(historical) A traditional measure of land area, vaguely reckoned as the amount of land required to sow a cahiz of seed.
(historical) A traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 665.8 L.
cathi
cathi
Proper noun
A 20th century spelling variant of Cathy, diminutive of the female given name Catherine.
chaim
chain
chain
noun
(Britain) A sequence of linked house purchases, each of which is dependent on the preceding and succeeding purchase (said to be "broken" if a buyer or seller pulls out).
(chemistry) A number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule.
(mathematics, set theory, order theory) A totally ordered set, especially a totally ordered subset of a poset.
(nautical, in the plural) Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels.
(surveying) A long measuring tape.
(surveying) A series of interconnected links of known length, used as a measuring device.
(weaving) The warp threads of a web.
A livery collar, a chain of office.
A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
A series of interconnected things.
A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name.
A unit of length equal to 22 yards. The length of a Gunter's surveying chain. The length of a cricket pitch. Equal to 20.12 metres, 4 rods, or 100 links.
That which confines, fetters, or secures; a bond.
verb
(computing) To be chained to another data item.
(computing) To relate data items with a chain of pointers.
(figurative) To connect as if with a chain, due to dependence, addiction, or other feelings
(figurative) To obligate.
(intransitive) To link multiple items together.
(transitive) To fasten something with a chain.
(transitive) To measure a distance using a 66-foot long chain, as in land surveying.
(transitive) To obstruct the mouth of a river etc with a chain.
(transitive) To secure someone with fetters.
(transitive, computing, rare, associated with Acorn Computers) To load and automatically run (a program).
chair
chair
noun
(chemistry) One of two possible conformers of cyclohexane rings (the other being boat), shaped roughly like a chair.
(education) A distinguished professorship at a university.
(music) The seating position of a particular musician in an orchestra.
(often with definite article, also written Chair) Clipping of chairperson.
(rail transport) An iron block used on railways to support the rails and secure them to the sleepers, and similar devices.
(slang, with the) Ellipsis of electric chair. (the execution device).
A vehicle for one person; either a sedan borne upon poles, or a two-wheeled carriage drawn by one horse; a gig.
An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person. Compare stool, couch, sofa, settee, loveseat and bench.
The seat or office of a person in authority, such as a judge or bishop.
verb
(transitive) To act as chairperson at; to preside over.
(transitive) To carry in a seated position upon one's shoulders, especially in celebration or victory.
(transitive, Wales, UK) To award a chair to (a winning poet) at a Welsh eisteddfod.
chais
chais
noun
plural of chai
chait
chari
chati
chati
noun
A small South American subspecies of tiger cat (Leopardus pardalis mitis), native to Argentina and Paraguay.
chaui
chiam
chian
chiao
chias
chias
noun
plural of chia
chiba
chiba
Proper noun
a capital city of Chiba prefecture, Japan.
chica
chica
noun
(Canada, US, informal) A Latin-American girl; a Latina.
An orange-red dyestuff obtained by boiling the leaves of the bignonia.
china
china
noun
(countable) Synonym of China rose, in its various senses.
(countable, Cockney rhyming slang, Australia, South Africa) Synonym of friend.
(countable, games, chiefly US, obsolete) A glazed china marble.
(countable, music) A kind of drum cymbal approximating a Chinese style of cymbal, but usually with Turkish influences.
(uncountable) Chinaware: porcelain tableware.
(uncountable) Synonym of China root, the root of Smilax china (particularly) as a medicine.
(uncountable) Synonym of porcelain, a hard white translucent ceramic made from kaolin, now (chiefly US) sometimes distinguished in reference to tableware as fine or good china.
(uncountable, chiefly US, dated) Cheaper and lower-quality ceramic and ceramic tableware, distinguished from porcelain.
(uncountable, dated) Tea from China, (particularly) varieties cured by smoking or opposed to Indian cultivars.
(uncountable, obsolete) Synonym of cheyney: worsted or woolen stuff.
chita
chria
cimah
dachi
haick
iache
laich
licha
machi
machi
noun
A traditional healer and religious leader in the Mapuche culture of Chile and Argentina.
micah
micah
Proper noun
A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
Any of several men in the Old Testament:
The minor prophet and author of the Book of Micah.
An featured in Judges 17–18 and of the Micah’s idol narrative. Also called
name of Biblical origin. Used since the 17th century, but never popular.