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2 : one that pleases, intrigues, or fascinates

charm·ing adjective : marked by compelling attraction or appeal

— charm·ing·ly adverb

Synonyms

alluring, attractive, captivating, elfin, engaging, fascinating, fetching, glamorous, magnetic, seductive—more at FASCINATING

char·nel house noun : a building or chamber in which bodies or bones are deposited

1chart noun 1 : an outline map detailing certain geographical aspects of an area : MAP

2 : a sheet giving information in the form of a table, list, or diagram; also : GRAPH

2chart verb 1 : to make a chart of

2 : to lay out a plan for : PLAN

Synonyms

arrange, blueprint, calculate, design, frame, lay out, map, plan, project, scheme—more at PLAN

1charter noun 1 : an official document granting rights or privileges (as to a colony, town, or college) from a sovereign or a governing body

2 : CONSTITUTION

3 : a written instrument from a society creating a branch

4 : a mercantile lease of a ship

2charter verb 1 : to grant a charter to

2 British : CERTIFY <~ed engineer>

3 : to hire, rent, or lease for temporary use

— char·ter·er noun

charter member noun : an original member of an organization

char·treuse noun : a brilliant yellow green

char·wom·an noun : a cleaning woman esp. in large buildings

chary adjective chari·er; -est [ORIGIN: ME, sorrowful, dear, fr. OE cearig sorrowful, fr. caru sorrow]

1 : CAUTIOUS, CIRCUMSPECT

2 : SPARING

— char·i·ly adverb

1chase noun 1 a : the act of chasing : PURSUIT

b : HUNTING

2 : something pursued : QUARRY

3 : a tract of unenclosed land used as a game preserve

Synonyms

following, pursuit, tracing—more at PURSUIT

2chase verb chased; chas·ing 1 : to follow rapidly : PURSUE

2 : to pursue for food or in sport : HUNT

3 : to seek out

4 : to cause to depart or flee : drive away

5 : RUSH, HASTEN

Synonyms

[1] dog, follow, hound, pursue, shadow, tag, tail, trace, track, trail—more at FOLLOW

[4] banish, boot, bounce, cast, dismiss, drum, eject, expel, oust, rout, run off—more at EJECT

3chase verb chased; chas·ing : to decorate (a metal surface) by embossing or engraving

4chase noun : FURROW, GROOVE

chas·er noun 1 : one that chases

2 : a mild drink (as beer) taken after hard liquor

chasm noun : a deep cleft in the surface (as of a planet) : GORGE 2

chas·sis noun, plural chas·sis : the supporting frame of a structure (as an automobile or television set)

chaste adjective chast·er; chast·est 1 : innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse : VIRTUOUS, PURE

2 : CELIBATE

3 : pure in thought : MODEST

4 : severe or simple in design

Synonyms

[1, 3] clean, decent, immaculate, modest, pure, virtuous; also spotless, stainless, unblemished, undefiled, unsoiled, unspotted, unstained, unsullied, untainted, untarnished; decorous, proper, seemly; cultivated, refined, tasteful; harmless, innocent, innocuous, inoffensive

Antonyms

immodest, impure, indecent, unchaste, unclean

chaste·ly adverb : in a chaste manner

Synonyms

modestly, purely, righteously, virtuously—more at PURELY

chas·ten verb 1 : to correct through punishment or suffering : DISCIPLINE

2 : PURIFY

— chas·ten·er noun

Synonyms

castigate, chastise, correct, discipline, penalize, punish—more at PUNISH

chaste·ness noun : the state or quality of being chaste

chas·tise verb chas·tised; chas·tis·ing [ORIGIN: ME chastisen, alter. of chasten]

1 : to punish esp. bodily

2 : to censure severely : CASTIGATE

Synonyms

[1, 2] castigate, chasten, correct, discipline, penalize, punish—more at PUNISH

chas·tise·ment noun : the action, an act, or the means of chastising; especially : PUNISHMENT

Synonyms

castigation, correction, desert, discipline, nemesis, penalty, punishment, wrath—more at PUNISHMENT

chas·ti·ty noun : the quality or state of being chaste; especially : sexual purity

Synonyms

modesty, purity; also goodness, righteousness; morality, probity, rectitude; decency, decorum, propriety

Antonyms

immodesty, impurity, unchastity