1 A cereal is a food made from grains that you eat with milk for breakfast.
2 A cereal is also a kind of plant, for example wheat or rice. The seeds of cereals are used for food.
chain noun chains
A chain is a row of rings made of metal that are joined together in a line.
chair noun chairs
A chair is a seat with a back and four legs, for one person.
He suddenly got up from his chair.
chalk noun
Chalk is a kind of soft rock. You use small sticks of chalk to write or draw on a blackboard.
change verb changes, changing, changed
1 When you change something, or when it changes, it becomes different.
The caterpillar changed into a butterfly.
2 When you change, you put on different clothes.
He changed to go to the party.
change noun
Change is the money that you get back when you pay too much for something.
chapter noun chapters
A chapter is a part of a book.
This book has ten chapters.
character noun characters
1 Your character is the kind of person you are.
2 A character is also a person in a story or a film.
charge verb charges, charging, charged
If someone charges you an amount of money for something, they ask you to pay that amount for it.
They charged us too much for our meal.
chase verb chases, chasing, chased
If you chase someone, you run after them and try to catch them.
The dog chased the cat.
cheap adjective cheaper, cheapest
If something is cheap, you do not have to pay a lot of money for it.
Milk is very cheap in this shop.
check verb checks, checking, checked
If you check something, you make sure that it is right.
The teacher checked my homework.
cheek noun cheeks
Your cheeks are the sides of your face below your eyes.
My cheeks were red.
cheer verb cheers, cheering, cheered
When people cheer, they shout to show that they like something.
We all cheered when he won the race.
cheerful adjective
Someone who is cheerful is happy.
cheese noun
Cheese is a solid food that is made from milk.
cheetah noun cheetahs
A cheetah is a big wild cat with yellow fur and black spots.
cherry noun cherries
A cherry is a small, round fruit with a hard stone in the middle. Cherries are red, black, or yellow.
chew verb chews, chewing, chewed
When you chew food, you use your teeth to break it up in your mouth before you swallow it.