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 chattering That chatters chatteringly In a chattering manner. Chatteris A market town and civil parish with a town council in Fenland district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3986). chatterish somewhat chattery Chatterjee A surname from Bengali. Chatterley A surname Chatterly A surname chattermark An irregularity on a workpiece, caused by vibration. chattersome Characterised by chatter or chattering. Chatterton A surname. Chattertonian Of or relating to Thomas Chatterton (1752–1770), English poet. chattery Tending or inclined to chatter. chatti An ancient Germanic tribe whose homeland was near the upper Weser (Visurgis). Chattian A subdivision of the Oligocene epoch. chattily In a chatty manner. Chattin A surname. chattiness The state of being chatty. chatting Talk; chatter. chattingly In a chatty manner. Chatto A surname. Chattock A surname. Chattogram Chittagong (a city in Bangladesh). Chatton A village and civil parish in north Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU0528). Chattooga the Chattooga River in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, USA. Chattopadhyay A surname from Bengali, more usually anglicised as Chatterjee. chatts lice. chatty Of a person, chatting a lot or fond of chatting. chaturanga An ancient Indian game, its rules not fully known, presumed to be the ancestor of chess and similar games. Chaturbater A person who live-streams on the pornographic live-streaming service Chaturbate. Chaturdashi The fourteenth day (tithi) of the lunar fortnight (paksha) in the Hindu calendar. Chaturthi The fourth day (tithi) of the lunar fortnight (paksha) in the Hindu calendar. Chaturvedi A surname from Hindi. Chatwin A surname. Chatwinian Of or relating to Bruce Chatwin (1940–1989), English travel writer, novelist, and journalist. chatwood Little sticks; twigs for burning; firewood. Chatzimanolakis A surname from Greek chatzot The time exactly halfway between sunset and sunrise; midnight. Chau A surname. Chaubey A surname. Chaubunagungamaug A small lake east of Webster, Massachusetts. Chauca A surname. Chaucer A rare medieval English surname from Old French. Chaucerese Language characteristic of, or in the style of, Geoffrey Chaucer. Chauceresque Reminiscent of the style of Geoffrey Chaucer (circa 1343–1400), major English poet of the Middle Ages. Chaucerian Of or pertaining to Geoffrey Chaucer or his writings. Chauceriana Items relating to the 14th-century English writer Geoffrey Chaucer. Chaucerianism Synonym of Chaucerism. Chaucerism A word, phrase, etc. that is characteristic of Geoffrey Chaucer or his writings. Chauchat The standard light machine gun of the French army during World War I. chaudhari A surname. Chaudhary A surname. Chaudhry A surname. chaudhuri A leader or representative of a group of traders. chaudhuriid Any fish in the family Chaudhuriidae. chaudin A sausage-like meat dish in the cuisine of Louisiana, made from pork, rice, vegetables and spices sewn up and cooked in a pig's stomach. Chaudoin A surname from French. Chaudry A surname. chauf A chauffeur. chauffer A small, portable stove. chauffeur A person employed to drive a private motor car or a hired car of executive or luxury class (like a limousine). chauffeured Equipped with a chauffer chauffeuress A female chauffeur; a chauffeuse. chauffeurless Without a chauffeur. chauffeurship The condition of being, or employment as, a chauffeur. Chauhan A surname. Chaukhamba A mountain massif in the Gangotri Group of the Garhwal Himalaya. chaukidar A watchman; a guard. Chaul A historic town in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. chaulmoogra A tree found in Southeast Asia, Hydnocarpus wightianus, which yields an oil that was formerly used as a treatment for leprosy. chaulmoograte A salt or ester of chaulmoogric acid. chaulmoogric Relating to the chaulmoogra tree or to chaulmoogric acid, obtained from its seeds. Chaumes A traditional French cow's-milk cheese from Périgord, with a soft orange rind. Chaumette A surname from French. Chaumont A commune in Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire. chaun A gap or rift. chaunacid Any fish in the family Chaunacidae. Chauncey An American surname from Old French, of Norman origin from a place name in France. chaunk A garnish made by frying mustard seed, asafoetida, and other whole spices in oil or ghee to release the flavours. Can be added to soups, curries, etc., at the end of cooking. chaunter A street seller of ballads or similar songs. chaupal A village meeting-place, typically an open terrace covered for protection against the sun and rain; the village assembly itself. chaupala Former name of Moradabad: a city in Uttar Pradesh, India. chaupar An ancient Indian board game similar to pachisi, mentioned in Mahabharata. chaur A kind of ceremonial fan used by Sikhs, made from yak hair, which is waved over the Guru Granth Sahib. Chaurasia A member of a Brahmin caste community in India. chaurice A spicy pork sausage used in Creole and Cajun cuisine. chaus Synonym of jungle cat (Felis chaus) chaush A cultivar of Vitis vinifera (“wine grape”). Chausie A large, shorthair, domestic cat hybrid, crossbred from a female Abyssinian and a male Felis chaus. chausse Armor for the legs, usually made of mail, either covering the entire leg from foot to thigh, or variously covering only the thigh or only the calf and foot, with the chausson covering the other half of the leg. chausson A piece of armor for the leg and/or foot, chiefly in the form of chainmail covering the thigh above the knee (with the chausse covering the other half of the leg). chaussure Any footwear. chautauqua A kind of travelling tent-show which used to move across America featuring popular talks. Chautauquan Of or relating to the travelling Chautauqua shows. chautha A day of mourning and prayers for the dead, the fourth day after the funeral. Chauvin A surname from French. chauvinism Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism. chauvinist Pertaining to chauvinism. chauvinistic Of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists. chauvinistically In a chauvinistic manner; with excessive patriotism or unwarranted bias. chauvinize To act chauvinistically chav A working-class youth, especially one associated with aggression, poor education, and a perceived "common" taste in clothing and lifestyle. Chava A female given name from Hebrew. Chavacano The six dialects of the Philippine Creole Spanish spoken in the Philippines. Chavan A surname from Marathi. Chavana A surname from Spanish. Chavany A male given name. Chavarin A surname. Chavarria A surname. Chavarry A surname from Spanish Chavasse A surname. chavdom The realm or sphere of chavs. chave I have chavel The jaw, especially of an animal. chavender A chub (fish). chaver A friend or comrade; a chavrusa. chavera A female chaver. chaverim Any of many secular Jewish organizations. Chavero A surname. Chaves A surname from Galician. chavette A female chav. Chavez A surname from Spanish. Chavi A female given name from Sanskrit used in India. Chaviano A surname from Spanish. chavibetol A phenylpropanoid that is one of the primary constituents of the essential oil from the leaves of the betel plant. chavicine An alkaloid found in Piper species such as black pepper; one of the four diastereomeric geometric isomers of piperine. chavicol The naturally-occurring allylphenol chavicyl The univalent radical derived from chavicol Chavira A surname. Chavis A surname. Chavisa A female given name. chavish in the manner of or typical of a chav. chavism The state of being a chav chavismo A left-wing populist ideology based on the policies of Hugo Chávez (1954–2013), the former president of Venezuela (2002–2013), and the politics of the Bolivarian Revolution (Bolivarianism). Chavist Relating to Hugo Chávez. Chavista A follower of Hugo Chávez or Chavism. chavness Synonym of chavviness. Chavolla A surname from Spanish. Chavoya A surname from Spanish. Chavril The couple consisting of celebrities Chad Kroeger and Avril Lavigne, together from 2012 to 2015. chavrusa A partner with whom one studies Talmud and other topics in Judaism; by extension, any study partner. chavtastic Very much related to chavs. chavtastically In a chavtastic manner. chavurah A small group of like-minded Jews who assemble for prayer, learning, etc. chavvery The quality of being chavvy. chavviness The quality of being chavvy. chavvy Of or pertaining to a chav or something that a chav might do or use. chaw That which is chewed. Chawadi A surname. chawan An East Asian tea bowl, in which tea may be prepared and then consumed. chawanmushi A Japanese savoury egg custard dish containing ginkgo seeds.