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chairlift
nounC1
/ˈtʃeə.lɪft/A system of transport consisting of a series of chairs suspended from a moving cable, typically used at ski resorts to carry skiers up a slope.
chairman
nounverb-transitiveB2
/ˈtʃeəmən/The person who presides over a meeting, committee, board, or organization.
chairman of the board
nounC1
/ˈtʃeəmən əv ðə bɔːd/The person who presides over the board of directors of a company or organization.
chairmanship
nounB2
/ˈtʃeəmənʃɪp/The position, role, or period of service of a chairperson; the office or function of presiding over meetings, a committee, or an organization.
chairperson
nounB2
/ˈtʃeəpɜːs(ə)n/A person who presides over a meeting, committee, board, or event.
chairwoman
nounB2
/ˈtʃeəwʊmən/A woman who presides over a meeting, committee, board, or organized body.
chaise
nounC2
/ʃeɪz/a light, open horse-drawn carriage for one or two people, typically with two wheels.
chaise longue
nounC1/C2
/ˌʃeɪz ˈlɒŋ/A long reclining chair or sofa designed for one person, with an extended seat that supports the legs.
chaitya
nounVery Low
/ˈtʃaɪtjə/A Buddhist shrine, temple, or prayer hall, often containing a stupa or sacred object.
chaka
nounVery Low (outside of proper noun usage)
/ˈtʃɑːkə/A proper noun primarily known as a given name or surname.
chakalaka
nounlow
/ˌtʃæk.əˈlæk.ə/A popular, spicy South African vegetable relish.
chakra
nounC1
/ˈtʃʌk.rə/In Indian spiritual traditions, one of the seven centres of spiritual power in the human body.
chalaza
nounC2
/kəˈleɪzə/One of two spiral, albuminous cords in a bird's egg that attach the yolk to the lining membrane at the ends of the shell, thereby centralizing the yolk.
chalazion
nounLow (specialist medical term)
/kəˈleɪzɪən/A small, slow-growing, benign cyst or nodule on the eyelid resulting from inflammation of a blocked meibomian gland.
chalcanthite
nounC2 (Very Rare)
/kælˈkænθaɪt/A blue, water-soluble sulfate mineral composed of copper(II) sulfate pentahydrate (CuSO4·5H2O), occurring naturally.
chalcedon
nounVery Low
/ˈkælsɪdɒn/A historical city in ancient Anatolia, near modern-day Istanbul.
chalcedony
nounC2
/kælˈsɛdəni/A microcrystalline variety of quartz, typically translucent and occurring in many colours and forms.
chalcid
nounC2 - Extremely Rare/Specialist
/ˈkælsɪd/A tiny parasitic wasp belonging to the superfamily Chalcidoidea.
chalcidfly
nounLow
/ˈkælsɪd ˌflaɪ/A very small parasitic or phytophagous wasp of the superfamily Chalcidoidea, often with metallic coloration.
chalcidice
nounRare (C2)
/kælˈsɪd.ɪ.siː/A three-pronged peninsula in northeastern Greece, part of the region of Central Macedonia.

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