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СКАЧАТЬ chilblains

      NOUN a sore, itchy swelling on a finger or toe, which causes discomfort in cold weather

      child children

      NOUN 1 a young person who is not yet an adult

      SYNONYMS: kid, youngster

      2 Someone’s child is their son or daughter.

      childhood childhoods

      NOUN Your childhood is the time when you are a child.

      childish

      ADJECTIVE If someone is childish, they are not acting in an adult way.

      ANTONYM: adult

      childishly ADVERB

      childminder childminders

      NOUN a person who is paid to look after children while their parents are at work

      children

      PLURAL NOUN the plural of child

      chill chills, chilling, chilled

      VERB 1 When you chill something, you make it cold. • Chill the orange juice before you drink it.

      NOUN 2 a feverish cold

      3 a feeling of cold • the chill of early morning

      chilli chillies

      NOUN the red or green seed pod of a type of pepper that has a very hot, spicy taste

      chilly chillier, chilliest

      ADJECTIVE 1 Chilly weather is rather cold.

      2 If people behave in a chilly way, they are not very friendly.

      chime chimes, chiming, chimed

      VERB 1 When a bell chimes, it makes a clear ringing sound.

      NOUN 2 Chimes are a set of bells or other objects that make ringing sounds.

      chimney chimneys

      NOUN a pipe above a fireplace or furnace through which smoke from the fire can escape

      chimpanzee chimpanzees

      NOUN a small ape with dark fur that lives in forests in Africa

      chin chins

      NOUN the part of your face below your mouth

      china

      NOUN plates, cups, saucers and other dishes that are made from fine clay

      chink chinks

      NOUN 1 a small, narrow opening • a chink in the fence

      2 a small ringing sound, like glasses touching each other

      chip chips, chipping, chipped

      NOUN 1 Chips are thin strips of fried potato.

      2 a tiny piece of silicon inside a computer, which is used to form electronic circuits • computer chips

      VERB 3 If you chip an object, you break a small piece off it.

      chirp chirps, chirping, chirped

      VERB When a bird chirps, it makes a short, high-pitched sound.

      chisel chisels, chiselling, chiselled

      NOUN 1 a tool with a long metal blade and a sharp edge at the end. Chisels are used for cutting and shaping wood, stone or metal.

      VERB 2 If you chisel wood, stone or metal, you cut or shape it using a chisel.

      chlorine

      NOUN a poisonous greenish-yellow gas with a strong, unpleasant smell. It is used to disinfect water and to make bleach.

      chocolate chocolates

      NOUN a sweet food made from cocoa beans

      [from Aztec xococ + atl meaning bitter water]

      choice choices

      NOUN 1 a range of different things that are available to choose from

      SYNONYMS: range, variety

      2 something that you choose • You made a good choice when you bought this book.

      choir choirs

      NOUN a group of singers, for example in a church

      choke chokes, choking, choked

      VERB If you choke on something, it prevents you from breathing properly. • He choked on a fish bone.

      cholesterol

      NOUN a substance found in all animal fats, tissues and blood

choose chooses, choosing, chose, chosen

      VERB If you choose something, you decide to have it or do it.

      SYNONYMS: pick, select

      chop chops, chopping, chopped

      VERB 1 If you chop something, you cut it with quick, heavy strokes using an axe or a knife. • Mum chopped the logs for firewood.

      NOUN 2 a small piece of pork or lamb that contains a bone • We had chops and broccoli for dinner.

      choppy

      ADJECTIVE When the sea or a stretch of water is choppy, there are a lot of waves on it because it is windy.

      chopstick chopsticks

      NOUN Chopsticks are a pair of thin sticks used for eating Chinese and Japanese food.

      choral

      Said “kor-al” ADJECTIVE for a choir

      chord chords

      NOUN a group of three or more musical notes played together

      chore chores

      NOUN an uninteresting job that has to be done

      chorus choruses

      NOUN 1 a part of a song that is repeated after each verse

      2 a large group of singers

      chose

      VERB the past tense of choose

      chosen

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