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chan·tey or chan·ty noun, plural chanteys or chanties : a song sung by sailors in rhythm with their work

chan·ti·cleer noun : ROOSTER

Chanukah variant of HANUKKAH

cha·os noun 1 often cap : the confused unorganized state existing before the creation of distinct forms

2 : the inherent unpredictability in the behavior of a natural system (as the atmosphere or the beating heart)

3 : a state of utter confusion or disorder

Synonyms

confusion, disarray, disorder, disorganization, havoc, hell, jumble, mess, muddle, shambles; also anarchy, lawlessness, misrule; knot, snarl, tangle; labyrinth, maze, web; maelstrom, storm; clutter, litter, mishmash, shuffle; hodgepodge, medley, miscellany, motley

Antonyms

order, orderliness

chaos theory noun : a branch of mathematical and physical theory concerned with chaotic systems

cha·ot·ic adjective : completely confused or disordered

— cha·ot·i·cal·ly adverb

Synonyms

confused, disheveled, disordered, messy, muddled, sloppy, unkempt, untidy—more at MESSY

1chap verb chapped; chap·ping : to dry and crack open usu. from wind and cold

2chap noun : a jaw with its fleshy covering — usu. used in pl.

3chap noun : an adult male individual : FELLOW

Synonyms

buck, dude, fellow, gent, gentleman, guy, hombre, jack, joker, lad, male, man—more at MAN

4chap abbreviation chapter

chap·ar·ral noun 1 : a dense impenetrable thicket of shrubs or dwarf trees

2 : an ecological community esp. of southern California composed of shrubby plants

Synonyms

brake, brushwood, coppice, covert, thicket—more at THICKET

chap·book noun : a small book of ballads, tales, or tracts

cha·peau noun, plural cha·peaus or cha·peaux [ORIGIN: MF]

: HAT

cha·pel noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF chapele, fr. ML cappella, fr. LL cappa cloak; fr. the cloak of St. Martin of Tours preserved as a sacred relic in a chapel built for that purpose]

1 : a private or subordinate place of worship

2 : an assembly at an educational institution usu. including devotional exercises

3 : a place of worship used by a Christian group other than an established church

1chaperone or chap·er·on noun [ORIGIN: F chaperon, lit., hood, fr. MF, head covering, fr. chape cape, fr. LL cappa]

1 : a person (as a matron) who accompanies young unmarried women in public for propriety

2 : an older person who accompanies young people at a social gathering to ensure proper behavior

2chaperone or chaperon verb -oned; -on·ing 1 : to attend upon : ESCORT

2 : to act as a chaperone to or for

— chap·er·on·age noun

Synonyms

[1, 2] accompany, attend, convoy, escort, squire—more at ACCOMPANY

chap·fall·en adjective 1 : having the lower jaw hanging loosely

2 : DEJECTED, DEPRESSED

chap·lain noun 1 : a member of the clergy officially attached to a special group (as the army)

2 : a person chosen to conduct religious exercises (as for a club)

— chap·lain·cy noun

chap·let noun 1 : a wreath for the head

2 : a string of beads : NECKLACE

chap·man noun, British

: an itinerant dealer : PEDDLER

chaps noun plural [ORIGIN: MexSp chaparreras]

: leather leggings resembling trousers without a seat that are worn esp. by western ranch hands

chap·ter noun 1 : a main division of a book

2 : a body of canons (as of a cathedral)

3 : a local branch of a society or fraternity

Synonyms

affiliate, branch, local; also arm, division, wing; offshoot; lodge, post

1char noun, plural char or chars : any of a genus of trouts (as the common brook trout) with small scales

2char verb charred; char·ring 1 : to burn or become burned to charcoal

2 : to burn slightly or partly : SCORCH

Synonyms

scorch, sear, singe—more at SCORCH

3char verb charred; char·ring : to work as a cleaning woman

char·ac·ter noun [ORIGIN: ME caracter, fr. MF caractère, fr. L character mark, distinctive quality, fr. Gk charaktēr, fr. charassein to scratch, engrave]

1 : a graphic symbol (as a letter) used in writing or printing

2 : a symbol that represents information; also :