CHEERISHNESS
CHEERISHNESS, noun State of cheerfulness.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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CHEERLESS
CHEERLESS, adjective Without joy, gladness, or comfort; gloomy; destitute of any thing to enliven or animate the spirits.
CHEERLY
CHEERLY, adjective Gay; cheerful; not gloomy.CHEERLY, adverb Cheerfully; heartily; briskly.CHEERLY, adjective Gay; sprightly; having power to make gay.Come, let us hie, and quaf...
CHEESE
CHEESE, noun1. The curd of milk, coagulated by rennet, separated from the serum or whey, and pressed in a vat, hoop or mold.2. A mass of pumice or ground apples placed on a press.
CHEESE-CAKE
CHEESE-CAKE, noun A cake made of soft curds, sugar and butter.
CHEESE-MONGER
CHEESE-MONGER, noun One who deals in or sells cheese.
CHEESE-PARING
CHEESE-PARING, noun A press, or engine for pressing curd in the making of cheese.
CHEESE-PRESS
CHEESE-PRESS, noun A press, or engine for pressing curd in the making of cheese.
CHEESE-RENNET
CHEESE-RENNET, noun A plant, ladies bed-straw, Galium verum.
CHEESE-VAT
CHEESE-VAT, noun The vat or case in which curds are confined for pressing.
CHEESY
CHEESY, adjective Having the nature, qualities, taste or form of cheese.
CHEGOE
CHEGOE, noun A tropical insect that enters the skin of the feet and multiplies incredibly, causing an itching.
CHEIROPTER
CHEIROPTER, noun An animal whose anterior toes are connected by a membrane, and whose feet thus serve for wings, as the bat.
CHELIDON
CHELIDON, noun A brown fly with silvery wings.
CHELIFEROUS
CHELIFEROUS, adjective Furnished with claws, as an animal.
CHELIFORM
CHELIFORM, adjective Having the form of a claw.
CHELMSFORDITE
CHELMSFORDITE, noun A mineral arranged as a subspecies of schaalstein; found in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.
CHELONIAN
CHELONIAN, adjective Pertaining to or designating animals of the tortoise kind.
CHELY
CHELY, noun The claw of a shell-fish.
CHEMICAL
CHEMICAL. [See Chimical.]
CHEMICALLY
CHEMICALLY. [See Chimically.]
CHEMISE
CHEMISE, noun1. A shift, or under garment worn by females.2. A wall that lines the face of any work of earth.
CHEMIST
CHEMIST. [See chimist.]
CHEMISTRY
CHEMISTRY. [See Chimistry.]
CHEQUER
CHEQUER. [See Checker.]
CHERIFF
CHERIFF, noun Written also Sheriff. The prince of Mecca; a high priest among the Mohammedans.
CHERISH
CHERISH, noun The prince of Mecca; a high priest among the Mohammedans.CHERISH, verb transitive1. To treat with tenderness and affection; to give warmth, ease or comfort to.We w...