| chair |
a piece of furniture, usu. with a back and four legs, for one person to sit on. [1/5 definitions] |
| chassis |
in a gun, the groove along which the carriage moves back and forth. [1/4 definitions] |
| chignon |
a hairstyle in which a woman's long hair is coiled, rolled, or twisted and secured at the nape of the neck or back of the head. |
| chipmunk |
a small, squirrel-like rodent with a striped back and bushy tail, found in North America and Asia. |
| choke |
to cause to stop, esp. by forceful suppression (often fol. by "back" or "off"). [1/9 definitions] |
| chord1 |
the straight line connecting the front and back edges of an airfoil. [1/3 definitions] |
| chow2 |
a stocky, medium-sized dog of Chinese origin that has a thick red or black coat, a blackish tongue, and a tail that curls over the back. |
| claw hammer |
a hammer with the back side of the head curved and split in two to resemble a pair of claws, used to pry out nails. |
| clerical collar |
a stiff narrow white collar, fastened at the back of the neck, worn by certain members of the clergy. |
| coattail |
the loose back part of a coat below the waist, esp. either half of this part when divided by a vent, as in a cutaway. |
| cock1 |
to set a gun's firing mechanism so that it is ready to fire, as by pulling back the hammer. [1/8 definitions] |
| commutation |
the travel back and forth of a commuter; commuting. [1/3 definitions] |
| commute |
to travel regularly back and forth between two points, usu. the home and workplace. [1/7 definitions] |
| constrain |
to hold back; restrain. [1/3 definitions] |
| contain |
to hold back or set limits on; establish boundaries for; restrict. [1/4 definitions] |
| cornrow |
a hairstyle, originally African, in which the hair is divided into sections from front to back, and each section is then tightly braided close to the scalp. [1/3 definitions] |
| couch |
a large piece of upholstered furniture with a back and usu. with arms, on which several people can sit or one can lie; sofa. [1/4 definitions] |
| count backwards |
to say or write the numbers in reverse order starting with a given number; count back. |
| countermarch |
a march back over the same route. [1/3 definitions] |
| crawfish |
(informal) to back out of an enterprise. [1/2 definitions] |
| crick |
a painful stiffness or cramp, esp. in the neck or back. [2 definitions] |