chimney sweep |
one whose work is to clean out chimneys. |
chimney swift |
a darkish brown American swift that often nests in chimneys. |
chimp |
(informal) a chimpanzee. |
chimpanzee |
a highly intelligent African species of ape, closely related to humans and smaller than the gorilla. |
chin |
the central, protruding part of the jaw below the mouth. [3 definitions] |
China |
a large, populous East Asian country on the Pacific coast; People's Republic of China. [2 definitions] |
china |
delicate, high-quality ceramic material or ware; porcelain. [2 definitions] |
chinaberry |
a spreading tree native to Asia that bears white or purple blossoms and yellow fruit. [2 definitions] |
China Sea |
see "East China Sea," "South China Sea." |
Chinatown |
any neighborhood or region inhabited by Chinese in a foreign city. |
chinaware |
tableware, ornaments, or the like made of china. |
chincapin |
variant of chinquapin. |
chinch |
see "chinch bug." [2 definitions] |
chinch bug |
a small black and white insect that is destructive to grains and grasses. |
chinchilla |
a small South American rodent that is closely related to the guinea pig. Chinchillas eat a plant diet and live in burrows. [4 definitions] |
chine |
a backbone, esp. of an animal; spine. [4 definitions] |
Chinese |
a native or citizen of China, or a descendant thereof. [4 definitions] |
Chinese boxes |
a set of boxes of graded sizes, the smaller nested inside the larger. |
Chinese cabbage |
an edible lettucelike plant with a long cylindrical head of light-colored crisp leaves. |
Chinese checkers |
a board game for two to six players in which marbles are moved across a pattern of holes that resembles a six-pointed star. |
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 |
an act signed into law in 1882 that barred Chinese laborers from immigrating to the U.S. for a period of ten years and, in addition, prohibited all Chinese immigrants from becoming naturalized citizens. Immigrants from China were not permitted naturalized citizenship until 1943. |