CHIROMANCY
CHIROMANCY, noun Divination by the hand; the art or practice of attempting to foretell events, or to discover the dispositions of a person, by inspecting the lines and lineament...
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CHIROMANTIC
CHIROMANTIC, adjective Pertaining to chiromancy, or divination by the hand.CHIROMANTIC deception.
CHIRP
CHIRP, verb intransitive Cherp. To make the noise of certain small birds, or of certain insects; as a chirping lark, or cricket.CHIRP, verb transitive To make cheerful.CHIRP, no...
CHIRPER
CHIRPER, noun One that chirps, or is cheerful.
CHIRPING
CHIRPING, participle present tense Making the noise of certain small birds.CHIRPING, noun The noise of certain small birds and insects.
CHIRURGEON
CHIRURGEON, noun A surgeon; one whose profession is to heal diseases by manual operations, instruments or external applications.
CHIRURGERY
CHIRURGERY, noun That part of the medical art which consists in healing diseases and wounds by instruments and external applications; now written surgery.
CHIRURGIC
CHIRURGIC,CHIRURGICAL, adjective1. Pertaining to surgery, or to the art of healing diseases and wounds by manual operations, instruments or external applications.2. Having quali...
CHIRURGICAL
CHIRURGICAL, a.1. Pertaining to surgery, or to the art of healing diseases and wounds by manual operations, instruments or external applications.2. Having qualities useful in ex...
CHISEL
CHISEL, noun An instrument of iron or steel, used in carpentry, joinery, cabinet work, masonry, sculpture, etc., either for paring, hewing or gouging. Chisels are of different s...
CHISELED
CHISELED, participle passive Cut or engraved with a chisel.
CHISELING
CHISELING, participle present tense Cutting with a chisel.
CHISLEU
CHISLEU, noun The ninth month of the Jewish year, answering to a part of November and a part of December, in the modern division of the year.
CHISTIANITY
CHISTIANITY, noun [See Christian, from Christ.] The religion of Christians; or the system of doctrines and precepts taught by Christ, and recorded by the evangelists and apostle...
CHIT
CHIT, noun1. A shoot or sprout; the first shooting or germination of a seed or plant. Hence,2. A child or babe, in familiar language.3. A freckle, that is, a push.CHIT, verb int...
CHIT-CHAT
CHIT-CHAT, noun [See Chat, Chatter.] Prattle; familiar or trifling talk.
CHITTERLING
CHITTERLING, noun The frill to the breast of a shirt.
CHITTERLINGS
CHITTERLINGS, nounplural The guts or bowels; sausages.
CHITTY
CHITTY, adjective1. Childish; like a babe.2. Full of chits or warts.
CHIVALROUS
CHIVALROUS, adjective [See Chivalry.] Pertaining to chivalry, or knight errantry; warlike; bold; gallant.
CHIVALRY
CHIVALRY, noun1. Knighthood; a military dignity, founded on the service of soldiers on horseback, called knights; a service formerly deemed more honorable than service in infant...
CHIVE
CHIVE, noun A SPECIES OF SMALL ONION.
CHIVES
CHIVES, nounplural In botany, slender threads or filaments in the blossoms of plants. [See Stamen.]
CHLDLESS
CHLDLESS, adjective Destitute of children or offspring. 1 Samuel 15:33.
CHLORATE
CHLORATE, noun [See chlorine.] A compound of chloric acid with a salifiable base.
CHLORIC
CHLORIC, adjective Pertaining to chlorine, or obtained from it; as chloric acid.
CHLORID
CHLORID, noun [See Chlorine.] A compound of chlorine with a combustible body.