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 cewebrity A celebrity who acquired fame via the World Wide Web. Ceyhan A river in Anatolia, in southern Turkey, also known as the Pyramus, flowing 509 km from the Taurus Mountains to the Mediterranean Sea. Ceylon Tea produced in Sri Lanka. Ceylonese Of or pertaining to Ceylon. ceylonite A ferroan spinel with a manganese-iron ratio from 3:1 and 1:1, and little or no ferric iron. ceyssatite A variety of diatomaceous earth found in Ceyssat, Puy-de-Dôme, France. Ceyx A king who was transformed into a kingfisher, together with his wife Alcyone. Cezieni A commune and village in Olt County, Romania. cf A CF (CompactFlash) memory card. CFast A CompactFast memory card cfg A configuration file. CFI certificated flight instructor CFII certificated (or certified, informally) flight instructor, instrument (a CFI with an instrument rating, qualified to give instrument flight rules training) CFlash A CompactFlash memory card CFLer Someone who plays in the CFL (Canadian Football League). CFNF A form of lesbian sexual roleplay (usually humiliationplay) in which the players act out situations in which one woman wears clothes and the other is naked. CFNM A form of sexual roleplay (usually humiliationplay) in which the players act out situations in which the woman wears clothes and the man is naked. CFPO Corporation Franchise Post Office cg (video games, in a visual novel) A unique, static full-screen image, usually displayed to illustrate a significant event in the story. CGI To create visuals using computer-generated imagery; to apply visual effects. cGMP Cyclic guanosine monophosphate. CGN nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser (warship) CGTN An international English-language TV news channel run by the network, formerly CCTV-9 or CCTV News. cha Tea, (sometimes dialect) specifically masala chai. chaabi A kind of Moroccan popular music. chaas Buttermilk with added spices. chaat Any savory snack, sold from a roadside stall in India or other South Asian countries, or served as a starter in an Indian restaurant. Chabad A branch of Orthodox Chassidic Judaism founded in 1755 by Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi Chabadnik A member of the Hasidic group Chabad. Chaban A surname. Chabane A male given name from Arabic. chabazite Any of several zeolite minerals that occur in basaltic rocks. Chabbi A surname from Tunisian Arabic. Chabert A surname from French. Chabla A surname. Chablais A former province in Savoy chablis A variety of dry white wine from this region chabob A woman's breast. . Chabon A surname. Chabonesque Resembling or characteristic of American novelist, screenwriter, columnist, and short story writer Michael Chabon (born 1963). chabot A kind of fish, mainly found on the coat of arms of the Chabot family ("or, three chabots gules"). chabrette A kind of French bagpipe. chabudai A short-legged Japanese table. chabuk A long whip formerly used as an instrument of punishment in India and parts of the Middle East. Chabungbam A Meitei surname from Manipuri chabutra A paved terrace attached to a house or garden. Chacabuco A city in Buenos Aires province, Argentina. Chacachacare An island of Trinidad and Tobago. chacal A jackal. chacarera A genre of Argentinian and Bolivian folk music, a dance form played by contemporary musicians as soloists or in small ensembles of voice, guitar, violin and bombo drum. chacarero A small-scale farmer in South America. Chacarita A neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. chacate Krameria lanceolata, the trailing rhatany Chacato A member of a Native American people who lived in the upper Apalachicola River and Chipola River basins in what is now Florida. chace A surname originating as an occupation. Chacewater A village and civil parish in Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW7544). Chach Former name of Tashkent. chacha A traditional Georgian clear strong liquor distilled from pomace. chachacha Synonym of cha-cha. chachalaca Any of several cracid birds, of the genus Ortalis, limited to the Americas, that resemble the guans. Chachana A village and former Rajput princely state on the Saurashtra peninsula in Gujarat, India. Chachapoya A member of a culture of the Andes living in the cloud forests of the southern part of the Department of Amazonas of present-day Peru. Chachere A surname from French. Chachi A member of an ethnic group who live in the rainforest area of northwestern Esmeraldas on the northern coast of Ecuador. Chachoengsao A province of Thailand. chacid Any catfish in the family Chacidae. chack To toss up the head frequently, as a horse to avoid the restraint of the bridle. Chackchiuma A member of a Muskogee tribe who lived between the Chickasaw and the Choctaw. chackle To chatter (to talk or make noise) or chuckle. Chackmore A hamlet in Radclive-cum-Chackmore parish, north of Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP6835). Chacko A surname. chacma A species of baboon from Southern Africa, Papio ursinus. chacmool A stylized, pre-Columbian Mesoamerican stone sculpture depicting a reclining male figure with the head raised and turned to one side, holding a small tray over the stomach. chacne Acne located on the chest. chaco A province in northern Argentina. Chacombe A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, on the border with Oxfordshire, and previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP4943). Chacon A surname from Spanish. chaconiaceous Of or relating to the Chaconiaceae. chaconine A steroidal glycoalkaloid chemical compound found in plants of the family Solanaceae, responsible for the bitter taste of unripe potatoes. chaconne A slow, stately Baroque dance. chacotriose The trisaccharide 6-deoxy-α-L-mannopyranosyl-(1->2)-[6-deoxy-α-L-mannopyranosyl-(1->4)]-D-glucopyranose chacruna The flowering plant Psychotria viridis. chactid Any scorpion in the family Chactidae. chactoid Any scorpion of the superfamily Chactoidea chad A very handsome, genetically gifted and sexually active man whom women find sexually attractive; at times seen as an alpha male of a group. chadacryst An enclosed idiomorphic crystal in a poikilitic fabric. Chadalavada An Indian surname. Chadband A smug preacher. Chadbourn A surname. Chadbourne A surname. Chadburn Synonym of engine order telegraph. Chadd A surname. Chaddam An attractive man of Middle Eastern heritage. Chadderton A town in Oldham borough, Greater Manchester, England. Originally in Lancashire. Chaddesden A suburb of Derby in Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3737). chaddi Underwear, shorts, especially knickers. chaddock A surname. Chaddy A diminutive of the male given name Chad. CHAdeMO A DC (“direct current”) fast charging and charger standard for charging plug-in electrified-drive vehicles created by a consortium of Japanese automakers and promulgated by the Japanese and South Korean automotive industry, circulated worldwide. Chadette A female Chad; a woman with the characteristics of an alpha. Chadfish To catfish someone (typically a woman) by creating a fake online profile posing as an attractive man. Chadfishing The act of creating a fake online profile to catfish someone (typically a woman) by pretending to be an attractive man. Chadha A surname. Chadian Of, from, or pertaining to Chad, a country in Africa. Chadic Belonging or relating to the Chadic language family. Chadicist A linguist who specialises in studying Chadic languages. chadless Not having or producing chads. Chadlite A man of a slightly lower ranking on a scale of physical attractiveness than Chad. chadlock Synonym of charlock (Rhamphospermum arvense, syns. Sinapis arvensis, etc.) chadmaxx To act in an exaggeratedly masculine way in a bid to increase one's sexual market value. chado The Japanese tea ceremony. chador A loose robe made from a single cloth, worn as a combination head covering, veil and shawl by chiefly Muslim women (and occasionally by those of other faiths) in Iran and South Asia. Chadpreet An attractive man of South Asian heritage. chadri A chador or a burka. Chadriguez An attractive man of Latino or Hispanic heritage. Chadron A city, the county seat of Dawes County, Nebraska, United States. Chadronian An age from 38 to 33.9 million years ago, a subdivision of the Eocene. Chadstone A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Monash, Victoria, Australia Chadway A surname Chadwell A village in Scalford parish, Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7824). Chadwick A habitational surname from Old English. Chadwickian Of or relating to Edwin Chadwick (1800–1890), English social reformer, noted for his work to reform the Poor Laws and improve sanitary conditions and public health. chadwickite A tetragonal yellow mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium. Chae A surname. chaebol A large, family-controlled, South Korean business conglomerate. Chaelundi A locality in the Clarence Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. chaenopsid Any fish in the family Chaenopsidae. chaeomysticete Any member of the Chaeomysticeti clade of toothless baleen whales chaerilid Any scorpion of the family Chaerilidae Chaeronea A village in Boeotia, Greece. Chaeronean Of or pertaining to Chaeronea. chaeropodid Any extinct marsupial in the family †Chaeropodidae; a pig-footed bandicoot. chaeta A chitinous bristle of an annelid worm. chaetal Relating to the chaetae chaetetid A kind of demosponge fossil composed of fused tubules. chaetic Having long thick hairs or bristles. chaetiferous Bearing chaetae. chaetiform Shaped like a bristle or hair, especially of a sensillum of an arthropod. chaetiger A segment of an annelid that has chaetae chaetigerous That has chaetae chaetiliid Any isopod in the family Chaetiliidae. chaetoblast The most basal cell of the chaetal follicle chaetocerotacean Any diatom of the family Chaetocerotaceae. chaetocin A fungal metabolite, having a 3,6-epidithio-diketopiperazine structure, that has antimicrobial and cytostatic activity. chaetodermatid Any mollusc in the family Chaetodermatidae. chaetodon butterflyfish (of the genus Chaetodon) chaetodont A chaetodontid. chaetodontid Any fish in the family Chaetodontidae. chaetogenesis The formation and development of chaetae chaetoglobosin Any of a class of cytochalasan anticancer compounds formed by some fungi