English words: chequing to Chesterfield bed

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English words chequing to Chesterfield bed

chequing noun: Alternative spelling of checking.
chequing account noun: Alternative spelling of checking account.
chequy adjective /ˈt͡ʃɛki/: Chequered; divided into small squares (chequers) by transverse vertical and horizontal lines.
cher noun [ˈt͡ʃə]: Alternative spelling of 'cher.
cheralite noun: Any of a range of yellowish-brown to green minerals that are mixed phosphates of (primarily) calcium and thorium, associated with uraniferous deposits.
Cheraw noun: A tribe of indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands, in the Piedmont area of North Carolina near the Sauratown Mountains.
Cherbourg proper noun: A coastal town in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin commune, Manche department, Normandy, France.
cherch verb: To scrounge, to obtain in an unintended fashion, to scrape together.
cherconnaes noun: A kind of cotton cloth from India.
cherem noun: Alternative form of herem.
chereme noun /ˈkɪəɹiːm/: A basic unit of a sign language; equivalent to a phoneme.
cheremic adjective: Of or relating to a chereme; signed
Cheremiss noun: Mari (Finno-Ugric people)
cheremnykhite noun: An orthorhombic greenish yellow mineral containing lead, oxygen, tellurium, vanadium, and zinc.
Cherenkov effect noun: Alternative form of Cerenkov effect.
Cherenkov radiation noun: Alternative form of Cerenkov radiation.
cherepanovite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic and rhodium.
Cherethim noun: The Cherethites.
Cherethite noun: A member of an ethnic group in the Levant, mentioned in the Bible.
cheretta noun: Alternative form of chiretta.
chergui noun: Alternative form of sharqi.
Cheri proper noun /ʃəˈɹiː/: A female given name originating as a coinage.
Cherian proper noun: A surname.
Cherie proper noun: A female given name originating as a coinage.
Cherilyn proper noun: A female given name.
cherimoya noun /t͡ʃɛɹɪˈmɔɪ.ə/: A subtropical tree, of species Annona cherimola, native to mountainous areas of South America.
cherimoyer noun: Alternative spelling of cherimoya.
Cherington proper noun: A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST9098).
Cherise proper noun: A female given name.
cherish verb /ˈt͡ʃɛɹɪʃ/: To treat with affection, care, and tenderness; to nurture or protect with care.
cherish a snake in one's bosom verb: Synonym of nourish a viper in one's bosom.
cherishable adjective: Capable of, or suitable for, being cherished.
cherishably adverb: In a cherishable manner.
cherished adjective, verb /ˈt͡ʃɛɹɪʃt/: highly valued, having a high personal value.
cherisher noun: Someone who cherishes something
cherishing noun, verb: The act by which somebody or something is cherished.
cherishingly adverb: in a cherishing manner
cherishment noun /ˈt͡ʃɛɹɪʃmənt/: the act of cherishing
Cherith proper noun: A female given name.
Cheriton proper noun /ˈt͡ʃɛɹɪtən/: A hamlet in Brendon and Countisbury parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS7346).
Cherkasy proper noun: A port city, administrative centre, and raion of Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine, on the Dnipro/Dnieper.
Cherkess noun: A Circassian.
chermesid noun: Any hemipteran insect in the former family Chermesidae. Like the equivalent name chermid, it has historically referred to the equivalent of more than one...
chermid noun: Any hemipteran insect in the former family Chermidae, which has historically referred to equivalents of more than one modern family.
chermoula noun: A marinade used in Algerian, Moroccan and Tunisian cooking, made with herbs, oil, lemons, garlic, cumin, and salt.
Chermside proper noun: A surname.
Chern proper noun: A surname
Chern class noun: Any of a group of characteristic classes associated with complex vector bundles, with applications in physics, string theory, etc.
chernetid noun: Any pseudoscorpion in the family Chernetidae.
Cherney proper noun: A surname.
Chernihiv proper noun /t͡ʃəˈniːhiːv/: A miskrada in Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine, founded in October 1932. Seat: Chernihiv.
chernikovite noun: A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal light yellow mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and uranium.
Chernivtsi proper noun /t͡ʃəniːvˈtsiː/: A city, administrative centre, and raion of Chernivtsi Oblast in the Bukovyna region, Ukraine, on the Prut river.
Chernobyl noun /tʃɜːˈnɒbəl/: A major nuclear-energy accident.
Chernobylian adjective: Relating to or resembling the city of Chernobyl or the 1986 nuclear accident that occurred there.
Chernobylic adjective: Of, or like the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster or its aftermath.
chernobylite noun: A technogenic crystalline zirconium silicate containing uranium as a solid solution, discovered in the corium produced by the Chernobyl nuclear accident.
Chernoff proper noun: A surname.
chernosem noun: Alternative form of chernozem.
chernosemic adjective: Alternative form of chernozemic.
Chernov proper noun: A surname from Russian.
chernozem noun /ˈt͡ʃɜː(ɹ)nəˌzɛm/: A fertile black soil containing a very high percentage of humus (3% to 15%) and high percentages of phosphoric acids, phosphorus and ammonia.
chernozemic adjective: Of or pertaining to an order of soils with chernozemic characteristics.
chernukha noun: A gloomy genre of Russian horror.
Cherny proper noun /ˈtʃɜː.ni/: A surname from Russian [in turn from the Slavic languages], variant of Chyorny.
chernykhite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, barium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and vanadium.
Chernyshevskian adjective: Of or relating to Nikolay Chernyshevsky (Russian: Никола́й ́Черныше́вский; 1828–1889), a Russian revolutionary democrat, materialist philosopher, critic,...
Chernyshevsky proper noun: A surname
Cheroenhaka noun: Synonym of Nottoway.
cherogril noun: A hyrax.
Cherokee noun /ˌt͡ʃɛ.ɹəˈkiː/: A member of an indigenous North American people.
Cherokee plum noun: The sand plum, Prunus angustifolia.
Cherokee rose noun: A fragrant white rose, of species Rosa laevigata, native to southern China, Taiwan, and Vietnam, and an invasive species elsewhere.
Cherokeean adjective: Of or pertaining to the Native American Cherokee culture.
Cherokeeness noun: The quality or state of being Cherokee.
cherological adjective: Relating to cherology.
cherology noun: The equivalent of phonology for sign languages.
cheroot noun /ʃəˈɹuːt/: A cigar with square-cut ends.
cherophobia noun: aversion to being happy
cherpumple noun: A novelty dessert consisting of cherry pie, pumpkin pie and apple pie stacked inside various flavors of cake.
Cherrapunji proper noun: A town in Meghalaya, sometimes credited as the world's wettest place.
Cherri proper noun: A female given name from English, variant of Cherry.
cherried adjective, verb: Prepared with cherries.
cherries noun, verb: A rail-gap indicator.
cherries and berries noun: The police.
cherries jubilee noun: A dessert of cherries and liqueur (typically Kirschwasser), flambéed and typically served as a sauce over vanilla ice cream.
Cherrington proper noun: A village in Telford and Wrekin borough, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ664199).
cherry adjective, noun, verb /ˈt͡ʃɛɹi/: A small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem.
cherry alder noun: Synonym of riberry.
cherry angioma noun: A benign tumor, observed as a cherry-red papule on the skin, that contains an abnormal proliferation of blood vessels.
cherry bakewell noun: Ellipsis of cherry Bakewell tart.
cherry bakewell tart noun: A Bakewell tart with icing and half-glacé cherry on top.
cherry birch noun: A tree of the species Betula lenta, with a dark bark resembling a cherry tree's and an aromatic bark and sap used for birch beer.
cherry blossom noun: The blossom or flower of the cherry tree, particularly the Japanese cherry (Prunus serrulata).
cherry blossom front noun: An imaginary line linking regions of Japan where the cherry blossom season begins on the same date.
cherry bomb noun: In the four square ball game, the act of spiking the ball or slamming it down with a great force to make it difficult for a person to retrieve it in order...
cherry boy noun: A male virgin.
cherry brandy noun: A liqueur made from cherries macerated in brandy or neutral spirit, and flavoured with spices.
cherry coal noun: Soft coal that breaks off easily into small, irregular cubes with a shining luster.
cherry currant noun: A large variety of red currant native to North America, Ribes cereum.
cherry finch noun: Synonym of plum-headed finch
cherry graph noun: A subtree in a graph consisting of an internal node with exactly two leaves.
cherry guava noun: Synonym of strawberry guava.
cherry knocking noun: Synonym of knock down ginger (“prank of knocking on a front door and running away”).
cherry laurel noun: Prunus laurocerasus, an evergreen shrub, native to regions bordering the Black Sea in southwestern Asia.
cherry light noun: Synonym of lightbar.
cherry-merry noun: A present of money.
cherry-merry-bamboo noun: A beating with a bamboo stick.
cherry nose noun: A large species of cicada, Macrotristria angularis, of eastern Australia, having a red nose.
cherry on the cake noun: Synonym of icing on the cake.
cherry on top noun /ˌt͡ʃɛɹi ɒn ˈtɒp/: Synonym of icing on the cake (“a thing which intensifies the appreciation of something already good, or (ironic) the regretting of something already bad”).
cherry orange noun: Kumquat (Citrus japonica).
cherry pepper noun: The pimento pepper.
cherry pick verb: To pick out the best or most desirable items from a list or group, especially to obtain some advantage or to present something in the best possible light.
cherry picker noun: A piece of equipment consisting of a large basket at the end of an extensible boom, often mounted on a truck body, and used by workers to reach inaccessible...
cherry picking noun, verb: The selection of desirable items and rejection of undesirable ones in order to obtain an advantage or present something in the best possible light.
cherry pie noun: A pie baked with a cherry filling.
cherry pit noun: The stone of a cherry.
cherry pitter noun: A device, whether handheld or automatic, that removes pits from cherries.
cherry plum noun: Prunus cerasifera, a deciduous ornamental Eurasian shrub or small tree, having white flowers and small red to yellow edible fruits.
cherry-pop verb: To take the virginity of (someone).
cherry-popping noun: the loss of a girl or woman's virginity.
cherry red adjective, noun: A deep bright red color, like that of a cherry.
cherry salmon noun: The masu, Oncorhynchus masou.
cherry satinash noun: Synonym of riberry.
cherry slug noun: Synonym of pear slug.
cherry stone noun: Synonym of cherry pit.
cherry tomato noun: A type of small tomato, the cultivar Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme.
cherry top noun: Alternative form of cherrytop.
cherry topper noun: A police car with red lights mounted on top.
cherry tree noun: A tree of the subgenus Prunus subg. Cerasus, the members of which are valued agriculturally for their fruit, the cherry, and the wood of the tree,...
cherry wood noun: Alternative spelling of cherrywood.
cherryade noun: A cherry-flavoured drink.
Cherrybrook proper noun: A suburb of Sydney in the Hornsby council area, New South Wales, Australia.
Cherrybum noun: A member of the 11th Hussars, a cavalry regiment of the British Army established in 1715.
cherrycoloured adjective: Alternative form of cherrycolored.
Cherryfield proper noun: A town in Washington County, Maine, United States.
cherrying noun, verb: The gathering of cherries.
cherryless adjective: Without cherries.
cherrylike adjective: Resembling a cherry, such as in shape, color, or flavor
cherrypick verb: Alternative spelling of cherry-pick.
cherrypicker noun: Alternative form of cherry picker.
cherrypicking noun, verb: Alternative spelling of cherry picking.
cherrystone noun: Ellipsis of cherrystone clam, a hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) that has grown to a size within a certain range, being larger than a countneck, littleneck...
cherrytini noun: A martini cocktail made with cherry liqueur.
cherrytop noun: A round, red light that is mounted on top of a police car.
Cherryvale proper noun: An unincorporated community in Lost Creek Township, Vigo County and Posey Township, Clay County, Indiana.
Cherryville proper noun: An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Missouri.
cherrywood noun: A hardwood obtained from the cherry tree, valued for use in furniture and other woodworking applications.
chersonese noun /ˈkɜːsəˌniːs/: A peninsula.
chersonesus noun: Alternative form of chersonese.
chert noun /t͡ʃɜːt/: Massive, usually dull-colored and opaque, quartzite, hornstone, impure chalcedony, or other flint-like mineral.
chertification noun: Conversion into chert.
chertified adjective, verb: Converted into chert
chertify verb: To change into chert.
chertiness noun: The quality of being cherty.
Chertsey proper noun /t͡ʃɜːtsiː/: A town in Runnymede district, Surrey, England.
cherty adjective /ˈt͡ʃɜɹti/: Containing chert.
cherub noun /ˈt͡ʃɛ.ɹəb/: A winged creature attending God and guarding his throne described as a being with four faces (man, lion, ox, and eagle), human hands, calf hooves, four...
cherubic adjective /t͡ʃɪˈɹuː.bɪk/: Of, or relating to a cherub; angelic.
cherubically adverb: In a cherubic way.
cherubim noun /ˈtʃɛ.ɹ(j)u.bɪm/: A cherub.
cherubimic adjective: Of or relating to cherubim.
cherubimical adjective: Of or relating to cherubim.
cherubism noun: An inherited genetic disorder of the mandible characterised by chubby cheeks
cherubless adjective: Lacking cherubs (in various senses).
cherublike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a cherub.
cherubs noun: plural of cherub
Cherusci noun: a Germanic tribe that inhabited parts of the plains and forests of northwestern Germany, in the area possibly near present-day Hanover, during the first...
chervetite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing lead, oxygen, and vanadium.
chervil noun /ˈt͡ʃɜː(ɹ)vɪl/: A leafy herb, Anthriscus cerefolium, resembling parsley.
chervonets noun: Any of several former currencies of Russia: applied to various foreign gold coins prior to the reign of Peter I of Russia, then to a Russian gold coin of...
chervonetz noun: Alternative spelling of chervonets.
Cherwell proper noun /ˈt͡ʃɑːɹwɛl/: A river that rises in Northamptonshire, before flowing through Oxfordshire and into the River Thames (Isis) at Oxford.
Chery proper noun: A surname.
Cheryl proper noun /ˈʃɛɹəl/: A female given name originating as a coinage.
chesa nyama noun: Alternative form of chisa nyama
chesanyama noun: Alternative form of chisa nyama
Chesapeake noun: Any member of the Chesapeake tribe.
Chesapeake Bay Retriever noun: A dog of a large-bodied breed developed in the Chesapeake Bay area during the 19th century.
Chesapeaker noun: A person from or resident of the Chesapeake Bay area in Maryland or Virginia.
Chesbro proper noun: A surname.
Chesbrough proper noun: A surname from Old English.
Chesebro proper noun: A surname.
Chesebrough proper noun: A surname.
chesed noun /ˈxɛsɛd/: The Jewish attribute of grace, kindness or love; one of the sephiroth
Chesepian noun: A member of the Chesapeake tribe.
Chesham proper noun /ˈt͡ʃɛʃəm/: A market town and civil parish with a town council in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Chiltern district (OS grid ref SP9501).
cheshbon hanefesh noun: a Jewish practice before the High Holidays where a person takes time to reflect on their character and actions.
cheshbon nefesh noun: Synonym of cheshbon hanefesh
Cheshire proper noun /ˈtʃɛʃər/: A northwestern county of England, bordered by the Rivers Mersey and Dee, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Wrexham and...
Cheshire cheese noun: A dense and crumbly cheese produced in the English county of Cheshire.
Cheshire moon noun: Synonym of wet moon.
cheshirisation noun: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of cheshirization.
cheshirization noun /ˌt͡ʃɛʃəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/: Synonym of transphonologization (“a type of sound change whereby a phonemic contrast that used to involve a certain feature evolves in such a way that the...
Cheshunt proper noun /ˈt͡ʃɛzənt/: A town in Broxbourne borough, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3502).
Cheshunt mixture noun: A fungicide made from copper sulphate and ammonium carbonate.
chesil noun: Alternative form of chessil.
Cheskian adjective, noun: Czech
Chesler proper noun: A surname from Polish.
Chesley proper noun: A male given name.
cheslip noun: A woodlouse.
Chesneau proper noun: A surname.
chesney noun: An indentation in the slate of a table that affects the path of a ball travelling over it
Chesnutt proper noun: A surname.
chespaling noun: A flexible, rollable material made from chestnut wood, used for fencing or to provide traction for the tracks of tanks.
chess noun /t͡ʃɛs/: A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate...
chess-apple noun: The wild service tree of Europe (Sorbus torminalis).
chess board noun: Alternative form of chessboard.
chess boxer noun: Someone who participates in chess boxing.
chess boxing noun: A hybrid sport involving alternating rounds of chess and boxing.
chess cake noun /ˈt͡ʃɛs ˌkeɪk/: A tart made with eggs, sugar, and butter.
chess clock noun: A device consisting of two clocks and a switch for running one at a time, used in chess and other games to measure how much time each player takes.
chess engine noun: Software that plays chess autonomously, i.e. without human guidance.
chess-like adjective: Alternative form of chesslike.
chess master noun: An exceptionally skillful chess player, especially one who has won a major competition.
chess pie noun /ˈt͡ʃɛs ˌpaɪ/: A pie made with eggs, sugar, butter, vanilla, and cornmeal.
chess piece noun: Any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess.
chess player noun: A human or computer that plays the game of chess.
chess set noun: The equipment needed to play chess: a set of chess pieces and a chessboard.
chess tart noun: Synonym of chess pie.
chess timer noun: A chess clock.
Chess960 noun /ˌt͡ʃɛsnaɪ̯nˈsɪksti/: Synonym of Fischer random chess.
chessaholic noun: A person who loves chess.
chessboard noun: A square playing surface divided into eight rows and eight columns, forming sixty-four equal squares arranged in an alternating pattern of colors across...
chessboard distance noun: Synonym of Chebyshev distance.
chessboardlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a chessboard.
chessboxer noun: Alternative form of chess boxer.
chessboxing noun: Alternative spelling of chess boxing.
chessclock noun: Alternative spelling of chess clock.
chessdom noun: The world of chess.
chessed noun: Alternative form of chesed.
chessel noun /ˈt͡ʃɛsəl/: A mould in which curds are placed before being pressed to remove the whey; subsequently the chessel is removed to allow the cheese to mature.
chesser noun /ˈt͡ʃɛsə/: A chess player.
chessexite noun: An orthorhombic white mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and sulfur.
chessic adjective: Of or relating to chess.
chessically adverb: In a chessic way; pertaining to chess.
Chessie proper noun: a nickname given to (and used by) the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.
chessil noun /ˈt͡ʃɛsəl/: gravel or pebbles
Chessington proper noun /t͡ʃɛsɪŋtən/: A southern suburb of the borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England, historically in Surrey (OS grid ref TQ1863).
chessist noun: A player of chess.
chesslike adjective /ˈt͡ʃɛs.laɪ̯k/: Characteristic of or resembling chess.
chessman noun: Synonym of chess piece.
chessmaster noun: Alternative form of chess master.
chessnut noun: Pronunciation spelling of chestnut.
Chesson proper noun: A surname.
chesspiece noun: Alternative spelling of chess piece.
chessplayer noun: Alternative spelling of chess player.
chesstree noun: Either of two pieces of oak fitted to the topsides of a square-rigged vessel on each side of the bow through which the bowlines were fed; often decoratively...
Chessy proper noun: A commune of Seine-et-Marne department, Île-de-France, France, famous as the location of Disneyland Paris.
chessy cat noun: A Cheshire cat.
Chessy copper noun: The mineral azurite.
chessylite noun: Synonym of azurite.
chest noun, verb /t͡ʃɛst/: A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.
chest bag noun: A bag carried on one's chest.
chest band noun: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chest, band.
chest-beating adjective, noun: Boastful belligerence.
chest becket noun: An intricately woven handle for a sea chest.
chest breather noun: A person who inflates the chest as a result of underusing the diaphragm while breathing.
chest bump noun, verb: Alternative form of chest bump.
chest button noun: A nipple, usually of a man.
chest candy noun: Medals and ribbons worn on the chest.
chest cavity noun: The thoracic cavity.
chest cold noun: A nonspecialist term for acute bronchitis, a short-term inflammation of the bronchi and lungs.
chest day noun: A day dedicated to chest exercises.
chest down verb: to control a high ball with the chest (for example, in order to shoot, dribble, or pass it)
chest expander noun: An exercise device consisting of two handles joined by steel springs, used to develop the muscles of the chest.
chest freezer noun: A long, low freezer that is opened from above, as opposed to the vertical kind with a front-facing door.
chest hair noun: The androgenic hair of the chest (anterior thorax).
chest-high adjective: Reaching up to a person's chest.
chest mark noun: A mark (catch) in which the player receives the ball into both arms at chest height.
chest melon noun: A large breast.
chest monster noun: A very unorganized storage area, usually continually growing larger as the owner continues to add more storage containers over time.
chest note noun: In singing or speaking, a deep note, the lowest sound of the voice.
chest of drawers noun /tʃɛst əv dɹɔɹz/: A piece of furniture which has multiple parallel, horizontal drawers stacked one above the other, used mainly for the storage of clean clothes.
chest of viols noun: A consort of viols.
chest one's cards verb: To hold one's hand close to one's chest so that other players cannot see the cards.
chest pass noun: A pass played with the ball at chest-height.
chest press noun: An exercise performed by pressing a bar or lever away from the chest while seated.
chest-protector beard noun: A large beard that flows down over the chest.
chest rub noun /ˈt͡ʃɛst.ɹʌb/: A form of applying pain to the sternum of the patient wherein the responder applies strong pressure with the knuckles in an attempt to establish the...
chest surgery noun: Synonym of top surgery.
chest-thumping adjective, noun: Synonym of chest-beating.
chest tightness noun: An unpleasant sensation of tightness, heaviness or pressure in the chest.
chest tube noun: Also known as chest drain, thoracic catheter, tube thoracostomy, or intercostal drain. A tube inserted into the chest with the purpose of allowing the...
chest up verb: To bump one's chest into (another person) aggressively; to physically challenge or confront.
chest voice noun: A kind of voice of a medium or low pitch and a sonorous quality ascribed to resonance in the chest, or thorax; voice of the thick register. It is produced...
chest wall noun: The set of tissues that bound the thoracic cavity, including the rib cage, fascia, muscles etc.
chestage noun: The exposed chest, especially the cleavage of the breasts.
chestal adjective: of, or pertaining to, the chest region
chestbag noun: Alternative form of chest bag.
chested adjective, verb /ˈtʃɛst.ɪd/: Having a chest (with a specified quality).
chestedness noun: The state or quality of having a particular type of chest.
chesten noun: A chestnut.
Chester noun /ˈt͡ʃɛ.stɚ/: A child molester.
Chester County White noun: Synonym of Chester White (“type of pig”).
Chester the molester noun: Synonym of Chester (“prison slang for a child molester”).
Chester White noun: A pig of a domestic breed originating in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
chesterfield noun: A couch, sofa, or love seat with padded arms and back of the same height, often curved outward at the top.
Chesterfield bed noun: Synonym of Winnipeg couch.

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.