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 childwife A woman being churched after childbirth. chile A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Chile. Capital and largest city: Santiago. Chilean Of, from, or pertaining to the nation or culture of Chile or its people. Chileanism A term or linguistic feature originating from or specific to the Chilean variety of the Spanish language. Chileanization The act or process of making Chilean. Chileanize To make Chilean. Chileanness Quality of being Chilean. chileate Any member of the Chileata class of extinct brachiopods. Chilel A surname from Mam. chiles A surname. chilgoza A pine of the species Pinus gerardiana, native to the northwestern Himalayas. Chilham A village and civil parish in Ashford borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR0653). chili The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking. chilia A bird of the genus Chilia. chiliad Synonym of chiliarchy: a group of 1000 soldiers commanded by a chiliarch. chiliagon A polygon with a thousand vertices and a thousand edges. chiliagonal Being or pertaining to a chiliagon. chiliahedron A polyhedron bounded by one thousand plane surfaces. chilian A Chilean: someone from Chile. chiliarch A commander of a thousand troops in Hellenistic Greece. chiliarchy A regiment of 1000 soldiers, typically commanded by a chiliarch. chiliasm Belief in an earthly thousand-year period of peace and prosperity, sometimes equated with the return of Jesus for that period. chiliast Synonym of millenarian: a person who believes the Second Coming of Jesus Christ will involve his physical rule on Earth for 1000 years. chiliastic Pertaining to the religious doctrine of a thousand-year period of peace and prosperity. chiliburger A burger made with chili con carne. chilicote Erythrina flabelliformis chilidial Relating to the chilidium. chilidium A plate covering a portion of the dorsal valve in certain brachiopods. chilifactory Producing chyle. chilified Spiced with chili. chilihead Someone who enjoys eating spicy foods and/or chili peppers. chilihueque A dubious species of domesticated south American mammal, †Lama araucana, possibly a hybrid of llama and guanaco, of the Andes, extinct since the 19th century Chiliile A commune of Buzău County, Romania. Chilingarian A surname from Armenian. Chilingaryan A surname from Armenian. chilinid Any water snail in the family Chilinidae. chiliocosm A collection of many worlds. chilip A foreigner, especially a Westerner; someone from outside Bhutan or the broader Tibetan cultural sphere. Chilisso A Dardic language spoken in Kohistan district of Pakistan. Chilkat A member of a Native American tribe in Klukwan, Alaska. Chilkoot A member of a tribe of Tlingit found in Haines Township, Alaska, United States. chill A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness. chilla The South American gray fox. chillable Capable of, or suitable for, being chilled. chillador A fretted guitar-like stringed instrument of Peruvian origin, part of the charango family, usually with ten to fourteen strings in five courses. chillagite A form of wulfenite chillaksharam Synonym of chillu. chillax To relax; to be laid back. chillaxer One who chillaxes. chillaxing Relaxing, chilling. chilled Cooled. Chillemi A surname from Italian. chiller a machine that produces cold air, either for air conditioning, to prepare chilled foods etc. Chillerton A village in Chillerton and Gatcombe parish, Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ4984). chillfest A relaxed event for hanging out. Chillicothe A city in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. chillily In a chilly manner. chilliness The state or sensation of being chilly; a disagreeable sensation of coldness. chilling Becoming cold. Chillingham A small village and civil parish (served by Tillside Parish Council) in northern Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU0526). chillingly In a chilling manner. chillingness The quality of being chilling. Chillingollah A locality in the Rural City of Swan Hill, north western Victoria, Australia chillish Somewhat chilly. Chilliwack A city, the seat of the Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. chillness the state of being chilly chillout A period of quiet, rest and relaxation, especially after a party, etc. chillproof To treat (typically a beer) such that no cloudiness forms upon chilling chillproofing The process by which something is chillproofed. chillroom A refrigerated room chills A biological response to being tickled; being cold; or experiencing fear, euphoria or sexual arousal in which the person forms goose bumps. chillsome Characterised or marked by chill or chilliness. chillstep A subgenre of dubstep music that is relatively slow and relaxed. chillth Chilliness, especially of the atmosphere; cold. chillu A type of letter used in Malayalam which does not have an inherent vowel, used to represent a pure consonant without the use of a virama. chillum A conical pipe used for smoking marijuana, usually made of fired clay, porcelain, soapstone, glass or, more rarely, wood. chillumchee A metal wash basin chillwave A genre of music of the late 2000s, characterized by effects processing, synthesizers, looping, sampling, and heavily filtered vocals with simple melodic lines. chilly Cold enough to cause discomfort. Chilmark A village and civil parish in south-west Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9732). Chilminar Synonym of Persepolis, particularly its modern ruins. chilmole A Yucatecan black mole (a rich, dark sauce) made with dried chilies, spices like cumin and oregano, and often includes ingredients like garlic, vinegar, and annatto seeds. chilodontid Any fish in the family Chilodontidae, one of several related families of fish known as headstanders. chilognath Any of the subclass Chilognatha of the millipedes. chilognathan Any millipede of the subclass Chilognatha. chilognathous Relating to, or characteristic of the chilognathans chilomonad Any flagellate of the genus Chilomonas Chilon A Spartan politician and one of the Seven Sages of Greece. chilopod Any myriapod of the class Chilopoda, a centipede. Chiloquin A city in Klamath County, Oregon, United States. chilorio A dish from Sinaloa, Mexico, of slow-simmered pork (or, rarely, something else such as mushrooms) fried and cooked in a chile sauce. chilostomatous Of or pertaining to the Chilostoma, a genus of land snails. Chilote Of or relating to the Chiloé Archipelago off the coast of Chile. Chilpancingo A city, the state capital of Guerrero, Mexico. Chilperic A male given name from the Germanic languages, of historical usage, notably borne by various Frankish and Burgundian kings. Chilson A surname. Chilsworthy A small village in Calstock parish, east Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX4172). chilte A Mexican spurge (Jatropha tepiquensis) chiltepe A chiltepin. chiltepin A wild chile pepper variety, Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum, found in Mexico and the southwestern US. Chiltern A former local government district in Buckinghamshire, England, abolished on 31 March 2020. Chilterns A geographic area and chalk escarpment in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire, England; in full, the Chiltern Hills. chiltoma Any sweet pepper. Chilton A surname. chiltoniid Any amphipod crustacean of the family Chiltoniidae chiluite A hexagonal yellow mineral containing bismuth, molybdenum, oxygen, and tellurium. Chilula A tribe whose members inhabited the area on or near lower Redwood Creek, in Northern California, and have since been incorporated into the Hupa tribe. Chilung Synonym of Keelung. chilver A female lamb. chilvers A surname. Chilwell A surname. Chilworth A village and civil parish in Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4118). Chima A surname. chimabachid Any member of the Chimabachinae subfamily of moths chimaek The pairing of fried chicken and beer, originating in South Korea. chimaera A cartilaginous marine fish in the subclass Holocephali and especially the order Chimaeriformes, with a blunt snout, long tail, and a spine before the first dorsal fin chimaerid Any fish in the family Chimaeridae of cartilaginous fish. chimaerin Any of a class of protein that activates GTPase chimaeroid Any fish of the suborder Chimaeroidei Chimal A surname from Spanish [in turn from Nahuatl]. Chimalteco Someone from Chimaltenango. Chimaltenango A city and department of Guatemala. chiman A shaman of the Mam indians chimango Milvago chimango, a South American bird of prey related to the falcon. Chimanimani A town in Chimanimani District, Manicaland, Zimbabwe. chimanine Any of a group of quinoline alkaloids that have methoxy and propyl side chains chimaphilin The naphthoquinone derivative 2,7-dimethyl-1,4-naphthoquinone present in Passiflora incarnata Chimariko A tribe that lived in a canyon on the Trinity River in California until the middle of the nineteenth century. chimarrogale A shrew of the genus Chimarrogale Chimay A city and municipality in Hainault, Belgium. Chimayo A census-designated place in Rio Arriba and Santa Fe counties, New Mexico, United States. chimb The projecting edge of a cask or barrel, formed by the joined ends of the staves. Chimbarongo A city in Chile. chimblins Small fragments or crumbs produced by nibbling or gnawing; tiny pieces left after something has been chewed, crumbled, or worn away, especially as by mice or vermin. Chimborazo An inactive volcano in central Ecuador, whose peak is the highest in the country and the furthest point from the centre of the Earth. Chimbote A city in the Ancash Region of Peru. chime A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes. chimeless Without a chiming sound. chimelike Resembling or characteristic of a chime. chimenea A Mexican outdoor oven with bulbous body and usually a vertical smoke vent or chimney. Chimenti A surname from Italian. Chimento A surname from Italian. chimer A bell that chimes. chimera Any fantastic creature combining parts from different animals. chimeragenesis The genesis and development of chimeras chimeral Of or pertaining to a chimera (in all senses). chimeralike Resembling or characteristic of a chimera (fabulous creature with parts of different animals). chimerality The condition of being chimeral chimeraplast A synthetic strand of RNA and DNA once used to repair DNA mutations chimeraplasty A form of gene therapy that uses chimeraplasts