. chancer A scheming opportunist. chancery In England, formerly, the highest court of judicature next to the Parliament, exercising jurisdiction at law, but chiefly in equity; but under the jurisdiction act of 1873 it became the chancery division of the High Court of Justice, and now exercises jurisdiction only in equity chancetaking The act of engaging in an activity that involves risk. chancewise By chance; at random. chancey A surname. chanchada A style of popular Brazilian film, often including satires of Hollywood movies. chanchito Australoheros facetus, the chameleon cichlid. chancily In a chancy manner. chanciness The quality of being chancy or risky; riskiness. chancing Something that happens by chance. chancla A slipper or flip-flop chancleta A slipper or sandal without a heel, such as a flip-flop or mule. Chanco A city in Chile. chancre Skin lesion, sometimes associated with certain contagious diseases such as syphilis. chancriform Having the form of a chancre chancroid A sexually transmitted infection, caused by bacteria of species Haemophilus ducreyi, characterized by painful sores on the genitalia. chancroidal Relating to chancroid. chancrous Of the nature of a chancre; affected by chancre. chancy Uncertain; risky; hazardous. Chand A surname from Hindi. Chanda A surname from Hindi. chandala A person involved in the disposal of corpses, traditionally a lower-caste Hindu and considered untouchable. Chandam A Meitei surname from Manipuri Chandan A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. chandanam sandalwood (substance) Chandannagar A city in Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. Chandauli A town, nagar panchayat, and district of Uttar Pradesh, India. Chandel A district of Manipur, India. chandelier A branched, often ornate, light fixture suspended from a ceiling. chandeliered Fitted with a chandelier. chandelierlike Resembling or characteristic of a chandelier. chandelle An aerobatic maneuver in which a 180° turn is combined with a climb. Chander A surname. Chandhok A surname Chandi A fierce form of the goddess Durga or Shakti chandid Any fish in the family Chandidae, a synonym for the Ambassidae. Chandigarh A city and union territory in northern India, located between Punjab and Haryana; the capital city of Haryana and Punjab. chandler A person who makes or sells candles. Chandlerese A style of narration typical of Raymond Chandler, with exaggerated and colorful similes. Chandleresque In the style of Raymond Chandler, typically using lyrical (and frequently exaggerated) similes. chandleress A female chandler. Chandlerian Of or relating to Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. (1918–2007), professor of business history who wrote extensively about the scale and management structures of modern corporations. chandlering The trade of a chandler Chandlerish Resembling the work of author Raymond Chandler in style or theme Chandlerism A passage of writing or dialogue that uses vivid and lyrical metaphors or similes, characteristic of the work of writer Raymond Chandler. chandlerly Of or pertaining to a chandler, or (by extension) petty. chandlery The art or trade of candlemaking. Chandni A female given name from Sanskrit used in India. Chandpur The principal city of Chandpur District Chandra A unisex given name from Sanskrit. Chandragiri A historical village in Andhra Pradesh. Chandrahasa The legendary sword of Ravana, given to him by Lord Shiva. chandrakala A traditional Indian sweet, stuffed with khoya, dry fruits, and dipped in sugar syrup, resembling the shape of the moon. Chandraketu Son of Lakshmana and Urmila, and the brother of Angada. Chandrakirti An Indian male given name. Chandran A surname. Chandraprabha A female given name from Sanskrit used in India. Chandrapur A district of Maharashtra, India. chandrashala A circular or horseshoe arch decorating many Indian temples and shrines. Chandrayaan An Indian space program, and the vehicles it created, used for probes to travel to the moon. Chandrayana A vrata regulated by the Moon, in which the food diminishes every day by one mouthful during the dark fortnight, and similarly increases during the light fortnight. Chandrika A female given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India. chandry A chandlery (candle-store). chandu Opium prepared for smoking. Chaneabal The Tojolabal language. Chanel An item sold by the House of Chanel. Chanelism A hallmark of the fashion designer Coco Chanel. Chanequa A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage, variant of Shaniqua. Chaney A surname from Anglo-Norman. chanfan A type of floating mining equipment used in parts of West Africa. chanfrin The forepart of a horse's head. chang A traditional harp of central and southwest Asia changa A smokable blend of dimethyltryptamine and an MAOI to extend the drug experience in duration and intensity. changaa illicitly manufactured alcohol; moonshine Changamwe A suburb of Mombasa, Kenya, located on the Kenyan mainland. Changbai An autonomous county of Baishan, Jilin, China. changbaiite A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing lead, niobium, and oxygen. changchengite An isometric-tetartoidal mineral containing bismuth, iridium, and sulfur. Changchien A surname from Mandarin. Changchun A prefecture-level city and subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Jilin, in northeastern China. Changde A prefecture-level city of Hunan, China. change To become something different. changeability The quality of being changeable; changeableness. changeable Capable of being changed. changeableness the condition of being changeable changeably In a changeable manner. changeabout A switch or reversal. changeant Having the warp and weft of different colors, giving an iridescent appearance. changearound The changing or switching of things with each other. changed Having undergone a change. changedale A system of land tenure in which fields were reallotted when they went out of cultivation. changedness The quality of having been changed. changeful Changing frequently; very susceptible to change changefully In a changeful manner. changefulness Propensity to change. changeless unchanging changelessly In a changeless manner. changelessness The state or quality of being changeless. changeling In pre-modern European folklore: an infant of a magical creature that was secretly exchanged for a human infant. In British, Irish and Scandinavian mythology the exchanged infants were thought to be those of fairies, sprites or trolls; in other places, they were ascribed to demons, devils, or witches. changelog A log that records changes between versions, as in source control. changemaker One who makes a change. changemaking Implementing changes. changement A change in the tempo or rhythm of one's actions, to mislead the opponent. changeout The replacement of a part for a better one, especially during maintenance changeover A conversion or transition from one thing to another. changepoint The point at which the probability distribution of a stochastic process or time series changes. changer Someone or something who changes things. changeroom changing room, locker-room changeset A set of changes, as in source control. changesite Any of several minerals discovered by the Chang'e series of lunar landers and Yutu series of lunar rovers Changfeng A county of Hefei, Anhui, China. Changge A county-level city of Xuchang, Henan, China. Changhai A county of Dalian, Liaoning, China.