Chucked (imp. & p. p.) of Chuck
Chucking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chuck
Chuck (v. i.) To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens; to cluck.
Chuck (v. i.) To chuckle; to laugh.
Chuck (v. t.) To call, as a hen her chickens.
Chuck (n.) The chuck or call of a hen.
Chuck (n.) A sudden, small noise.
Chuck (n.) A word of endearment; -- corrupted from chick.
Chucked (imp. & p. p.) of Chuck
Chucking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chuck
Chuck (v. t.) To strike gently; to give a gentle blow to.
Chuck (v. t.) To toss or throw smartly out of the hand; to pitch.
Chuck (v. t.) To place in a chuck, or hold by means of a chuck, as in turning; to bore or turn (a hole) in a revolving piece held in a chuck.
Chuck (n.) A slight blow or pat under the chin.
Chuck (n.) A short throw; a toss.
Chuck (n.) A contrivance or machine fixed to the mandrel of a lathe, for holding a tool or the material to be operated upon.
Chuck (n.) A small pebble; -- called also chuckstone and chuckiestone.
Chuck (n.) A game played with chucks, in which one or more are tossed up and caught; jackstones.
Chuck (n.) A piece of the backbone of an animal, from between the neck and the collar bone, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking; as, a chuck steak; a chuck roast.
Chuckled (imp. & p. p.) of Chuckle
Chuckling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chuckle
Chuckle (v. t.) To call, as a hen her chickens; to cluck.
Chuckle (v. t.) To fondle; to cocker.
Chuckle (n.) A short, suppressed laugh; the expression of satisfaction, exultation, or derision.
Chuckle (v. i.) To laugh in a suppressed or broken manner, as expressing inward satisfaction, exultation, or derision.
Chucklehead (n.) A person with a large head; a numskull; a dunce.
Chuckleheaded (a.) Having a large head; thickheaded; dull; stupid.
Chuck-Will's-widow (n.) A species of goatsucker (Antrostomus Carolinensis), of the southern United States; -- so called from its note.
Chud (v. t.) To champ; to bite.
Chuet (n.) Minced meat.
Chufa (n.) A sedgelike plant (Cyperus esculentus) producing edible tubers, native about the Mediterranean, now cultivated in many regions; the earth almond.
Chuff (n.) A coarse or stupid fellow.
Chuff (a.) Stupid; churlish.
Chuffily (adv.) Clownishly; surlily.
Chuffiness (n.) The quality of being chuffy.
Chuffy (a.) Fat or puffed out in the cheeks.
Chuffy (a.) Rough; clownish; surly.
Chulan (n.) The fragrant flowers of the Chloranthus inconspicuus, used in China for perfuming tea.
Chum (n.) A roommate, especially in a college or university; an old and intimate friend.
Chummed (imp. p. p.) of Chum
Chumming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chum
Chum (v. i.) To occupy a chamber with another; as, to chum together at college.
Chum (n.) Chopped pieces of fish used as bait.
Chump (n.) A short, thick, heavy piece of wood.
Chunam (n.) Quicklime; also, plaster or mortar.
Chunk (n.) A short, thick piece of anything.
Chunky (a.) Short and thick.
Church (n.) A building set apart for Christian worship.
Church (n.) A Jewish or heathen temple.
Church (n.) A formally organized body of Christian believers worshiping together.
Church (n.) A body of Christian believers, holding the same creed, observing the same rites, and acknowledging the same ecclesiastical authority; a denomination; as, the Roman Catholic church; the Presbyterian church.
Church (n.) The collective body of Christians.
Church (n.) Any body of worshipers; as, the Jewish church; the church of Brahm.
Church (n.) The aggregate of religious influences in a community; ecclesiastical influence, authority, etc.; as, to array the power of the church against some moral evil.
Churched (imp. & p. p.) of Church
Churching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Church
Church (v. t.) To bless according to a prescribed form, or to unite with in publicly returning thanks in church, as after deliverance from the dangers of childbirth; as, the churching of women.
Church-ale (n.) A church or parish festival (as in commemoration of the dedication of a church), at which much ale was used.
Church-bench (n.) A seat in the porch of a church.
Churchdom (n.) The institution, government, or authority of a church.
Churchgoer (n.) One who attends church.
Churchgoing (a.) Habitually attending church.
Churchgoing (a.) Summoning to church.
Church-haw (n.) Churchyard.
Churchism (n.) Strict adherence to the forms or principles of some church organization; sectarianism.
Churchless (a.) Without a church.
Churchlike (a.) Befitting a church or a churchman; becoming to a clergyman.
Churchliness (n.) Regard for the church.
Churchly (a.) Pertaining to, or suitable for, the church; ecclesiastical.
Churchmen (pl. ) of Churchman
Churchman (n.) An ecclesiastic or clergyman.
Churchman (n.) An Episcopalian, or a member of the Established Church of England.
Churchman (n.) One was is attached to, or attends, church.
Churchmanly (a.) Pertaining to, or becoming, a churchman.
Churchmanship (n.) The state or quality of being a churchman; attachment to the church.
Church modes () The modes or scales used in ancient church music. See Gregorian.
Churchship (n.) State of being a church.
Churchwarden (n.) One of the officers (usually two) in an Episcopal church, whose duties vary in different dioceses, but always include the provision of what is necessary for the communion service.
Churchwarden (n.) A clay tobacco pipe, with a long tube.
Churchwardenship (n.) The office of a churchwarden.
Churchy (a.) Relating to a church; unduly fond of church forms.
Churchyard (n.) The ground adjoining a church, in which the dead are buried; a cemetery.
Churl (n.) A rustic; a countryman or laborer.
Churl (n.) A rough, surly, ill-bred man; a boor.
Churl (n.) A selfish miser; an illiberal person; a niggard.
Churl (a.) Churlish; rough; selfish.
Churlish (a.) Like a churl; rude; cross-grained; ungracious; surly; illiberal; niggardly.
Churlish (a.) Wanting pliancy; unmanageable; unyielding; not easily wrought; as, a churlish soil; the churlish and intractable nature of some minerals.
Churlishly (adv.) In a churlish manner.
Churlishness (n.) Rudeness of manners or temper; lack of kindness or courtesy.
Churly (a.) Rude; churlish; violent.
Churme (n.) Alt. of Chirm
Chirm (n.) Clamor, or confused noise; buzzing.
Churn (v. t.) A vessel in which milk or cream is stirred, beaten, or otherwise agitated (as by a plunging or revolving dasher) in order to separate the oily globules from the other parts, and obtain butter.
Churned (imp. & p. p.) of Churn
Churning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Churn
Churn (v. t.) To stir, beat, or agitate, as milk or cream in a churn, in order to make butter.
Churn (v. t.) To shake or agitate with violence.
Churn (v. i.) To perform the operation of churning.
Churning (n.) The act of one who churns.