Words starting with C

ChesepianA member of the Chesapeake tribe.
CheshamA market town and civil parish with a town council in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Chiltern district (OS grid ref SP9501).
ChesherA habitational surname.
CheshierA surname.
CheshireA northwestern county of England, bordered by the Rivers Mersey and Dee, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Wrexham and Flintshire.
cheshirizationSynonym of transphonologization (“a type of sound change whereby a phonemic contrast that used to involve a certain feature evolves in such a way that the contrast is preserved, yet becomes associated with a different feature”).
CheshtaA female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
CheshuntA town in Broxbourne borough, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3502).
CheshvanThe second month of the civil year and the eighth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Tishrei and before Kislev.
ChesilhurstA borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States.
CheskianCzech
CheslerA surname from Polish.
ChesleyA male given name.
cheslipA woodlouse.
CheslockA surname from Polish.
ChesneauA surname.
ChesneeA minor city in Spartanburg County and Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States.
chesneyAn indentation in the slate of a table that affects the path of a ball travelling over it
chesnutA surname.
ChesnuttA surname.
chespalingA flexible, rollable material made from chestnut wood, used for fencing or to provide traction for the tracks of tanks.
chessA board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king.
chessaholicA person who loves chess.
chessboardA square playing surface divided into eight rows and eight columns, forming sixty-four equal squares arranged in an alternating pattern of colors across both rows and columns.
chessboardlikeResembling or characteristic of a chessboard.
chessdomThe world of chess.
chesselA mould in which curds are placed before being pressed to remove the whey; subsequently the chessel is removed to allow the cheese to mature.
chesserA chess player.
chessexiteAn orthorhombic white mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and sulfur.
ChesshyreA habitational surname.
chessicOf or relating to chess.
chessicallyIn a chessic way; pertaining to chess.
ChessickA surname.
Chessiea nickname given to (and used by) the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.
chessilgravel or pebbles
ChessingtonA southern suburb of the borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England, historically in Surrey (OS grid ref TQ1863).
chessistA player of chess.
chesslikeCharacteristic of or resembling chess.
chessmanSynonym of chess piece.
ChessonA surname.
ChessorA surname.
chesstreeEither of two pieces of oak fitted to the topsides of a square-rigged vessel on each side of the bow through which the bowlines were fed; often decoratively carved
ChessunA surname.
ChessyA commune of Seine-et-Marne department, Île-de-France, France, famous as the location of Disneyland Paris.
chessyliteSynonym of azurite.
chestA box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.
chestageThe exposed chest, especially the cleavage of the breasts.
chestalof, or pertaining to, the chest region
ChestangA surname from French.
chestedHaving a chest (with a specified quality).
chestednessThe state or quality of having a particular type of chest.
chestenA chestnut.
ChesterA child molester.
ChesterbellocA notional chimeric beast formed by the union of Hilaire Belloc and G. K. Chesterton, the latter forced to adopt the political opinions of the former.
chesterfieldA couch, sofa, or love seat with padded arms and back of the same height, often curved outward at the top.
ChesterfieldianSomeone who acts in a sophisticated, aristocratic manner, reminiscent of the fourth Earl of Chesterfield.
ChesterfordGreat Chesterford and Little Chesterford, neighbouring villages and civil parishes in north-west Essex, England.
ChesterianA native or inhabitant of Chester.
chesteriteA basic inosilicate of magnesium and iron.
chesterliteA variety of microcline from Chester County, Pennsylvania.
ChestermanA surname from Old English.
chestermaniteAn orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, antimony, boron, iron, magnesium, and oxygen.
ChestersA surname.
ChestertonA surname.
ChestertonianA person who supports G. K. Chesterton, especially in his theology.
ChestertownA town, the county seat of Kent County, Maryland, United States, named after the Chester River.
chestfeedTo breastfeed.
chestfeederA nursing father, one who chestfeeds (suckles a baby).
chestfeedingbreastfeeding by a lactating man
ChestfieldA village and civil parish in Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1366).
chestfulAs much as a chest will hold
chestguardA piece of fabric, padding, or armor to protect the chest, as in some sports.
chesticleA breast, (transgender slang) especially that of a trans man.
chestilyIn a chesty manner.
chestinessThe quality of being chesty.
chestlessWithout a prominent chest, namely of girls or women.
chestlikeResembling or characteristic of a chest.
chestlyOf or relating to one's chest, especially in reference to placement, position, or posture.
chestneAcne on the chest.
ChestneyA surname.
chestnutAn edible nut (technically a fruit) of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); also (chiefly preceded by a descriptive word), a nut from a related shrub or tree; or a similar nut from an unrelated plant.
chestnutlikeResembling or characteristic of a chestnut.
ChestnuttA surname.
chestnuttyResembling or characteristic of a chestnut.
chestpadprotective padding for the chest
chestpieceA piece of clothing or armour worn on the chest.
chestplateA plate of armor to protect a person's chest.
chestwearAccessories or clothing worn on or over the chest.
chestyHaving large breasts; busty.
CheswardineA village and civil parish in north-east Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7129).
CheswellA surname
CheswickA village on the northern border of Bristol, England.
chetA diminutive of the male given name Chester.
ChetanA male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
ChetanaA female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
ChetcoA group of Native Americans who lived in southwestern Oregon.
cheteA knife, especially one used as a weapon.
ChetnaA female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
chetnikA member of a Serbian royalist army band.
ChetnoleA village and civil parish (served by Chetnole and Stockwood Parish Council) in Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST6007).
chetominA complex epidithiodioxopiperazine metabolite, produced by several fungi of the genus Chaetomium, that disrupts the ability of tumours to adapt to hypoxia
chetrumA subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Bhutanese ngultrum
ChettleA village and civil parish in Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST9513).
chettyA member of one of various South Indian castes of merchants, money-lenders and land-owners.
chetverikAn old Russian dry measure, approximately 26.24 litres; one fourth of an osmina.
ChetwodeA village and civil parish of Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP6429).
ChetwoodA surname.
ChetwyndA surname.
cheugA person who is cheugy.
cheuginessThe state of being cheugy.
cheugyUncool; tryhard.
CheungA surname from Cantonese.
CheuvrontA surname from French.
ChevA Chevrolet automobile.
chevageA capitation tax; an equal tax or tribute per person.
chevalA support or frame.
chevaletA rack or rest used in woodwork or glassworking.
chevaliercavalier; knight
chevalineHorse meat.
ChevapravatdumrongA surname from Thai.
chevaucheeA military raid by cavalry through enemy territory, designed to disrupt rural communities and weaken an opponent.
chevdaA kind of snack mix generally consisting of spicy ingredients.
cheveTo come to an issue; to turn out; to succeed.
CheveleyA village and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL6861).
chevelureThe nebulous part of a comet or star.
chevenA river fish, the chub.
chevenerA person who embroidered hosiery
cheveningA small village and civil parish in Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ4857).
ChevenixA surname.
ChevereA surname.
cheverelKid, as used to make leather.
cheverilSoft leather made of kid skin.
CheverlyA town in Prince George's, Maryland.
ChevertonA surname.
ChevesA surname.
chevetSynonym of apse chapel.
ChevezA surname from Spanish.
chevilleA word or phrase whose only function is to make a sentence metrically balanced.
chevinA chub (fish).
ChevingtonA village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL7859).
cheviotA coarse woolen fabric made from the wool of Cheviot sheep.
cheviotsThe Cheviot Hills in Northumberland and the Scottish Borders, United Kingdom.
chevisanceProvision(s), supply.
chevkiniteA monoclinic sorosilicate mineral containing rare earths, magnesium, iron and titanium.
chevonThe meat of a goat.
ChevoneA male given name.
ChevrelA surname
chevretteA machine for raising guns (such as a howitzer) or mortar into their carriages.
chevreuilA roe deer, a roebuck.
ChevreulianOf or relating to Michel Eugène Chevreul (1786–1889), French chemist whose work with fatty acids led to early applications in the fields of art and science.

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