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Chimpanzee: Definition and part of speech

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Chimpanzee

  1. n. An african ape (Anthropithecus troglodytes or Troglodytes niger) which approaches more nearly to man, in most respects, than any other ape. When full grown, it is from three to four feet high.

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.

Chin: Definition and part of speech

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Chin

  1. n. The exterior or under surface embraced between the branches of the lower jaw bone, in birds.
  2. n. The lower extremity of the face below the mouth; the point of the under jaw.

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.

China: Definition and part of speech

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China

  1. n. China ware, which is the modern popular term for porcelain. See Porcelain.
  2. n. A country in Eastern Asia.

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.

Chimera: Definition and part of speech

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Chimera

  1. n. A vain, foolish, or incongruous fancy, or creature of the imagination; as, the chimera of an author.
  2. n. A monster represented as vomiting flames, and as having the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a dragon.

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.