English to English Dictionary

/ˌtʃest əv ˈdrɔː.zəz/ [chest of drawers]

[noun] A piece of furniture consisting of a rectangular frame enclosing multiple parallel horizontal drawers used for storing clothing and other personal items.

/ˌtʃɪˈtʃɛwə/ [Chichewa]

[noun] A Bantu language spoken widely in south-central Africa, particularly in Malawi, where it serves as a national and official language.

/tʃaɪd/ [chide]

[verb] To scold or rebuke someone gently or mildly.

/tʃiːf priːst/ [chief priest]

[noun] The principal or head priest in certain religious traditions, particularly in ancient Judaism or various polytheistic religions.

/ˈtʃaɪldˌbɛər.ɪŋ/ [child bearing]

[noun] The process of giving birth to children; the period during which a person is capable of or engaged in producing offspring.

/kaɪˈmɪərəz/ [chimeras]

[noun] A thing that is hoped or wished for but in fact is illusory or impossible to achieve.

/ˈtʃɔɪ.sɪz/ [choices]

[noun] The act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities.

/ˈkwaɪər/ [choir]

[noun] An organized body of singers, typically one that performs in religious services or formal public concerts.

/ˈkɔːriəɡræf/ [choreograph]

[verb] To compose the sequence of steps and moves for a performance of dance or to plan and coordinate a complex series of events.

/ˈtʃɔːrtəl/ [chortle]

[verb] To laugh in a breathy, gleeful, or partly suppressed way, often expressing satisfaction or amusement.

/ˈkɔːrəs/ [chorus]

[noun] A large organized group of singers, especially one that performs together with an orchestra or in a opera.

/ˈkrɒn.ɪk/ [chronic]

[adjective] Persisting for a long time or constantly recurring, especially regarding an illness or medical condition.

/ˈkrɪs.ə.lɪs ʃɛl/ [chrysalis shell]

[noun] The hard outer protective casing left behind after a moth or butterfly emerges from its pupal stage.

/ˈtʃʌmi/ [chummy]

[adjective] Friendly, intimate, or unusually familiar with someone.

/ˈtʃɜːrtʃɪz/ [churches]

[noun] Plural form of church; buildings used for public Christian worship.

/ˈtʃɜːrlɪʃnəs/ [churlishness]

[noun] The quality or state of being rude, surly, or mean-spirited in a boorish or ungracious manner.

/sərˈkjuːɪtəs/

[adjective] Longer than the most direct way; indirect and roundabout, often implying a deliberate or unnecessary deviation.

/ˈsɜːrkəmˌfɪks/ [circumfix]

[noun] A type of affix that consists of two parts, one placed at the beginning of a word and the other at the end, which function together as a single morphological unit.