| choosy |
difficult to please; careful or cautious in choosing; very selective. |
| chop1 |
to cut by hitting repeatedly, esp. with an ax or other similar sharp tool (often fol. by "down" or "off"). [8 definitions] |
| chop2 |
to suddenly shift direction; swerve, esp. with the wind. |
| chop3 |
(usu. pl.) the jaws, cheeks, or mouth. |
| chopfallen |
variant of chapfallen. |
| chophouse |
a restaurant that mainly serves chops and steaks. |
| choplogic |
specious or hairsplitting reasoning; sophistry. |
| chop off |
to cut something with one strong, quick motion so that one part separates from the main part. |
| chopper |
a person or thing that chops. [3 definitions] |
| chopping block |
a wooden block, section of log, or the like on which firewood is set to be split, or on which the heads and feet of fowls are chopped off. [2 definitions] |
| choppy |
of a body of water, full of short, rough waves. [3 definitions] |
| chops |
(slang) in jazz or rock music, technical skill. |
| chop shop |
(informal) a garage or similar place in which stolen automobiles are dismantled and the parts sold or used as spare parts. |
| chopstick |
one of a pair of thin wooden, ivory, or plastic sticks used as eating utensils, esp. in East Asian countries. |
| chop suey |
a Chinese-American dish of bean sprouts, other vegetables, and small bits of meat, chicken, or fish cooked and poured over rice. |
| choral |
having to do with a chorus or choir. [3 definitions] |
| chorale |
a hymn, esp. one arranged to be sung or played in parts. [2 definitions] |
| chord1 |
a line segment connecting two points on a curve. [3 definitions] |
| chord2 |
three or more musical tones played at the same time. [2 definitions] |
| chordate |
of or denoting an animal, such as a tunicate, lancelet, or vertebrate, that at some stage of development has gill slits, a dorsal nerve cord, and a notochord. |
| chore |
a routine task, esp. around the house or yard. [2 definitions] |