charger
A device that charges or recharges.
One who charges.
A large horse trained for battle and used by the cavalry.
A large platter.
A large decorative plate, sometimes used under dinner plates or other savoury-dish vessels in a multi-course meal.
A speed loader that holds several cartridges together in a single unit for easier loading of a firearm's magazine.
A rectal concealment container for prohibited material such as money, drugs and tools.
Synonym of hard charger (“person with a good work ethic”).

chargers
plural of charger

chariot
A two-wheeled horse-drawn cart, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare.
A light (four-wheeled) carriage used for ceremonial or pleasure purposes.
The rook piece.

chariots
plural of chariot

charpie
Straight threads obtained by unraveling old linen cloth, used for surgical dressings.

charpies
plural of charpie

charras
Alternative form of churrus.

chartometer
An instrument for measuring distances of charts or maps.

chartometers
plural of chartometer

chatbot
A computer program that holds conversations through a chat room.

chatbots
plural of chatbot

chatterbot
Synonym of chatbot.

chatterbots
plural of chatterbot

chauki
Alternative form of chowki.

chaukis
plural of chauki

chautauqua
Alternative form of Chautauqua.

chautauquas
plural of chautauqua

chawki
Alternative form of chowki.

chawkis
plural of chawki

cheatcode
Alternative form of cheat code.

cheatcodes
plural of cheatcode

cheatsheet
Alternative spelling of cheat sheet.

cheatsheets
plural of cheatsheet

checkrein
A strap used to keep horses' heads high, fashionable in Victorian England but painful and damaging to horses' necks.

checkreins
plural of checkrein

checkrower
A device for checkrowing.

checkrowers
plural of checkrower

checksheet
Alternative form of check sheet.

checksheets
plural of checksheet

checkstay
A stay, typically adjustable, attached to the mast below the primary backstay, used to control mast bend and stabilize the midsection of the mast, preventing unwanted movement or “pumping”.

checkstays
plural of checkstay

cheelam
An earthen bowl in which tobacco is kept and smoked through its hollow neck.

cheelams
plural of cheelam

cheeseboard
A board used for serving cheeses.

cheeseboards
plural of cheeseboard

cheeselep
The dried stomach of a calf, used for curdling milk for cheese.
Rennet.
A bag in which rennet is kept.

cheeseleps
plural of cheeselep

cheeselip
Alternative form of cheeselep.

cheeselips
plural of cheeselip

chefware
High-end cooking supplies such as knives, pans, and utensils.

cheider
Alternative spelling of cheder.
Sometimes used to refer to a shader in Spanish.

cheiders
plural of cheider

chelam
Alternative form of chillum (“pipe”).

chelams
plural of chelam

chemiclave
A form of autoclave, used to sterilize surgical instruments, that incorporates steam, alcohol and formaldehyde under pressure.

chemiclaves
plural of chemiclave

chemiluminometer
An instrument used in chemiluminometry to measure chemiluminescence

chemiluminometers
plural of chemiluminometer

chemoemitter
A device designed to mimic the emission of chemical signals (pheromones) by insects

chemoemitters
plural of chemoemitter

chemoguidance
The control mechanism of chemotaxis

chemoreduction
chemotherapy used to reduce the size of a tumour before radiation treatment or surgery

chemoreductions
plural of chemoreduction

chemostat
An apparatus for the continuous culture of microorganisms in a steady state.

chemostats
plural of chemostat

chemosterilizer
Any substance used to cause sterility in insects, rodents or other animals; a chemosterilant

chemosterilizers
plural of chemosterilizer

chenille
An extremely soft and bunchy fabric often used to make sweaters.

chenilles
plural of chenille

cheretta
Alternative form of chiretta.

chert
Massive, usually dull-colored and opaque, quartzite, hornstone, impure chalcedony, or other flint-like mineral.
A flint-like tool made from chert.

cherts
plural of chert

chespaling
A flexible, rollable material made from chestnut wood, used for fencing or to provide traction for the tracks of tanks.

chespalings
plural of chespaling

chessclock
Alternative spelling of chess clock.

chessclocks
plural of chessclock

chesspiece
Alternative spelling of chess piece.

chesspieces
plural of chesspiece

chetopod
Alternative form of chaetopod.

chetopods
plural of chetopod

chevrette
A machine for raising guns (such as a howitzer) or mortar into their carriages.

chevrettes
plural of chevrette

cheyney
Worsted or woollen materials used for hangings or upholstery.

cheyneys
plural of cheyney

chiaroscuri
plural of chiaroscuro

chiaroscuro
An artistic technique developed during the Renaissance, referring to the use of strong contrasts between light and dark in order to create the illusion of volume.
A monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color.
A woodcut technique in which several woodcut blocks are used to print different shades of a color, or a woodcut print made by this technique.
A photographic technique in which one side of the subject, for example a face, is well lit and the other is in shadow.

chiaroscuros
plural of chiaroscuro

chilam
Alternative form of chillum (“marijuana pipe”).

chilams
plural of chilam

chillaksharam
Synonym of chillu.

chillaksharams
plural of chillaksharam

chillam
Alternative form of chillum (“marijuana pipe”).

chillams
plural of chillam

chillu
A type of letter used in Malayalam which does not have an inherent vowel, used to represent a pure consonant without the use of a virama.

chillum
A conical pipe used for smoking marijuana, usually made of fired clay, porcelain, soapstone, glass or, more rarely, wood.
The part of such a pipe that contains the tobacco and charcoal balls.

chillums
plural of chillum

chillus
plural of chillu

chimeraplast
A synthetic strand of RNA and DNA once used to repair DNA mutations

chimeraplasts
plural of chimeraplast

chimograph
Misspelling of kymograph.

chinchweed
Alternative form of cinchweed.

chinchweeds
plural of chinchweed

chinesium
Alternative letter-case form of Chinesium.

chinker
Any material that is used to fill chinks.
Money.

chinkers
plural of chinker

chinkings
plural of chinking

chino
A coarse cotton fabric commonly used to make trousers and uniforms.

chinos
Trousers made from chino

chinstrap
A strip of leather or material used to fasten a hat or helmet under the chin.
A form of beard that follows the jawline but does not cover the rest of the chin.
A band of colour below a bird's mouth, resembling the chinstrap of a helmet.

chinstraps
plural of chinstrap

chipmaking
The manufacture of chips (electronic devices).

chirata
Alternative form of chiretta.

chirayata
Alternative form of chiretta.

chiretta
A kind of felwort, Swertia chirata (syn. Agathotes chirayta), found in northern India, esteemed as a tonic and febrifuge.
The leaves of this plant, used to make a tonic.

chirettas
plural of chiretta

chirimen
Japanese raw silk crêpe, widely used to make kimono.

chiroplast
A sliding wooden frame clamped above the keys of the piano, into which the hands and fingers of a pianist are placed. It was used for learners of the piano in the early 19th century.

chiroplasts
plural of chiroplast

chirpies
plural of chirpy

chitolipooligosaccharide
Synonym of lipochitooligosaccharide.

chitolipooligosaccharides
plural of chitolipooligosaccharide

chitooctaose
A chitooligosaccharide composed of eight acetamido-glucose units

chitooligomer
A class of carbohydrate oligomer derived from chitin; chitooligosaccharide

chitooligomers
plural of chitooligomer

chlodronate
Any salt or ester of chlodronic acid
The sodium salt of this compound used to prevent bone resorption

chloramine
any of a class of unstable compounds of nitrogen and chlorine R₁R₂NCl; also the parent compound NH₂Cl (monochloramine), used to manufacture hydrazine, and as the antiseptic chloramine-T

chloramines
plural of chloramine