| chip on one's shoulder |
a persistent feeling of resentment or unhappiness; grudge. |
| chipped beef |
dried beef, sometimes smoked, that is very thinly sliced. |
| Chippendale |
of, pertaining to, or denoting an eighteenth-century English style of furniture marked by graceful lines and, often, rococo decoration. |
| chipper1 |
(informal) in good health or spirits; cheerful. |
| chipper2 |
to utter a chirp or succession of chirps. [2 definitions] |
| chipper3 |
one that cuts or chips. |
| Chippewa |
Ojibwa. |
| chip shot |
a short golf shot, used in approaching the green, in which the ball is lofted and rolls some distance after landing. |
| chiro- |
hand. |
| chirography |
penmanship; handwriting. |
| chiromancy |
the practice of divining a person's character or future from the characteristics of his or her hand; palmistry. |
| chiropodist |
one who practices chiropody; podiatrist. |
| chiropody |
the professional treatment of minor ailments of the human foot; podiatry. |
| chiropractic |
a system of healing in which manipulation of the spinal column and other body structures is used to restore normal nerve function and thus good health. |
| chiropractor |
one who practices chiropractic. |
| chirp |
to utter a short, high-pitched sound, as of a grasshopper or small bird. [3 definitions] |
| chirr |
to make a shrill buzzing or trilling sound, as certain insects. [2 definitions] |
| chirrup |
to make a short shrill sound, often repeatedly; chirp. [2 definitions] |
| chisel |
a metal, wedge-shaped tool with a sharp edge, used for cutting stone, wood, or metal. [4 definitions] |
| chiseler |
a person who cheats or swindles. [2 definitions] |
| chi-square |
a statistical method that determines to what degree the differences between expected data and data actually derived can be ascribed to chance, rather than to some general cause or principle. |