CHARADE
CHARADE, noun A composition, in which the subject must be a word of two syllables, each forming a distinct word; and these syllables are to be concealed in an enigmatical descri...
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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CHARCOAL
CHARCOAL, noun Coal made by charring wood; the remains of wood burnt under turf, and from which all watery and other volatile matter has been expelled by heat. It makes a strong...
CHARD
CHARDnoun The leaves of artichokes tied and wrapped all over, except the top, in straw, during autumn and winter. This makes them grow white and lose some of their bitterness.CH...
CHARECT
CHARECT, noun An inscription.[See Character]
CHARGE
CHARGE, verb transitive1. To rush on; to fall on; to attack, especially with fixed bayonets; as, an army charges the enemy.2. To load, as a musket or cannon; to thrust in powder...
CHARGEABLE
CHARGEABLE, adjective1. That may be charged; that may be set, laid, imposed; as, a duty of forty per cent is chargeable on wine.2. Subject to be charged; as, wine is chargeable ...
CHARGEABLENESS
CHARGEABLENESS, noun Expensiveness; cost; costliness.
CHARGEABLY
CHARGEABLY, adverb Expensively; at great cost.
CHARGED
CHARGED, participle passive Loaded; burdened; attacked; laid on; instructed; imputed; accused; placed to the debt; ordered; commanded.
CHARGEFUL
CHARGEFUL, adjective Expensive; costly.
CHARGELESS
CHARGELESS, adjective Not expensive; free from expense.
CHARGER
CHARGER, noun1. In Scots law, one who charges another in a suit.2. A large dish. Numbers 7:13.3. A horse used for attack.
CHARGING
CHARGING, participle present tense Loading; attacking; laying on; instructing; commanding; accusing; imputing.
CHARILY
CHARILY, adverb [See Chary.] Carefully; warily; frugally.
CHARINESS
CHARINESS, noun Caution; care; nicety; scrupulousness.
CHARIOT
CHARIOT, noun1. A half coach; a carriage with four wheels and one seat behind, used for convenience and pleasure.2. A car or vehicle used formerly in war, drawn by two or more h...
CHARIOT-MAN
CHARIOT-MAN, noun The driver of a chariot. 2 Chronicles 18:1.
CHARIOT-RACE
CHARIOT-RACE, noun A race with chariots; a sport in which chariots were driven in contest for a prize.
CHARIOTED
CHARIOTED, participle passive Borne in a chariot.
CHARIOTEER
CHARIOTEER, noun The person who drives or conducts a chariot. It is used in speaking of military chariots and those in the ancient games, but not of modern drivers.
CHARITABLE
CHARITABLE, adjective1. Benevolent and kind; as a charitable disposition.2. Liberal in benefactions to the poor, and in relieving them in distress; as a charitable man.3. Pertai...
CHARITABLENESS
CHARITABLENESS, noun1. The disposition to be charitable; or the exercise of charity.2. Liberality to the poor.
CHARITABLY
CHARITABLY, adverb Kindly; liberally; benevolently; with a disposition to help the poor; favorably.
CHARITY
CHARITY, noun1. In a general sense, love, benevolence, good will; that disposition of heart which inclines men to think favorably of their fellow men, and to do them good. In a ...
CHARK
CHARK, verb transitive To burn to a coal; to char.
CHARLATAN
CHARLATAN, noun One who prates much in his own favor, and makes unwarrantable pretensions to skill; a quack; an empiric; a mountebank.
CHARLATANICAL
CHARLATANICAL, adjective Quackish; making undue pretensions to skill; ignorant.