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chandlery
nounLow
/ˈtʃɑːndl(ə)ri/A business or shop that sells candles, lamps, and often other goods for lighting and domestic supplies, historically including ship provisions.
chandragupta
nounVery Low
/ˌtʃʌndrəˈɡʊptə/The name of several notable Indian emperors, most famously the founder of the Maurya Empire in ancient India.
chandrasekhar
nounVery low
/ˌtʃʌndrəˈʃeɪkɑː/A proper noun (surname) referring specifically to Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, the Indian-American astrophysicist known for his work on stellar evolution and the concept of the Chandrasekhar limit.
chandrasekhar limit
nounVery Low
/ˌtʃʌndrəˈʃeɪkɑː ˈlɪmɪt/the maximum possible mass of a stable white dwarf star, approximately 1.4 solar masses.
chanel
nounB1
/ˈtʃæn(ə)l/A medium for communication, broadcasting, or distribution; a passage for water; a navigable course.
chaney
nounLow
/ˈtʃɑːnsi/uncertain, risky, subject to chance.
chanfron
nounC2
/ˈʃænfrən/A piece of medieval horse armour designed to protect the horse's head.
chang
nounA1
/tʃeɪndʒ/to make or become different
chang jiang
nounLow
/ˌtʃæŋ ˈdʒæŋ/The Chinese name for the Yangtze River, the longest river in Asia and third longest in the world.
chang tso-lin
nounLow
/ˌtʃæŋ ˈtsəʊ ˈlɪn/A proper noun referring to the Chinese warlord and military leader who dominated Manchuria in the early 20th century.
changan
nounA1
/tʃeɪndʒ/To make or become different; to alter, modify, or transform.
changchiakow
nounObsolete/Rare
/ˌtʃæŋtʃiˈɑːkaʊ/Changchiakow is a historical and outdated Western exonym for Zhangjiakou, a city in Hebei Province, China, near the Great Wall. The term itself is not part of modern English vocabulary.
changchow
nounVery Low
/ˌtʃæŋˈtʃaʊ/A historical, now largely obsolete, spelling variant for the major city of Jilin province, China, now officially known as Changchun.
changchun
nounC1
/ˌtʃæŋˈtʃʊn/A major city in northeastern China, capital of Jilin Province.
changde
nounVery Low
/ˌtʃæŋˈdeɪ/A city in Hunan Province, China.
change
nounverbverb-intransitive+1A1
/tʃeɪndʒ/to make or become different
change down
verbLow (specialized, primarily automotive context)
/ˈtʃeɪndʒ daʊn/to shift a vehicle's gear to a lower ratio, typically to provide more torque for climbing a hill or slowing the vehicle.
change key
nounLow
/tʃeɪndʒ kiː/To replace the working component of a lock with a new one, typically resulting in a new key being required for operation.
change of heart
nounB2
/ˌtʃeɪndʒ əv ˈhɑːt/A significant shift in one's opinion, attitude, or feeling.
change of life
nounLow-Mid
/ˌtʃeɪndʒ əv ˈlaɪf/A euphemistic term for menopause, the permanent cessation of menstruation.

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