Helen Fenton

Chalcidian: Definition and part of speech

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Chalcidian

  1. n. One of a tropical family of snakelike lizards (Chalcidae), having four small or rudimentary legs.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Chalcocite: Definition and part of speech

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Chalcocite

  1. n. Native copper sulphide, called also copper glance, and vitreous copper; a mineral of a black color and metallic luster.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Chaffinch: Definition and part of speech

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Chaffinch

  1. n. A bird of Europe (Fringilla coelebs), having a variety of very sweet songs, and highly valued as a cage bird; — called also copper finch.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Chaffy: Definition and part of speech

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Chaffy

  1. a. Bearing or covered with dry scales, as the under surface of certain ferns, or the disk of some composite flowers.
  2. a. Abounding in, or resembling, chaff.
  3. a. Light or worthless as chaff.
  4. a. Resembling chaff; composed of light dry scales.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Chagrin: Definition and part of speech

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Chagrin

  1. n. Vexation; mortification.
  2. n. To excite ill-humor in; to vex; to mortify; as, he was not a little chagrined.
  3. v. i. To be vexed or annoyed.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.