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Chicken CasserolenounMWEchicken cooked and served in a casseroleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chicken CoopnounMWEa farm building for housing poultryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chicken Cordon BleunounMWEthin slices of chicken stuffed with cheese and ham and then sauteedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chicken DrumsticknounMWEthe lower joint of the leg of a chickenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chicken FarmnounMWEfarm where chickens are raised for saleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chicken FeednounMWEan amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochlorideverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chicken HawknounMWEnontechnical term for any hawks said to prey on poultryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chicken KievnounMWEpounded chicken cutlets rolled around butter seasoned with herbs, then covered with crumbs and friedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chicken LegnounMWEthe lower joint of the leg of a chickenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chicken LousenounMWEa louse parasitic on poultryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chicken ManurenounMWEchicken excreta used as fertilizerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chicken MarengonounMWEbraised chicken with onions and mushrooms in a wine and tomato sauceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chicken MoussenounMWEmousse made with chickenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chicken PaprikanounMWEchicken simmered in broth with onions and paprika then mixed with sour creamverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chicken PaprikashnounMWEchicken simmered in broth with onions and paprika then mixed with sour creamverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chicken ProvencalenounMWEchicken cooked in a sauce made with tomatoes, garlic, and olive oilverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chicken PurloonounMWEthick stew made of rice and chicken and small gameverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chicken RoundwormnounMWEintestinal parasite of domestic fowlverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chicken RunnounMWEan enclosed yard for keeping poultryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chicken SaladnounMWEsalad composed primarily of chopped chicken meatverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chicken SandwichnounMWEa sandwich made with a filling of sliced chickenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chicken ScratchnounMWEcramped or illegible handwritingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chicken SnakenounMWElarge North American snakeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chicken SoupnounMWEsoup made from chicken brothverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chicken StewnounMWEa stew made with chickenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chicken StocknounMWEa stock made with chickenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chicken TaconounMWEa taco with a chicken fillingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chicken TetrazzininounMWEchicken prepared in a cream sauce with mushrooms and served over pastaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chicken WingnounMWEthe wing of a chickenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chicken WirenounMWEa galvanized wire network with a hexagonal meshverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chicken YardnounMWEan enclosed yard for keeping poultryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chickenpoxnounan acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virusverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chickenshitnouna false statement that is considered to indicate timidity or fearverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chickereenounfar western United States counterpart of the red squirrelverifiedMay 18, 2026
ChickpeanounAsiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seedsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chickpea PlantnounMWEAsiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seedsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chickweednounany of various plants related to the common chickweedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chickweed PhloxnounMWElow mat-forming herb of rocky places in United StatesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chiclenoungum-like substance from the sapodillaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chicle GumnounMWEgum-like substance from the sapodillaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chicnessnounelegance by virtue of being fashionableverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chicorynounperennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in saladsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chicory EscarolenounMWEvariety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edgesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chicory PlantnounMWEperennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in saladsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chicory RootnounMWEroot of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffeeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chicotnounhandsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substituteverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chidingnounrebuking a person harshlyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chief AssistantnounMWEthe most helpful assistantverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chief Executive OfficernounMWEthe corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firmverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chief Financial OfficernounMWEthe corporate executive having financial authority to make appropriations and authorize expenditures for a firmverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chief Information OfficernounMWEAgency official responsible for: 1) providing advice and other assistance to the head of the executive agency and other senior management personnel of the agency to ensure that information systems are acquired and information resources are managed in a manner that is consistent with laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, and priorities established by the head of the agency; 2) developing, maintaining, and facilitating the implementation of a sound and integrated information system architecture for the agency; and 3) promoting the effective and efficient design and operation of all major information resources management processes for the agency, including improvements to work processes of the agency. Note: Organizations subordinate to federal agencies may use the term Chief Information Officer to denote individuals filling positions with similar security responsibilities to agency-level Chief Information Officers.RoleRegulatedMay 12, 2026
Chief Information Security OfficernounMWEThe person in charge of information security within the enterpriseRoleRegulatedMay 9, 2026
Chief JusticenounMWEthe judge who presides over a supreme courtverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chief of StaffnounMWEthe senior officer of a service of the armed forcesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chief of StatenounMWEthe chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of governmentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chief Operating OfficernounMWEthe corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firmverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chief Petty OfficernounMWEa person with the senior noncommissioned naval rankverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chief Security OfficernounMWEThe person usually responsible for all security matters both physical and digital in an enterpriseRoleMay 9, 2026
Chieftainnounthe leader of a group of peopleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chieftaincynounthe position of chieftainverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chieftainshipnounthe position of chieftainverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chiffonnouna sheer fabric of silk or rayonverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chiffon CakenounMWEvery light cakeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chiffoniernouna tall elegant chest of drawersverifiedMay 18, 2026
ChigetainounMongolian wild assverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chiggernounlarval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chigger FlowernounMWEerect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chignonnouna roll of hair worn at the nape of the neckverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chigoenounsmall tropical fleaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chigoe FleanounMWEsmall tropical fleaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chilblainnouninflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moistureverifiedMay 18, 2026
Childnouna young person of either sexverifiedMay 18, 2026
Child AbusenounMWEthe physical or emotional or sexual mistreatment of childrenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Child MolesternounMWEa man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partnerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Child NeglectnounMWEfailure of caretakers to provide adequate emotional and physical care for a childverifiedMay 18, 2026
Child PornographynounMWEthe illegal use of children in pornographic pictures or filmsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Child ProdigynounMWEa prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early ageverifiedMay 18, 2026
Child PsychologynounMWEthe branch of psychology that studies the social and mental development of childrenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Child SupportnounMWEcourt-ordered support paid by one spouse to the other who has custody of the children after the parents are separatedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Child Welfare AgencynounMWEan administrative unit responsible for social work concerned with the welfare and vocational training of childrenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Child Welfare ServicenounMWEan administrative unit responsible for social work concerned with the welfare and vocational training of childrenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Child's BodynounMWEthe body of a human childverifiedMay 18, 2026
Child's GamenounMWEa game enjoyed by childrenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Child's PlaynounMWEactivity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rulesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Child's RoomnounMWEa bedroom for a childverifiedMay 18, 2026
Childbednounconcluding state of pregnancyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Childbed FevernounMWEserious form of septicemia contracted by a woman during childbirth or abortion, usually attributable to unsanitary conditionsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Childbirthnounthe parturition process in human beingsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Childbirth-Preparation ClassnounMWEa course that teaches pregnant women to use breathing and concentration and exercise techniques to use during laborverifiedMay 18, 2026
Childcarenouna service involving care for other people's childrenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Childhoodnounthe state of a child between infancy and adolescenceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Childishnessnouna property characteristic of a childverifiedMay 18, 2026
Childlessnessnounthe condition of being without offspringverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chilenounvery hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungencyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chile PinenounMWElarge Chilean evergreen conifer having intertwined branches and bearing edible nutsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chilinounground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beansverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chili Con CarnenounMWEground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beansverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chili DognounMWEa hotdog with chili con carne on itverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chili PeppernounMWEvery hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungencyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Chili PowdernounMWEpowder made of ground chili peppers mixed with e.g. cumin and garlic and oreganoverifiedMay 18, 2026