English words: chavurah to checkmark

300 English words, part 58 of 202 of the words starting with C, A to Z. 37 have a page of their own.

English words chavurah to checkmark

chavurah noun /xɑːvʊˈɹɑː/: A small group of like-minded Jews who assemble for prayer, learning, etc.
chavvery noun: The quality of being chavvy.
chavvie adjective: Alternative form of chavvy.
chavviness noun: The quality of being chavvy.
chavvy adjective /ˈt͡ʃævi/: Of or pertaining to a chav or something that a chav might do or use.
chaw noun, verb /t͡ʃɔ/: That which is chewed.
chaw up verb: To do for; to finish or use up.
chawan noun: An East Asian tea bowl, in which tea may be prepared and then consumed.
chawanmushi noun: A Japanese savoury egg custard dish containing ginkgo seeds.
chawarma noun: Alternative spelling of shawarma.
Chawasha noun: Alternative form of Chaouacha.
chawat noun: A traditional loincloth of the Malay region.
chawbacon noun: An uncultured rustic person.
chawbone noun: Jawbone (maxillary bone).
chawbuck noun, verb: Alternative form of chabuk.
chawdron noun /ˈt͡ʃɔːdɹən/: The entrails of an animal, especially when used as a food ingredient; offal.
chawer noun /ˈtʃɔːə(ɹ)/: One who chaws; a chewer.
chawki noun: Alternative form of chowki.
chawkidar noun: Alternative form of chaukidar.
chawkidari noun: Alternative form of chaukidar.
chawkie noun: A young silkworm that has not yet reached its second moult stage.
chawl noun: A type of residential tenement building found in India, typically for poor working-class people.
Chawla proper noun: A surname from Punjabi.
chawn noun, verb: A gap, rift, or fissure.
chawnce noun: Pronunciation spelling of chance.
chawstick noun: Alternative form of chewstick (“plant”).
Chawton proper noun: A village and civil parish in East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England, south-west of Alton (OS grid ref SU7037).
chaxapeptin noun: A lasso peptide present in an extremotolerant strain of Streptomyces
chaxian noun: Synonym of tea whisk
chay noun /ˈt͡ʃeɪ/: A chaise (horse-drawn carriage).
chay root noun: The plant Oldenlandia umbellata, native to India, which yields a durable red dyestuff.
chaya noun: A teahouse in Japan.
chaya root noun: Alternative form of chay root.
chayah noun: Alternative form of chaya.
chayaroot noun: Alternative form of chay root.
chayav adjective /ˈxajəv/: responsible, culpable, obligated, typically in either the fulfillment of a mitzvah or in receiving punishment from a beit din
Chayes proper noun: A surname.
chayesite noun: A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal dark blue mineral containing iron, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, and silicon.
Chayka proper noun: A surname.
chaykhana noun: Alternative form of chaikhana.
chayote noun /t͡ʃɑˈjoʊti/: Sicyos edulis, a tropical American perennial herbaceous vine having tendrils, tuberous roots, and a green, pear-shaped fruit cooked as a vegetable.
chayroot noun: Alternative form of chay root.
Chaytor proper noun: A surname originating as an occupation.
Chaz proper noun /t͡ʃæz/: A diminutive of the male given name Charles.
Chazal noun: The sages from the time of the Second Temple and afterward, through the sixth century C.E.
chazan noun: Alternative form of hazzan.
chazanic adjective: Alternative form of hazzanic.
chazanut noun: Alternative form of chazzanut.
chazanuth noun: Alternative form of chazzanut.
Chazar adjective, noun: Alternative form of Khazar.
Chazen proper noun: A surname.
chazerai noun: Alternative spelling of chazzerai.
chazeret noun /xəˈzɛɹɛt/: A symbolic bitter herb eaten at Passover, typically Romaine lettuce, used in the korech sandwich.
chazuke noun: A simple Japanese dish made by pouring green tea, dashi, or hot water over cooked rice.
chazzan noun: Alternative form of hazzan.
chazzanic adjective: Alternative form of hazzanic.
chazzanut noun: Jewish liturgical music, as performed by a cantor.
chazzanuth noun: Alternative form of chazzanut.
chazzen noun: Alternative form of hazzan.
chazzer noun /ˈxɑzəɹ/: A pig.
chazzerai noun /ˈxɑːzəɹaɪ/: Junk; trash; anything worthless.
CHB noun: Initialism of concrete hollow block.
chbG noun: A gene in the bacterium Escherichia coli that codes for a chitooligosaccharide deacetylase.
CHC noun: Initialism of continuing health care.
CHD noun: Initialism of congenital heart disease.
CHDFIDD noun: Initialism of congenital heart defects, dysmorphic facial features and intellectual developmental disorder.
CHDIRAUX noun: Chief Director of Auxiliary, a duty officer in the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
che noun, pronoun: The letter Ч, ч.
Che Guevarist noun: Synonym of Guevarist.
che sara sara phrase /ˈkeɪ səˌɹɑː səˈɹɑː/: Used to express a personal philosophy of fatalism and acceptance of the future.
che sera sera phrase: Alternative spelling of che sara sara.
Chea proper noun: A surname from Khmer.
Cheadle proper noun: A surname.
Cheadle-Möller-Barlow syndrome noun: The disease scurvy, especially in infants.
Cheadle's disease noun: The disease scurvy, especially in infants.
Cheah proper noun: A surname from Hokkien.
Cheal proper noun: A surname
Cheam proper noun /ˈt͡ʃiːm/: A suburban village in the borough of Sutton, Greater London, on the border with Surrey (OS grid ref TQ2463).
cheap adjective, adverb, noun, verb /ˈt͡ʃiːp/: Low or reduced in price.
cheap and cheerful adjective: Not of bad quality, or otherwise enjoyable, despite being cheap.
cheap and nasty adjective: cheap and of bad quality.
cheap-arse adjective, noun: Alternative form of cheapass.
cheap-arse Tuesday noun: The day of the week (Tuesday) when establishments such as cinemas, restaurants, etc, offer some of their goods and services at discounted prices.
cheap as borscht adjective: Alternative form of cheap like borscht.
cheap as chips adjective: Very cheap, not costing much.
cheap at half the price phrase: Quite expensive.
cheap at the price adjective: Reasonably inexpensive
cheap Charlie noun: A cheapskate, a miser.
cheap date noun: A lightweight; someone who gets drunk after a small amount of alcohol.
cheap drunk noun: Someone who is easily intoxicated.
cheap fake noun: A real video taken out of context or manipulated with cheap tools.
cheap-jack adjective, noun: Alternative form of cheapjack
cheap John noun: A cheapjack.
cheap like borscht adjective: Very inexpensive.
cheap out verb: To reduce costs on a project or product to an unreasonable degree; to cut corners.
cheap seats noun: The lowest-priced seats in a theatre or stadium, typically located on an upper balcony.
cheap shot noun, verb: A deliberate, unsportsmanlike, and potentially illegal act of aggression against an opponent.
cheap skate noun: Alternative form of cheapskate.
cheap thrill noun: Something simple and inexpensive done for pleasure.
cheap trick noun: Synonym of dirty trick; often specifically (and probably originally) a swindle or con in the marketplace.
cheap tripper noun: A person who goes on an excursion by railway or steamer at a reduced fare.
cheapass adjective, noun: Cheap, stingy; unwilling to spend money.
cheapen verb /ˈtʃiːpən/: To decrease the value or price of; to make cheaper.
cheapen out verb: Alternative form of cheap out.
cheapener noun: One who cheapens.
cheapening noun, verb: The process by which something is cheapened (made more affordable or made vulgar).
cheaper by the dozen phrase: Handled more efficiently as a group, rather than individually.
cheapernet noun: The thinnet form of Ethernet.
cheapery noun: Cheap, worthless things; that which is trashy.
cheapfake noun: A fake or misleading piece of media (such as a video clip or image) created using conventional methods, as opposed to AI deep learning algorithms.
cheapflation noun /tʃiːpˈflej.ʃən/: The practice of decreasing the main ingredient of a product or replacing it altogether with a less costly one but continuing to market it at the same price...
cheapie adjective, noun: Cheap; inferior.
cheapies noun: plural of cheapie
cheaping noun, verb /ˈt͡ʃiːpɪŋ/: Bargaining, haggling.
cheapish adjective /ˈt͡ʃiːpɪʃ/: Somewhat cheap.
cheapishly adverb: in a cheapish fashion; quite cheaply
cheapjack adjective, noun: A peddler, a travelling hawker.
cheaply adverb /ˈt͡ʃiːpli/: In a cheap manner; without expending much money.
cheapness noun /ˈtʃiːpnəs/: The state or character trait of being cheap (stingy).
cheapo adjective, noun: Inexpensive and of poor quality.
cheapoid adjective: Of inferior quality.
cheapshot noun: Alternative spelling of cheap shot.
Cheapside proper noun: A street, and surrounding district, in the City of London; links Newgate Street, Cornhill, Threadneedle Street, Poultry and Lombard Street (and others).
cheapskate noun /ˈt͡ʃipˌskeɪt/: Someone who stingily avoids spending money.
cheapstead noun: A marketplace.
cheapster noun: A stingy person; a cheapskate.
cheapy noun: Alternative form of cheapie.
Cheaster noun /ˈt͡ʃiːstə(ɹ)/: A person who attends religious services only twice a year, at Christmas and Easter.
cheat noun, verb /ˈt͡ʃiːt/: To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.
cheat-bread noun: A second-rate wheaten bread, prepared with more coarsely sifted flour.
cheat code noun: A line of text or series of commands which can be used to change a game's behavior, alter a character's looks and abilities, skip levels, or access other...
cheat curl noun: A curl that is similar to the move used to train the biceps, except that at the point when the elbows are bent 90 degrees, the weightlifter moves the hips...
cheat day noun: A day on which a person on a diet or similar restriction on activities is free to disregard them.
cheat death verb: To survive a situation which would be expected to result in death.
cheat fate verb: Synonym of cheat death.
cheat grass noun: Downy brome; drooping brome (Bromus tectorum); an annual grass native to Europe, southwestern Asia and northern Africa.
cheat meal noun: An occasional meal for which a person on a diet is free to disregard the normal restrictions on what to eat.
cheat on verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cheat, on.
cheat out verb: To face or turn toward the audience more than would be natural, for instance in a staged conversation.
cheat out of verb: To trick (someone) into giving something up; to unfairly deprive someone of (something).
cheat sheet noun: A sheet of paper (or a digital analogue thereof) containing notes used to assist (with or without permission) on a test; especially, such a sheet used...
cheat the hangman verb: To die, especially by suicide, while under sentence of death, or while guilty of a capital crime; also, to kill someone else who is in such a state.
cheat the pocket verb: To pot a ball in the edge, rather than the middle, of a pocket.
cheatability noun: The extent to which a pocket is cheatable
cheatable adjective: Capable of being cheated
cheatcode noun: Alternative form of cheat code.
cheated adjective, verb /ˈt͡ʃiːtɪd/: Having been tricked or deceived.
cheatee noun: One who is cheated.
cheater noun /ˈt͡ʃiːtɚ/: Someone who cheats; something that cheats.
cheater, cheater, pumpkin eater noun: Someone who cheats.
cheater five noun: A form of hang five move, but where the surfer keeps their body and their weight well back from the front of the board and just reaches out with one leg to...
cheater glasses noun: Synonym of cheaters.
cheatercock noun: Someone who violates rules in order to gain an advantage; a cheater.
cheaters noun: Spectacles that magnify: reading glasses; often, the inexpensive nonprescription kind.
cheaters never prosper proverb: Synonym of cheats never prosper.
cheatery noun /ˈt͡ʃiːtəɹi/: Cheating; fraud.
cheatgrass noun /ˈt͡ʃiːtɡɹɑːs/: Bromus tectorum, drooping brome, native to Europe, thought to create an ecology prone to annual fires in many US areas
Cheatham proper noun /ˈtʃiːtəm/: A surname.
cheatin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of cheating.
cheating adjective, noun, verb /ˈt͡ʃiːtɪŋ/: An act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, imposition or infidelity.
cheatingly adverb: in a cheating manner
cheatless adjective: Without a cheat or cheats.
cheatlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a cheat.
cheatline noun /ˈt͡ʃiːtlaɪn/: In civil aviation, a decorative horizontal band of color applied to both sides of an aircraft's fuselage of as part of its livery.
cheats never prosper proverb: One does not profit by cheating.
cheatsheet noun: Alternative spelling of cheat sheet.
cheaty adjective: prone to cheating.
cheb noun /ˈt͡ʃɛb/: A boob; a tit; a breast.
chebacco noun: A (relatively small) narrow-sterned boat formerly much used in the Newfoundland fisheries.
chebble noun: Alternative form of tyebble.
chebec noun: Alternative form of xebec.
Cheboksary proper noun /ˌt͡ʃɛbɒkˈsæɹiː/: The capital and largest city of Chuvashia, Russia.
Cheboygan proper noun: A city, the county seat of Cheboygan County, Michigan, United States.
chebulagic acid noun: A benzopyran tannin and antioxidant with potential medical uses.
chebulanin noun: A particular topoisomerase inhibitor
chebulic adjective: Of or relating to Terminalia chebula.
chebulic acid noun: A phenolic acid compound isolated from the ripe fruits of Terminalia chebula.
chebulic myrobalan noun: A tree native to southern Asia with edible fruit and which is used in traditional medicine, Terminalia chebula.
chebulinic adjective: Relating to chebulinic acid or its derivatives
chebulinic acid noun: An ellagitannin that has some antioxidant action
Cheburashka rig noun: An articulated fishing rig consisting of a round, weighted ball with a removable wire clip that connects to a hook and a soft plastic lure.
chebureki noun /ˌt͡ʃɛbʊˈɹɛki/: Deep-fried turnovers filled with ground meat and onions, a national dish of the Crimean Tatars.
Chebyshev proper noun: A surname from Russian.
Chebyshev distance noun: A metric defined on a vector space where the distance between two vectors is the greatest of their differences along any coordinate dimension.
Chebyshev space noun: Synonym of Haar space.
chechako noun: Alternative form of cheechako.
chechaquo noun: Alternative form of cheechako.
cheche noun: A piece of clothing used commonly in hot deserts to protect oneself from the sun or sandstorms.
Chechehet noun: A subgroup of the Het people who lived as far south as the mouths of the Colorado and Río Negro rivers in southern Buenos Aires Province.
Chechen adjective, noun /ˈtʃɛ.tʃɛn/: A member of a Nakh people of the northern Caucasus and resident in the Russian republic of Chechnya.
Chechenization noun: The process of Chechenizing, that is assimilating into Chechen language or culture.
Chechenize verb: To render Chechen, to assimilate into Chechen language or culture.
Chechenness noun: The quality of being Chechen.
Checheno- prefix: Chechen.
chechia noun: Alternative form of shashiya.
Chechnian adjective, noun: Alternative form of Chechnyan.
Chechnya proper noun /ˈt͡ʃɛtʃ.ni.ə/: A republic and federal subject of Russia, in the northern Caucasus. Official name: Chechen Republic. Capital: Grozny.
Chechnyan adjective, noun: Of or relating to Chechnya.
check adjective, interjection, noun, verb /t͡ʃɛk/: An inspection or examination.
check all the boxes verb: Synonym of tick all the boxes.
check and balance noun, verb: Provide mutual oversight and limitation by independent organizations in order to prevent abuses of power.
check and mate interjection: Synonym of checkmate (“chess: word called by the victor”).
check at the door verb: Synonym of leave at the door.
check bill noun: check, bill (at a restaurant)
check box noun: Alternative form of checkbox.
check-call noun, verb: To check and then call a bet by another player in the same betting round.
check clerk noun: A clerk who checks accounts, etc.
check cop noun: An adhesive used by cheats to steal chips or coins from a stack using the palm of the hand.
check digit noun: A single-digit checksum.
check-fold noun, verb: To check and then fold to a bet by another player in the same betting round.
check hook noun: A hook on the saddle of a harness, over which a checkrein is looped.
check in noun, verb /ˈt͡ʃɛkˌɪn/: The act of checking in at a hotel, airport, etc.
check in on verb: To pay a visit in order to monitor the health, security or safety of (someone or something).
check-in time noun: The time during which a registered guest is expected to arrive at a lodging.
check in with oneself verb: To analyze one's thoughts and emotions with a view to self-improvement.
check into verb: To formally announce one's arrival at a location or event (usually a hotel) to a proprietor or employee of that location or event in order to secure...
check is in the mail phrase: A common excuse used by debtors to put off creditors.
check key noun: A latchkey.
check mark noun: A mark (✓) made to indicate confirmation of verification, completeness, correctness, choice, agreement, or acknowledgement.
check minus noun: A grade indicating work that is acceptable, but could be better.
check nut noun: A secondary nut, screwing down upon the primary nut to secure it.
check off verb: To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example,...
check on verb: To personally verify that (someone or something) is safe, copacetic, appropriate or satisfactory.
check one's eyelids for leaks verb: To sleep; to take a nap.
check out noun, verb: To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
check-out time noun: The time of day by which one must check out of a hotel, campground, hospital, parking garage, etc.
check over noun, verb: To read or inspect, looking for errors or problems.
check plus noun: A grade indicating work that is more than satisfactory.
check rail noun: A rail laid parallel to a running rail to guide wheels through points, rail crossings, and round curves, to reduce wear and the risk of derailments such as...
check-raise noun, verb: To check and then raise a bet by another player in the same betting round.
check-rein noun: Alternative form of checkrein.
check ride noun: A test of a newly qualified pilot's flying proficiency by an examiner who accompanies the pilot on a flight.
check scale noun: A scale used in a filling operation to indicate the proper filling level has been reached.
check sheet noun: A document used to collect data in real time at the location where the data is generated, used in quality control processes.
check side noun: A sidespin of the cue ball which makes it bounce off the cush, or off another ball, at a shallower angle than normal.
check swing noun: Alternative form of check swing.
check-taker noun: A person employed to collect admission tickets at a theatre or on a train, etc.
check the math verb: To verify the source or accuracy of something.
check through verb: To permit someone to continue onward, e.g. through a security checkpoint, after verifying their identity, tickets, etc.
check up noun, verb: Alternative form of checkup.
check up on verb: To examine or inspect something in order to determine its condition; to check out.
check upstairs verb: To invoke the Decision Review System.
check valve noun: A valve in a pipeline which allows the liquid or gas to flow in one direction only.
check viewer noun: A viewer employed by the lessor to see that the provisions of the lease are duly observed.
check washing noun: The process of erasing details from a check to allow it to be rewritten, usually for criminal purposes such as fraudulent withdrawal from the victim's bank...
check weigher noun: A form of dynamic scale that weighs products as they come off a production line
check you out phrase: Synonym of see you later.
check your privilege phrase: Used to urge someone to examine their own speech and actions for bias or presumption due to social privilege and to curb or check any such bias or presumption.
check yourself before you wreck yourself phrase: Consider the consequences of your actions before you end up in trouble.
checkability noun: Synonym of verifiability.
checkable adjective: Able to be verified (confirmed).
checkage noun: The act of marking with a check mark.
checkback noun /ˈt͡ʃɛkbæk/: A play of a designated card as a prompt to one's partner to respond with a play indicating the kinds of card he/she holds.
checkbite noun: An interocclusal record made by placing a plastic material (that subsequently hardens) between the upper and lower teeth
checkboard noun: Alternative form of checkerboard (“design”).
checkbook noun /ˈt͡ʃɛk.bʊk/: Alternative form of chequebook.
checkbook diplomacy noun: A foreign policy which openly uses foreign aid and investment between countries to curry diplomatic favor.
checkbook journalism noun: The practice of journalists of paying a person or organization for the receipt of a news story.
checkbook money noun: Demand bank deposits which are subject to verification.
checkbox noun /ˈtʃɛkbɒks/: A space on a paper form that can be optionally filled with a check mark.
checkbox compliance noun: Compliance with a list of standards without regard for their spirit.
checkdigit noun: Alternative form of check digit.
checkdown noun: A short pass to a running back or tight end made due to the primary receivers being covered.
checked adjective, verb /t͡ʃɛkt/: Marked with a check mark.
checked build noun: A special version of a software program that can provide advanced debug information in the event of a fault.
checked exception noun: An exception that has to be declared in the signature of the method that may raise it.
checked out adjective, verb: Uninterested, uncooperative.
checked swing noun: A swing in which a batter starts to swing for a ball but stops the swing shortly before the ball reaches home plate; a checked (halted, partial) swing of...
checked syllable noun: Synonym of closed syllable
checked tone noun: Synonym of entering tone.
checkee noun: Someone or something that is checked.
checker noun, verb /ˈtʃɛkə/: One who or that which checks or verifies something.
checkerbark juniper noun: Synonym of alligator juniper.
checkerberry noun: The teaberry, Gaultheria procumbens.
checkerbloom noun: Any of the flowering plants in the genus Sidalcea.
checkerboard noun, verb /ˈt͡ʃɛkəˌbɔːd/: A square board divided into sixty-four equal squares arranged in eight rows and eight columns, with adjacent squares alternating in color, typically black...
checkerboard rendering noun: A rasterization optimization technique where on every pass only a part of the final resolution is rendered (sometimes in a checkerboard pattern) to then be...
checkerboardedness noun: The presence, in a matrix, of a checkerboard pattern
checkerboarding noun, verb: Synonym of checkerboard rendering.
checkered adjective, verb: Divided into a grid of squares of alternating colours or shades, or into light and dark patches.
checkered flag noun: Alternative spelling of chequered flag.
checkering noun, verb: Alternative form of chequering.
checkerist noun: One who plays the game of checkers.
checkermallow noun: Synonym of checkerbloom.
checkers noun, verb: A game for two players played on a chessboard; the players have 12 pieces each, and the object is to capture all the opponent’s pieces by jumping over them....
checkerspot noun: Any of a group of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae whose wings bear a checkered, spotted pattern.
checkerwise adjective, adverb: Alternative spelling of chequerwise.
checkerwork noun: Synonym of checkwork.
checkin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of checking.
checking noun, verb /ˈt͡ʃɛkɪŋ/: The act of physically keeping an opposing player in check.
checking account noun: A current account; a bank account from which money can easily be transferred, by check(US)/cheque(UK) or other means.
checkitis noun /ˌt͡ʃɛkˈaɪt.əs/: The state of nervousness and anxiety and loss of self-confidence that a person whose knowledge or performance is being evaluated or observed may sink into,...
checklaton noun /t͡ʃɛkˈlætən/: Alternative form of ciclatoun.
checkless adjective: That cannot be checked or restrained.
checklessness noun: Absence of checks (financial instruments).
Checkley proper noun: A hamlet in Doddington and District parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England, previously in Checkley cum Wrinehill parish (OS grid ref SJ7346).
checklist noun, verb /ˈt͡ʃɛklɪst/: A list of tasks to be completed, names to be consulted, conditions to be verified and similar.
checklister noun: A person who creates or uses checklists.
checkman noun: A man employed to operate a check valve.
checkmark noun, verb: Alternative form of check mark.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under C: 60,525 words, in 202 parts.