Chief 2© / tjif/ adjective most important
Bad driving is one of the chief causes of road accidents.
chief • ly / ' tjifli / adverb
not completely, but mostly
His success was due chiefly to hard work.
—SYNONYM mainly
child © / tjaild/ noun [ count ] ( plural chil • dren / ' tjildren / )
a young boy or girl
There are 30 children in the class.
a daughter or son
Do you have any children?
One of her children got married last year.
child • care / ' tjaildker / noun [ noncount ]
taking care of children, especially while the parents are at work
childcare facilities for working parents
child .hood © / ' tjaildhud /
[ count, noncount ]
the time when you are a child She had a happy childhood.
child • ish / ' tjaildij / adjective
like a child
Don't be so childish! It's only a game. —SYNONYM immature
chil .i / 'tjili/ noun ( plural chil . ies )
[count]
( also chil • i pep • per ) a
small green or red vegetable that has a very strong hot taste chili powder
[ noncount ] a dish made with chilis .
chill / Mil / verb ( chills , chill • ing
to make someone or something colder Chill the white wine before you serve it.
( also chill out ) ( informal )
to relax and not worry about things
When I get home from work, I like to chill out in front of the TV.
► chillnoun [ singular ] a feeling of being cold There's a chill in the air this morning.
chill • y / ' tjili/ adjective (chill • i • er, chill • i • est)
cold
a chilly morning Thesaurus
cold with a temperature that is lower than usual or lower than the human body; (used about food or drink) not heated: I'm not going into the lake - the water's too cold. ♦ Should I turn the heat on? I'm cold. ♦ to look/feel cold ♦ Would you like a cold drink? ♦ We're having cold chicken for lunch. cool (used especially about the weather) a little cold, often in a pleasant way: It's hot outside but it's nice and cool in here. ♦ a cool breeze (= a light wind ) ♦ Let's sit in the shade and keep cool. freezing ( informal )
(used about the temperature or people) extremely cold: It's freezing outside. ♦ freezing temperatures ♦ I'm freezing! Close the window! ♦ freezing cold weather —ANTONYM boiling
chilly (used especially about the weather) too cold to be comfortable: a chilly morning in November ♦ Bring a coat. It might get chilly later. ♦ She was beginning to feel chilly.
chime / tjaim / verb
( chimes , chim • ing , chimed )
to make the sound that a bell makes The clock chimed midnight.
chim • ney / ' tjimni / noun [ count ] ( plural chim . neys )
and usually meat chilled )
a large pipe over a fire that lets smoke go outside into the air
chim • pan • zee
/ |tjimpren ' zi / noun [ count ] an African animal like a large monkey with no tail
Chill Ф / 'tjin / noun [ count ] the part of your face below your mouth — Look at the picture at face .
chi • na / ' tjains / noun
[noncount]
a hard white material made from earth, or things like plates and cups that are made from this a china cup
chip1 / tjip / noun [ count ]
a small piece of something, such as wood, chocolate, or glass
a chocolate chip cookie
