English words: chesterfield rugby to Chiasso

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English words chesterfield rugby to Chiasso

chesterfield rugby noun: Sexual activity.
chesterfield suite noun: A matching set of sofa and armchairs.
Chesterfieldian adjective, noun: Someone who acts in a sophisticated, aristocratic manner, reminiscent of the fourth Earl of Chesterfield.
Chesterford proper noun: Great Chesterford and Little Chesterford, neighbouring villages and civil parishes in north-west Essex, England.
Chesterian noun: A native or inhabitant of Chester.
chesterite noun: A basic inosilicate of magnesium and iron.
chesterlite noun: A variety of microcline from Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Chesterman proper noun: A surname from Old English.
chestermanite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, antimony, boron, iron, magnesium, and oxygen.
Chesterton proper noun /ˈt͡ʃɛs.tə.tən/: A surname.
Chesterton's fence noun: The principle that reforms should not be made until the reasoning behind the existing state of affairs is understood.
Chestertonian adjective, noun /ˌt͡ʃɛs.təˈtəʊ.ni.ən/: A person who supports G. K. Chesterton, especially in his theology.
Chestertown proper noun: A town, the county seat of Kent County, Maryland, United States, named after the Chester River.
chestfeed verb: To breastfeed.
chestfeeder noun: A nursing father, one who chestfeeds (suckles a baby).
chestfeeding noun, verb: breastfeeding by a lactating man
chestful noun: As much as a chest will hold
chestguard noun: A piece of fabric, padding, or armor to protect the chest, as in some sports.
chesthair noun: Alternative spelling of chest hair.
chesticle noun /ˈtʃɛs.tɪ.kəl/: A breast, (transgender slang) especially that of a trans man.
chestily adverb: In a chesty manner.
chestiness noun: The quality of being chesty.
chestless adjective: Without a prominent chest, namely of girls or women.
chestlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a chest.
chestly adjective: Of or relating to one's chest, especially in reference to placement, position, or posture.
chestne noun: Acne on the chest.
chestnut adjective, noun /ˈt͡ʃɛs(t)nʌt/: An edible nut (technically a fruit) of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); also (chiefly preceded by a descriptive word), a nut...
chestnut-backed antshrike noun: A passerine bird of the antbird family (Thamnophilus palliatus, syn. Lanius palliatus)
chestnut-backed chickadee noun: A small bird of species Poecile rufescens, in the tit family (Paridae).
chestnut-bellied tit noun: Sittiparus castaneoventris, a small bird of the tit family Paridae
chestnut blight noun: A disease of the American chestnut tree, mainly caused by pathogenic fungi of species Cryphonectria parasitica.
chestnut-breasted mannikin noun: A species of mannikin (estrildid finch), Lonchura castaneothorax, of Australia, New Guinea, and New Caledonia.
chestnut-breasted mountain finch noun: Poospizopsis caesar, a bird endemic to Peru.
chestnut-breasted nigrita noun: Nigrita bicolor, a common estrildid finch of Africa.
chestnut brown noun: Synonym of chestnut (“dull shade of reddish-brown”)
chestnut-capped foliage-gleaner noun: Synonym of henna-capped foliage-gleaner.
chestnut clearwing moth noun: A moth of the species Coptotriche perplexa, now extinct due to chestnut blight eradicating the American chestnuts on which it fed.
chestnut-eared bunting noun: Emberiza fucata, a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.
chestnut-eared finch noun: A bird of species Taeniopygia castanotis.
chestnut-flanked sparrowhawk noun: A bird, Accipiter castanilius, found in the forests of Lower Guinea
chestnut munia noun: Lonchura atricapilla, a bird of the passerine family Estrildidae, of southern and eastern Asia.
chestnut-naped antpitta noun: A bird, Grallaria nuchalis ruficeps
chestnut oak noun: A species of oak tree native to the eastern USA (Quercus montana, syn. Quercus prinus).
chestnut rail noun: A bird from the family Rallidae, Eulabeornis castaneoventris.
chestnut rose noun: Synonym of burr rose.
chestnut-sided warbler noun: A New World warbler of species Setophaga pensylvanica.
chestnut-tailed starling noun: A bird, Sturnia malabarica
chestnut teal noun: Anas castanea, a dabbling duck found in southern Australia.
chestnut tree noun /ˈtʃɛsnʌt ˌtɹiː/: A tree that bears chestnuts; a tree of the genus Castanea
chestnut weevil noun: A weevil of species Curculio elephas, a pest of chestnut in Europe.
chestnutlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a chestnut.
chestnutty adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a chestnut.
chestpad noun: protective padding for the chest
chestpiece noun: A piece of clothing or armour worn on the chest.
chestplate noun: A plate of armor to protect a person's chest.
chestwear noun: Accessories or clothing worn on or over the chest.
chesty adjective /ˈt͡ʃɛsti/: Having large breasts; busty.
Cheswick proper noun /ˈt͡ʃɛzɪk/: A village on the northern border of Bristol, England.
chet noun /ʃɛ.t/: Alternative spelling of heth.
chetak noun: Alternative form of chittack.
Chetan proper noun: A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Chetco noun: A group of Native Americans who lived in southwestern Oregon.
chete noun /ˈʃɛ.ti/: A knife, especially one used as a weapon.
cheth noun: Alternative spelling of heth.
chétif adjective: Sickly; weak.
Chetna proper noun: A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
chetnik noun /ˈtʃɛtnɪk/: A member of a Serbian royalist army band.
chetocin noun: Alternative spelling of chaetocin.
chetomin noun: A complex epidithiodioxopiperazine metabolite, produced by several fungi of the genus Chaetomium, that disrupts the ability of tumours to adapt to hypoxia
chetopod noun: Alternative form of chaetopod.
chetotaxy noun: Alternative form of chaetotaxy.
chetrum noun: A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Bhutanese ngultrum
chetti noun: Alternative form of chetty.
Chettle proper noun: A village and civil parish in Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST9513).
chetty noun: A member of one of various South Indian castes of merchants, money-lenders and land-owners.
chetverik noun: An old Russian dry measure, approximately 26.24 litres; one fourth of an osmina.
chetvert noun: Alternative form of tchetvert.
Chetwode proper noun: A village and civil parish of Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP6429).
Chetwood proper noun: A surname.
Chetwynd proper noun: A surname.
cheug noun: A person who is cheugy.
cheuginess noun: The state of being cheugy.
cheugy adjective /ˈt͡ʃuːɡi/: Uncool; tryhard.
Cheung proper noun /t͡ʃɪˈʌŋ/: A surname from Cantonese.
cheung fun noun: Alternative form of cheong fun.
cheups noun, verb: Alternative form of steups.
Chev noun: A Chevrolet automobile.
chevage noun: A capitation tax; an equal tax or tribute per person.
cheval noun /ʃɛˈvɑl/: A support or frame.
cheval de frise noun /ʃəˈvɑːl də ˈfɹiːz/: An obstacle made of wood with spikes, for use against attacking cavalry.
cheval glass noun: A long mirror, mounted on a swivel in a frame, allowing it to be tilted.
cheval mirror noun: Synonym of cheval glass.
chevalet noun: A rack or rest used in woodwork or glassworking.
chevalier noun /ˌʃɛvəˈlɪɚ/: cavalier; knight
chevalier d'industrie noun: Synonym of knight of industry (“footpad, thief or sharper”).
chevaline noun /ʃɛ.vəˈlin/: Horse meat.
chevauchee noun: Alternative form of chevauchee.
chevauchie noun: Alternative form of chevauchee.
chevda noun: A kind of snack mix generally consisting of spicy ingredients.
cheve verb: To come to an issue; to turn out; to succeed.
Cheveley proper noun /ˈt͡ʃiːvli/: A village and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL6861).
chevelure noun /ˌʃɛvəˈljʊɚ/: The nebulous part of a comet or star.
cheven noun, verb /ˈt͡ʃɛvən/: A river fish, the chub.
chevener noun: A person who embroidered hosiery
cheverel adjective, noun: Kid, as used to make leather.
cheveril adjective, noun: Soft leather made of kid skin.
Cheverly proper noun: A town in Prince George's, Maryland.
cheveron noun: Dated form of chevron (“V-shaped ornament”).
cheveronel noun: Alternative form of chevronel.
cheveronny adjective: Alternative form of chevronny.
Cheverton proper noun: A surname.
Cheves proper noun: A surname.
chevet noun: Synonym of apse chapel.
Chevie noun: Alternative form of Chevy
cheville noun /ʃəˈviː/: A word or phrase whose only function is to make a sentence metrically balanced.
chevin noun: A chub (fish).
cheviot noun /ˈʃɛviət/: A coarse woolen fabric made from the wool of Cheviot sheep.
chevisance noun: Provision(s), supply.
chevkinite noun: A monoclinic sorosilicate mineral containing rare earths, magnesium, iron and titanium.
chevon noun /ˈʃɛvən/: The meat of a goat.
chevra kadisha noun /ˈxɛvrə kəˈdiːʃə/: A society that ensures proper treatment of the dead before burial.
chevre noun /ˈʃɛvɹə/: Cheese from goat’s milk, especially
Chevrel cluster noun: Synonym of Chevrel phase.
Chevrel phase noun: A series of molybdenum chalcogenide compounds, of general formula MₓMo₆X₈ (where M = a metal and X = a chalcogen), that have superconducting properties.
chevrette noun: A machine for raising guns (such as a howitzer) or mortar into their carriages.
chevreuil noun: A roe deer, a roebuck.
Chevreulian adjective: Of or relating to Michel Eugène Chevreul (1786–1889), French chemist whose work with fatty acids led to early applications in the fields of art and science.
Chevreuse proper noun: A commune in Yvelines Department, France.
Chevrolet noun /ˌʃɛvɹəˈleɪ/: A vehicle of this make.
chevron noun, verb /ˈʃɛvɹən/: A wide inverted V placed on a shield.
chevron bone noun: Any of the V-shaped subvertebral arches which enclose the caudal blood vessels in some animals.
chevron-wise adjective: Alternative form of chevronwise.
chevroné adjective: Alternative form of chevrony.
chevroned adjective, verb: Having chevrons.
chevronel noun: A bearing like a chevron, but of only half its width.
chevronelle noun: Alternative form of chevronel.
chevronelly adjective: Marked with a chevronel or chevronels.
chevronly adverb: Synonym of chevronwise.
chevronné adjective: Alternative form of chevrony.
chevronny adjective: Having chevrons, especially (heraldry) charged with chevrons.
chevrons noun, verb: The Zimbabwe national cricket team.
chevronwise adverb: Synonym of chevrony: chevron-like, in the manner of a chevron.
chevrony adjective: Alternative form of chevronny.
chevrotain noun /ˈʃɛvɹə(ʊ)teɪn/: Any of several small hornless ruminants of the family Tragulidae, native to tropical rainforests of South and Southeast Asia, and Central and West Africa.
chevrotin noun /ˈʃɛvɹə(ʊ)tɪn/: Alternative form of chevrotain.
Chevvie noun: Alternative spelling of Chevy.
Chevvy noun: Alternative spelling of Chevy.
chevy noun, verb /ˈt͡ʃɛvi/: A hunt or pursuit; a chase.
chevy chase noun: An alternate name or variant game of prisoners' bars or Darebase.
chew noun, verb /tʃuː/: To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.
chew-and-spit noun: The cycle of chewing food and spitting characteristic of bulimia nervosa.
chew off verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chew, off.
chew on verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chew, on.
chew on one's nails verb: Synonym of bite one's nails (“worry or fret”).
chew on the scenery verb: Alternative form of chew the scenery.
chew out verb: To lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke, especially in an angry tone of voice.
chew over verb: To think deeply about; to ponder or mull over.
chew stick noun: Alternative form of chewstick.
chew the cud verb: To ruminate (of ruminant animals).
chew the fat verb: To chat idly or generally waste time talking.
chew the meat and spit out the bones verb: To take in a great deal of information and selectively disregard some of it as invalid or inapplicable.
chew the rag verb: Synonym of chew the fat.
chew the scenery verb: To display excessive emotion or to act in an exaggerated manner while performing; to be melodramatic; to be flamboyant.
chew toy noun: A toy designed to be chewed on by children or an animal for amusement.
chew up verb: To chew so as to make something pulpy or tangled.
chew up and spit out verb: To deal with (a person) harshly and abruptly.
chew up the scenery verb: Alternative form of chew the scenery.
Chewa adjective, noun: A member of an African people inhabiting central Malawi and adjoining areas of Zambia and Mozambique.
chewability noun /t͡ʃuːəˈbɪlɪti/: The quality or degree of being chewable.
chewable adjective, noun: Capable of being chewed.
chewably adverb /ˈt͡ʃuːəbli/: Such that it can be chewed.
Chewbacca defense noun: Any legal strategy or propaganda strategy that seeks to overwhelm its audience with nonsensical arguments, as a way of confusing the audience and drowning...
chewcard noun: A card, loaded with a bait, that is used to monitor the animals (typically rodents) in a wild population by subsequent examination of the toothmarks left on it.
chewed adjective, verb /t͡ʃuːd/: That has been chewed; masticated.
chewellery noun: Alternative form of chewelry.
chewelry noun: Soft, chewable jewelry such as necklaces and bracelets, intended as an oral stim toy to calm and soothe the wearer.
chewer noun: One who chews.
chewet noun: A kind of meat pie.
chewie noun /ˈt͡ʃuː.i/: Chewing gum.
chewie on ya boot interjection: A conventional expression meant to distract or wish bad luck to an opponent who is taking a kick for goal.
chewin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of chewing.
chewiness noun: the state of being chewy
chewing noun, verb: The act by which something is chewed on; mastication.
chewing ball noun: Alternative form of chewing ball.
chewing gum noun: A flavoured preparation of chicle or synthetic rubber, made for chewing, commonly used for freshening breath, stress relief, and cognitive focus.
chewing gumless adjective: Without chewing gum.
chewing-gummy adjective: Resembling or characteristic of chewing gum.
chewing louse noun: Any true louse that is not a sucking louse; a mallophagan.
chewing sponge noun: A bunch of twigs (most commonly of Salvadora persica) that were beaten until fibrous used as a traditional product for dental hygiene purposes.
chewing stick noun: chewstick (stick used for cleaning teeth)
chewing tobacco noun: Tobacco, cut or ground finely, and placed between the cheek and the gum to allow nicotine absorption through the mucous membranes.
chewingly adverb: While chewing.
chewink noun: A species of New World sparrow, Pipilo erythrophthalmus.
chewit noun: the lapwing.
Chewning proper noun: A surname.
chewproof adjective: Resistant to damage caused by chewing.
chewren noun /ˈtʃjuːɹən/: Pronunciation spelling of children.
Chewsday noun: Pronunciation spelling of Tuesday.
chewstick noun: A twig with a frayed end, used for cleaning the teeth.
Chewton proper noun: A town in the Shire of Mount Alexander, central Victoria, Australia
chewy adjective, noun /ˈt͡ʃuː.i/: Having a pliable or springy texture when chewed.
chey interjection [t͡ʃʰeɪ˨˦˨]: Expression of dismissal following an unmet expectation.
Cheyanne proper noun: A female given name.
cheyder noun: Alternative spelling of cheder.
Cheyenne noun /ʃaɪˈæn/: A member of an indigenous people of the Great Plains in North America.
cheyletid noun: Any mite in the family Cheyletidae.
Cheyletiella dermatitis noun: Synonym of cheyletiellosis.
cheyletiellosis noun: A disease principally caused by mites of the genus Cheyletiella that infest the fur of dogs, cats, and rabbits.
cheyletoid adjective: Belonging to the superfamily of mites Cheyletoidea.
Cheyne-Stokes noun /tʃeɪnˈstəʊks/: An abnormal pattern of breathing involving apnea alternating with periods of compensatory hyperventilation and with smooth, gradual transitions between the...
cheyney noun /ˈtʃeɪni/: Worsted or woollen materials used for hangings or upholstery.
chez preposition /ʃeɪ/: At the home of.
-chezia suffix /ˈkiːzɪə/: defecation
CHF noun: Initialism of congestive heart failure.
ChFC noun: Abbreviation of chartered financial consultant.
chg noun: Abbreviation of change.
chgd. verb: Abbreviation of charged.
chge noun: Abbreviation of change.
CHH noun: Initialism of cartilage-hair hypoplasia.
Chhabra proper noun: A surname from Punjabi.
chhana noun: Alternative spelling of chhena.
chhappar noun: Alternative form of chappar.
Chhapra proper noun: A city and the administrative headquarters of the Saran district in the state of Bihar in India.
chhapri noun: Alternative form of chapri
chhata noun: Alternative form of chatta.
chhatank noun: Alternative form of chatank.
Chhatarpur proper noun: A district of Madhya Pradesh, India.
chhatra noun: Alternative form of chatra.
chhatri noun: An elevated dome-shaped pavilion in Indian architecture.
Chhattisgarh proper noun: A state in central India. Capital: Raipur.
chhaunk noun: Alternative form of chaunk.
Chhay proper noun: A surname from Khmer.
Chhaya proper noun: The goddess of shadows, and the wife of Sun God Surya
chhena noun: A fresh, unripened curd cheese widely used in India and Bangladesh.
chhertum noun: Alternative spelling of chetrum.
Chhetri proper noun: Derivative of kshatriya
chhetrum noun: Alternative spelling of chetrum.
Chhindwara proper noun: A district of Madhya Pradesh, India.
chhing noun: Alternative form of ching (“Thai cymbals”).
chhole noun: Synonym of chana.
chhonk noun: Alternative form of chaunk.
chhota adjective: Alternative form of chota.
chhounk noun: Alternative form of chaunk.
chhundo noun: An Indian pickle and condiment usually made with grated green mangoes.
chhurpi noun: A traditional cheese of Nepal and Tibet.
ChHV noun: Initialism of chimpanzee herpesvirus.
chi noun /kaɪ/: The twenty-second letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets.
chi-by-eye noun: the practice of deciding between statistical models based on a plot, rather than a formal procedure.
chi chi adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of chichi (“affectedly trendy”).
chi-ching interjection: Alternative form of cha-ching.
chi distribution noun: A continuous probability distribution over the non-negative part of the real line.
chi-ike interjection, noun, verb: Used as a salute or word of praise.
chi ko pek adjective, noun: Alternative form of cheeko pek.
chi kofte noun: Alternative form of cig kofte.
chi kung noun /ˌt͡ʃiˈkʌŋ/: Alternative form of qigong.
chi-rho noun: The combination ☧ (☧) of the Greek letters chi and rho, used as a Christogram.
chi-square noun: A test statistic used in the chi-square test.
chi-square distribution noun: A probability distribution widely used in inferential statistics.
chi-square test noun: any statistical hypothesis test in which the test statistic has a chi-square distribution if the null hypothesis is true
chi-squared distribution noun: Alternative form of chi-square distribution.
chia noun /ˈt͡ʃiː.ə/: A Mexican sage grown for its edible seeds, Salvia hispanica.
chia seed noun: An edible seed of Salvia hispanica, a flowering plant in the mint family native to Central America, or of the related Salvia columbariae of southwestern...
chiack noun, verb /ʃaijæk/: To taunt or tease.
chialat adjective: Alternative form of jialat.
chialoup noun: A type of sloop used in the East Indies.
Chian adjective, noun /ˈkiən/: Of or pertaining to Chios, an island in the Aegean Sea.
Chian earth noun /ˈkiənˌɜɹθ/: A soft, dense, flaky, greyish-white earth found on the island of Chios, anciently used as an astringent and cosmetic.
Chian turpentine noun: Alternative form of Cyprus turpentine.
Chianese proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Chiang proper noun: A surname from Mandarin; variant form Jiang.
Chiangism noun: The philosophy of Chinese politician Chiang Kai-shek.
Chiangist adjective: Of, relating to, or advocating Chiangism, the ideas of Chiang Kai-shek.
Chianina noun /kiːəˈniːnə/: A breed of beef cattle from Italy.
chianti noun /kɪˈantɪ/: A hilly geographic region in central Tuscany, Italy, famous for red wines.
chianuri noun: Alternative form of chuniri.
chiao noun: A Taoist ritual of cosmic renewal.
chiao-tze noun: Alternative form of jiaozi.
Chiapa proper noun: Clipping of Chiapa de Corzo.
Chiapas proper noun: A state of Mexico.
Chiara proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Chiaramonte proper noun: A surname.
Chiarella proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Chiarelli proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Chiarello proper noun: A surname.
Chiari proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Chiari-Frommel syndrome noun: postpartum hyperprolactinemia in the absence of breastfeeding
Chiari malformation noun: A malformation of the brain, consisting of a downward displacement of the cerebellar tonsils through the foramen magnum, sometimes causing hydrocephalus.
chiarivari noun: Alternative spelling of charivari.
chiaroscurist noun /kiˌɑːɹəʊˈskʊəɹɪst/: A painter who uses light and shade rather than color to create the illusion of volume.
chiaroscuro adjective, noun /kɪˌɑːɹəˈskʊəɹəʊ/: An artistic technique developed during the Renaissance, referring to the use of strong contrasts between light and dark in order to create the illusion of...
chiaroscuroed adjective: Patterned with chiaroscuro.
chiasm noun /ˈkaɪ.æzəm/: Alternative form of chiasma.
chiasma noun /kaɪˈæzmə/: A crossing of two nerves, ligaments etc.
chiasmal adjective: Relating to chiasma
chiasmate adjective: Having chiasmata.
chiasmatic adjective /ˌkaɪæzˈmætɪk/: Of or relating to the optic chiasma.
chiasmic adjective: Relating to chiasma
chiasmodontid noun: Any fish in the family Chiasmodontidae.
chiasmus noun /kaɪˈæzməs/: An inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases.
Chiasso proper noun: A municipality in Mendrisio district, Ticino canton, Switzerland.

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.