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ad. 1. Principally, eminently, mainly, especially, particularly, above all.2. Mostly, for the most part.Chieftain, n. Leader (of a clan or of troops), chief, commander, captain.Chiffonnier, n. [Fr.] Rag-picker.Chigoe, n. Chigre.Chigre, n. (Ent.) Jigger, chigoe (Pulex penetrans).Child, n. [pl. Children.] 1. Infant, babe, baby, nursling, suckling, chit, brat, bantling, bairn, little one.2. Young person.3. Offspring, issue, progeny.Child-bearing, n. Childbirth.Childbed, n. Parturition, CHILDBIRTH.Childbirth, n. Parturition, delivery, travail, labor, childbed, child-bearing.Childhood, n. Infancy, minority, pupilage, nonage.Childish, a. 1. Puerile, infantile, infantine, young, tender.2. Foolish, silly, weak, trifling, frivolous.Childlike, a. Docile, meek, submissive, dutiful.Children, pl. of CHILD.Chiliad, n. Thousand.Chill, a. Cold, frigid, chilly, bleak.Chill, v. a. 1. Make chilly, make cold.2. Depress, discourage, deject, dampen, dishearten.Chilly, a. Cool, CHILL, somewhat cold.Chime, n. Consonance, harmony, correspondence of sound.Chime, v. n. Harmonize, accord, sound in harmony.Chime in with, Agree with, fall in with.Chimera, n. Illusion, hallucination, delusion, fantasy, phantom, dream, idle fancy, creature of the imagination.Chimerical, a. Imaginary, fantastic, fanciful, visionary, illusory, shadowy, wild, Quixotic, Utopian.Chimney-corner, n. Fireside.China, n. Porcelain, China ware.Chincapin, n. [Written also Chinquapin and Chinkapin.] Dwarf chestnut (Castanea pumila).Chink, n. 1. Opening, gap, crack, cranny, crevice, cleft, rift, fissure, narrow aperture.2. [Colloquial.] Money, coin.Chink, v. a. & n. Jingle.Chip, v. a. Hew, cut chips from.Chip, n. Fragment, scrap, small piece.Chipmunk, n. [Written also Chipmonk and Chipmuk.] Hackee, striped squirrel.Chirography, n. Handwriting, hand, style of penmanship.Chiromancy, n. Palmistry.Chirrup, v. n. Chirp, cherup.Chirrup, v. a. Encourage, animate, inspirit, cheer, cherup.Chisel, v. a. Cut, carve, sculpture.Chit-chat, n. Prattle, prate, gossip, chat, easy conversation, familiar talk, idle talk, free and easy talk.Chivalric, a. Gallant, CHIVALROUS.Chivalrous, a. Gallant, adventurous, valiant, brave, warlike, bold.Chivalry, n. 1. Knighthood, knight-errantry.2. Valor, gallantry.Chloride of barium, Muriate of baryta, hydrochlorate of baryta.Chloride of lime, Bleaching powder.Chloride of mercury, Calomel, protochloride of mercury, subchloride of mercury.Chlorosis, n. (Med.) Green-sickness.Chogret, n. [Indian name.] Conner, cunner, burgall, blue perch.Choice, n. Preference, election, selection, option, ALTERNATIVE.Choice, a. 1. Select, exquisite, precious, valuable, rare, uncommon, excellent.2. Frugal, careful, chary, sparing.Choke, v. a. 1. Suffocate, stifle, smother, strangle, throttle.2. Suppress, overpower, overcome, keep down.3. Obstruct, close, block, stop, bar.Choke, v. n. Be choked.Choke-damp, n. Foul air, carbonic acid, carbonic-acid gas (accumulated in wells and pits).Chokeful, a. Brimful, quite full.Choler, n. 1. Bile.2. Anger, wrath, ire, fury, rage, spleen, exasperation.Cholera asphyxia, Asiatic cholera, spasmodic cholera.Choleric, a. Irascible, irritable, hasty, testy, touchy, petulant, waspish, hot, fiery, passionate.Choose, v. a. Select, elect, prefer, cull, pick, pick out, single out, fix upon, pitch upon, catch at, make choice of.Chop, v. a. 1. Cut (with a quick blow).2. Mince, cut into small pieces.Chop, v. n. Shift, veer, change suddenly.Chop, n. 1. Slice, piece cut off.2. Brand, quality.Chop-fallen, a. [Preferably spelled Chap-fallen.] Melancholy, sad.Chop-house, n. Restaurant (of a low class), eating-house.Choral, n. Psalm-tune.Chord, n. 1. String (of a musical instrument).2. Harmonious tones.3. (Geom.) Right line uniting the extremities of an arc.Chore, n. Small job, light task.Chouse, v. a. Deceive, cheat, trick, delude, defraud, swindle, dupe, gull, bamboozle, BAM, cozen, diddle, overreach, circumvent, beguile, hoodwink, victimize, take in, impose upon, put upon, practise upon, play upon.Chouse, n. 1. Dupe, tool, gull, simpleton, cully.2. Trick, cheat, wile, ruse, BAM, imposture, imposition, fraud, deception, circumvention, deceit, double-dealing, stratagem, finesse, artifice, delusion, crafty device, piece of knavery.Chowchow, n. [Chinese.] Mixed pickles.Chowchow, a. Mixed, of several sorts.Chowder, n. Fish soup.Christ, n. The Anointed, The Messiah, Jesus, Immanuel, The Saviour, The Redeemer, The Mediator, The Intercessor, The Advocate, The Judge, The Son of God, The Son of man, The Lamb of God, The Word.Christen, v. a. 1. Baptize.2. Denominate, name, term, designate, style, call, dub, entitle, TITLE.Christian, n. Disciple of Christ.Christian name, Baptismal name (as distinguished from the family name or surname).Christianity, n. Religion of Christians, Christian religion, teachings of Christ, the Gospel, divine revelation.Christmas rose, Black hellebore (Helleborus niger).Chrome-yellow, n. Chromate of lead.Chronic, a. Inveterate, deep-seated, of long duration.Chronicle, n. 1. Register (of events in the order of time), diary, journal.2. Record, history, annals, narration, narrative, recital, account.Chronicle, v. a. Record, register.Chronicler, n. Historian.Chronometer, n. Time-keeper, time-piece.Chrysalis, n. Pupa, aurelia, nympha.Chubbed, a. Plump, CHUNKY, bonny, short and thick.Chubby, a. Plump, CHUNKY, bonny, short and thick.Chuck, v. a. 1. Tap or pat (under the chin).2. Throw, pitch, hurl, toss, FLIRT.Chuck, n. 1. Tap or pat (under the chin).2. Throw, toss.Chuckle, v. n. 1. Giggle, titter, laugh (convulsively, in triumph or in derision).2. Exult, triumph, crow.Chuckle, n. Giggle, titter, laughter (half suppressed), chuckling.Chuckle-head, n. [Low.] Blockhead, DUNCE.Chuckle-headed, a. Thick-headed, stupid, dull.Chuckling, n. Giggle, titter, CHUCKLE.Chum, n. Chamber-fellow, room-mate.Chump, n. Chunk.Chunk, n. Chump.Chunky, a. [U. S.] Plump, chubby, short and thick.Church, n. 1. Temple, house of worship, house of God, meeting-house.2. Body of Christians.3. Ecclesiastical authority (as distinguished from that of the State).Churchman, n. 1. Ecclesiastic, clergyman, minister, pastor, divine, priest.2. Episcopalian.Churchyard, n. Burying-ground, burial-ground, graveyard, cemetery, necropolis.Churl, n. 1. Rustic, peasant, proletary, countryman, clodhopper, bumpkin, ploughman, clown.2. Ill-bred man, surly fellow.3. Niggard, miser, skinflint, scrimp, curmudgeon, hunks, mean fellow.Churlish, a. 1. Rude, harsh, BRUSQUE, uncivil, impolite, rough, brutal, surly, cynical, snarling, snappish, waspish.2. Crabbed, morose, sullen, ill-tempered.3. Niggardly, miserly, close, close-fisted, sordid, penurious, stingy, mean, mercenary, avaricious, illiberal.Churlishness, n. 1. Rudeness, incivility, roughness, brutality, barbarism.2. Crabbedness, moroseness, sullenness, tartness, acrimony, acerbity, asperity, harshness, bitterness, ill temper, bad blood.3. Niggardliness, stinginess, penuriousness, closeness, meanness.Churn-owl, n. Goat-sucker, night-jar, wheel-bird (Caprimulgus Europæus).Churr-worm, n. Mole-cricket, fan-cricket, fen-cricket (Gryllotalpa vulgaris).Cicada, n. Harvest-fly, LOCUST (popularly, but erroneously, so called in the U. S.).Cicatrice, n. Scar, seam.Cicatrix, n. Scar, seam.Cicatrize, v. a. Heal, skin over.Cicisbeo,

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