cheque cheques NOUN
A cheque is a piece of paper that people use to pay for things.
cherry cherries NOUN
A cherry is a small round red or black fruit with a hard seed called a stone in the middle.
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chess NOUN
Chess is a game for two people. It is played on a board marked in black and white squares.
chest chests
NOUN 1 Your chest is the top part of the front of your body, between your neck and your waist.
NOUN 2 A chest is a large heavy box, usually made of wood.
chestnut chestnuts
NOUN 1 A chestnut is a large tree.
NOUN 2 A chestnut is also a shiny brown nut that grows on a chestnut tree.
chew chews, chewing, chewed VERB
When you chew food, you bite it several times.
chick chicks NOUN
A chick is a baby bird.
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chicken chickens NOUN
A chicken is a bird kept on a farm for its eggs and meat.
chickenpox NOUN
Chickenpox is an illness that gives you itchy spots.
chief chiefs NOUN
A chief is a person in charge of other people.
child children NOUN
A child is a young boy or girl.
childhood NOUN
A person’s childhood is the time of life when they are a child.
childish ADJECTIVE
You call a person childish if they are not acting like an adult is expected to act.
children PLURAL NOUN
Children is the plural of child.
chilly chillier, chilliest ADJECTIVE
If you feel chilly, you are not quite warm enough to be comfortable.
chime chimes NOUN
A chime is the musical sound made by a bell or a clock.
chimney chimneys NOUN
A chimney is a pipe which takes smoke from a fire up into the air.
chimpanzee chimpanzees NOUN
A chimpanzee is a small ape with dark fur that lives in forests in Africa.
chin chins NOUN
Your chin is the part of your face below your mouth.
chip chips, chipping, chipped
NOUN 1 A chip is a long thin fried piece of potato.
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NOUN 2 A silicon chip is a tiny piece of special material used in computers.
VERB 3 When you chip something, you break a small piece off it.
chisel chisels NOUN
A chisel is a tool with a long thin blade and a sharp end, which is used for cutting wood or stone.
chocolate chocolates