Index of English words, starting with "ch"

(1) - Chimney (n.) A body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending downward in a vein.
(2) - Chimney (n.) A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion.
(3) - Chimney (n.) That part of a building which contains the smoke flues; esp. an upright tube or flue of brick or stone, in most cases extending through or above the roof of the building. Often used instead of chimney shaft.
(4) - Chimney (n.) A fireplace or hearth.

(1) - Chimney-breast (n.) The horizontal projection of a chimney from the wall in which it is built; -- commonly applied to its projection in the inside of a building only.

(1) - Chimpanzee (n.) An african ape (Anthropithecus troglodytes or Troglodytes niger) which approaches more nearly to man, in most respects, than any other ape. When full grown, it is from three to four feet high.

(1) - Chin (n.) The exterior or under surface embraced between the branches of the lower jaw bone, in birds.
(2) - Chin (n.) The lower extremity of the face below the mouth; the point of the under jaw.