English words: chipper to chitlings
300 English words, part 70 of 202 of the words starting with C, A to Z. 24 have a page of their own.
English words chipper to chitlings
- chipper adjective, noun, verb /ˈt͡ʃɪpɚ/: Exhibiting a lively optimism; in high spirits, cheerful.
- chipper up verb: To make or become more chipper; to cheer up.
- Chipperfield proper noun: A village and civil parish in Dacorum borough, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref ref TL0401).
- chipperly adverb: In a chipper way; optimistically.
- chipperness noun: The state or condition of being chipper; optimism.
- chippery noun: A restaurant that sells chips.
- Chippewa noun: A member of the Ojibwe people.
- Chippewaian adjective: Of or relating to the Chippewa people.
- Chippewan adjective, noun: Of or relating to the Chippewa people.
- Chippeway noun: Alternative form of Chippewa.
- Chippewyan noun: Alternative form of Chipewyan.
- chippie noun: Alternative spelling of chippy
- chippie sauce noun: A mixture of vinegar and brown sauce, used as a condiment for chips.
- chippily adverb /ˈt͡ʃɪpəli/: In a chippy manner.
- Chippindale proper noun: A surname.
- chippiness noun: Quality of being chippy.
- chipping noun, verb /ˈt͡ʃɪpɪŋ/: A fragment broken off a larger object.
- chipping bird noun: chipping sparrow
- chipping sparrow noun: A sparrow of species Spizella passerina, endemic to North America.
- chipping squirrel noun: A chipmunk.
- chippy adjective, noun, verb /ˈt͡ʃɪpi/: A carpenter.
- chippy chaser noun: Alternative form of chippy chaser.
- chippy sauce noun: Alternative form of chippie sauce.
- chiprate noun: The bit rate of the spreading signal in spread spectrum communications
- chipre noun: Alternative form of chypre.
- chips noun, verb /t͡ʃɪps/: plural of chip
- chips and cheese noun: A snack consisting of a bed of tortilla chips topped with melted cheese.
- chips mayai noun: Alternative form of chipsi mayai.
- chips with everything noun: A basic restaurant menu, without much planning or style.
- chipseal noun, verb: A pavement surface treatment that combines one or more layers of asphalt with one or more layers of fine aggregate.
- chipset noun /ˈt͡ʃɪpˌsɛt/: A group of integrated circuits that are designed to work together, and are usually marketed as a single product.
- chipshooter noun: Alternative form of chip shooter.
- chipshop noun: Alternative form of chip shop.
- chipshot noun: Alternative form of chip shot.
- chipsi mayai noun /ˌt͡ʃɪpsi məˈjaɪ/: A kind of potato-egg omelette popular in Tanzania.
- chipsin noun: Korean traditional sandals made of straw
- Chipstead proper noun: A village in Chevening parish, Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5056).
- chipsteak noun: A very thin slice of beef, sold frozen, that can be prepared like a beefburger.
- chipster noun: A microchip manufacturer.
- chipstyle adjective: In the musical style of chiptunes.
- chiptune noun: A piece of computer music in which the sounds are generated and mixed in realtime, common before the advent of mass storage for prerecorded sound.
- chipyard noun: A storage area for sawdust and small pieces of wood at a sawmill.
- chiquera noun: The red-necked falcon (Falco chicquera).
- chiquichiqui palm noun: Bactris speciosa, a South and Central American palm tree from which fiber is obtained.
- Chiquitano noun: A member of a certain indigenous people of Bolivia, with a small number in Brazil.
- Chiquito noun: Synonym of Chiquitano.
- Chiquitoan noun: Synonym of Chiquitano.
- chir noun, prefix: Alternative spelling of chiro-.
- Chirag proper noun /t͡ʃɪˈɾɑːɣ/: A male given name from Ancient Persia often used in India.
- chiragon noun: A mechanical hand guide for writers who are blind.
- chiragra noun: Gout in the hand.
- chiragric adjective: Exhibiting or relating to chiragra.
- chiragrical adjective: Having gout in the hand.
- chiraito noun: Any of various Himalayan felworts.
- chiral adjective /ˈkaɪɹəl/: that exhibits chirality; as in the left-handed and right-handed versions of a helix, or a molecule with L- and D- stereoisomers.
- chiral center noun: A stereocentre.
- chiral centre noun: A stereocentre
- chiral resolution noun: A process in stereochemistry to separate racemic compounds into their enantiomers.
- chiralgia noun: pain in the hand
- chiralic adjective: Alternative form of chiral.
- chiralisation noun: conversion to a chiral form
- chiralised adjective: Alternative spelling of chiralized.
- chirality noun /kaɪˈɹælɪti/: The phenomenon, in chemistry, physics and mathematics, in which objects are mirror images of each other, but are otherwise identical; handedness.
- chiralization noun: Alternative spelling of chiralisation.
- chiralized adjective: Converted to chiral form.
- chirally adverb: In a chiral manner; exhibiting chirality; like a left- or right-handed spiral.
- chiralon noun: Any of a family of proposed chiral mesons
- Chiranjeevi proper noun: A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
- chirapsia noun: massage as a form of therapy
- chirashizushi noun: A form of sushi consisting of rice topped with a variety of raw fish and vegetables or garnishes.
- chirata noun: Alternative form of chiretta.
- chiratin noun: An organic compound found in chiretta.
- chirayata noun: Alternative form of chiretta.
- chiretta noun: A kind of felwort, Swertia chirata (syn. Agathotes chirayta), found in northern India, esteemed as a tonic and febrifuge.
- Chiricahua noun: A member of a particular Native American tribe.
- Chiricahuan adjective: Of or relating to the Chiricahua people.
- Chirico proper noun: A surname from Italian.
- chiridian adjective: Of a tetrapod vertebrate limb, having well-defined joints and digits.
- chiridotid noun: Any deep-sea holothurian of the family Chiridotidae
- Chiriguano noun: A member of an indigenous people of Bolivia.
- Chirihuano noun: Alternative form of Chiriguano.
- chirimen noun: Japanese raw silk crêpe, widely used to make kimono.
- chirimia noun: A Peruvian form of oboe / shawm
- chirimoya noun: Alternative spelling of cherimoya.
- chirinabe noun: A Japanese hot pot with fish and vegetables.
- Chirino proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
- Chiriqui proper noun: A province in Panama.
- chirk adjective, verb: To become happier.
- chirk up verb: To make more cheerful; to cause to perk up.
- chirky adjective: Synonym of chirk.
- chirl noun, verb: To emit a low sound; to warble.
- chirm noun, verb /t͡ʃɜː(ɹ)m/: A din or confused noise, as of many voices, birdsong, etc.
- chiRNA noun: chimeric RNA
- Chirnside proper noun: A village in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT8656).
- chiro noun, prefix /ˈkaɪ.ɹoʊ/: hand
- chirocentrid noun: Any fish in the family Chirocentridae; a wolf herring.
- chirocephalid noun: Any fairy shrimp in the family Chirocephalidae.
- chirocracy noun: Government by physical force.
- chirodipterid noun: Any extinct lungfish in the family Chirodipteridae.
- chirodropid noun: Any box jelly in the family Chirodropidae
- chiroform adjective: Shaped like a hand.
- chirogenesis noun: The process of making something chiral.
- chirognomic adjective: Relating to chirognomy.
- chirognomically adverb: In terms of, or by means of, chirognomy.
- chirognomist noun: One who studies chirognomy.
- chirognomy noun: The art of judging character by the shape and appearance of the hand.
- chirograph noun: A kind of medieval document written in duplicate (or more) on a single piece of parchment, then cut across a single word, so that each holder of a portion...
- chirographary adjective: Of or relating to a chirograph.
- chirographer noun: Alternative form of chirographist.
- chirographic adjective: Of or relating to chirography
- chirographical adjective: chirographic
- chirographically adverb: In terms of chirography, or penmanship.
- chirographist noun: A chirographer; a writer or engrosser.
- chirography noun /kʌɪˈrɒɡrəfi/: Synonym of handwriting or penmanship, one's personal skill at writing.
- chirological adjective: Relating to chirology.
- chirologically adverb: In terms of, or by means of, chirology.
- chirologist noun /kaɪˈɹɒlədʒɪst/: One who engages in palm reading.
- chirology noun /kaɪˈɹɒlədʒi/: Palm reading.
- chiromance verb: To practise chiromancy; to read people's palms.
- chiromancer noun /ˈkaɪɹə(ʊ)mænsə/: One who practices chiromancy; a palm reader.
- chiromancist noun: Synonym of chiromancer.
- chiromancy noun /ˈkaɪ.ɹə(ʊ).mæn.si/: Synonym of palmistry: fortune-telling performed by reading another's hand.
- chiromant noun: Synonym of chiromancer.
- chiromantic adjective: Of or pertaining to chiromancy.
- chiromantical adjective: Of or pertaining to chiromancy.
- chiromantist noun: Alternative form of cheiromantist.
- chiromegaly noun: Abnormal gigantism of the hands.
- Chiron proper noun /ˈkaɪɹən/: An old, wise centaur who served as Achilles' mentor and teacher.
- chironean adjective: Alternative form of Chironian.
- chironemid noun: Any fish in the family Chironemidae; a kelpfish.
- chironian adjective /kaɪˈroʊniən/: Pertaining to Chiron.
- Chironic adjective: Pertaining to Chiron, an asteroid-comet Centaur
- chironomer noun: One who performs chironomy.
- chironomia noun: Chironomy.
- chironomic adjective: Relating to chironomy.
- chironomical adjective: Relating to chironomy.
- chironomid noun: Any of the non-biting midges or Chironomidae, a family of true flies within the order Diptera.
- chironomine noun: Any midge of the subfamily Chironominae
- chironomoid noun: Any member of the Chironomoidea superfamily of flies.
- chironomy noun /kaɪˈɹɒnəmi/: The art of using effective hand gestures, especially (historical) in Greco-Roman contexts.
- chiropatagium noun: The interdigital wing membrane of bats
- chiropath noun: A chiropractor.
- chirophobia noun: the fear of hands.
- chiroplast noun /ˈkaɪɹəplæst/: A sliding wooden frame clamped above the keys of the piano, into which the hands and fingers of a pianist are placed. It was used for learners of the piano...
- chiroplasty noun: plastic surgery to the hand
- chiropodic adjective: Relating to chiropody.
- chiropodical adjective: Relating to chiropody.
- chiropodism noun: chiropody
- chiropodist noun /kɪˈɹɒpədɪst/: A practitioner of chiropody.
- chiropodistry noun: chiropody
- chiropodous adjective: Having feet that are adapted for grasping
- chiropody noun: The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the feet (and formerly the hands).
- chiropract verb /ˈkaɪɹoʊˌpɹækt/: To perform chiropractic (upon).
- chiropractic adjective, noun /ˌkaɪɹəˈpɹæktɪk/: A system of health care involving manipulation of the spinal column and other body structures, for the purpose of alleviating neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction.
- chiropractics noun: The practice of a chiropractor; chiropractic.
- chiropractor noun /ˈkaɪ.ɹəˌpɹæk.tə(ɹ)/: A health-care practitioner who specializes in chiropractic.
- chiropracty noun: Synonym of chiropractic.
- chiropraxy noun: Chiropractics.
- chiropter noun: A member of the order Chiroptera, a bat
- chiropteran adjective, noun: Any mammal, of the order Chiroptera, that has forelimbs modified to form wings; a bat.
- chiropterist noun: A zoologist who studies bats (Chiroptera).
- chiropterite noun: A sedimentary rock / mineral formed from bat guano
- chiroptero- prefix: Relating to bats (the flying mammal)
- chiropterochoric noun: relating to chiropterochory
- chiropterochorous noun: Spread, or having seeds that are dispersed, by bats, i.e. by chiropterochory.
- chiropterochorously adverb: In a chiropterochorous manner
- chiropterochory noun: Dispersal (chiefly of seeds) by bats.
- chiropterologist noun /kaɪˌɹɑptəˈɹɑləd͡ʒɪst/: Someone who studies bats (the flying mammals).
- chiropterology noun: The scientific study of bats.
- chiropterophilia noun: The love of bats
- chiropterophilic adjective: Relating to chiropterophilia
- chiropterophilous adjective: Adapted to thrive in the presence of bats (the flying mammal).
- chiropterophily noun: pollination by bats
- chiropterous adjective: chiropteran
- chiroptic adjective: Describing any of the optical techniques for investigating chiral substances
- chiroptical adjective: Alternative form of chiroptic.
- chiroptophobia noun: fear of bats (the flying mammals)
- chirori noun: A bottle in which saké is heated.
- chirosophist noun: A palmist.
- chirosophy noun: palmistry, chiromancy.
- chirospasm noun: Alternative spelling of cheirospasm.
- chirospecific adjective: Relating to, or producing, specific enantiomers of a chiral compound.
- chirostylid noun: Any crustacean in the family Chirostylidae.
- chirostyloid noun: Any crustacean of the superfamily Chirostyloidea
- chirotechnology noun: The chemistry and technology of production and separation of enantiomers.
- chiroteuthid adjective, noun /ˌkaɪ.ɹoʊˈtu.θɪd/: Any squid in the family Chiroteuthidae, sometimes called whiplash squids.
- chirotherapy noun: chiropractic therapy
- chirotherian adjective: Relating to Chirotherium fossils.
- chirotheriid noun: Any archosaur of the family †Chirotheriidae known only as fossils
- chirothesia noun /ˌkaɪɹəʊˈθiːʒə/: Synonym of laying on of hands.
- chirotony noun: The laying on of hands as an ecclesiastical rite
- chirotope noun: An oriented matroid that exhibits the concept of chirality.
- chirotopic adjective: Describing an atom (or group of atoms in a molecule) within a chiral environment
- chirp noun, verb /t͡ʃɜːp/: A short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect.
- chirped-pulse amplification noun: Technique for achieving greater amplification of a laser pulse by stretching ("chirping") it, amplifying it, and then compressing it, thereby avoiding...
- chirper noun: A thing or animal that makes a chirping sound.
- chirpily adverb: In a chirpy way.
- chirpine noun: A Himalayan pine, Pinus roxburghii
- chirpiness noun: the state or quality of being chirpy
- chirping noun, verb: The act, or an instance of, chirping.
- chirping chips noun: Chips that a player has won that make him or her more talkative at the table.
- chirping cup noun: An alcoholic drink taken by way of merrymaking.
- chirpingly adverb: With a chirping sound.
- chirpish adjective: Resembling a chirp; chirpy, twitterish.
- chirplet noun: A little chirp.
- chirplike adjective: Resembling a chirp; chirpish.
- chirpse verb: To flirt with; to chat up.
- chirpy adjective, noun /ˈt͡ʃɜː(ɹ)pi/: In a good mood; happy and energetic.
- chirpy as a cricket adjective: Very chirpy; full of energy; very energetic.
- chirr noun, verb /t͡ʃɜː/: To make the prolonged trilling sound of an insect (e.g. a grasshopper, a cicada).
- chirren noun /ˈt͡ʃɪɹ.ən/: Pronunciation spelling of children (plural of chile (“child”)), representing Southern US and African-American Vernacular English
- chirrines noun: A kind of Mexican music ensemble.
- chirring noun, verb: The sound of a chirr.
- chirrup noun, verb /ˈt͡ʃɪɹəp/: To make a series of chirps, clicks, or clucks.
- chirruper noun: One who chirrups.
- chirruping noun, verb: The act of producing a chirrup sound.
- chirrupy adjective: making chirruping noises
- chiru noun: The Tibetan antelope, Pantholops hodgsonii.
- chirugeon noun: Alternative form of chirurgeon; archaic spelling of surgeon.
- chirugion noun: apothecary
- chirurgeon noun /kaɪˈɹɜːdʒən/: A doctor or surgeon.
- chirurgeonly adjective: having the characteristics of a chirurgeon (doctor or surgeon)
- chirurgery noun /kaɪˈɹɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəɹi/: Synonym of surgery.
- chirurgian noun: Alternative spelling of chirurgeon.
- chirurgic adjective: Of or pertaining to chirurgery; surgical.
- chirurgical adjective /kaɪˈɹɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒɪkəl/: Surgical.
- chirurgie noun: Alternative form of chirurgy.
- chirurgion noun: Alternative form of chirurgeon; archaic spelling of surgeon.
- chirurgy noun /kaɪˈɹɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒi/: surgery
- chis noun: Initialism of covert human intelligence source.
- Chisa proper noun: A female given name from Japanese.
- chisa nyama noun: A barbecue or braai.
- Chisago proper noun: Chisago City, Minnesota.
- chisanbop noun: A finger counting method perform basic arithmetic operations to numbers from 0 to 99.
- chisel noun, verb /ˈt͡ʃɪzəl/: A cutting tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by pushing or pounding the back when the sharp edge is against the material. It consists of a...
- chisel in verb: To barge in on something; to be a third wheel; to insinuate oneself into a situation or relationship; to get oneself involved in something.
- chisel out verb: To empty, hollow or remove substance from (something) using a chisel.
- chisel up verb: To create by chiseling.
- chiseled adjective, verb /ˈt͡ʃɪzəld/: Having strongly defined facial features.
- chiseler noun: One who uses a chisel for carving.
- chiseling noun, verb: Alternative form of chiselling.
- chiselled adjective, verb: Alternative form of chiseled.
- chiseller noun: Alternative spelling of chiseler.
- chisellike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a chisel.
- chiselling noun, verb: A piece of work produced using a chisel.
- chiselmouth noun: A fish of species Gila alutacea (formerly Acrocheilus alutaceus) native to the Pacific Northwest of North America.
- chisenbop noun: Alternative form of Chisanbop.
- Chisholm proper noun /ˈtʃɪz.əm/: A surname from Old English [in turn from locations].
- Chishti adjective, noun: Belonging to the Chishti order.
- Chislehurst proper noun /ˈt͡ʃɪzəlhɜːst/: A suburban area in the borough of Bromley, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ4470).
- Chislett proper noun: A surname.
- chisley adjective: Having a mixture of small pebbles or gravel.
- chislic noun /ˈt͡ʃɪzlɪk/: A dish of cubed, deep fried red meat (usually lamb) popular in part of South Dakota.
- chism noun, verb /ˈt͡ʃɪzəm/: A shoot or sprout; a bud.
- Chisolm proper noun: A surname.
- Chisox proper noun: The Chicago White Sox.
- chissom noun: Alternative form of chism.
- chist noun: Pronunciation spelling of chest.
- chistka noun: A political purge in Russia.
- chistorra noun: A type of pork sausage from the Basque Country.
- Chisum proper noun: A surname.
- Chiswick proper noun /ˈt͡ʃɪzɪk/: A suburban area of London in the borough of Hounslow, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2078).
- chit interjection, noun, verb /t͡ʃɪt/: A child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal.
- chit chat noun, verb: Light conversation; casual talk, usually about trivial matters.
- chit-chatty adjective: Inclined to chit-chat; gossipy; talkative.
- chit fund noun: A banking system popular in South Asia whereby a group of individuals agree to save or borrow together for a specified amount of time.
- Chita proper noun /t͡ʃɪˈtɑː/: A city, the administrative center of Zabaykalsky Krai, Siberia, Russia.
- chital noun: a large spotted deer, of genus Axis, native to India and Sri Lanka
- chitalishte noun: A traditional Bulgarian building that acts as several public institutions, such as a library, community centre, and theater.
- chitarrone noun: Synonym of theorbo.
- chitarronist noun: Someone who plays the chitarrone.
- chitchat noun, verb: Alternative spelling of chit-chat.
- chitchatty adjective: Alternative form of chit-chatty.
- chitenge noun: Alternative spelling of kitenge.
- chithe noun: Alternative form of chive.
- chithi noun: Alternative form of chitthi.
- Chiti proper noun: A surname from Italian.
- Chitimacha noun: A member of a Native American tribe inhabiting Louisiana.
- Chitimachan adjective, noun: Of or relating to the Chitimacha.
- chitin noun /ˈkʌɪtɪn/: A complex polysaccharide, a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, found in the exoskeletons of arthropods and in the cell walls of fungi; thought to be...
- chitinaceous adjective: Composed of, or resembling, chitin
- chitinase noun: Any enzyme that hydrolyzes chitin.
- chitinisation noun: Alternative form of chitinization.
- chitinise verb: Alternative form of chitinize.
- chitinization noun: The process of becoming chitinous.
- chitinize verb: To convert to chitin
- chitinized adjective, verb: Modified by chitinization
- chitinless adjective: That lacks chitin
- chitinlike adjective: Resembling chitin or some aspect of it.
- chitinogenous adjective: That secretes chitin
- chitinoid adjective: Resembling chitin.
- chitinoligosaccharide noun: Any oligosaccharide present in chitin
- chitinolysis noun: The enzymatic hydrolysis of chitin into chitobiose
- chitinolytic adjective: Of or pertaining to chitinolysis
- chitinophosphatic adjective: Composed of (alternate layers of) chitin and calcium phosphate
- chitinous adjective /ˈkaɪtɪnəs/: Made of, pertaining to, or resembling chitin.
- chitinozoan noun: Any extinct animal (known only as fossils) of the class Chitinozoa
- chitlin noun: chitlins; chitterlings
- chitling noun: Alternative form of chitterling (shirt frill)
- chitlings noun: Pronunciation spelling of chitterlings.
Part 69 · Part 71 · English words: C
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.