Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter C - Page 58
Chucked (imp. & p. p.) of Chuck.
Chucking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chuck.
Chuck (v. i.) To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens; to cluck.
Chuck (v. i.) To chuckle; to laugh. [R.] -- Marston.
Chuck (v. t.) To call, as a hen her chickens. -- Dryden.
Chuck (n.) The chuck or call of a hen.
Chuck (n.) A sudden, small noise.
Chuck (n.) A word of endearment; -- corrupted from chick. "Pray, chuck, come hither." -- Shak.
Chucked (imp. & p. p.) of Chuck.
Chucking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chuck.
Chuck (v. t.) To strike gently; to give a gentle blow to.
Chucked the barmaid under the chin. -- W. Irving.
Chuck (v. t.) To toss or throw smartly out of the hand; to pitch. [Colloq.] "Mahomet Ali will just be chucked into the Nile." -- Lord Palmerson.
Chuck (v. t.) (Mech.) To place in a chuck, or hold by means of a chuck, as in turning; to bore or turn (a hole) in a revolving piece held in a chuck.
Chuck (n.) A slight blow or pat under the chin.
Chuck (n.) A short throw; a toss.
Chuck (n.) (Mach.) A contrivance or machine fixed to the mandrel of a lathe, for holding a tool or the material to be operated upon.
Chuck (n.) A small pebble; -- called also chuckstone and chuckiestone. [Scot.]
Chuck (n.) pl. A game played with chucks, in which one or more are tossed up and caught; jackstones. [Scot.]
Chuck (n.) A piece of the backbone of an animal, from between the neck and the collar bone, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking; as, a chuck steak; a chuck roast. [Colloq.]
Chuck (n.) Informal terms for a meal [syn: chow, chuck, eats, grub].
Chuck (n.) The part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade.
Chuck (n.) A holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill.
Chuck (v.) Throw carelessly; "chuck the ball" [syn: chuck, toss].
Chuck (v.) Throw away; "Chuck these old notes" [syn: chuck, ditch].
Chuck (v.) Pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin [syn: chuck, pat].
Chuck (v.) Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" [syn: vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up] [ant: keep down].
Chuckled (imp. & p. p.) of Chuckle.
Chuckling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chuckle.
Chuckle (v. t.) To call, as a hen her chickens; to cluck.
Chuckle (v. t.) To fondle; to cocker.
Chuckle (n.) A short, suppressed laugh; the expression of satisfaction, exultation, or derision.
Chuckle (v. i.) To laugh in a suppressed or broken manner, as expressing inward satisfaction, exultation, or derision.
Chucklehead (n.) A person with a large head; a numskull; a dunce.
Chuckleheaded (a.) Having a large head; thickheaded; dull; stupid.
Chuck-Will's-widow (n.) A species of goatsucker (Antrostomus Carolinensis), of the southern United States; -- so called from its note.
Chud (v. t.) To champ; to bite.
Chuet (n.) Minced meat.
Chufa (n.) A sedgelike plant (Cyperus esculentus) producing edible tubers, native about the Mediterranean, now cultivated in many regions; the earth almond.
Chuff (n.) A coarse or stupid fellow.
Chuff (a.) Stupid; churlish.
Chuffily (adv.) Clownishly; surlily.
Chuffiness (n.) The quality of being chuffy.
Chuffy (a.) Fat or puffed out in the cheeks.
Chuffy (a.) Rough; clownish; surly.
Chulan (n.) The fragrant flowers of the Chloranthus inconspicuus, used in China for perfuming tea.
Chum (n.) A roommate, especially in a college or university; an old and intimate friend.
Chummed (imp. p. p.) of Chum.
Chumming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chum.
Chum (v. i.) To occupy a chamber with another; as, to chum together at college.
Chum (n.) Chopped pieces of fish used as bait.
Chump (n.) A short, thick, heavy piece of wood.
Chunam (n.) Quicklime; also, plaster or mortar.
Chunk (n.) A short, thick piece of anything.
Chunky (a.) Short and thick.
Church (n.) A building set apart for Christian worship.
Church (n.) A Jewish or heathen temple. [Obs.] -- Acts xix. 37.
Church (n.) A formally organized body of Christian believers worshiping together. "When they had ordained them elders
in every church." -- Acts xiv. 23.
Church (n.) A body of Christian believers, holding the same creed, observing the same rites, and acknowledging the same ecclesiastical authority; a denomination; as, the Roman Catholic church; the Presbyterian church.
Church (n.) The collective body of Christians.
Church
(n.) Any
body of worshipers; as, the Jewish church; the
Church (n.) The aggregate of religious influences in a community; ecclesiastical influence, authority, etc.; as, to array the power of the church against some moral evil.
Remember
that both church and state are properly the rulers of the people, only
because they are their benefactors. -- Bulwer.
Note: Church is often used in composition to denote something belonging
or relating to the church; as, church authority; church history; church
member; church music, etc.
Apostolic church. See under Apostolic.
Broad church. See Broad Church.
Catholic church or Universal church, The whole body of believers in Christ throughout the world.
Church of England, or English church, The Episcopal church established and endowed in England by law.
Church living, A benefice in an established church.
Church militant. See under Militant.
Church owl (Zool.), The white owl. See Barn owl.
Church rate, A tax levied on parishioners for the maintenance of the church and its services.
Church session. See under Session.
Church triumphant. See under Triumphant.
Church work, Work on, or in behalf of, a church; the work of a particular church for the spread of religion.
Established church, The church maintained by the civil authority; a state church.
Churched (imp. & p. p.) of Church.
Churching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Church.
Church (v. t.) To bless according to a prescribed form, or to unite with in publicly returning thanks in church, as after deliverance from the dangers of childbirth; as, the churching of women.
Church (n.) One of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship [syn: church, Christian church].
Church (n.) A place for public (especially Christian) worship; "the church was empty" [syn: church, church building].
Church (n.) A service conducted in a house of worship; "don't be late for church" [syn: church service, church].
Church (n.) The body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church; "our church is hosting a picnic next week".
Church (v.) Perform a special church rite or service for; "church a woman after childbirth".
Church, () Derived probably from the Greek kuriakon (i.e., "the Lord's house"), which was used by ancient authors for the place of worship.
In the New Testament it is the translation of the Greek word ecclesia, which is synonymous with the Hebrew _kahal_ of the Old Testament, both words meaning simply an assembly, the character of which can only be known from the connection in which the word is found. There is no clear instance of its being used for a place of meeting or of worship, although in post-apostolic times it early received this meaning. Nor is this word ever used to denote the inhabitants of a country united in the same profession, as when we say the "Church of England," the "Church of Scotland," etc.
We find the word ecclesia used in the following senses in the New Testament: (1.) It is translated "assembly" in the ordinary classical sense (Acts 19:32, 39, 41).
Church, () (2.) It denotes the whole body of the redeemed, all those whom the Father has given to Christ, the invisible catholic church (Eph. 5:23, 25, 27, 29; Heb. 12:23).
Church, () (3.) A few Christians associated together in observing the ordinances of the gospel are an ecclesia (Rom. 16:5; Col. 4:15).
Church, () (4.) All the Christians in a particular city, whether they assembled together in one place or in several places for religious worship, were an ecclesia. Thus all the disciples in Antioch, forming several congregations, were one church (Acts 13:1); so also we read of the "church of God at Corinth" (1 Cor. 1:2), "the church at Jerusalem" (Acts 8:1), "the church of Ephesus" (Rev. 2:1), etc.
Church, () (5.) The whole body of professing Christians throughout the world (1 Cor. 15:9; Gal. 1:13; Matt. 16:18) are the church of Christ.
The church visible "consists of all those throughout the world that profess the true religion, together with their children."
It is called "visible" because its members are known and its assemblies are public. Here there is a mixture of "wheat and chaff," of saints and sinners. "God has commanded his people to organize themselves into distinct visible ecclesiastical communities, with constitutions, laws, and officers, badges, ordinances, and discipline, for the great purpose of giving visibility to his kingdom, of making known the gospel of that kingdom, and of gathering in all its elect subjects. Each one of these distinct organized communities which is faithful to the great King is an integral part of the visible church, and all together constitute the catholic or universal visible church." A credible profession of the true religion constitutes a person a member of this church. This is "the kingdom of heaven," whose character and progress are set forth in the parables recorded in Matt. 13.
The children of all who thus profess the true religion are members of the visible church along with their parents. Children are included in every covenant God ever made with man. They go along with their parents (Gen. 9:9-17; 12:1-3; 17:7; Ex. 20:5; Deut. 29:10-13). Peter, on the day of Pentecost, at the beginning of the New Testament dispensation, announces the same great principle. "The promise [just as to Abraham and his seed the promises were made] is unto you, and to your children" (Acts 2:38, 39). The children of believing parents are "holy", i.e., are "saints", a title which designates the members of the Christian church (1 Cor. 7:14). (See BAPTISM.)
The church invisible "consists of the whole number of the elect that have been, are, or shall be gathered into one under Christ, the head thereof." This is a pure society, the church in which Christ dwells. It is the body of Christ. it is called "invisible" because the greater part of those who constitute it are already in heaven or are yet unborn, and also because its members still on earth cannot certainly be distinguished. The qualifications of membership in it are internal and are hidden. It is unseen except by Him who "searches the heart." "The Lord knoweth them that are his" (2 Tim. 2:19).
The church to which the attributes, prerogatives, and promises appertaining to Christ's kingdom belong, is a spiritual body consisting of all true believers, i.e., the church invisible.
Church, () (1.) Its unity. God has ever had only one church on earth. We sometimes speak of the Old Testament Church and of the New Testament church, but they are one and the same. The Old Testament church was not to be changed but enlarged (Isa. 49:13-23; 60:1-14). When the Jews are at length restored, they will not enter a new church, but will be grafted again into "their own olive tree" (Rom. 11:18-24; comp. Eph. 2:11-22). The apostles did not set up a new organization. Under their ministry disciples were "added" to the "church" already existing (Acts 2:47).
Church, () (2.) Its universality. It is the "catholic" church; not confined to any particular country or outward organization, but comprehending all believers throughout the whole world.
Church, () (3.) Its perpetuity. It will continue through all ages to the end of the world. It can never be destroyed. It is an "everlasting kindgdom."
Church-ale (n.) A church or parish festival (as in commemoration of the dedication of a church), at which much ale was used.
Church-bench (n.) A seat in the porch of a church.
Churchdom (n.) The institution, government, or authority of a church.
Churchgoer (n.) 經常去做禮拜的人 One who attends church.
Churchgoer (n.) A religious person who goes to church regularly [syn: {churchgoer}, {church member}].
Churchgoing (a.) Habitually attending church.
Churchgoing (a.) Summoning to church.
Church-haw (n.) Churchyard.
Churchism (n.) Strict adherence to the forms or principles of some church organization; sectarianism.
Churchless (a.) Without a church.
Churchlike (a.) Befitting a church or a churchman; becoming to a clergyman.
Churchliness (n.) Regard for the church.
Churchly (a.) Pertaining to, or suitable for, the church; ecclesiastical.
Churchmen (n. pl. ) of Churchman.
Churchman (n.) An ecclesiastic or clergyman.
Churchman (n.) An Episcopalian, or a member of the Established Church of England.
Churchman (n.) One was is attached to, or attends, church.
Churchmanly (a.) Pertaining to, or becoming, a churchman.
Churchmanship (n.) The state or quality of being a churchman; attachment to the church.
Church modes () The modes or scales used in ancient church music. See Gregorian.
Churchship (n.) State of being a church.
Churchwarden (n.) One of the officers (usually two) in an Episcopal church, whose duties vary in different dioceses, but always include the provision of what is necessary for the communion service.
Churchwarden (n.) A clay tobacco pipe, with a long tube.
Churchwardenship (n.) The office of a churchwarden.
Churchy (a.) 恪守教會信條的; 使人聯想到教會的 Relating to a church; unduly fond of church forms. [Colloq.]
Churchyard (n.) 毗連教堂的院落（通常用作墓地）[C] The ground adjoining a church, in which the dead are buried; a cemetery.
Churl (n.) 下賤的人；吝嗇鬼；村夫；農夫 A rustic; a countryman or laborer. "A peasant or churl." -- Spenser.
Your rank is all reversed; let men of cloth Bow to the stalwart churls in overalls. -- Emerson.
Churl (n.) A rough, surly, ill-bred man; a boor.
A churl's courtesy rarely comes, but either for gain or falsehood. -- Sir P. Sidney.
Churl (n.) A selfish miser; an illiberal person; a niggard.
Like to some rich churl hoarding up his pelf. -- Drayton.
Churl (a.) Churlish; rough; selfish. [Obs.] -- Ford.
Churl (n.) A crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement [syn: peasant, barbarian, boor, churl, Goth, tyke, tike].
Churl (n.) A selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend [syn: niggard, skinflint, scrooge, churl].
Churl (n.) A bad-tempered person [syn: grouch, grump, crank, churl, crosspatch].
Churl, () In Isa. 32:5 (R.V. marg., "crafty"), means a deceiver. In 1 Sam. 25:3, the word churlish denotes a man that is coarse and ill-natured, or, as the word literally means, "hard." The same Greek word as used by the LXX. here is found in Matt. 25:24, and there is rendered "hard."
Churlish (a.) 下賤的；吝嗇的；壞脾氣的；難駕馭的；沒有禮貌的；粗野的 Like a churl; rude; cross-grained; ungracious; surly; illiberal; niggardly. "Churlish benefits." -- Ld. Burleigh.
Half mankind maintain a churlish strife. -- Cowper.
Churlish (a.) Wanting pliancy; unmanageable; unyielding; not easily wrought; as, a churlish soil; the churlish and intractable nature of some minerals. -- Boyle.
Churlish (a.) Rude and boorish.
Churlish (a.) Having a bad disposition; surly; "churlish as a bear" -- Shakespeare.
Churlishly (adv.) In a churlish manner.
Churlishly (adv.) In a churlish manner; "the store owner treated his customers churlishly" [syn: churlishly, surlily].
Churlishness (n.) Rudeness of manners or temper; lack of kindness or courtesy.
Churly (a.) Rude; churlish; violent. -- Longfellow.
Churme (n.) Alt. of Chirm.
Chirm (n.) Clamor, or confused noise; buzzing. [Obs.]
The churme of a thousand taunts and reproaches. -- Bacon.
Churn (n.) A vessel in which milk or cream is stirred, beaten, or otherwise agitated (as by a plunging or revolving dasher) in order to separate the oily globules from the other parts, and obtain butter.
Churned (imp. & p. p.) of Churn.
Churning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Churn.
Churn (v. t.) To stir, beat, or agitate, as milk or cream in a churn, in order to make butter.
Churn (v. t.) To shake or agitate with violence.
Churned in his teeth, the foamy venom rose. -- Addison.
Churn (v. i.) To perform the operation of churning.
Churn (n.) A vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk [syn: churn, butter churn].
Churn (v.) Stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter
Churn (v.) Be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm" [syn: churn, boil, moil, roil].
Churning (n.) The act of one who churns.