Index of English words, starting with "ch"

(1) - Chalybite (n.) Native iron carbonate; -- usually called siderite.

(1) - Chamber (v. t.) To furnish with a chamber; as, to chamber a gun.
(2) - Chamber (v. t.) To shut up, as in a chamber.
(3) - Chamber (v. i.) To be lascivious.
(4) - Chamber (v. i.) To reside in or occupy a chamber or chambers.
(5) - Chamber (n.) A short piece of ordnance or cannon, which stood on its breech, without any carriage, formerly used chiefly for rejoicings and theatrical cannonades.
(6) - Chamber (n.) A cavity in a mine, usually of a cubical form, to contain the powder.
(7) - Chamber (n.) That part of the bore of a piece of ordnance which holds the charge, esp. when of different diameter from the rest of the bore; -- formerly, in guns, made smaller than the bore, but now larger, esp. in breech-loading guns.
(8) - Chamber (n.) A chamber pot.
(9) - Chamber (n.) A room or rooms where a lawyer transacts business; a room or rooms where a judge transacts such official business as may be done out of court.
(10) - Chamber (n.) A compartment or cell; an inclosed space or cavity; as, the chamber of a canal lock; the chamber of a furnace; the chamber of the eye.
(11) - Chamber (n.) A legislative or judicial body; an assembly; a society or association; as, the Chamber of Deputies; the Chamber of Commerce.
(12) - Chamber (n.) A hall, as where a king gives audience, or a deliberative body or assembly meets; as, presence chamber; senate chamber.
(13) - Chamber (n.) Apartments in a lodging house.
(14) - Chamber (n.) A retired room, esp. an upper room used for sleeping; a bedroom; as, the house had four chambers.

(1) - Chambered (a.) Having a chamber or chambers; as, a chambered shell; a chambered gun.
(2) - Chambered (imp. & p. p.) of Chamber

(1) - Chamberlain (n.) A treasurer or receiver of public money; as, the chamberlain of London, of North Wales, etc.
(2) - Chamberlain (n.) An officer having the direction and management of the private chambers of a nobleman or monarch; hence, in Europe, one of the high officers of a court.
(3) - Chamberlain (n.) An upper servant of an inn.
(4) - Chamberlain (n.) An officer or servant who has charge of a chamber or chambers.

(1) - Chambermaid (n.) A lady's maid.
(2) - Chambermaid (n.) A maidservant who has the care of chambers, making the beds, sweeping, cleaning the rooms, etc.