~Catheretic~, _n._ (_Med._) Caustic.
~Catheretic~, _a._ (_Med._) Caustic.
~Catholic~, _a._ ~1.~ Universal, general.
~2.~ Liberal, tolerant, not bigoted, not exclusive, not sectarian.
~3.~ Roman catholic.
~Catholic~, _n._ Papist, Roman Catholic.
~Catholicism~, _n._ ~1.~ Universality, catholicity.
~2.~ Liberality, tolerance, largeness of mind.
~3.~ Roman Catholic religion.
~Catholicity~, _n._ CATHOLICISM.
~Catholicon~, _n._ Panacea, universal remedy, universal medicine.
~Catkin~, _n._ Ament, amentum, cat's-tail.
~Cat's-paw~, _n._ Dupe (_in serving another's purpose_), gull, cully.
~Cat's-tail~, _n._ ~1.~ (_Bot._) CATKIN.
~2.~ (_Bot._) Timothy, timothy-grass, herds'-grass (_Phleum pretense_).
~3.~ Cirrus, mare's-tail.
~Cattle~, _n. pl._ Bovine quadrupeds.
~Cattle-plague~, _n._ Murrain.
~Caul~, _n._ Omentum, epiploön.
~Causal~, _a._ Causative.
~Causative~, _a._ Causal.
~Cause~, _n._ ~1.~ Origin, original, source, spring, mainspring.
~2.~ Ground, reason, motive, consideration, account, inducement,
incentive, incitement, efficient cause.
~3.~ Purpose, object, aim, final cause.
~4.~ Effort, undertaking, enterprise.
~5.~ (_Law._) Suit, action, case, trial.
~Cause~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Produce, create, originate, occasion, give rise
to, bring into existence.
~2.~ Effect, bring about.
~Caustic~, _n._ CATHERETIC.
~Caustic~, _a._ ~1.~ Corrosive, corroding, CATHERETIC, consuming,
acrid, virulent, eating away.
~2.~ Severe, sarcastic, satirical, bitter, stinging, sharp, cutting.
~Cauterize~, _v. a._ Sear, burn with a hot iron, burn with cautery.
~Cautery~, _n._ Application of hot iron or of caustics.
~Caution~, _n._ ~1.~ Wariness, heed, heedfulness, circumspection,
care, watchfulness, vigilance, forethought, providence prudence,
discretion.
~2.~ Warning, admonition, injunction, advice, counsel.
~3.~ Security, guaranty, surety, pledge.
~Caution~, _v. a._ Warn, admonish, forewarn.
~Cautious~, _a._ Prudent, wary, careful, heedful, chary, circumspect,
discreet, watchful, vigilant.
~Cavalcade~, _n._ Procession (_of mounted men_).
~Cavalier~, _n._ ~1.~ Knight, equestrian, horseman, chevalier, horse-
soldier.
~2.~ Partisan of Charles I.
~Cavalier~, _a._ Disdainful, haughty, arrogant, supercilious,
scornful, insolent, pert, impertinent, saucy.
~Cavalry~, _n._ Horse-soldiers, troops on horseback, mounted soldiers.
~Cave~, _n._ Cavern, den, grotto.
~Cavern~, _n._ Grotto, cave, den.
~Cavernous~, _a._ Hollow.
~Cavil at~, Censure (_without good reason_), carp at, find fault with,
raise objection to.
~Cavil~, _n._ Frivolous objection, captious criticism, unwarranted
censure, fallacious reason, sophistical argument.
~Caviller~, _n._ Carper, censurer, captious disputant, frivolous censor.
~Cavilling~, _a._ Captious, censorious, carping, critical,
hypercritical, disposed to cavil, given to fault-finding.
~Cavity~, _n._ Hollow, aperture, opening.
~Cayenne~, _n._ Capsicum, red pepper, Cayenne pepper.
~Cease~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Desist, stop, stay, break off, leave off, give
over.
~2.~ Fail, be extinct, be wanting.
~3.~ Terminate, end, be at an end, blow over.
~Ceaseless~, _a._ Incessant, unceasing, perpetual, eternal, endless,
everlasting, interminable, continual, unremitting.
~Cedar-bird~, _n._ American wax-wing (_Bombycilla Carolinensis_ or
_Ampelis Carolinensis_).
~Cede~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Surrender, relinquish, yield, abandon, resign,
deliver up, give up.
~2.~ Grant, convey.
~Celebrate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Praise, extol, laud, magnify, glorify,
bless, commend, give praise to, make famous.
~2.~ Commemorate, solemnize, honor, keep, observe, do honor to.
~Celebrated~, _a._ Famous, renowned, distinguished, illustrious,
eminent, famed, far-famed.
~Celebration~, _n._ ~1.~ Honor, praise, commendation, laudation.
~2.~ Commemoration, solemnization, observation.
~Celebrity~, _n._ Fame, renown, glory, honor, credit, reputation,
eminence, distinction, repute.
~Celerity~, _n._ Speed, quickness, swiftness, velocity, rapidity.
~Celestial~, _a._ ~1.~ Of the firmament, of the visible heavens.
~2.~ Heavenly, supernal, angelic, seraphic, godlike.
~Celibacy~, _n._ Single life, unmarried state.
~Celibate~, _n._ Bachelor, unmarried man.
~Celibate~, _a._ Unmarried, single.
~Cell~, _n._ ~1.~ Small room.
~2.~ Enclosed space, small cavity.
~Cellular~, _a._ Alveolate, favose, honey-combed.
~Cement~, _n._ ~1.~ Mortar.
~2.~ Bond of union.
~Cement~, _v. a._ Unite, connect, attach, join.
~Cement~, _v. n._ Unite, cohere, slick together.
~Cemetery~, _n._ Graveyard, burying-ground, burial-ground, church-
yard, necropolis.
~Cenotaph~, _n._ Monument (_to one whose body is not buried under it
or near it_).
~Censor~, _n._ ~1.~ Inspector, critic.
~2.~ Censurer, caviller.
~Censorious~, _a._ Captious, carping, canting, hypercritical, severe,
condemnatory, fault-finding, hard to please, prone to find fault, apt
to blame or censure.
~Censurable~, _a._ Blamable, reprehensible, culpable, blameworthy,
faulty, worthy of censure.
~Censure~, _n._ Blame, disapprobation, disapproval, condemnation,
reproof, reproach, reprobation, reprehension, rebuke, reprimand,
animadversion, stricture.
~Censure~, _v. a._ Blame, reproach, reprove, chide, reprehend,
OVERHAUL, reprimand, rate, berate, scold, find fault with, pass
censure on, take to task, bring to book, call over the coals, haul
over the coals, call to account, come down upon, snap up, BLOW UP.
~Censurer~, _n._ ~1.~ Censor, critic.
~2.~ Caviller, carper.
~Cent~, _n._ ~1.~ Hundred.
~2.~ Copper, ten mills, the one hundredth part of a dollar.
~Centenary~, _n._ Century, a hundred years.
~Centesimal~, _a._ Hundredth, by the hundred.
~Centre~, _n._ [Written also _Center_.] Middle, midst, middle point.
~Centrifugal~, _a._ Tending from the centre.
~Centripetal~, _a._ Tending to the centre.
~Centuple~, _a._ Hundred-fold.
~Century~, _n._ ~1.~ Hundred.
~2.~ Centenary, a hundred years.
~Cephalalgy~, _n._ (_Med._) Headache.
~Cere~, _v. a._ Wax, smear with wax.
~Cereals~, _n. pl._ Edible grains.
~Cerecloth~, _n._ Cerement.
~Cerement~, _n._ Cerecloth.
~Ceremonial~, _a._ Ritual, formal.
~Ceremonial~, _n._ Rite, form, formality, CEREMONY.
~Ceremonious~, _a._ ~1.~ Civil, respectful, courteous, courtly.
~2.~ Formal, punctilious, stiff, precise, exact, starched, prim.
~Ceremony~, _n._ ~1.~ Rite, form, formality, ceremonial, solemnity,
observance.
~2.~ Parade, pomp, show, stateliness.
~Certain~, _a._ ~1.~ Indubitable, unquestionable, indisputable,
undeniable, incontestable, uncontrovertible, unquestioned, undisputed,
undoubted, absolute, positive, plain, past dispute, beyond all
question, sure as fate, sure as a gun, clear as day, not doubtful.
~2.~ Sure, assured, confident, undoubting, fully convinced.
~3.~ Unfailing, infallible, never-failing.
~4.~ Actual, real, existing.
~5.~ Settled, determinate, fixed, stated, constant.
~6.~ One, some, particular.
~Certainty~, _n._ ~1.~ Surety, indubitableness, certitude, freedom
from doubt.
~2.~ Truth, fact, fixed fact, accomplished fact, real state.
~Certificate~, _n._ ~1.~ Voucher, testimony.
~2.~ Testimonial, attestation, credential.
~Certify~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Attest, testify to, vouch for.
~2.~ Verify, ascertain, determine, make certain.
~Certitude~, _n._ CERTAINTY.
~Cerulean~, _a._ Azure, blue, sky-colored, sky-blue.
~Cerumen~, _n._ EAR-WAX.
~Ceruse~, _n._ White-lead, carbonate of lead.
~Cespitose~, _a._ Turfy, turf-like.
~Cespitous~, _a._ Turfy, turf-like.
~Cessation~, _n._ Stoppage, stop, intermission, remission, suspension,
pause, rest, respite, discontinuance.
~Cession~, _n._ ~1.~ Surrender, relinquishment, yielding,
renunciation, abandonment.
~2.~ Grant, conveyance.
~Cestus~, _n._ [L.] Girdle (_especially the girdle of Venus_), belt,
cincture, band.
~_Cetacean_~, _n._ Cetaceous animal.
~Cetacean~, _a._ Of the whale kind.
~Cetaceous~, _a._ Of the whale kind.
~Chafe~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Rub, hurt by rubbing, wear by rubbing.
~2.~ Irritate, vex, annoy, fret, tease, gall, chagrin, provoke,
ruffle, offend, nettle, incense, enrage, exasperate, anger, make angry.
~Chafe~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Be rubbed, be worn by rubbing.
~2.~ Rage, fret, fume.
~Chaff~, _n._ ~1.~ Husks, hulls, glumes.
~2.~ Refuse, worthless matter.
~Chaff~, _v. a._ Ridicule, mock, scoff, deride, jeer, flout, make fun
of, POKE FUN AT.
~Chaffer~, _v. n._ Higgle, haggle, bargain, negotiate.
~Chagrin~, _n._ Mortification, vexation, displeasure, disquiet, ill-
humor.
~Chagrin~, _v. a._ Mortify, vex, irritate, chafe, annoy, displease,
provoke, put out of temper.
~Chain~, _n._ ~1.~ Fetter, manacle, shackle, bond.
~2.~ Connected series, orderly succession.
~Chain~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Fasten with a chain.
~2.~ Confine, restrain, fetter, shackle, trammel.
~3.~ Enslave, hold in bondage.
~Chair~, _n._ ~1.~ Movable seat.
~2.~ Seat of justice, seat of authority.
~3.~ Chairman, presiding officer.
~4.~ Professorship.
~Chairman~, _n._ Chair, presiding officer.
~Chaldaic~, _n._ Chaldee, Chaldaic language.
~Chaldee~, _n._ Chaldaic, Chaldaic language.
~Chalice~, _n._ Cup (_especially the communion-cup_), bowl.
~Chalky~, _a._ Cretaceous.
~Challenge~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Defy, dare, brave, invite to trial, call to
combat, call to answer.
~2.~ Demand, require, claim, call for.
~3.~ (_Law._) Object to, take exceptions to.
~Challenge~, _n._ ~1.~ Defiance, summons to trial, call to combat,
call to answer.
~2.~ (_Law._) Exception, objection.
~Chalybeate~, _a._ Impregnated with iron.
~Cham~, _n._ Khan, sovereign prince (_of Tartary_).
~Chamber~, _n._ ~1.~ Apartment, room, hall.
~2.~ Cavity, hollow place.
~3.~ Legislative body.
~Chamber-fellow~, _n._ Chum.
~Chamber-pot~, _n._ Urinal, jorden.
~Chamfer~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Bevel.
~2.~ Channel, flute, groove, cut furrows in, cut channels in.
~Chamfer~, _n._ ~1.~ Bevel.
~2.~ Fluting, channel, furrow.
~Champ~, _v. a._ Bite, chew, gnaw.
~Champaign~, _n._ Flat, open country.
~Champaign~, _a._ Flat, (_as land_), level, open.
~Champion~, _n._ ~1.~ Combatant (_in behalf of others_), fighter,
warrior.
~2.~ Defender, protector, vindicator.
~Chance~, _n._ ~1.~ Accident, casualty, contingency, fortuity,
fortune, fortuitous event, unforseen event.
~2.~ Risk, hazard, peril, jeopardy.
~Chance~, _v. n._ Happen, occur, befall, betide, take place, fall out,
turn up, come to pass.
~Chancery~, _n._ ~1.~ Court of Equity, Court of Chancery.
~2.~ [_U. S._] Equity, proceedings in equity.
~Change~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Shift, remove for another, set aside for others.
~2.~ ALTER, vary, modify, make different, make some change in.
~3.~ Exchange, barter, commute, give in exchange.
~Change~, _v. n._ Alter, vary, shift, veer, turn, undergo change,
change about.
~Change~, _n._ ~1.~ Alteration, variation, mutation, commutation,
transition, transmutation, revolution.
~2.~ Vicissitude, variety, novelty, innovation.
~3.~ Small coin, small money.
~Changeable~, _a._ ~1.~ Variable, inconstant, unsteady, unsteadfast,
unstable, unsettled, mutable, uncertain.
~2.~ Fickle, wavering, vacillating, fitful, capricious, volatile,
giddy, like a weather-cock.
~Change about~, CHANGE.
~Change hands~, Change owners.
~Changeling~, _n._ ~1.~ Child (_taken or left in place of another_).
~2.~ Oaf, simpleton, fool, DUNCE.
~Channel~, _n._ ~1.~ Passage, duct, conduit, water-course.
~2.~ Gutter, furrow, fluting, chamfer.
~3.~ Strait, arm of the sea, narrow sea.
~4.~ Avenue, route, way.
~Channel~, _v. a._ Groove, flute, chamfer, cut furrows in, cut
channels in.
~Chant~, _v. a._ & _n._ Sing, warble, carol.
~Chant~, _n._ Song, carol, melody.
~Chanter~, _n._ Singer, songster.
~Chanticleer~, _n._ Cock, ROOSTER.
~Chaos~, _n._ ~1.~ Matter in a disorganized state, matter in confusion.
~2.~ Disorder, confusion.
~Chaotic~, _a._ Disordered, confused.
~Chap~, _v. a._ Crack, split, cleave.
~Chap~, _v. n._ Crack, open in slits.
~Chap~, _n._ ~1.~ Cleft, crack, opening.
~2.~ Boy, youth, fellow.
~Chaparral~, _n._ Thicket (_of brambles and thorny shrubs_).
~Chapeau~, _n._ [Fr.] Hat.
~Chapel~, _n._ Church, temple, meeting-house, place of worship.
~Chap-fallen~, _a._ [Sometimes spelled _chopfallen_.] Dejected,
dispirited, depressed, discouraged, melancholy, sad, downcast,
disheartened, downhearted, desponding, despondent, BLUE, crestfallen,
low-spirited, in low spirits.
~Chaplet~, _n._ Garland, wreath, coronal.
~Chaps~, _n. pl._ Mouth, jaws.
~Char~, _v. a._ Burn, scorch, reduce to charcoal.
~Character~, _n._ ~1.~ Mark, figure, sign, emblem, letter.
~2.~ Constitution, quality, nature, disposition, cast, turn, bent.
~3.~ Person, personage, individual.
~4.~ Reputation, repute.
~Characteristic~, _a._ Special, peculiar.
~Characteristic~, _n._ Peculiarity, marked feature.
~Characterization~, _n._ Designation (_of properties_), specification.
~Characterize~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Distinguish, designate, mark.
~2.~ Describe, set forth the character of, specify the peculiarities of.
~Charcoal~, _n._ Wood-coal.
~Charge~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Load, burden, freight, lade.
~2.~ Intrust, put in one's keeping or care.
~3.~ Ascribe, impute, lay, put, bring home to, lay to one's door, lay
to one's charge.
~4.~ Accuse, arraign, impeach, inculpate, criminate, indict, tax, call
to account, take to task, inform against.
~5.~ Command, order, bid, require, enjoin.
~6.~ Attack, assault, fall upon, bear down upon, set on.
~Charge~, _v. n._ Make an onset, make a charge.
~Charge~, _n._ ~1.~ Load, lading, cargo, freight, burden, what is
carried.
~2.~ Trust, care, custody, ward, management.
~3.~ Commission, duty, office, employment.
~4.~ Order, injunction, direction, mandate, precept, command.
~5.~ Instruction, exhortation.
~6.~ Accusation, crimination.
~7.~ Cost, expense, outlay, expenditure.
~8.~ Price, sum charged.
~9.~ Onset, onslaught, assault, attack, encounter.
~10.~ (_Her._) Bearing.
~Chargeable~, _a._ ~1.~ Ascribable, attributable, imputable,
referrible, traceable, owing, to be charged.
~2.~ Liable to be accused.
~3.~ Burdensome (_as a cause of expense_).
~Charger~, _n._ ~1.~ Dish, platter.
~2.~ War-horse.
~Charily~, _ad._ Cautiously, warily, heedfully, carefully.
~Charitable~, _a._ ~1.~ Benevolent, kind, benign, full of good will.
~2.~ Beneficent, liberal, free, bountiful, generous, munificent, open-
hearted, free-hearted, open-handed.
~Charity~, _n._ ~1.~ Benevolence, kindness, tenderness, affection,
benignity, humanity, kind-heartedness, fellow-feeling, good-will, good-
nature, milk of human kindness.
~2.~ Beneficence, liberality, generosity, bounty, alms-giving, active
goodness, doing of good.
~3.~ Benefaction, gift, alms.
~Charivari~, _n._ [_Fr._] Discordant music, mock serenade.
~Charlatan~, _n._ Quack, empiric, mountebank, pretender, impostor,
cheat.
~Charlatanic~, _a._ Empirical, quackish.
~Charlatanry~, _n._ Quackery, empiricism, trickery, deceit.
~Charles's Wain~, The Great Bear, URSA MAJOR, The Wain.
~Charm~, _n._ ~1.~ Spell, enchantment, incantation, witchery, magic,
sorcery, necromancy, magical power.
~2.~ Attraction, fascination, allurement, attractiveness.
~Charm~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Subdue by a charm, allay by enchantment.
~2.~ Fascinate, enchant, delight, attract, captivate, catch,
transport, enravish, enrapture, enamour, bewitch, allure, win, please
highly, lead captive.
~Charmer~, _n._ Enchanter, magician, sorcerer.
~Charming~, _a._ Fascinating, captivating, enchanting, enrapturing,
bewitching, delightful, lovely, very pleasant.
~Charnel-house~, _n._ Ossuary, GRAVE.
~Charter~, _n._ ~1.~ Instrument, deed, indenture, act of incorporation.
~2.~ Right, privilege, prerogative, immunity, franchise, liberty.
~Charter~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Incorporate, establish by charter, grant by
charter.
~2.~ Let or hire (_a ship_).
~Chary~, _a._ Cautious, wary, careful, shy.
~Chase~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Pursue, hunt, track, run after, give chase to.
~2.~ Emboss, enchase.
~Chase away~, Drive away, force away.
~Chase~, _n._ ~1.~ Hunting, hunt, field-sport.
~2.~ Pursuit, race.
~Chasm~, _n._ ~1.~ Breach, opening, cleft, fissure.
~2.~ Gap, hiatus, cavity, hollow.
~Chasseur~, _n._ [Fr.] Horseman, horse-soldier, equestrian, chevalier,
mounted soldier.
~Chaste~, _a._ ~1.~ Pine, undefiled, virtuous, modest, continent.
~2.~ Decent, not obscene.
~3.~ Uncorrupt, unaffected, simple, neat, in good taste.
~4.~ Refined, elegant, classic.
~Chasten~, _v. a._ Chastise, correct, punish, castigate.
~Chastening~, _n._ Chastisement, punishment, correction, castigation.
~Chastise~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Chasten, correct, punish, castigate.
~2.~ Repress, restrain, moderate, check, sober down.
~Chastisement~, _n._ Punishment, chastening, correction.
~Chastity~, _n._ ~1.~ Purity, virtue, modesty, continence.
~2.~ Decency, freedom from obscenity.
~3.~ Unaffectedness, simplicity.
~Chat~, _v. n._ Prattle, chatter, prate, babble, gossip, confabulate,
talk freely, have a free and easy talk.
~Chat~, _n._ Prattle, prate, gossip, confabulation, chit-chat, easy
conversation, free and easy talk.
~Chattels~, _n. pl._ Goods, effects, furniture, movables, movable
property.
~Chatter~, _v. n._ Prate, prattle, chat, gossip, talk idly, talk freely.
~Chatter~, _n._ Prate, prattle, CHAT.
~Chatterer~, _n._ Prater, prattler, tattler, gossip, babbler, gadder,
gadabout, rattle-head.
~Cheap~, _a._ ~1.~ Low-priced.
~2.~ Common, of little value, of small account.
~Cheapen~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Bid for, bargain for, ask the price of, try to
get cheaper, haggle about, chaffer about.
~2.~ Make cheap, lessen in value.
~Cheat~, _v. a._ Defraud, trick, deceive, dupe, gull, overreach,
jockey, cozen, chouse, outwit, bamboozle, circumvent, delude,
hoodwink, diddle, beguile, mislead, inveigle, gammon, impose upon.
~Cheat~, _n._ ~1.~ Trick, deception, imposture, imposition, juggle,
stratagem, finesse, fraud, circumvention, delusion, artifice, deceit,
chouse, BAM.
~2.~ Trickster, impostor, rogue, knave, swindler, sharper, cheater,
artful fellow.
~Cheater~, _n._ Trickster, CHEAT.
~Check~, _n._ ~1.~ Restraint, curb, bridle, hinderance, stop,
obstacle, impediment, obstruction, bar, barrier, damper, interference,
rebuff, repression, control.
~2.~ Counter register, corresponding indenture, corresponding cipher.
~3.~ Mark, symbol, sign.
~4.~ Order for money.
~5.~ Ticket, certificate of right.
~6.~ Checkered cloth.
~Check~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Restrain, curb, bridle, hinder, obstruct,
repress, chastise, counteract, control, put a restraint upon, hold in
check, put a damper upon, nip in the bud.
~2.~ Reprove, chide, reprimand, rebuke.
~3.~ Note with a mark.
~Checker~, _v. a._ Variegate, diversify.
~Checker-berry~, _n._ Partridge-berry, squaw-vine, winter-clover
(_Mitchella repens_).
~Checkers~, _n. pl._ Draughts.
~Checkmate~, _v. a._ Beat (_at chess_), conquer, vanquish, put in check.
~Cheek~, _n._ ~1.~ Side of the face.
~2.~ [_Colloquial._] Boldness, impudence, insolence, impertinence,
sauciness, assurance, audacity, presumption, face, front, effrontery,
brass.
~Cheek-bone~, _n._ ZYGOMA.
~Cheek by jowl~, Close (_as in familiar intercourse_), face to face,
side by side, TÈTE-À-TÈTE, in close proximity.
~Cheeky~, _a._ [_Colloquial._] Bold, forward, pert, assuming, BRASSY,
brazen-faced.
~Cheer~, _n._ ~1.~ Mirth, gayety, joy, gladness, CHEERFULNESS.
~2.~ Entertainment, provisions, food, repast, viands, victuals.
~3.~ Acclamation, shout of applause.
~Cheer~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Gladden, exhilarate, inspirit, enliven, animate,
incite, encourage.
~2.~ Comfort, console, solace, make cheerful.
~3.~ Applaud, clap, salute with cheers.
~Cheerful~, _a._ Lively, sprightly, animated, joyful, joyous, blithe,
mirthful, buoyant, gleeful, gay, cheery, airy, sunny, jocund, jolly,
in good spirits, of good cheer, in high feather.
~Cheerfulness~, _n._ Liveliness, animation, joyfulness, joy, gladness,
mirthfulness, cheer, buoyancy of spirits, flow of spirits, good spirits.
~Cheesy~, _a._ Caseous, of the nature of cheese.
~Chef-d'œuvre~, _n._ [Fr.] Master-piece, master-work, master-stroke,
paragon, capital performance.
~Chemise~, _n._ Shift, smock.
~Cherish~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Nurture, foster, nourish, nurse, sustain,
support, comfort, care for, treat tenderly.
~2.~ Harbor, entertain, indulge, encourage, hold dear, embrace heartily.
~Cherup~, _v. n._ Chirp, chirrup.
~Cherup~, _v. a._ Encourage (_by chirruping_), inspirit, animate,
cheer, chirrup.
~Chest~, _n._ Breast, thorax, trunk (_of the body_).
~Chetah~, _n._ [Sometimes written _Cheetah_.] Hunting leopard (_Felis
jubata_).
~Chevalier~, _n._ Knight, CAVALIER.
~Chew~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Masticate, manducate, MUNCH.
~2.~ Champ, bite, gnaw.
~3.~ Meditate, ruminate, muse on, reflect upon, chew the cud upon.
~Chew~, _v. n._ Meditate, ruminate, muse, reflect.
~Chicane~, _n._ ~1.~ Trick, shift, ruse, stratagem, wile, artifice,
fetch, CLAP-TRAP.
~2.~ Trickery, sophistry, chicanery.
~Chicanery~, _n._ Trickery, duplicity, chicane, sophistry,
sophistication, deception.
~Chiccory~, _n._ Succory.
~Chickadee~, _n._ Black-capped titmouse (_Parus atricapillus_).
~Chickaree~, _n._ Red squirrel (_Sciurus Hudsonius_).
~Chide~, _v. a._ Rebuke, reprimand, censure, reprove, blame, upbraid,
admonish, scold, scold at.
~Chief~, _a._ ~1.~ Leading, supreme, headmost, first, supreme, most
eminent.
~2.~ Principal, main, prime, vital, especial, great, grand, cardinal,
master, most important.
~Chief~, _n._ ~1.~ Chieftain, commander.
~2.~ Leader, head, corypheus, principal person.
~Chiefly~, _ad._ ~1.~ Principally, eminently, mainly, especially,
particularly, above all.
~2.~ Mostly, for the most part.
~Chieftain~, _n._ Leader (_of a clan or of troops_), chief, commander,
captain.
~Chiffonnier~, _n._ [_Fr._] Rag-picker.
~Chigoe~, _n._ CHIGRE.
~Chigre~, _n._ (_Ent._) Jigger, chigoe (_Pulex penetrans_).
~Child~, _n._ [_pl. Children_.] ~1.~ Infant, babe, baby, nursling,
suckling, chit, brat, bantling, bairn, little one.
~2.~ Young person.
~3.~ Offspring, issue, progeny.
~Child-bearing~, _n._ CHILDBIRTH.
~Childbed~, _n._ Parturition, CHILDBIRTH.
~Childbirth~, _n._ Parturition, delivery, travail, labor, childbed,
child-bearing.
~Childhood~, _n._ Infancy, minority, pupilage, nonage.
~Childish~, _a._ ~1.~ Puerile, infantile, infantine, young, tender.
~2.~ Foolish, silly, weak, trifling, frivolous.
~Childlike~, _a._ Docile, meek, submissive, dutiful.
~Children~, _pl._ of CHILD.
~Chiliad~, _n._ Thousand.
~Chill~, _a._ Cold, frigid, chilly, bleak.
~Chill~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Make chilly, make cold.
~2.~ Depress, discourage, deject, dampen, dishearten.
~Chilly~, _a._ Cool, CHILL, somewhat cold.
~Chime~, _n._ Consonance, harmony, correspondence of sound.
~Chime~, _v. n._ Harmonize, accord, sound in harmony.
~Chime in with~, Agree with, fall in with.
~Chimera~, _n._ Illusion, hallucination, delusion, fantasy, phantom,
dream, idle fancy, creature of the imagination.
~Chimerical~, _a._ Imaginary, fantastic, fanciful, visionary,
illusory, shadowy, wild, Quixotic, Utopian.
~Chimney-corner~, _n._ Fireside.
~China~, _n._ Porcelain, China ware.
~Chincapin~, _n._ [Written also _Chinquapin_ and _Chinkapin_.] Dwarf
chestnut (_Castanea pumila_).
~Chink~, _n._ ~1.~ Opening, gap, crack, cranny, crevice, cleft, rift,
fissure, narrow aperture.