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Chinese lantern noun : a collapsible translucent cover for a light

1chink noun : a small crack or fissure

Synonyms

cleft, crack, cranny, crevice, fissure, rift, split—more at CRACK

2chink verb : to fill the chinks of : stop up

3chink noun : a slight sharp metallic sound

4chink verb : to make a slight sharp metallic sound

Synonyms

jingle, tinkle—more at JINGLE

chi·no noun, plural chinos 1 : a usu. khaki cotton twill

2 plural : an article of clothing made of chino

Chi·nook noun, plural Chinook or Chinooks : a member of an American Indian people of Oregon

chintz noun : a usu. glazed printed cotton cloth

chintzy adjective chintz·i·er; -est 1 : decorated with or as if with chintz

2 : GAUDY, CHEAP

3 : STINGY

chin–up noun : the act of chinning oneself

1chip noun 1 : a small usu. thin and flat piece (as of wood) cut or broken off

2 : a thin crisp morsel of food

3 : a counter used in games (as poker)

4 plural slang : something generally accepted as a means of payment : MONEY

5 : a flaw left after a chip is removed

6 : INTEGRATED CIRCUIT

7 : a very small slice of silicon containing electronic circuits

Synonyms

[1] flake, splinter; also bit, disk, fragment, particle, scrap, shard; shiver, smithereens; shred, tatter; clipping, paring, shaving; leaf, sheet, slice; chunk, hunk, lump, slab

[5] hack, indentation, nick, notch—more at NOTCH

2chip verb chipped; chip·ping 1 : to cut or break chips from

2 : to break off in small pieces at the edges

3 : to play a chip shot

chip in verb : to give money or assistance to an enterprise : CONTRIBUTE

Synonyms

contribute, kick in, pitch in—more at CONTRIBUTE

chip·munk noun [ORIGIN: earlier chitmunk, prob. fr. Ojibwa ačitamo·nʼ red squirrel]

: any of a genus of small striped No. American and Asian rodents closely related to the squirrels and marmots

chi·pot·le noun : a smoked and usu. dried jalapeño pepper

chipped beef noun : smoked dried beef sliced thin

1chipper noun : one that chips

2chipper adjective 1 : being high in spirits : CHEERFUL

2 : being in good health : being in a state of physical well-being

Synonyms

[1] blithe, bright, buoyant, cheerful, cheery, gay, lightsome, sunny, upbeat—more at CHEERFUL

[2] able-bodied, fit, hale, healthy, hearty, robust, sound, well, whole, wholesome—more at HEALTHY

Chip·pe·wa noun, plural Chippewa or Chippewas : OJIBWA

chip shot noun : a short usu. low shot to the green in golf

chi·rog·ra·phy noun : HANDWRITING, PENMANSHIP

— chi·ro·graph·ic adjective

chi·rop·o·dy noun : PODIATRY

— chi·rop·o·dist noun

chi·ro·prac·tic noun : a system of therapy based esp. on manipulation of body structures

— chi·ro·prac·tor noun

1chirp noun : a short sharp sound characteristic of a small bird or cricket

2chirp verb : to make a usu. repetitive short sharp sound

Synonyms

cheep, peep, pipe, tweet, twitter; also cackle, chatter, jabber; sing, trill, warble

1chisel noun : a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (as wood or stone)

2chisel verb -eled or -elled; -el·ing or -el·ling 1 : to work with or as if with a chisel

2 a : to obtain something from by unfair practices : CHEAT

b : to obtain by shrewd often unfair methods

— chis·el·er noun

Synonyms

bleed, cheat, cozen, defraud, fleece, gyp, hustle, mulct, rook, shortchange, skin, squeeze, stick, sting, swindle, victimize—more at FLEECE

1chit noun [ORIGIN: ME chitte kitten, cub]

1 : CHILD

2 : a pert young woman

2chit noun [ORIGIN: Hindi ciṭṭhī letter, note]

: a signed voucher for a small debt

chit·chat noun : casual or trifling conversation

— chitchat verb

Synonyms

chat, chatter, gabfest, gossip, palaver, rap, talk—more at CHAT

chi·tin noun : a sugar polymer that forms part of the hard outer integument esp. of insects

— chi·tin·ous adjective

chit·ter·lings or chit·lins noun plural : the intestines of hogs esp. when prepared as food