| anchusa | (noun) any of various Old World herbs of the genus Anchusa having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers | - |
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| brochure | (noun) a small book usually having a paper cover | Synonyms: booklet, folder, leaflet, pamphlet |
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| bronchus | (noun) either of the two main branches of the trachea | Synonyms: bronchial tube |
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| catechu | (noun) East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu | Synonyms: Acacia catechu, Jerusalem thorn |
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| (noun) extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally | Synonyms: black catechu |
| catechumen | (noun) a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist | Synonyms: neophyte |
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| cetchup | (noun) thick spicy sauce made from tomatoes | Synonyms: catsup, ketchup, tomato ketchup |
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| chub | (noun) European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body | Synonyms: Leuciscus cephalus |
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| chubbiness | (noun) the property of having a plump and round body | Synonyms: pudginess, rolypoliness, tubbiness |
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| chuck | (noun) a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill | - |
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| (noun) the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade | - |
| (noun) informal terms for a meal | Synonyms: chow, eats, grub |
| chuckhole | (noun) a pit or hole produced by wear or weathering (especially in a road surface) | Synonyms: pothole |
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| chuckle | (noun) a soft partly suppressed laugh | Synonyms: chortle |
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| chuckwalla | (noun) a herbivorous lizard that lives among rocks in the arid parts of southwestern United States and Mexico | Synonyms: Sauromalus obesus |
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| chuddar | (noun) a cloth used as a head covering (and veil and shawl) by Muslim and Hindu women | Synonyms: chadar, chaddar, chador |
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| chufa | (noun) European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers | Synonyms: Cyperus esculentus, earth almond, ground almond, rush nut, yellow nutgrass |
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| chug | (noun) the dull explosive noise made by an engine | - |
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| chukka | (noun) a shoe that comes up to the ankle and is laced through two or three pairs of eyelets; often made of suede | Synonyms: chukka boot |
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| (noun) (polo) one of six divisions into which a polo match is divided | Synonyms: chukker |
| chukker | (noun) (polo) one of six divisions into which a polo match is divided | Synonyms: chukka |
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| chum | (noun) a large Pacific salmon with small spots on its back; an important food fish | Synonyms: chum salmon, Oncorhynchus keta |
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| (noun) bait consisting of chopped fish and fish oils that are dumped overboard to attract fish | - |
| (noun) a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities | Synonyms: brother, buddy, crony, pal, sidekick |
| chumminess | (noun) the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability | Synonyms: camaraderie, comradeliness, comradery, comradeship |
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| chump | (noun) a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of | Synonyms: fall guy, fool, gull, mark, mug, patsy, soft touch, sucker |
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| chunga | (noun) Argentinian Cariama | Synonyms: Chunga burmeisteri, seriema |
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| chunk | (noun) a compact mass | Synonyms: ball, clod, clump, glob, lump |
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| (noun) a substantial amount | - |
| chunking | (noun) (psychology) the configuration of smaller units of information into large coordinated units | Synonyms: unitisation, unitization |
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| chunnel | (noun) the railroad tunnel between France and England under the English Channel | Synonyms: Channel Tunnel |
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| church | (noun) a service conducted in a house of worship | Synonyms: church service |
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| (noun) a place for public (especially Christian) worship | Synonyms: church building |
| (noun) one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship | Synonyms: Christian church |
| (noun) the body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church | - |
| churchgoer | (noun) a religious person who goes to church regularly | Synonyms: church member |
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| churchman | (noun) a clergyman or other person in religious orders | Synonyms: cleric, divine, ecclesiastic |
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| churchwarden | (noun) an officer in the Episcopal church who helps a parish priest with secular matters | - |
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| churchyard | (noun) the yard associated with a church | Synonyms: God's acre |
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| churidars | (noun) tight trousers worn by people from the Indian subcontinent (typically with a kameez or kurta) | - |
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| churl | (noun) a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement | Synonyms: barbarian, boor, Goth, peasant, tike, tyke |
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| (noun) a bad-tempered person | Synonyms: crank, crosspatch, grouch, grump |
| (noun) a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend | Synonyms: niggard, scrooge, skinflint |
| churn | (noun) a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk | Synonyms: butter churn |
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| chute | (noun) sloping channel through which things can descend | Synonyms: slide, slideway, sloping trough |
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| (noun) rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall | Synonyms: parachute |
| chutney | (noun) a spicy condiment made of chopped fruits or vegetables cooked in vinegar and sugar with ginger and spices | Synonyms: Indian relish |
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| chutzpa | (noun) (Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity | Synonyms: chutzpah, hutzpah |
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| chutzpah | (noun) (Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity | Synonyms: chutzpa, hutzpah |
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| chutzpanik | (noun) (Yiddish) a person characterized by chutzpa | - |
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| deinonychus | (noun) swift agile wolf-sized bipedal dinosaur having a large curved claw on each hind foot; of the Cretaceous | - |
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| embouchure | (noun) the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly | Synonyms: mouthpiece |
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| fichu | (noun) a lightweight triangular scarf worn by a woman | - |
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| hachure | (noun) shading consisting of multiple crossing lines | Synonyms: crosshatch, hatch, hatching |
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| ketchup | (noun) thick spicy sauce made from tomatoes | Synonyms: catsup, cetchup, tomato ketchup |
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| matchup | (noun) the pairing of people or things as for comparison or competition | Synonyms: match-up |
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| pachuco | (noun) a Mexican-American teenager who belongs to a neighborhood gang and who dresses in showy clothes | - |
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| parachute | (noun) rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall | Synonyms: chute |
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| parachuter | (noun) a person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute | Synonyms: parachute jumper, parachutist |
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| parachuting | (noun) descent with a parachute | Synonyms: jump |
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| parachutist | (noun) a person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute | Synonyms: parachute jumper, parachuter |
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| rhonchus | (noun) a sound like whistling or snoring that is heard with a stethoscope during expiration as air passes through obstructed channels | - |
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| rockchuck | (noun) heavy-bodied yellowish-brown marmot of rocky areas of western North America | Synonyms: Marmota flaviventris, yellowbelly marmot |
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| taichichuan | (noun) a Chinese system of slow meditative physical exercise designed for relaxation and balance and health | Synonyms: t'ai chi, t'ai chi chuan, tai chi, tai chi chuan, taichi |
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| trichuriasis | (noun) infestation by a roundworm; common in tropical areas with poor sanitation | - |
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| woodchuck | (noun) reddish brown North American marmot | Synonyms: groundhog, Marmota monax |
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