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Chili SaucenounMWEtomatoes and onions and peppers (sweet or hot) simmered with vinegar and sugar and various seasoningsverified
Chiliasmnounbelief in the Christian doctrine of the millennium mentioned in the Book of Revelationsverified
Chiliastnouna person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time of great peace and prosperity)verified
Chimneynouna vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a buildingverified
Chimney BreastnounMWEwalls that project out from the wall of a room and surround the chimney baseverified
Chin-Upnounan arm exercise performed by pulling yourself up on a horizontal bar until your chin is level with the barverified
China ClaynounMWEa fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar)verified
China StonenounMWEa fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar)verified
Chinaberrynounevergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americansverified
Chinaberry TreenounMWEtree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruitsverified
ChincherincheenounSouth African perennial with long-lasting spikes of white blossoms that are shipped in to Europe and America for use as winter cut flowersverified
Chinese CheckersnounMWEa board game in which each player tries to move a set of marbles through a set of holes from one point of a six-pointed star to the opposite pointverified
Chinese ChequersnounMWEa board game in which each player tries to move a set of marbles through a set of holes from one point of a six-pointed star to the opposite pointverified
Chinkapin OaknounMWEmedium-sized deciduous tree of the eastern United States that yields a strong durable woodverified
Chinquapinnounshrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leavesverified
Chinquapin OaknounMWEmedium-sized deciduous tree of the eastern United States that yields a strong durable woodverified
Chipboardnouna cheap hard material made from wood chips that are pressed together and bound with synthetic resinverified
Chiropracticnouna method of treatment that manipulates body structures (especially the spine) to relieve low back pain or even headache or high blood pressureverified
Chiropterannounnocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigateverified
Chitonnounprimitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous platesverified
Chittamwoodnounshrubby tree of southern United States having large plumes of feathery flowers resembling puffs of smokeverified
Chivareenouna noisy mock serenade made by banging pans and kettles to a newly married coupleverified
Chlamyphorenounvery small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neckverified