| Charles Chaplin |
an English-born actor, director, and producer, esp. of U.S. films (b.1889--d.1977). |
| Charles Darwin |
an English naturalist and writer who developed theories of biological evolution (b.1809--d.1882). |
| Charles de Gaulle |
a French general and president of France from 1959 to 1969 (b.1890--d.1970). |
| Charles Dickens |
popular and acclaimed English novelist, best known for the novels Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, and A Christmas Carol (b.1812--d.1870). |
| Charleston |
the capital of West Virginia. [3 definitions] |
| charley horse |
a painful cramp in a muscle caused by overexertion or by a blow. |
| charlock |
a weed with yellow flowers and a hairy stem, often found in grain fields; wild mustard. |
| charlotte |
a dessert made by lining a mold with cake, which is then filled with custard, cooked fruit, or whipped cream. |
| Charlotte Amalie |
the capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands. |
| charlotte russe |
a dessert consisting of a lining of ladyfingers or sponge cake filled with Bavarian cream. |
| charm |
(sometimes pl.) the capability to allure, delight, and please; attractiveness. [11 definitions] |
| charming |
alluring, delightful, or very attractive. |
| charmless |
combined form of charm. |
| charnel |
a place for depositing human corpses or their bones. [2 definitions] |
| Charolais |
any of a breed of white beef cattle often used to crossbreed with other types of cattle. |
| Charon |
in Greek and Roman mythology, the ferryman who transported the dead across the river Styx to the underworld. [2 definitions] |
| charr |
variant of char2. |
| charry |
resembling or covered with charcoal. |
| chart |
a display of information in graphic or tabular form. [6 definitions] |
| charter |
a document issued by a government or other central authority, permitting the organization of a corporation, branch, or other subordinate body. [7 definitions] |
| charter member |
any of an organization's founders or original members. |