An evergreen shrub native to California, Adenostoma fasciculatum in the botanical family Rosaceae
chamiso
chamiso
noun
An evergreen shrub native to California, Adenostoma fasciculatum.
An evergreen shrub, Atriplex canescens, found in the southwestern United States.
chamkis
chamois
chamois
adj
Chamois-colored.
noun
(cycling) A padded insert which protects the groin from the bicycle saddle.
A short-horned goat antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra.
An absorbent cloth used for cleaning and polishing, formerly made of chamois leather.
Short for chamois leather (“soft pliable leather originally made from the skin of chamois (nowadays the hides of deer, sheep, and other species of goat are alternatively used)”).
The traditional colour of chamois leather.
verb
(transitive) To clean with a chamois leather cloth.
chamsin
chamsin
noun
Alternative form of khamsin
charism
charism
noun
(Christianity, theology) A power or authority, generally of a spiritual nature, believed to be a freely given gift by the Grace of God.
chasmal
chasmal
adj
Of or like a chasm.
chasmed
chasmed
adj
Having gaps or a chasm.
chasmic
chasmic
adj
Like a chasm.
chemash
chiasma
chiasma
noun
(anatomy) A crossing of two nerves, ligaments etc.
(genetics, cytology) The contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis.
chiasmi
chiasmi
noun
plural of chiasmus
chiasms
chiasms
noun
plural of chiasm
chimars
chimlas
chimlas
noun
plural of chimla
chlamys
chlamys
noun
(historical) A short poncho-like cloak caught up on the shoulder, worn by hunters, soldiers, and horsemen in Ancient Greece.
chrisma
chromas
chromas
noun
plural of chroma
chumash
chumash
Proper noun
Any book of the Pentateuch.
The Pentateuch collectively.
Proper noun
A native American tribe of southern California.
The language of the tribe.
chymase
chymase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a family of serine proteases present in mast cells
cumshaw
cumshaw
noun
A gratuity or tip as thanks for a service
verb
To give or make a present to.
cushman
drachms
drachms
noun
plural of drachm
machias
malchus
manches
manches
noun
plural of manche
manchus
marches
marches
noun
The area along a border.
plural of march
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of march
matches
matches
noun
plural of match
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of match
mesarch
mesarch
adj
(botany) Exhibiting mesarchy.
meshach
meshach
Proper noun
One of the captives in the Bible who came out of the fiery furnace unharmed.
micheas
mochras
mochras
noun
An astringent gum-resin obtained from Bombax ceiba.
phascum
sachems
sachems
noun
plural of sachem
samechs
samechs
noun
plural of samech
schemas
schemas
noun
plural of schema
schisma
schisma
noun
(music) A very small interval equal to half a comma.