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СКАЧАТЬ 1 the past participle of choose

      2 When you are chosen, you are picked to do something. • I was chosen for the volleyball team.

      christen christens, christening, christened

      VERB When a priest christens someone, they name them in a ceremony where water is poured over their head as a sign that they are a member of the Christian church.

      christening NOUN

      Christian Christians

      NOUN a person who believes in Jesus Christ and his teachings

      Christianity NOUN

      Christmas Christmases

      NOUN a Christian festival held on December 25th to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ

      chrome

      Said “krome” NOUN metal plated with chromium, a hard, silver-grey metal

      chromosome chromosomes

      Said “krome-uh-soam” NOUN the part of a cell in living things that contains the genes that determine what characteristics the animal or plant will have

      chronic

      ADJECTIVE lasting a very long time or never stopping • He suffers from chronic hay fever.

      chronological

      ADJECTIVE arranged in the order in which things happened • Tell me the whole story in chronological order.

      chronologically ADVERB

      chrysalis chrysalises

      NOUN a butterfly or moth when it is developing from being a caterpillar to being a fully grown adult

      chrysanthemum chrysanthemums

      NOUN a plant with large, brightly-coloured flowers

      chuckle chuckles, chuckling, chuckled

      VERB When you chuckle, you laugh quietly.

      chunk chunks

      NOUN a thick piece of something

      SYNONYMS: hunk, lump, piece

      church churches

      NOUN a building where Christians go for religious services and worship

      churchyard churchyards

      NOUN an area of land around a church, often used as a graveyard

      churn churns, churning, churned

      NOUN 1 a container used for making milk or cream into butter

      VERB 2 When you churn something, you stir it vigorously, for example when making milk into butter.

      churn out

      VERB If you churn out something, you produce it quickly in large numbers. • They churned out hundreds of leaflets advertising the dance.

      chutney

      NOUN a strong-tasting, thick sauce made from fruit, vinegar and spices

      cider

      NOUN an alcoholic drink made from apples

      cigar cigars

      NOUN a roll of dried tobacco leaves, which people smoke

      cigarette cigarettes

      NOUN a thin tube of paper containing tobacco, which people smoke

      cinder cinders

      NOUN Cinders are small pieces of burnt material left after something such as wood or coal has burned.

      cinema cinemas

      NOUN a place where people go to watch films

      circle circles, circling, circled

      NOUN 1 a regular, two-dimensional round shape. Every point on the edge is the same distance from the centre.

      VERB 2 to move around in a circle • Seagulls circled overhead.

      circular ADJECTIVE

      circuit circuits

      NOUN 1 the path of an electric current

      2 a racecourse

      3 A training circuit is a course of physical activities.

      circulation circulations

      NOUN 1 the movement of blood around a body

      2 the number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold each time it is issued

      circumference circumferences

      NOUN 1 the outer line or edge of a circle

      2 The length of this line is also called the circumference.

      circumstance circumstances

      NOUN The circumstances of a situation or event are the conditions that affect what happens. • He did well under difficult circumstances.

      circus circuses

      NOUN a travelling show performed in a large tent, with performers such as clowns and acrobats

      cistern cisterns

      NOUN a tank in which water is stored, such as in the roof of a house, or above a toilet

      citizen citizens

      NOUN The citizens of a country or city are the people who live in it or belong to it.

      citrus fruit citrus fruits

      NOUN Citrus fruits are juicy, sharp-tasting fruits such as oranges, lemons and grapefruit.

      city cities

      NOUN a large town where many people live and work

      civil

      ADJECTIVE 1 relating to the citizens of a place

      2 Someone who is civil is polite.

      civilian civilians

      NOUN a person who is not in the armed forces

      civilization civilizations; also spelt civilisation

      NOUN 1 a large group of people with a high level of organization СКАЧАТЬ