--- title: C — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 26 description: The 1959 words of the English dictionary under C, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/26/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / C # C — The English dictionary · page 26 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* A square board with 64 squares in eight rows of eight, coloured light and dark in turn, used for playing chess or draughts.[↗](../../chessboard/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Set up the pieces on the chessboard.[↗](../../chessboard/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A chessboard has 64 squares.[↗](../../chessboard/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The chessboard squares are black and white.[↗](../../chessboard/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We used the chessboard to play draughts.[↗](../../chessboard/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · There are 32 dark squares on a chessboard.[↗](../../chessboard/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat knocked over the chessboard.[↗](../../chessboard/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · “Who are you at all?” he cried, starting back from the chessboard and staring on Fionn.[↗](../../chessboard/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **chest** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Your chest is the front of your body between your neck and your tummy.[↗](../../chest/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A chest is a large strong box with a lid, used for keeping things in, like a treasure chest or toy chest.[↗](../../chest/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A chest of drawers is a piece of furniture with drawers for clothes.[↗](../../chest/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Your heart is inside your chest.[↗](../../chest/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Put your hand on your chest and feel it move as you breathe.[↗](../../chest/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The pirates found a chest full of gold.[↗](../../chest/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Put your toys back in the toy chest.[↗](../../chest/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My clothes are in the chest of drawers.[↗](../../chest/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He has a bad chest cold.[↗](../../chest/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Talk to someone and get it off your chest.[↗](../../chest/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · His chest heaved hard and fast.[↗](../../chest/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · He caused the letter Aleph to reign in Air and crowned it, and combining it with the others He sealed it, as Air in the World, as the temperate (climate) of the Year, and as the chest (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../chest/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · These three mothers again represent in the Microcosm or Human form, male and female; the Head, the Belly, and the Chest; the bead from the fire, the belly from water, and the chest from the air lieth between them.[↗](../../chest/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)[↗](../../chest/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · So the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD.[↗](../../chest/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 2CH.24.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../chest/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had made an end.[↗](../../chest/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 2CH.24.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../chest/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · These were thy traffickers in gorgeous fabrics, in wrappings of blue and richly woven work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords and cedar-lined, among thy merchandise.[↗](../../chest/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.27.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../chest/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **chestnut** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A chestnut is a shiny reddish-brown nut that grows inside a prickly case on a chestnut tree; sweet chestnuts can be roasted and eaten.[↗](../../chestnut/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A chestnut is also the tree itself.[↗](../../chestnut/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Chestnut is a reddish-brown colour, often of hair or a horse.[↗](../../chestnut/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* «An old chestnut» is a joke or story that has been told too many times.[↗](../../chestnut/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We collected shiny chestnuts in the park.[↗](../../chestnut/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The chestnut case was covered in sharp spikes.[↗](../../chestnut/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Roasted chestnuts smell wonderful in winter.[↗](../../chestnut/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She has long chestnut hair.[↗](../../chestnut/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The farmer rode a chestnut horse.[↗](../../chestnut/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A huge chestnut tree shades the playground.[↗](../../chestnut/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't eat horse chestnuts; they can make you sick.[↗](../../chestnut/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa told that old chestnut about the talking dog again.[↗](../../chestnut/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · It is like entering a grove of chestnut and walnut-trees.[↗](../../chestnut/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **chesty** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (UK, Australia, informal) Having a lot of mucus in the chest from a cold, with a deep, wet cough, as in "a chesty cough".[↗](../../chesty/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (rude, slang) a rude word about a woman's body; not for school.[↗](../../chesty/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) Having a big, broad chest; proud and showy.[↗](../../chesty/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I've got a chesty cough and I can't stop coughing.[↗](../../chesty/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum bought medicine for chesty coughs.[↗](../../chesty/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad sounds chesty this morning.[↗](../../chesty/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor said my chesty cold should clear in a week.[↗](../../chesty/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · If a chesty cough lasts for weeks, see a doctor.[↗](../../chesty/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **chew** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To chew is to break up food in your mouth with your teeth before you swallow it.[↗](../../chew/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To chew on something is to bite it again and again, like a dog with a bone.[↗](../../chew/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A chew is a chewy sweet or a treat for a dog.[↗](../../chew/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To chew something over is to think about it carefully.[↗](../../chew/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Chew your food properly before you swallow.[↗](../../chew/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Please chew with your mouth closed.[↗](../../chew/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The puppy chewed my slipper.[↗](../../chew/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Cows chew grass for hours.[↗](../../chew/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Put your chewing gum in the bin.[↗](../../chew/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Let me chew it over and tell you tomorrow.[↗](../../chew/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't bite off more than you can chew.[↗](../../chew/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · After tasting it, he chewed it well, closed his eyes, and swallowed it.[↗](../../chew/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · While the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the anger of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD smote the people with a very great plague.[↗](../../chew/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.11.33, JPS 1917)[↗](../../chew/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that only chew the cud, or of them that only part the hoof: the camel, because he cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, he is unclean unto you.[↗](../../chew/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.11.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../chew/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **cheweth** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* «cheweth» means «chews», a form of «chew».[↗](../../cheweth/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* To chew is to break up food in your mouth with your teeth before you swallow it.[↗](../../cheweth/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* And the rock-badger, because he cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, he is unclean unto you.[↗](../../cheweth/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.11.5, JPS 1917) · And the hare, because she cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, she is unclean unto you.[↗](../../cheweth/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.11.6, JPS 1917) · Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is wholly cloven-footed, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that may ye eat.[↗](../../cheweth/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.11.3, JPS 1917) **chewing** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Chewing means crushing food with your teeth to make it soft enough to swallow.[↗](../../chewing/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Chewing also means biting on something again and again, like a dog chewing a bone or a child chewing a pencil.[↗](../../chewing/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Chewing can also mean chewing something such as tobacco or gum that you do not swallow.[↗](../../chewing/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Keep chewing until the food is soft.[↗](../../chewing/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Please stop chewing with your mouth open.[↗](../../chewing/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The puppy is chewing my slipper\![↗](../../chewing/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Chewing your food well helps digestion.[↗](../../chewing/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · No chewing gum in class.[↗](../../chewing/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He was chewing his pencil while he thought.[↗](../../chewing/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Cows spend hours chewing grass.[↗](../../chewing/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Chew carefully so you don't choke.[↗](../../chewing/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · He lay on the grass chewing tobacco, when the gazelle trotted up.[↗](../../chewing/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **chewy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Needing a lot of chewing because it is soft but tough or sticky, as in «chewy sweets» or «chewy meat».[↗](../../chewy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (Australia, NZ, informal) «Chewy» is slang for chewing gum.[↗](../../chewy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* These toffees are very chewy.[↗](../../chewy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The steak was too chewy to eat.[↗](../../chewy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I like chewy cookies more than crunchy ones.[↗](../../chewy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Got any chewy?[↗](../../chewy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Australia, informal)[↗](../../chewy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Chewy sweets can stick to your teeth.[↗](../../chewy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The bagel was warm and chewy.[↗](../../chewy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Gummy bears are soft and chewy.[↗](../../chewy/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **chi** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet, written χ, said "kye" (rhymes with "sky").[↗](../../chi/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (Chinese tradition) Also spelled qi: in Chinese belief, a life energy said to flow through the body and nature, used in tai chi, kung fu and traditional medicine.[↗](../../chi/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (Mandarin, pinyin) chī means "to eat", as in chī fàn, "eat a meal".[↗](../../chi/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") It sounds like "chir" to an English ear and is not an English word.[↗](../../chi/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandma does tai chi in the park every morning.[↗](../../chi/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Chi is the Greek letter that looks like an x.[↗](../../chi/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Some people believe chi flows through the body.[↗](../../chi/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In Mandarin, chī means "to eat".[↗](../../chi/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My friend said "chī fàn le ma?" to his grandad.[↗](../../chi/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists say there is no proof that chi exists as a real energy.[↗](../../chi/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Chiim, is the plural of Chi — living, or life.[↗](../../chi/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../chi/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · AL ChI H OULMIM; ''the Living God of Ages," here the word God really is in the singular.[↗](../../chi/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../chi/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **chicago** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Chicago is a big city in the United States, in the state of Illinois, on the shore of Lake Michigan.[↗](../../chicago/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* It is the third-largest city in the USA.[↗](../../chicago/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The train goes from Chicago to Detroit, 280 miles.[↗](../../chicago/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · 300 people flew to Chicago.[↗](../../chicago/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · It is 20 degrees in Chicago.[↗](../../chicago/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The bus to Chicago leaves at 9:00.[↗](../../chicago/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Chicago is next to Lake Michigan.[↗](../../chicago/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Chicago is often windy in winter.[↗](../../chicago/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw tall buildings in Chicago.[↗](../../chicago/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **chick** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A baby bird, especially a baby chicken that has just hatched from its egg.[↗](../../chick/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Informal and old-fashioned slang for a young woman; many people find it rude.[↗](../../chick/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The chick pecked its way out of the egg.[↗](../../chick/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The mother hen kept her chicks warm under her wings.[↗](../../chick/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class watched chicks hatch in an incubator.[↗](../../chick/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A fluffy yellow chick cheeped in the straw.[↗](../../chick/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The blackbird fed worms to her chicks.[↗](../../chick/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Wash your hands after holding the chicks.[↗](../../chick/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Egg, chick, hen: that is the life cycle of a chicken.[↗](../../chick/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Ten eggs hatched, so we had ten chicks.[↗](../../chick/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The latter has neither hens nor chicks, and only thinks of himself and perspires verdigris.[↗](../../chick/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **chicken** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A chicken is a farm bird that lays eggs.[↗](../../chicken/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Chicken is also the meat of this bird, which people eat.[↗](../../chicken/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In slang, «chicken» means scared, and to «chicken out» is to be too scared to do something.[↗](../../chicken/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A farmer has 12 chickens and 5 cows.[↗](../../chicken/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Each chicken lays 1 egg a day.[↗](../../chicken/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Chickens and rabbits have 40 legs in all.[↗](../../chicken/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum buys 2 kg of chicken.[↗](../../chicken/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A chicken has 2 legs and 2 wings.[↗](../../chicken/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The chicks hatched from their eggs today.[↗](../../chicken/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We had roast chicken for Sunday lunch.[↗](../../chicken/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He wanted to jump but chickened out.[↗](../../chicken/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · ‘I’ll eat one of these chickens.’[↗](../../chicken/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **chickenpox** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A common illness, mostly of children, caused by a virus, that gives a fever and very itchy red spots that turn into blisters and then scabs.[↗](../../chickenpox/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My little brother has chickenpox, so he can't go to school.[↗](../../chickenpox/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Chickenpox spots are very itchy.[↗](../../chickenpox/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Try not to scratch chickenpox, or it can leave scars.[↗](../../chickenpox/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Calamine lotion helps the itching.[↗](../../chickenpox/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Half the class caught chickenpox in one month.[↗](../../chickenpox/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · You stay home until the spots have crusted over.[↗](../../chickenpox/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · I had chickenpox when I was four.[↗](../../chickenpox/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Some children get a vaccine against chickenpox.[↗](../../chickenpox/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **chicle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A natural gum made from the milky sap of the sapodilla tree of Central America, used in the past to make chewing gum.[↗](../../chicle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Chicle comes from the sap of the sapodilla tree.[↗](../../chicle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The ancient Maya chewed chicle.[↗](../../chicle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Workers called chicleros collected chicle in the forest.[↗](../../chicle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Early chewing gum was made from chicle.[↗](../../chicle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Most gum today is not made from chicle.[↗](../../chicle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw a photo of chicle being tapped from a tree.[↗](../../chicle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **chide** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* To scold or quarrel with someone angrily.[↗](../../chide/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* And the men of Ephraim said unto him: 'Why hast thou served us thus, that thou didst not call us when thou wentest to fight with Midian?'[↗](../../chide/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") And they did chide with him sharply.[↗](../../chide/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JDG.8.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../chide/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **chief** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The leader or head of a group, such as a tribe, organisation or police force (the fire chief).[↗](../../chief/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Most important; main (the chief reason).[↗](../../chief/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Highest in rank (chief executive, chief inspector).[↗](../../chief/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (informal) A friendly word for a man, like «mate» or «boss» (Alright, chief?).[↗](../../chief/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The chief of the village welcomed us.[↗](../../chief/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The fire chief told everyone to leave the building.[↗](../../chief/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our chief worry is the weather.[↗](../../chief/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She is the chief executive of a big company.[↗](../../chief/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Rain was the chief reason we stayed inside.[↗](../../chief/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Cheers, chief\![↗](../../chief/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (informal)[↗](../../chief/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · “Stay with us, Chief,” Caelte begged.[↗](../../chief/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · the chief of Magdiel, the chief of Iram.[↗](../../chief/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.36.43, JPS 1917)[↗](../../chief/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgot him.[↗](../../chief/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.40.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../chief/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · the chief of Korah, the chief of Gatam, the chief of Amalek.[↗](../../chief/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.36.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../chief/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · These are the chiefs of Edom.[↗](../../chief/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.1.54, JPS 1917)[↗](../../chief/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the chief.[↗](../../chief/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.23.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../chief/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief.[↗](../../chief/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.23.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../chief/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **chiefly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Chiefly means mainly or mostly.[↗](../../chiefly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Chiefly means above all, more than anything else.[↗](../../chiefly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Pandas eat chiefly bamboo.[↗](../../chiefly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The class was chiefly worried about the test.[↗](../../chiefly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Rainforests are found chiefly near the equator.[↗](../../chiefly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The cake is made chiefly of chocolate.[↗](../../chiefly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our town is known chiefly for its beach.[↗](../../chiefly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The trip was chiefly for fun.[↗](../../chiefly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In making my selection I have chiefly tried to make the stories characteristic.[↗](../../chiefly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · are chiefly based on this commentary and not on the original Safer Yet/.irah.[↗](../../chiefly/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../chiefly/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The invention of such an alphabet as the Libyan must have con- sisted, chiefly of symbols for consonants, because vowel sym- (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../chiefly/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **chieftain** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A chieftain is the leader of a tribe or clan.[↗](../../chieftain/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The chieftain called his people together.[↗](../../chieftain/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The chieftain's daughter sat in her father's tent.[↗](../../chieftain/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Every tribe had its own chieftain.[↗](../../chieftain/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **chihuahua** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A chihuahua is a very small breed of dog with big ears and big eyes, the smallest dog breed in the world.[↗](../../chihuahua/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (a name) Chihuahua is a large state in northern Mexico and a city there, after which the dog is named.[↗](../../chihuahua/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A chihuahua is small enough to fit in a handbag.[↗](../../chihuahua/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our neighbour's chihuahua barks at the postman.[↗](../../chihuahua/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The chihuahua shivered, so they put a little coat on it.[↗](../../chihuahua/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Chihuahuas are named after a place in Mexico.[↗](../../chihuahua/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Even though it is tiny, the chihuahua acts like a guard dog.[↗](../../chihuahua/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The chihuahua weighed less than two bags of sugar.[↗](../../chihuahua/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Chihuahua is the biggest state in Mexico.[↗](../../chihuahua/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · My aunt's chihuahua sleeps on a cushion by the fire.[↗](../../chihuahua/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **chilblains** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Painful, itchy red or purple swellings on the toes, fingers, ears or nose, caused when skin gets very cold and then warms up too fast.[↗](../../chilblains/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A common winter complaint in old times, when houses were cold.[↗](../../chilblains/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* In the cold farmhouse, the children had chilblains on their toes.[↗](../../chilblains/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Wear thick socks so you don't get chilblains.[↗](../../chilblains/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Gran's chilblains itch every winter.[↗](../../chilblains/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't warm cold feet too quickly by the fire, or you may get chilblains.[↗](../../chilblains/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My fingers were swollen with chilblains after building the snowman.[↗](../../chilblains/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Chilblains were common when houses had no heating.[↗](../../chilblains/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) … [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/25/) **26** [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/27/) … [99](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/99/) - ← previous: [page 25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/25/) - next 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