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- chatelaine/ˈʃatəleɪn/A decorative clasp or hook worn at the waist from which keys, a watch, or other small household items were suspended, historically worn by the mistress of a large house.nounC1/C2
- chatham/ˈtʃætəm/A proper noun, primarily referring to a place name, most notably a town in Kent, England, and a county in Ontario, Canada, as well as various other towns and cities worldwide.nounC2
- chatham island/ˈtʃætəm ˈaɪlənd/The largest and eponymous island of the Chatham Islands archipelago, located in the Pacific Ocean east of New Zealand.nounVery Low
- chatham islands/ˈtʃætəm ˈaɪləndz/A remote archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean that is a territory of New Zealand.plural-nounC1
- chatline/ˈtʃætlaɪn/A telephone service, now also online, where people call or connect to have conversations, often with strangers, for entertainment, dating, or specific topics.nounLow
- chaton/ˈʃatɒ̃/A young cat; a kitten.nounC1/C2 (low-frequency, specialized)
- chatoyant/ʃəˈtɔɪ.ənt/Having a changeable, shimmering play of colours, like a cat's eye in the dark. Specifically used for gems, minerals, woods, or fabrics that display a narrow band of bright light that seems to move across the surface when viewed from different angles.adjectivenounC2 (Very Low Frequency / Rare)
- chatroom/ˈtʃætruːm/A virtual space or site on the internet where users can communicate with each other in real time by typing messages.nounB1
- chatsworth house/ˈtʃætswəθ ˌhaʊs/A specific, historic stately home and estate in Derbyshire, England, the seat of the Duke of Devonshire and a major tourist attraction.nounC1
- chattagam/ˌtʃæt.əˈɡɑːm/A native or inhabitant of Chattogram (Chittagong), Bangladesh, or relating to the city, its people, culture, or language.nounVery Low
- chattahoochee/ˌtʃætəˈhuːtʃiː/The name of a major river in the southeastern United States, primarily flowing through Georgia and forming part of the border with Alabama.nounC2
- chattanooga/ˌtʃæt.əˈnuː.ɡə/A city in southeastern Tennessee, USA, located along the Tennessee River, known historically as a railway and industrial center.nounLow
- chattel/ˈtʃæt.əl/An item of tangible, movable personal property, as opposed to real property (land) or intangible assets.nounC1/C2 (Low-frequency, specialized)
- chattel house/ˈtʃæt.əl ˌhaʊs/A small, wooden, movable house found in Barbados, historically owned by plantation workers, that could be transported to different plots of land.nounRare
- chattel mortgage/ˈtʃæt.əl ˈmɔː.ɡɪdʒ/A legal agreement that uses personal property, as opposed to real estate, as security for a loan.nounC1
- chattel slavery/ˈtʃæt.əl ˈsleɪ.vər.i/The system of slavery in which a person is treated as the complete property of another, to be bought and sold like livestock or furniture.nounLow
- chatter/ˈtʃæt.ər/To talk rapidly, continuously, and often about unimportant things.nounverbverb-intransitive+1B2
- chatter mark/ˈtʃætə ˌmɑːk/A surface flaw on a material caused by vibration during machining.nounC2
- chatterati/ˌtʃæt.ərˈɑː.ti/A collective term for the fashionable, talkative elite, especially those in media, publishing, and the arts who are seen as setting trends through their public conversations.plural-nounLow
- chatterbox/ˈtʃætəbɒks/A person, especially a child, who talks a great deal, often about trivial matters.nounB1
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