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Ch'in
- noun - the Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall
Chack
- - To toss up the head frequently, as a horse to avoid the restraint of the bridle.
Chafe
- noun - anger produced by some annoying irritation
- become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
- cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;
- cause friction; "my sweater scratches"
- feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation"
- soreness and warmth caused by friction; "he had a nasty chafe on his knee"
- tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading; "This leash chafes the dog's neck"
- warm by rubbing, as with the hands
Chaff
- noun - be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around"
- foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure
- material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
Chaga
- noun - a Bantu language spoken by the Chaga in northern Tanzania
Chain
- noun - (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership
- (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
- a linked or connected series of objects; "a chain of daisies"
- a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls";
- a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
- a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range"
- a series of things depending on each other as if linked together; "the chain of command"; "a complicated concatenation of circumstances"
- a unit of length
- anything that acts as a restraint
- British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)
Chair
- noun - a particular seat in an orchestra; "he is second chair violin"
- a seat for one person, with a support for the back; "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down"
- act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university; "She chaired the department for many years"
- an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person; "the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair"
- Part of a railway fastening system. The chair secures the track to the sleeper.
- preside over; "John moderated the discussion"
- Tallest fence on the Aintree course
- the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization;
- the position of professor; "he was awarded an endowed chair in economics"
Chait
- noun - the first Hindu calendar month (corresponding to March in the Gregorian calendar)
Chaja
- noun - largest crested screamer; native to southern Brazil and Argentina