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2 : a grayish to reddish brown

3 : an old joke or story

che·val glass noun : a full-length mirror that may be tilted in a frame

che·va·lier noun : a member of one of various orders of knighthood or of merit

chev·i·ot noun, often cap 1 : a twilled fabric with a rough nap

2 : a sturdy soft-finished cotton fabric

chev·ron noun : a sleeve badge of one or more V-shaped or inverted V-shaped stripes worn to indicate rank or service (as in the armed forces)

1chew verb : to crush, grind, or gnaw (as food) with the teeth

— chew·able adjective

— chew·er noun

— chew on

: to think about : PONDER

— chew the fat

: to make conversation : CHAT

Synonyms

bite, champ, chomp, crunch, gnaw, nibble

2chew noun 1 : an act of chewing

2 : something for chewing

chew out verb : to bawl out : to criticize severely

Synonyms

berate, castigate, dress down, flay, jaw, keelhaul, lambaste, lecture, rail, rate, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, scold, score, upbraid—more at SCOLD

chew over verb : to meditate on : think about reflectively

Synonyms

cogitate, consider, contemplate, debate, deliberate, entertain, meditate, mull, ponder, question, ruminate, study, think, weigh—more at PONDER

chewy adjective : requiring much chewing <~ candy>

Chey·enne noun, plural Cheyenne or Cheyennes [ORIGIN: AmerF, fr. Dakota šahíyena]

: a member of an American Indian people of the western plains of the U.S.; also : their language

chg abbreviation 1 change

2 charge

chi noun : the 22d letter of the Greek alphabet — Χ or χ

Chi·an·ti noun : a dry usu. red wine

chiar·oscu·ro noun, plural -ros [ORIGIN: It, fr. chiaro clear, light + oscuro obscure, dark]

1 : pictorial representation in terms of light and shade without regard to color

2 : the arrangement or treatment of light and dark parts in a pictorial work of art

1chic noun : STYLISHNESS

2chic adjective : cleverly stylish : SMART; also : currently fashionable

Synonyms

à la mode, fashionable, in, modish, sharp, smart, snappy, stylish—more at STYLISH

Chi·ca·na noun : an American woman or girl of Mexican descent

— Chicana adjective

chi·cane noun : CHICANERY

chi·ca·nery noun, plural -ner·ies : deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : TRICKERY

Synonyms

artifice, hanky-panky, subterfuge, trickery, wile—more at TRICKERY

Chi·ca·no noun, plural -nos : an American of Mexican descent

— Chicano adjective

chi·chi adjective [ORIGIN: F]

1 : SHOWY, FRILLY

2 : ARTY, PRECIOUS

3 : CHIC

— chichi noun

chick noun 1 : a young chicken; also : a young bird

2 slang : a young woman

chick·a·dee noun : any of several small grayish American birds with black or brown caps

Chick·a·saw noun, plural Chickasaw or Chickasaws : a member of an American Indian people of Mississippi and Alabama

1chicken noun 1 : a common domestic fowl esp. when young; also : its flesh used as food

2 : one who is easily frightened and easily daunted : COWARD

Synonyms

coward, craven, dastard, poltroon, recreant, sissy—more at COWARD

2chicken adjective 1 : being or behaving like a coward : COWARDLY

2 slang : insistent on petty esp. military discipline

Synonyms

cowardly, craven, dastardly, pusillanimous, recreant, spineless, yellow—more at COWARDLY

chicken feed noun, slang

: an insignificant sum of money

chick·en·heart·ed adjective : being or behaving like a coward : COWARDLY

chicken out verb : to lose one's courage

chicken pox noun : an acute contagious virus disease esp. of children characterized by a low fever and vesicles

chicken wire noun : a light wire netting of hexagonal mesh

chick·pea noun : an Asian herb of the legume family cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds; also : its seed

chick·weed noun : any of several low-growing small-leaved weeds related to the pinks

chi·cle noun : a gum from the latex of a tropical tree used as the chief ingredient of chewing gum

chic·o·ry noun, plural -ries