caterer,n.purveyor.cathartic,n.purgative,physic,purge, evacuant.catholic,a.universal,general, world-wide;liberal,tolerant, unsectarian, broad-minded; Roman Catholic, Romish.Antonyms: uncatholic,sectarian, local,narrow, noncatholic.catholicity,n.universality, catholicism;liberality.catkin,n.ament.cat's-eye,n.chatoyant, chrysoberyl.Associated words: chatoyant, chatoyment.cat's-paw,n.dupe,tool, cully,gull.cattle,n.kine; Bos; Bovine quadrupeds; Taurus.cattle-plague,n.rinderpest, murrain.cattle-stealing,n.abigeat (Civil Law).cause,n.origin,source;motive,incitement,inducement,incentive.Associated words: ætiology, etiology, teleology, etiological, causation, causative, causality.cause,v.occasion, induce,effect, originate.caustic,a.burning,virulent,acrid, catheretic, mordacious,cutting,satirical.caution,n.wariness,forethought, circumspection;advice,warning, admonition.caution,v.forewarn, admonish,warn,counsel,advise,dissuade.cautious,a.circumspect,prudent,wary.Antonyms:incautious, unwary.cave,n.cavern, grotto, grot,den,catacomb,crypt.Associated words: speleology, spelean, stalactite, stalagmite, cavernicolous, troglodytic, caverned, cavernous.cave-dweller,n.troglodyte.cavil,v.carp, criticize.--n.objection, criticism (specious or frivolous).caviling,a.carping,captious, cavilous, hypercritical.Cayenne pepper.capsicum.cease,v.discontinue,stop, desist,refrain.ceaseless,a.incessant,unceasing,constant, uninterrupted,continual.cedar tree.Associated words: cedrine, cedrene.cede,v.surrender,relinquish,grant.ceding,n.cession.celebrate,v.commemorate, solemnize, observe.celebrated,a.famous, illustrious,noted,renowned,eminent, far-famed.Antonyms:obscure, inglorious, unrenowned.celebration,n.commemoration, observance, solemnization.celebrity,n.fame,renown, eminence.cellar,n.basement.celluloid,n.xylonite.cement,n.adhesive,glue; lute, luting.cement,v.cohere,join,glue, glutinate.cemetery,n.necropolis, God's acre, graveyard, mortuary.censer,n.thurible, incensory.censor,n.inspector, reviewer,critic; caviler, censurer.censorious,a.carping,captious,caviling,critical.censurable,a.reprehensible, culpable,blamable, reproachable, illaudable.censure,n.reproof, reprehension,blame, reprimand, objurgation.censure,v.reprove,rebuke, reprehend,upbraid, objurgate,chide, inveigh against.censuring,a.reprehensory,reproachful, reproving, objurgatory,condemnatory.centenary,n.centennial,century.centennial,n.centenary.center,n.middle, midst.Antonyms:circumference, perimeter,rim,boundary.Associated words: centrifugal, centrifugence, centricity, centripetal, centripetence, centrality, centralize, centralization, paracentric.centerpiece,n.épergne.central,a.middle, centric, centrical, equidistant.century,n.centenary.Associated words:centennial,secular.ceremonious,a.formal,precise, punctilious.Antonyms:informal, free-and-easy.ceremony,n.rite,form, ceremonial, solemnity;formality.certain,a.assured,confident, convinced, satisfied,undoubting;undeniable, irrefutable, indubitable, incontrovertible, incontestable,sure; inevitable,unavoidable; unfailing,infallible, inerrable;fixed, stated, specified.Antonyms:indefinite,uncertain,doubtful. Seeuncertain.certainty,n.sureness,confidence,assurance,surety;fact,truth.Antonyms: Seeuncertainty.certificate,n.testimonial, credential,voucher.certify,v.assure,attest, testify to, vouch for.chafe,v.rub,gall,irritate;fret,fume,rage.chaff,n.glumes, hulls,refuse.chaff,n.banter,raillery,pleasantry,jesting,badinage.chaff,v.jest,banter.chaffy,a.acerose, palaceous, stramineous.chagrin,a.mortification,abashment,vexation,confusion,discomposure,humiliation.chagrin,v.mortify,abash,vex,confuse,humiliate.chain,n.concatenation, catenation, series, congeries, carcanet, catena, chatelaine, necklace, gorget, links, torque;bond,shackle,fetter, tether.chain,v.fetter,restrain,shackle,enslave, trammel, catenate.chain wheel.sprocketwheel.chair,n.seat; professorship; chairman.chalice,n.grail.chalk,n.Associated words: calcography, calcographer, calcographic, chalkiness, crayon.chalkstone,n.tophus. (Med.)chalky,a.cretaceous.challenge,v.defy,dare,brave.--n.defiance; exception,objection.champion,n.defender,vindicator,protector, paladin; winner, hero,conqueror.champion,v.defend,maintain,advocate,vindicate.chance,v.befall;risk,venture.chance,n.fate, fortune,luck, fortuity, hap,casualty,accident;possibility,likelihood, contingency; opportunity;hazard,jeopardy,risk,uncertainty.chance,a.casual, fortuitous,accidental, contingent,random.chancery,n.equity.change,n.variation, alteration, transition, mutation, transposition,conversion, metamorphosis, innovation, transfiguration, permutation, transference,reversion, reaction, transmutation;substitution, commutation;variety,novelty, vicissitude.Associated word: mutanda.Antonyms:continuation,stability, conservatism,permanence, inertia,monotony, perpetuation,continuance, fixity, invariability,uniformity.change,v.alter, transmute,shift,modulate,reverse,reform,vary,modify,convert,transform, transpose, transfer,exchange,substitute, commute.Antonyms: continue,persist,remain,abide.changeable,a.mutable,variable,inconstant,unstable,unsteadfast, reversible, alterable, revocable, mobile, convertible, transmutable, commutable, kaleidoscopic, transformable, impermanent;volatile,fickle, mercurial, protean,irresolute,capricious,vacillating,fitful,inconstant,erratic,eccentric,crotchety;iridescent; chatoyant.changeableness,n.mutability,variability,inconstancy, instability,vacillation, convertibility, transmutability, mobility, impermanence; volatility,irresolution,fickleness, capriciousness; iridescence; chatoyment.changeless,a.permanent, immutable,inexorable, invariable, undeviating,unalterable,unvarying,constant, unconvertible.changelessness,n.immutability, inalterability,permanence, conservatism, invariability,monotony, inconvertibility.changeling,n.oaf; waverer, whiffler.change of life.climacteric; menopause.channel,n.water-course,canal, aqueduct,gutter, runway, alveus, conduit,duct;strait; furrow, chamfer, chamfret,groove, fluting; avenue,route, artery.chant,v.intone, intonate, cantillate.chant,n.intonation; introit; cantillation.chaos,n.confusion,disorder,disorganization.chap,n.crack,chink;boy, lad,youth; kibe.chapel,n.oratory, chantry, bethel.chapped,a.kibed.chaps,n. pl.jaws, chops, flews.chapter,n.branch.Associated words: capitular, capitulary.character,n.personality,nature, individuality.Associated words: ethology, ethologist.characteristic,n.trait,peculiarity,feature,attribute, attribution, idiosyncrasy.characterize,v.distinguish.charge,n.accusation,complaint, allegation,indictment, imputation,crimination, impeachment, arraignment, gravamen (burden of a charge);trust,ward;custody,care,responsibility,oversight,obligation, commission,management; onset,attack,assault, onslaught, fusillade; tutelage.charge,v.impose,load, encumber; exhort, enjoin, adjure,instruct;commit,intrust; debit;accuse, indict,tax, impute,criminate, arraign;attack,assault.chargeable,a.imputable,attributable, referrible.charitable,a.benevolent, benign,beneficent, magnanimous;liberal,tolerant,lenient.Antonyms:uncharitable,illiberal,intolerant.charity,n.benevolence, goodwill,love, benignity, philanthropy, beneficence,bounty,liberality,tolerance.Associated words: eleemosynary,alms,dependent.charlatan,n.pretender,quack,impostor,fraud,cheat,mountebank, empiric.charlatanic,a.pretentious, empirical,quackish.charlatanry,n.quackery, pretension, empiricism, charlatanism.charm,n.spell, incantation,enchantment,conjuration; periapt, amulet, phylactery, talisman, fetich, abraxas;fascination,glamour,witchery,attraction,illusion, rhetoric; breloque (jewel); countercharm.Antonyms: disenchantment,repellence, disillusionment.charm,v.enchant,fascinate, enamor,infatuate, enrapture,bewitch,captivate;allay,soothe,subdue.Antonyms:decharm,disillusionize, disenchant,repel.charmer,n.enchanter,magician,sorcerer;siren,enchantress.charming,a.bewitching,captivating, enchanting, enrapturing, entrancing, magical,fascinating,winning, ecstatic,siren,delightful, winsome,seductive,ravishing.Antonyms: charmless, unattractive,repellent,repulsive.charnel house.ossuary, ossuarium,tomb, carnary.chart,n.map.Associated words: cartography, cartographer.chary,a.frugal,careful,saving,cautious, circumspect.chase,v.track,hunt, pursue;scatter,expel,drive,disperse, dispel.chase n.hunting, field-sport,hunt,venery, chevy; pursuit.chasm,n.abyss,gap.chaste,a.virtuous, continent, undefiled,pure, inviolated,modest,innocent; classic,refined,pure,correct.Antonyms: Seeunchaste.chasten,v.discipline,correct,punish;refine,purify,subdue.chastise,v.castigate,chasten,punish,whip.chastisement,n.castigation, chastening,punishment,whipping.chastity,n.purity,virtue, continence.chat,n.confabulation,talk,conversation,causerie, confab (Colloq.).cheap,a.inexpensive, low-priced;inferior,mean,mediocre, of smallvalue.cheapen,v.depreciate;belittle,lower.cheat,n.fraud,trick, hoax,finesse, imposition,imposture,swindle,humbug, bubble,wile,deception,stratagem,bunko,blind, thimblerigging;impostor,deceiver,quack,mountebank, thimblerigger,charlatan, empiric,trickster, swindler,blackleg, bamboozler,sharper;delusion,chicanery,mockery,counterfeit, fetch.cheat,v.swindle,defraud,overreach,trick,bamboozle,hoodwink,dupe, hoax, bilk, thimblerig, hocus,bunko,beguile, cozen.check,n.obstacle,restraint,curb,bridle,damper,barrier,restriction,rebuff,repulse,delay, interruption; bankcheck, cheque.check,v.restrain,impede,curb,repress,bridle,checkmate.checker,v.variegate, diversify, tessellate.checkered,a.diversified,variegated,plaid,mosaic, tessellated.checkers,n.draughts.checking,a.repressive, restraining, curbing.checkmate,v.defeat,vanquish,conquer,baffle.cheek,n.jowl.Associated words: zygoma, zygomatic, buccate, buccal, malar, buccinator, meloncus, meloplasty, melitis, dimple, jugal.cheek,n.(Slang) effrontery,temerity,assurance,impudence, audacity.cheeky,a.(Slang)audacious,bold,impudent, presumptuous, unabashed.cheer,v.inspirit, elate, exhilarate,encourage,console,revive,gladden; applaud.cheerful,a.cheery, buoyant,sunny, vivacious, optimistic, sanguine,elated,jubilant, lightsome,airy, exhilarating, exhilarated, jocund,chipper.cheerfulness,n.cheeriness, buoyancy, elation, exhilaration, alacrity, jocundity, light-heartedness, optimism.cheering,n.applause,plaudit; ovation.cheerless,a.dismal, sombre, drear,dreary,gloomy,desolate,forlorn,sad,hopeless, despairing, joyless.cheery,a.cheerful,pleasant,sunny, blithe,jovial,affable.cheese-paring,a.scrimping, niggardly.cheesy,a.caseous.chemise,n.shirt,smock,shift, chemisette.cherish,v.treasure.cherry-colored,a.cerise.chest,n.box,case, coffer,trunk, hutch, receplacle, bahut.chest,n.thorax,breast.Associated words: pectoral, pectorally, diaphragm, midriff.chestnut,n.Associated words: esculic, esculin, castanea, burr.chestnut-colored,a.castaneous.chew,v.masticate,munch; crunch, craunch, champ.chewing,n.mastication;rumination, remastication.chew the cud.ruminate.chic,a.(Colloq.) in goodtaste,neat.--n.goodform,style.chicanery,n.trickery, chicane.chicken,n.fowl;hen;rooster; pullet; poult; capon;pl.poultry,brood.chicken-hearted,a.timid,fearful,cowardly.chicken pox.varicella.chide,v.admonish,censure,upbraid,scold.chief,n.head,leader, commander, chieftain,captain.chief,a.leading,supreme,main,head,principal, paramount, prime,cardinal,major, foremost.
caterer,n.purveyor.
cathartic,n.purgative,physic,purge, evacuant.
catholic,a.universal,general, world-wide;liberal,tolerant, unsectarian, broad-minded; Roman Catholic, Romish.Antonyms: uncatholic,sectarian, local,narrow, noncatholic.
catholicity,n.universality, catholicism;liberality.
catkin,n.ament.
cat's-eye,n.chatoyant, chrysoberyl.Associated words: chatoyant, chatoyment.
cat's-paw,n.dupe,tool, cully,gull.
cattle,n.kine; Bos; Bovine quadrupeds; Taurus.
cattle-plague,n.rinderpest, murrain.
cattle-stealing,n.abigeat (Civil Law).
cause,n.origin,source;motive,incitement,inducement,incentive.Associated words: ætiology, etiology, teleology, etiological, causation, causative, causality.
cause,v.occasion, induce,effect, originate.
caustic,a.burning,virulent,acrid, catheretic, mordacious,cutting,satirical.
caution,n.wariness,forethought, circumspection;advice,warning, admonition.
caution,v.forewarn, admonish,warn,counsel,advise,dissuade.
cautious,a.circumspect,prudent,wary.Antonyms:incautious, unwary.
cave,n.cavern, grotto, grot,den,catacomb,crypt.Associated words: speleology, spelean, stalactite, stalagmite, cavernicolous, troglodytic, caverned, cavernous.
cave-dweller,n.troglodyte.
cavil,v.carp, criticize.--n.objection, criticism (specious or frivolous).
caviling,a.carping,captious, cavilous, hypercritical.
Cayenne pepper.capsicum.
cease,v.discontinue,stop, desist,refrain.
ceaseless,a.incessant,unceasing,constant, uninterrupted,continual.
cedar tree.Associated words: cedrine, cedrene.
cede,v.surrender,relinquish,grant.
ceding,n.cession.
celebrate,v.commemorate, solemnize, observe.
celebrated,a.famous, illustrious,noted,renowned,eminent, far-famed.Antonyms:obscure, inglorious, unrenowned.
celebration,n.commemoration, observance, solemnization.
celebrity,n.fame,renown, eminence.
cellar,n.basement.
celluloid,n.xylonite.
cement,n.adhesive,glue; lute, luting.
cement,v.cohere,join,glue, glutinate.
cemetery,n.necropolis, God's acre, graveyard, mortuary.
censer,n.thurible, incensory.
censor,n.inspector, reviewer,critic; caviler, censurer.
censorious,a.carping,captious,caviling,critical.
censurable,a.reprehensible, culpable,blamable, reproachable, illaudable.
censure,n.reproof, reprehension,blame, reprimand, objurgation.
censure,v.reprove,rebuke, reprehend,upbraid, objurgate,chide, inveigh against.
censuring,a.reprehensory,reproachful, reproving, objurgatory,condemnatory.
centenary,n.centennial,century.
centennial,n.centenary.
center,n.middle, midst.Antonyms:circumference, perimeter,rim,boundary.Associated words: centrifugal, centrifugence, centricity, centripetal, centripetence, centrality, centralize, centralization, paracentric.
centerpiece,n.épergne.
central,a.middle, centric, centrical, equidistant.
century,n.centenary.Associated words:centennial,secular.
ceremonious,a.formal,precise, punctilious.Antonyms:informal, free-and-easy.
ceremony,n.rite,form, ceremonial, solemnity;formality.
certain,a.assured,confident, convinced, satisfied,undoubting;undeniable, irrefutable, indubitable, incontrovertible, incontestable,sure; inevitable,unavoidable; unfailing,infallible, inerrable;fixed, stated, specified.Antonyms:indefinite,uncertain,doubtful. Seeuncertain.
certainty,n.sureness,confidence,assurance,surety;fact,truth.Antonyms: Seeuncertainty.
certificate,n.testimonial, credential,voucher.
certify,v.assure,attest, testify to, vouch for.
chafe,v.rub,gall,irritate;fret,fume,rage.
chaff,n.glumes, hulls,refuse.
chaff,n.banter,raillery,pleasantry,jesting,badinage.
chaff,v.jest,banter.
chaffy,a.acerose, palaceous, stramineous.
chagrin,a.mortification,abashment,vexation,confusion,discomposure,humiliation.
chagrin,v.mortify,abash,vex,confuse,humiliate.
chain,n.concatenation, catenation, series, congeries, carcanet, catena, chatelaine, necklace, gorget, links, torque;bond,shackle,fetter, tether.
chain,v.fetter,restrain,shackle,enslave, trammel, catenate.
chain wheel.sprocketwheel.
chair,n.seat; professorship; chairman.
chalice,n.grail.
chalk,n.Associated words: calcography, calcographer, calcographic, chalkiness, crayon.
chalkstone,n.tophus. (Med.)
chalky,a.cretaceous.
challenge,v.defy,dare,brave.--n.defiance; exception,objection.
champion,n.defender,vindicator,protector, paladin; winner, hero,conqueror.
champion,v.defend,maintain,advocate,vindicate.
chance,v.befall;risk,venture.
chance,n.fate, fortune,luck, fortuity, hap,casualty,accident;possibility,likelihood, contingency; opportunity;hazard,jeopardy,risk,uncertainty.
chance,a.casual, fortuitous,accidental, contingent,random.
chancery,n.equity.
change,n.variation, alteration, transition, mutation, transposition,conversion, metamorphosis, innovation, transfiguration, permutation, transference,reversion, reaction, transmutation;substitution, commutation;variety,novelty, vicissitude.Associated word: mutanda.Antonyms:continuation,stability, conservatism,permanence, inertia,monotony, perpetuation,continuance, fixity, invariability,uniformity.
change,v.alter, transmute,shift,modulate,reverse,reform,vary,modify,convert,transform, transpose, transfer,exchange,substitute, commute.Antonyms: continue,persist,remain,abide.
changeable,a.mutable,variable,inconstant,unstable,unsteadfast, reversible, alterable, revocable, mobile, convertible, transmutable, commutable, kaleidoscopic, transformable, impermanent;volatile,fickle, mercurial, protean,irresolute,capricious,vacillating,fitful,inconstant,erratic,eccentric,crotchety;iridescent; chatoyant.
changeableness,n.mutability,variability,inconstancy, instability,vacillation, convertibility, transmutability, mobility, impermanence; volatility,irresolution,fickleness, capriciousness; iridescence; chatoyment.
changeless,a.permanent, immutable,inexorable, invariable, undeviating,unalterable,unvarying,constant, unconvertible.
changelessness,n.immutability, inalterability,permanence, conservatism, invariability,monotony, inconvertibility.
changeling,n.oaf; waverer, whiffler.
change of life.climacteric; menopause.
channel,n.water-course,canal, aqueduct,gutter, runway, alveus, conduit,duct;strait; furrow, chamfer, chamfret,groove, fluting; avenue,route, artery.
chant,v.intone, intonate, cantillate.
chant,n.intonation; introit; cantillation.
chaos,n.confusion,disorder,disorganization.
chap,n.crack,chink;boy, lad,youth; kibe.
chapel,n.oratory, chantry, bethel.
chapped,a.kibed.
chaps,n. pl.jaws, chops, flews.
chapter,n.branch.Associated words: capitular, capitulary.
character,n.personality,nature, individuality.Associated words: ethology, ethologist.
characteristic,n.trait,peculiarity,feature,attribute, attribution, idiosyncrasy.
characterize,v.distinguish.
charge,n.accusation,complaint, allegation,indictment, imputation,crimination, impeachment, arraignment, gravamen (burden of a charge);trust,ward;custody,care,responsibility,oversight,obligation, commission,management; onset,attack,assault, onslaught, fusillade; tutelage.
charge,v.impose,load, encumber; exhort, enjoin, adjure,instruct;commit,intrust; debit;accuse, indict,tax, impute,criminate, arraign;attack,assault.
chargeable,a.imputable,attributable, referrible.
charitable,a.benevolent, benign,beneficent, magnanimous;liberal,tolerant,lenient.Antonyms:uncharitable,illiberal,intolerant.
charity,n.benevolence, goodwill,love, benignity, philanthropy, beneficence,bounty,liberality,tolerance.Associated words: eleemosynary,alms,dependent.
charlatan,n.pretender,quack,impostor,fraud,cheat,mountebank, empiric.
charlatanic,a.pretentious, empirical,quackish.
charlatanry,n.quackery, pretension, empiricism, charlatanism.
charm,n.spell, incantation,enchantment,conjuration; periapt, amulet, phylactery, talisman, fetich, abraxas;fascination,glamour,witchery,attraction,illusion, rhetoric; breloque (jewel); countercharm.Antonyms: disenchantment,repellence, disillusionment.
charm,v.enchant,fascinate, enamor,infatuate, enrapture,bewitch,captivate;allay,soothe,subdue.Antonyms:decharm,disillusionize, disenchant,repel.
charmer,n.enchanter,magician,sorcerer;siren,enchantress.
charming,a.bewitching,captivating, enchanting, enrapturing, entrancing, magical,fascinating,winning, ecstatic,siren,delightful, winsome,seductive,ravishing.Antonyms: charmless, unattractive,repellent,repulsive.
charnel house.ossuary, ossuarium,tomb, carnary.
chart,n.map.Associated words: cartography, cartographer.
chary,a.frugal,careful,saving,cautious, circumspect.
chase,v.track,hunt, pursue;scatter,expel,drive,disperse, dispel.
chase n.hunting, field-sport,hunt,venery, chevy; pursuit.
chasm,n.abyss,gap.
chaste,a.virtuous, continent, undefiled,pure, inviolated,modest,innocent; classic,refined,pure,correct.Antonyms: Seeunchaste.
chasten,v.discipline,correct,punish;refine,purify,subdue.
chastise,v.castigate,chasten,punish,whip.
chastisement,n.castigation, chastening,punishment,whipping.
chastity,n.purity,virtue, continence.
chat,n.confabulation,talk,conversation,causerie, confab (Colloq.).
cheap,a.inexpensive, low-priced;inferior,mean,mediocre, of smallvalue.
cheapen,v.depreciate;belittle,lower.
cheat,n.fraud,trick, hoax,finesse, imposition,imposture,swindle,humbug, bubble,wile,deception,stratagem,bunko,blind, thimblerigging;impostor,deceiver,quack,mountebank, thimblerigger,charlatan, empiric,trickster, swindler,blackleg, bamboozler,sharper;delusion,chicanery,mockery,counterfeit, fetch.
cheat,v.swindle,defraud,overreach,trick,bamboozle,hoodwink,dupe, hoax, bilk, thimblerig, hocus,bunko,beguile, cozen.
check,n.obstacle,restraint,curb,bridle,damper,barrier,restriction,rebuff,repulse,delay, interruption; bankcheck, cheque.
check,v.restrain,impede,curb,repress,bridle,checkmate.
checker,v.variegate, diversify, tessellate.
checkered,a.diversified,variegated,plaid,mosaic, tessellated.
checkers,n.draughts.
checking,a.repressive, restraining, curbing.
checkmate,v.defeat,vanquish,conquer,baffle.
cheek,n.jowl.Associated words: zygoma, zygomatic, buccate, buccal, malar, buccinator, meloncus, meloplasty, melitis, dimple, jugal.
cheek,n.(Slang) effrontery,temerity,assurance,impudence, audacity.
cheeky,a.(Slang)audacious,bold,impudent, presumptuous, unabashed.
cheer,v.inspirit, elate, exhilarate,encourage,console,revive,gladden; applaud.
cheerful,a.cheery, buoyant,sunny, vivacious, optimistic, sanguine,elated,jubilant, lightsome,airy, exhilarating, exhilarated, jocund,chipper.
cheerfulness,n.cheeriness, buoyancy, elation, exhilaration, alacrity, jocundity, light-heartedness, optimism.
cheering,n.applause,plaudit; ovation.
cheerless,a.dismal, sombre, drear,dreary,gloomy,desolate,forlorn,sad,hopeless, despairing, joyless.
cheery,a.cheerful,pleasant,sunny, blithe,jovial,affable.
cheese-paring,a.scrimping, niggardly.
cheesy,a.caseous.
chemise,n.shirt,smock,shift, chemisette.
cherish,v.treasure.
cherry-colored,a.cerise.
chest,n.box,case, coffer,trunk, hutch, receplacle, bahut.
chest,n.thorax,breast.Associated words: pectoral, pectorally, diaphragm, midriff.
chestnut,n.Associated words: esculic, esculin, castanea, burr.
chestnut-colored,a.castaneous.
chew,v.masticate,munch; crunch, craunch, champ.
chewing,n.mastication;rumination, remastication.
chew the cud.ruminate.
chic,a.(Colloq.) in goodtaste,neat.--n.goodform,style.
chicanery,n.trickery, chicane.
chicken,n.fowl;hen;rooster; pullet; poult; capon;pl.poultry,brood.
chicken-hearted,a.timid,fearful,cowardly.
chicken pox.varicella.
chide,v.admonish,censure,upbraid,scold.
chief,n.head,leader, commander, chieftain,captain.
chief,a.leading,supreme,main,head,principal, paramount, prime,cardinal,major, foremost.