--- title: C — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 6 description: The 1851 words of the school 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/school/C/page/6/) [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/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / C # C — The school dictionary · page 6 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/5/) **6** [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/9/) [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/10/) [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/11/) [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/12/) [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/13/) [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/14/) [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/15/) [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/16/) [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/17/) [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/18/) [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/19/) - [childcare](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/childcare/) — Looking after children, especially while their parents are at work. — 9 sentences - [childhood](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/childhood/) — Childhood is the time of a person's life when they are a child. — 11 sentences - [childish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/childish/) — Childish describes an older person or their behaviour when it is silly or immature, like a small child's — usually as a criticism. — 9 sentences - [childishly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/childishly/) — In a silly, immature way that is not right for someone's age (said of older children and adults, usually as criticism). — 8 sentences - [childless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/childless/) — Childless means having no children. — 4 sentences - [childlike](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/childlike/) — Childlike means like a child: trusting, wondering and innocent, in a good way. — 4 sentences - [chile](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chile/) — Chile is a long, narrow country in South America, between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean. — 10 sentences - [chill](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chill/) — A chill is a feeling of cold: «a chill in the air». — 14 sentences - [chiller](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chiller/) — A machine or cabinet that keeps food or drink very cold, like a fridge in a shop or kitchen. — 9 sentences - [chilli](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chilli/) — A chilli is a small pepper, often red or green, that tastes very hot and spicy. — 10 sentences - [chilly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chilly/) — Chilly means rather cold, cold enough to be uncomfortable. — 10 sentences - [chime](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chime/) — A clear ringing sound made by a bell or clock: the chime of the church clock. — 13 sentences - [chimney](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chimney/) — A chimney is a tall pipe or structure that carries smoke and hot gases from a fire or stove up and out through the roof. — 10 sentences - [chimp](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chimp/) — A chimp is a chimpanzee, a clever, hairy African ape that lives in groups in forests and is one of the closest animal relatives of humans. — 9 sentences - [chimpanzee](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chimpanzee/) — A chimpanzee is an intelligent ape with black hair, long arms and no tail, which lives in groups in the forests and grasslands of central… — 9 sentences - [chin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chin/) — The part of the face below the mouth, at the front of the lower jaw. — 8 sentences - [china](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/china/) — China (with a capital C) is a very large country in East Asia with the largest or second-largest population in the world. — 13 sentences - [chinaman](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chinaman/) — A chinaman was an old word for a man from China. Say «a Chinese person» instead. — 4 sentences - [chinchilla](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chinchilla/) — A small rodent from the Andes mountains of South America, with very soft, thick grey fur and a bushy tail. — 8 sentences - [chine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chine/) — The backbone of an animal, or a joint of meat that includes part of the backbone. — 10 sentences - [chinese](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chinese/) — Chinese means from China or about China. — 12 sentences - [chink](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chink/) — A narrow crack or opening, as in a wall or door, that light can come through. — 12 sentences - [chip](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chip/) — A chip is a small piece broken off something hard, like wood, stone or a plate. — 17 sentences - [chipmunk](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chipmunk/) — A small striped squirrel of North America (and one kind in Asia) that lives in burrows and carries food in its cheek pouches. — 7 sentences - [chipper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chipper/) — Cheerful and lively, full of energy, as in «you're very chipper this morning». — 11 sentences - [chips](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chips/) — In the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, chips are long pieces of fried potato, called «fries» or «French fries» in the USA. — 14 sentences - [chirp](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chirp/) — To chirp means to make a short, high sound, like a small bird or a cricket. — 10 sentences - [chirrup](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chirrup/) — To chirrup is to make a series of short, high sounds, like a bird or an insect; to chirp. — 10 sentences - [chisel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chisel/) — A tool with a flat, sharp metal end, used with a hammer or mallet to cut or shape wood, stone or metal. — 11 sentences - [chitin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chitin/) — Chitin is the tough natural material that makes up the hard outer skeleton of insects, spiders, crabs and lobsters, and the cell walls of… — 7 sentences - [chivalric](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chivalric/) — Chivalric means of or like the code of knights in old times: brave, honest and courteous to others. — 4 sentences - [chivalrous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chivalrous/) — Chivalrous means brave, polite and kind, especially to women and the weak, as knights were meant to be. — 4 sentences - [chivalry](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chivalry/) — The rules and ideals that medieval knights were supposed to follow: being brave, loyal, honest, protecting the weak and serving God and th… — 9 sentences - [chives](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chives/) — A small herb with thin, hollow green leaves that taste like a mild onion, used chopped on food. — 10 sentences - [chivvy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chivvy/) — To keep telling someone to hurry up or do something, in an annoying way. — 8 sentences - [chloramine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chloramine/) — A chemical made from chlorine and ammonia, used to kill germs in tap water. — 8 sentences - [chloride](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chloride/) — A chemical compound made of chlorine joined with another element; the best known is sodium chloride, which is common table salt. — 8 sentences - [chlorinate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chlorinate/) — To add chlorine to water to kill germs and make it safe for drinking or swimming. — 8 sentences - [chlorine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chlorine/) — Chlorine is a yellow-green poisonous gas with a strong smell. — 8 sentences - [chlorophyll](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chlorophyll/) — Chlorophyll is the green substance in plants that soaks up sunlight. — 10 sentences - [chloroplast](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chloroplast/) — A tiny green part inside plant cells where photosynthesis happens: it uses sunlight to make food (sugar) from water and carbon dioxide, gi… — 7 sentences - [choc](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choc/) — Chocolate, or a single chocolate sweet: a box of chocs. — 8 sentences - [chock](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chock/) — Chock means completely: «chock full» means crammed full to the top. — 5 sentences - [chocolate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chocolate/) — Chocolate is a sweet brown food made from cocoa beans. — 12 sentences - [choice](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choice/) — A choice is a decision to pick one thing or action from several. — 12 sentences - [choir](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choir/) — A choir is a group of people who sing together. — 11 sentences - [choirboy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choirboy/) — A boy who sings in a church or cathedral choir, usually wearing robes. — 8 sentences - [choke](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choke/) — To choke means to be unable to breathe because something is stuck in your throat. — 13 sentences - [chokepoint](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chokepoint/) — A chokepoint is a narrow place, such as a strait, mountain pass or narrow road, where movement is squeezed together and can easily be bloc… — 9 sentences - [cholera](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cholera/) — Cholera is a serious illness caused by germs (bacteria) in dirty water or food, which gives very bad diarrhoea and makes the body lose wat… — 9 sentences - [chomp](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chomp/) — To bite and chew food noisily and with big mouthfuls. — 9 sentences - [chomping](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chomping/) — Chewing or biting noisily and with big movements of the jaw. — 9 sentences - [chon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chon/) — Chon is a surname and given name, for example a Korean surname (also written Jeon or Chun) and a name used in some other Asian and Hispani… — 8 sentences - [choose](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choose/) — To choose is to pick one from several: choose a book. — 12 sentences - [chooser](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chooser/) — A person who chooses. — 9 sentences - [choosy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choosy/) — Very careful about what you choose, and hard to please, especially about food, clothes or friends. — 7 sentences - [chop](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chop/) — To chop means to cut something into pieces with a knife or an axe. — 14 sentences - [chopped](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chopped/) — Chopped means cut into pieces with a knife or axe. — 12 sentences - [chopper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chopper/) — A chopper is a tool with a heavy blade for chopping wood or meat. — 6 sentences - [choppy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choppy/) — Full of small, rough waves, because of wind: «choppy water». — 9 sentences - [chopstick](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chopstick/) — A chopstick is one of a pair of thin sticks used to pick up and eat food, mainly in East Asian countries like China, Japan and Korea. — 10 sentences - [choral](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choral/) — To do with a choir or sung by a choir. — 9 sentences - [chord](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chord/) — A chord is a group of notes played at the same time, such as C, E and G on a piano. — 11 sentences - [chore](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chore/) — A chore is a small job you do regularly at home, like washing up, making your bed or feeding the pet. — 10 sentences - [chorister](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chorister/) — A chorister is a singer in a church choir, often a boy. — 4 sentences - [chorus](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chorus/) — The chorus of a song is the part that is repeated after each verse. — 13 sentences - [chosen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chosen/) — Chosen means picked from a group as the one you want. — 11 sentences - [christ](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/christ/) — Christ is a title given to Jesus by Christians; it means «the chosen one». Christians believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God. — 10 sentences - [christen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/christen/) — To christen a baby is to give it its name in a church ceremony, with water poured on its head. — 7 sentences - [christendom](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/christendom/) — All the Christian people and Christian countries of the world, thought of together. — 9 sentences - [christening](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/christening/) — A christening is a church ceremony in which a baby is baptised, given its Christian name and welcomed into the Church. — 10 sentences - [christian](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/christian/) — A Christian is a person who believes in Jesus Christ and follows the religion of Christianity. — 11 sentences - [christianity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/christianity/) — Christianity is the religion based on the life and teaching of Jesus Christ; Christians believe Jesus is the Son of God, who died and rose… — 9 sentences - [christmas](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/christmas/) — Christmas is the Christian festival in December that celebrates the birth of Jesus. — 11 sentences - [christmastide](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/christmastide/) — The time of the Christmas season, the days around Christmas Day when families meet and feast together. — 4 sentences - [chromatography](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chromatography/) — A way of separating a mixture into the different substances in it, by letting a liquid or gas carry them along paper or another material a… — 8 sentences - [chromium](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chromium/) — Chromium is a hard, shiny, silvery-grey metal; it is a chemical element with the symbol Cr and atomic number 24. — 9 sentences - [chromosome](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chromosome/) — A chromosome is a tiny thread-like structure inside the centre (nucleus) of a living cell, made of DNA, which carries the instructions (ge… — 8 sentences - [chronic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chronic/) — A chronic illness or problem lasts a long time or keeps coming back. — 11 sentences - [chronicle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chronicle/) — A chronicle is a written record of events in the order they happened. — 10 sentences - [chronological](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chronological/) — Chronological means arranged in the order in which things happened, from earliest to latest. — 9 sentences - [chronometer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chronometer/) — A very exact clock, used at sea to find the ship's position by knowing the exact time. — 3 sentences - [chrysalis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chrysalis/) — The hard case a caterpillar makes around itself while it changes into a butterfly. — 9 sentences - [chrysanthemum](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chrysanthemum/) — A garden flower with many layered petals, which blooms in autumn in many colours. — 3 sentences - [chubby](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chubby/) — Slightly fat and round in a soft, often cute way, as in «chubby cheeks» or «a chubby baby». — 8 sentences - [chuck](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chuck/) — To chuck something is to throw it, often casually. — 17 sentences - [chuckle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chuckle/) — To laugh quietly, often with your mouth closed, because something is amusing. — 9 sentences - [chuff](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chuff/) — verb To make the puffing sound of a steam train: chuff-chuff. — 11 sentences - [chuffed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chuffed/) — Chuffed means very pleased and proud, as in I'm chuffed to bits. — 11 sentences - [chunder](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chunder/) — to vomit, be sick. — 8 sentences - [chunk](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chunk/) — A thick, solid piece of something (a chunk of cheese). — 11 sentences - [chunky](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chunky/) — Thick, solid and heavy-looking: a chunky jumper, chunky boots. — 9 sentences - [church](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/church/) — A church is a building where Christians go to pray and worship. — 12 sentences - [churchwarden](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/churchwarden/) — A churchwarden is a volunteer in a parish (especially Church of England and Anglican churches) who helps look after the church building, i… — 8 sentences - [churchyard](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/churchyard/) — The land around a church, often with a graveyard where people are buried. — 9 sentences - [churl](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/churl/) — A rude, mean, rough man who is unkind and will not do what is fair or good. — 3 sentences - [churlish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/churlish/) — Rude, grumpy and unkind in the way one behaves or speaks. — 3 sentences - [churn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/churn/) — A churn is a container in which cream or milk is shaken or stirred to make butter. — 14 sentences - [churr](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/churr/) — To churr is to make a low, long, trilling or whirring sound, like a nightjar, a grasshopper or a partridge. — 8 sentences - [ci](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/ci/) — CI often means «Chief Inspector», a senior police officer in the UK. — 12 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/5/) **6** [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/9/) [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/10/) [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/11/) [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/12/) [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/13/) [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/14/) [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/15/) [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/16/) [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/17/) [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/18/) [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/page/19/)