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Champertynounan unethical agreement between an attorney and client that the attorney would sue and pay the costs of the client's suit in return for a portion of the damages awardedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Champion LodenounMWEthe main vein of ore in a depositverifiedMay 18, 2026
Championshipnouna competition at which a champion is chosenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chanalnounthorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berriesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chanarnounthorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berriesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chance EventnounMWEanything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent causeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chance VariablenounMWEa variable quantity that is randomverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chance-Half CorrelationnounMWEa correlation coefficient calculated between scores on two halves of a testverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chance-Medleynounan unpremeditated killing of a human being in self defenseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chancelnounarea around the altar of a church for the clergy and choirverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chancellerynouna government building housing the office of a chancellorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chancellornounthe person who is head of state (in several countries)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Chancellorshipnounthe office of chancellorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chancerynounan office of archives for public or ecclesiastic recordsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chancrenouna small hard painless nodule at the site of entry of a pathogen (as syphilis)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Chancroidnouninfectious venereal ulcerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chandeliernounbranched lighting fixtureverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chandlernouna maker (and seller) of candles and soap and oils and paintsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chandlerynouncandles and other commodities sold by a chandlerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chanfronnounmedieval plate armor to protect a horse's headverifiedMay 18, 2026
change in technologynounMWEThis Triggering Event takes place when one technology is swapped out for another.EventMay 12, 2026
Change managementnounMWEThe broad processes for managing organizational change. Change management encompasses planning, oversight or governance, project management, testing, and implementation.ProcessMay 9, 2026
change management processnounMWEActivities performed while following the change management procedures.ProcessMay 12, 2026
Change of ColornounMWEan act that changes the light that something reflectsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Change of CoursenounMWEa change in the direction that you are movingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Change of DirectionnounMWEthe act of changing the direction in which something is orientedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Change of IntegritynounMWEthe act of changing the unity or wholeness of somethingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Change of LifenounMWEthe time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle endsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Change of MagnitudenounMWEthe act of changing the amount or size of somethingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Change of MindnounMWEa decision to reverse an earlier decisionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Change of ShapenounMWEan action that changes the shape of somethingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Change of StatenounMWEthe act of changing something into something different in essential characteristicsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Change RingingnounMWEringing tuned bells in a fixed order that is continually changingverifiedMay 18, 2026
change to applicationnounMWEAny addition or modification to or within an application.EventRegulatedMay 9, 2026
Change-Of-Pacenouna baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastballverifiedMay 18, 2026
Change-Of-Pace BallnounMWEa baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastballverifiedMay 18, 2026
Change-Upnouna baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastballverifiedMay 18, 2026
Changeabilitynounthe quality of being changeableverifiedMay 18, 2026
Changeablenessnounthe quality of being changeableverifiedMay 18, 2026
Changefulnessnounthe quality of being changeable and variableverifiedMay 18, 2026
Changelessnessnounthe property of remaining unchangedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Changelingnouna child secretly exchanged for another in infancyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Changernounan automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual interventionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Channel BassnounMWElarge edible fish found off coast of United States from Massachusetts to MexicoverifiedMay 18, 2026
Channel CapacitynounMWEthe maximum data rate that can be attained over a given channelverifiedMay 18, 2026
Channel CatnounMWEfreshwater food fish common throughout central United StatesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Channel CatfishnounMWEfreshwater food fish common throughout central United StatesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Channelisationnounmanagement through specified channels of communicationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Channelizationnounmanagement through specified channels of communicationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chanoyunounan ancient ritual for preparing and serving and drinking teaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chanson De GestenounMWEOld French epic poemsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chantarellenounwidely distributed edible mushroom rich yellow in color with a smooth cap and a pleasant apricot aromaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chanternounreed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is playedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chanterellenounwidely distributed edible mushroom rich yellow in color with a smooth cap and a pleasant apricot aromaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chanteynouna rhythmical work song originally sung by sailorsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chantingnounthe act of singing in a monotonous toneverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chantrynouna chapel endowed for singing Masses for the soul of the donorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chantynouna rhythmical work song originally sung by sailorsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chaosnoun(physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditionsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chaotic AttractornounMWEan attractor for which the approach to its final point in phase space is chaoticverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chaparralnoundense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chaparral BroomnounMWEwidely spreading evergreen shrub of southwestern United States with flower heads in a leafy panicleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chaparral CocknounMWEspeedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to TexasverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chaparral MallownounMWEshrub of coastal ranges of California and Baja California having hairy branches and spikes of numerous mauve flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chaparral PeanounMWEspiny evergreen xerophytic shrub having showy rose and purple flowers and forming dense thicketsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chaparral SagenounMWEsilvery-leaved California herb with purple flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chapatinounflat pancake-like bread cooked on a griddleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chapattinounflat pancake-like bread cooked on a griddleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chapeaunounheaddress that protects the head from bad weatherverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chapelnouna service conducted in a place of worship that has its own altarverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chapel ServicenounMWEa service conducted in a place of worship that has its own altarverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chapelgoernouna Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of EnglandverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chapiternounthe upper part of a column that supports the entablatureverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chaplainnouna clergyman ministering to some institutionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chaplaincynounthe position of chaplainverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chaplainshipnounthe position of chaplainverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chapletnounflower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chapmannounarchaic term for an itinerant peddlerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chapternounan ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a churchverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chapterhousenouna house used as a residence by a chapter of a fraternityverifiedMay 18, 2026
Charnounany of several small trout-like fish of the genus SalvelinusverifiedMay 18, 2026
Charabancnouna vehicle carrying many passengersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Characidnounany freshwater fish of the family CharacinidaeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Characinnounany freshwater fish of the family CharacinidaeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Characin FishnounMWEany freshwater fish of the family CharacinidaeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Character ActornounMWEan actor who specializes in playing supporting rolesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Character AssassinationnounMWEan attack intended to ruin someone's reputationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Character PrinternounMWEa printer that prints a single character at a timeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Character ReferencenounMWEa formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependabilityverifiedMay 18, 2026
Character SetnounMWEan ordered list of characters that are used together in writing or printingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Character WitnessnounMWEa witness who testifies under oath as to the good reputation of another person in the community where that person livesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Character-At-A-Time PrinternounMWEa printer that prints a single character at a timeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Characterisationnounthe act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential featuresverifiedMay 18, 2026
Characterisic FunctionnounMWE(electronics) graph showing how a particular characteristic of a device varies with other parametersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Characteristic CurvenounMWE(electronics) graph showing how a particular characteristic of a device varies with other parametersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Characteristic Root of a Square MatrixnounMWE(mathematics) any number such that a given square matrix minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero determinantverifiedMay 18, 2026
Characterizationnounthe act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential featuresverifiedMay 18, 2026
Charadesnouna composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous wayverifiedMay 18, 2026
Charcoal BurnernounMWEa worker whose job is to make charcoalverifiedMay 18, 2026
Charcoal GraynounMWEa very dark grey colorverifiedMay 18, 2026