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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>CHINOOKJ</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="chinookjargon"> Chinook jargon,<DL COMPACT><DD> a language used in trading in the Pacific Northwest, based on Chinook, with additional elements from French and English, which originated in the dealings of English and American traders with the Indians of that region. Ex. Chinook provided the base for Chinook jargon, a creolized trade language (Henry A.Gleason). </DL> <A NAME="chinook"> chinook or Chinook salmon,<DL COMPACT><DD> the largest species of Pacific salmon, important as a food fish; quinnat salmon. </DL> <A NAME="chinopants"> chino pants, =chinos.</DL> <A NAME="chinos"> chinos, noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> See under chino. </DL> <A NAME="chinquapin"> chinquapin, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a dwarf chestnut tree, with edible nuts, ranging from Maine to Arkansas. <DD> 2. a related evergreen tree, grown in California and Oregon, that has a similar nut. <DD> 3. the nut of either tree. Also, chincapin, chinkapin. </DL> <A NAME="chinquapinperch"> chinquapin perch, =crappie.</DL> <A NAME="chinrest"> chin rest,<DL COMPACT><DD> a device on the top edge of a violin or viola on which the player places the chin to hold the instrument against the shoulder. </DL> <A NAME="chinse"> chinse, transitive verb, chinsed, chinsing.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Nautical.) to calk slightly or temporarily. </DL> <A NAME="chinstrap"> chin strap,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1a. a band for fastening a hat or cap under the chin. <DD> b. a support for the chin. <DD> 2. a strap connecting the throatlatch and noseband of an animal's halter. </DL> <A NAME="chinturret"> chin turret,<DL COMPACT><DD> a turret for a gun located immediately below the nose of a bomber or gunship. </DL> <A NAME="chintz"> chintz, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a cotton cloth printed in patterns of various colors, and often glazed. <DD> 2. a painted or stained calico formerly exported from India. </DL> <A NAME="chintzy"> chintzy, adjective, chintzier, chintziest.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of or like chintz. <DD> 2. (Slang.) cheap, often in a mean and petty way. Ex. I hate to phone friends and ask if they have these items because it seems so chintzy (Springfield Leader-Press). </DL> <A NAME="chinup"> chin-up, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun the exercise of chinning oneself. Ex. They must be able to ... perform five chin-ups and 33 sit-ups (Time). <DD>adj. keeping one's chin up; maintaining or raising morale. Ex. chin-up courage. </DL> <A NAME="chinwag"> chinwag, verb, -wagged, -wagging, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) <DD>v.i. to make idle talk; chatter. Ex. chinwagging with other nannies in the park (Maclean's). <DD>noun chatter. Ex. This was honest-to-goodness, man-to-man chinwag (Punch). </DL> <A NAME="chionodoxa"> chionodoxa, noun, pl. -doxas.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of several small lilies native to Crete and Asia Minor whose usually blue and white flowers bloom early in spring. </DL> <A NAME="chip"> chip (1), noun, verb, chipped, chipping.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a small, thin piece cut from wood or broken from stone or pottery. Ex. They used the chips of wood to start a fire. (SYN) fragment, flake. <DD> 2. the place where a small, thin piece has been cut or broken off. Ex. This plate has a chip on the edge. <DD> 3. a small, thin piece of food or candy. Potato chips are fried slices of potato. <DD> 4a. a round, flat piece used for counting or to represent money in games. Ex. poker chips. (SYN) counter. <DD> b. =bargaining chip. Ex. The President could have used the need for grain as a chip in the ongoing SALT negotiations (Maclean's). <DD> 5a. a strip of wood, palm leaf, or straw, used in making baskets or hats. Ex. hats in chip. <DD> b. a basket or box made of very thin strips of wood. Ex. Strawberries cost $1 a chip. <DD> 6. a piece of dried dung, used for fuel in some regions. Ex. The trappers made a fire of buffalo chips. <DD> 7. a small piece cut off a diamond. <DD> 8. (Figurative.) <DD> a. a worthless or trivial thing. Ex. Basil did not care a chip (Holme Lee). <DD> b. a dried-up, parched, or tasteless substance. Ex. meat burned to a chip. <DD> 9. (Golf.) =chip shot. <DD> 10a. a tiny piece of silicon imprinted or engraved with one or more microcircuits. <DD> b. =microcircuit. <DD>v.i. 1. to cut or break off in small, thin pieces; become chipped. Ex. This china chips easily. A poor grade of paint soon chips off. (SYN) flake. <DD> 2. to make a bet, especially in poker; chip in. <DD> 3. (Golf.) to make a chip shot. <DD>v.t. 1. to separate (small pieces) by cutting or breaking. Ex. He chipped off the old paint. They chipped several small pieces of stone from the walls (Charles Kingsley). <DD> 2. to shape by cutting at the surface or edge with an ax or chisel, especially by removing small portions at a time: <DD> a. to make by this method. Ex. The Indians chipped flint arrowheads. <DD> b. to alter, especially to damage or disfigure, by breaking off pieces. Ex. The vase had been chipped when it fell. <DD> 3. to hew or chop with an ax, adz, or other tool. Ex. The men were chipping and cutting wood. <DD> 4. (of young birds) to break (the shell) when hatching. Ex. Thou isle ... that saw the unfledged eaglet chip his shell (Byron). <DD> 5a. (Golf.) to hit (a ball) with a chip shot. <DD> b. (Tennis and Soccer.) to slice or cut at (a ball); chop. <DD> 6. (British Slang.) to make fun of; jeer; chaff. <DD> 7. (Obsolete.) to pare (bread) by cutting the crust off. expr. cash in one's chips, (U.S.) <DD> a. to change (poker chips) into cash. Ex. When the game was over the winner cashed in his chips. <DD> b. (Slang.) to close or sell a business; retire. Ex. Small businessmen who cannot compete with chain stores are often forced to cash in their chips. <DD> c. (Slang.) to die. Ex. Two hoodlums cashed in their chips during the shooting. expr. chip away at, <DD> a. to cut away the substance of. Ex. He [the Governor] continued chipping away at the 1,060 measures left behind by the ... Legislature (New York Times). <DD> b. (Figurative.) weaken; undercut; undermine. Ex. ... to chip away at forms of a communal life (Saturday Review). expr. chip in, (Informal.) <DD> a. to join with others in giving (money or help). Ex. We all chipped in to buy our teacher a birthday present. Members will chip in so there'll be coffee (New York Times). <DD> b. to put in (a remark) when others are talking. Ex. [She] ... had little luck with her attempts to chip in, though she contributed some lively asides (London Times). <DD> c. to add one's stake or bet to a pool, as in poker. Ex. There ain't enough left to chip in on a ten-cent ante (Bret Harte). expr. chip off (or of) the old block, a boy who is much like his father. Ex. Not merely a chip of the old block but the old block itself (Edmund Burke). expr. chip on one's shoulder, (Informal.) readiness to quarrel or fight. Ex. The way that dog went about with a chip on his shoulder ... was enough to spoil the sweetest temper (Harper's). expr. chips, <DD> a. (British.) French fried potatoes. Ex. fish and chips. <DD> b. (Slang.) money. Ex. ... better known to gossip columnists as an international party-thrower who is heavy with chips (Time). expr. in the chips, (Slang.) wealthy; affluent. Ex. The most pathetic incident is when Duke visits a former crony who is now in the chips (Wall Street Journal). expr. let the chips fall where they may, (Informal.) to disregard the consequences, especially of frank speech. Ex. The organization lets the chips fall where they may ... never hesitates to distinguish between hot air and sincerity (Wall Street Journal). expr. when the chips are down, when the moment of decision or definite action arrives; in a crisis. Ex. When the chips are down the delegates again will turn to the man who would be the best campaigner and ultimately the best President (Newsweek). </DL> <A NAME="chip"> chip (2), noun, verb, chipped, chipping.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun a short, sharp sound, especially that made by sparrows and certain other birds as their alarm note. <DD>v.i. to make such a sound. </DL> <A NAME="chip"> chip (3), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a trick in wrestling to throw one's opponent. </DL> <A NAME="chipbird"> chipbird, noun. =chipping sparrow.</DL> <A NAME="chipboard"> chipboard, noun, or chip board,<DL COMPACT><DD> a cheap grade of cardboard made of waste paper, pulp, or the like, used especially for making boxes and book covers and for packing books. Ex. In recent years manufacturers have begun to use wood chipboard in furniture (New Scientist). </DL> <A NAME="chipewyan"> Chipewyan, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a member of a small Indian tribe of hunters living in northwestern Canada. <DD> 2. the Athapascan language of this tribe. </DL> <A NAME="chiplog"> chip log,<DL COMPACT><DD> a device for measuring a ship's speed, consisting of a cord with carefully spaced knots in it and a chip of wood attached by a harness at the end. The resistance of the chip causes the cord to unreel, the length unreeled in a fixed time indicating the vessel's speed. </DL> <A NAME="chipmuck"> chipmuck, noun. =chipmunk.</DL> <A NAME="chipmunk"> chipmunk, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a small, striped rodent of North America; ground squirrel; chipping squirrel; chippy. It belongs to the same family as the squirrel. Also, chipmuck. </DL> <A NAME="chipolata"> chipolata, noun, pl. -tas.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a small, spicy pork sausage. <DD> 2. a garnish or stew made with these sausages. </DL> <A HREF="chipped.dic">NEXT</A>