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chum·mi·ness noun : the quality or state of being chummy

chum·my adjective chum·mi·er; -est : quite friendly : INTIMATE

— chum·mi·ly adverb

— chum·mi·ness noun

Synonyms

bosom, close, familiar, friendly, intimate, thick—more at FAMILIAR

chump noun : stupid lout : FOOL, BLOCKHEAD

chunk noun 1 : a short thick piece

2 : a sizable amount

Synonyms

blob, clod, clump, glob, gob, hunk, lump, nub, wad—more at LUMP

chunky adjective chunk·i·er; -est 1 : compact, sturdy, and thick in build : STOCKY

2 : containing chunks

Synonyms

dumpy, heavyset, squat, stocky, stout, stubby, stumpy, thickset—more at STOCKY

church noun [ORIGIN: ME chirche, fr. OE cirice, ultim. fr. LGk kyriakon, fr. Gk, neut. of kyriakos of the lord, fr. kyrios lord, master]

1 : a building for public and esp. Christian worship

2 often cap : the whole body of Christians

3 : DENOMINATION

4 : a group of persons assembled for worship : CONGREGATION

5 : public divine worship

church·go·er noun : one who habitually attends church

— church·go·ing adjective or noun

church·less adjective : not affiliated with a church

church·man noun 1 : CLERGYMAN

2 : a member of a church

church·war·den noun : WARDEN 5

church·yard noun : a yard that belongs to a church and is often used as a burial ground

churl noun 1 : a medieval peasant

2 : RUSTIC

3 : a rude ill-bred person

— churl·ish adjective

— churl·ish·ly adverb

— churl·ish·ness noun

Synonyms

beast, boor, clown, creep, cretin, cur, heel, jerk, joker, louse, lout, skunk, slob, snake—more at JERK

churl·ish adjective : marked by a lack of civility or graciousness

— churl·ish·ly adverb

— churl·ish·ness noun

Synonyms

boorish, clownish, loutish, uncouth—more at CLOWNISH

1churn noun : a container in which milk or cream is violently agitated in making butter

2churn verb 1 : to stir in a churn; also : to make (butter) by such stirring

2 : to stir or shake around esp. violently

3 : to experience violent motion or agitation

Synonyms

[2] agitate, stir, swirl, whirl—more at STIR

[3] boil, roil, seethe—more at SEETHE

churn out verb : to produce mechanically or in large quantity

chute noun 1 : an inclined surface, trough, or passage down or through which something may pass

2 : PARACHUTE

chut·ney noun, plural chutneys : a thick sauce containing fruits, vinegar, sugar, and spices

chutz·pah noun : supreme self-confidence

Synonyms

audacity, brass, brazenness, cheek, effrontery, gall, nerve, presumption, sauce, sauciness, temerity—more at EFFRONTERY

CIA abbreviation Central Intelligence Agency

cía abbreviation [ORIGIN: Sp compañía]

company

ciao interjection — used to express greeting or farewell

ci·ca·da noun : any of a family of stout-bodied insects related to the aphids and having wide blunt heads and large transparent wings

ci·ca·trix noun, plural ci·ca·tri·ces [ORIGIN: L]

: a scar resulting from formation and contraction of fibrous tissue in a wound

ci·ce·ro·ne noun, plural -ni : a guide who conducts sightseers

CID abbreviation Criminal Investigation Department

ci·der noun : juice pressed from fruit (as apples) and used as a beverage, vinegar, or flavoring

cie abbreviation [ORIGIN: F compagnie]

company

ci·gar noun [ORIGIN: Sp cigarro]

: a roll of tobacco for smoking

cig·a·rette noun [ORIGIN: F, dim. of cigare cigar]

: a slender roll of cut tobacco enclosed in paper for smoking

cig·a·ril·lo noun, plural -los [ORIGIN: Sp]

1 : a very small cigar

2 : a cigarette wrapped in tobacco rather than paper

ci·lan·tro noun : leaves of coriander used as a flavoring or garnish; also : the coriander plant

cil·i·ate noun : any of a group of protozoans characterized by cilia

cil·i·um noun, plural -ia 1 : a minute short hairlike process; especially : one of a cell

2 : EYELASH

C in C abbreviation commander in chief

1cinch noun 1 : a girth for a pack or saddle

2 : a thing done with ease

Synonyms

breeze,

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