| cheerful |
full of cheer or good spirits; happy. [3 definitions] |
| cheerlead |
to encourage fans of a sports team to cheer during a sports event, usually by calling out special types of yells and chants that fans can join in with. |
| cheerleader |
a person who leads spectators in organized cheering for the players at sporting events. |
| cheerleading |
the activity of encouraging spectators to cheer for a sports team during a competitive event using special yells and chants in addition to performing strenuous athletic feats of tumbling and gymnastics to bolster spectators' enthusiasm. |
| cheerless |
without joy or cheer; gloomy, dreary, or dismal. |
| cheer up |
to stop being sad or unhappy; become cheerful or more cheerful. [2 definitions] |
| cheery |
in good spirits or promoting good spirits. |
| cheese |
a food made from milk curd that has been pressed into a mass and aged or seasoned in any of a wide variety of ways. [3 definitions] |
| cheeseburger |
a hamburger patty cooked with cheese on it. |
| cheesecake |
a rich cake containing sweetened cream cheese or cottage cheese, milk, eggs, and flavoring. [2 definitions] |
| cheesecloth |
a coarse, open-textured cloth of lightweight cotton, used for straining foods. |
| cheeseparing |
meanly or foolishly frugal; stingy. [3 definitions] |
| cheesesteak |
a type of sandwich with thinly sliced beef topped with cheese, broiled on a submarine roll. |
| cheesy |
resembling cheese. [2 definitions] |
| cheetah |
a very swift, long-legged, leopardlike cat of Africa and southern Asia, sometimes trained for hunting game. |
| chef |
a skilled or professional cook, esp. one in charge of a hotel or restaurant kitchen. |
| chef-d'oeuvre |
a crowning achievement or masterpiece, esp. in music, the fine arts, or literature. |
| chela |
a pincerlike claw of a hard-shelled animal such as a lobster or scorpion. |
| chelate |
in chemistry, of or designating a compound in which the central metallic ion is bonded with two or more nonmetallic atoms to form a closed chain. [7 definitions] |
| chelicera |
either of the first pair of appendages of spiders, ticks, and the like, esp. used for grasping. |
| chelonian |
of, concerning, or belonging to the group of reptiles that includes the turtles and tortoises. [2 definitions] |