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cheapen
verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
/ˈtʃiːpən/To make something become lower in price, value, or quality; to devalue.
cheapie
adjectivenounB2
/ˈtʃiːpi/An inexpensive product; something of low cost and often low quality.
cheapside
nounVery Low
/ˈtʃiːpsaɪd/A proper noun referring to a street or area, historically a market district.
cheapskate
nounverb-intransitiveB2
/ˈtʃiːpskeɪt/A person who is unwilling to spend money; someone who is excessively frugal or stingy, especially when it negatively affects others.
cheapy
nounLow
/ˈtʃiːpi/An item that is inexpensive and often of low quality.
cheat
nounverbverb-intransitive+1C1
/tʃiːt/To act dishonestly or unfairly to gain an advantage, especially by breaking rules or deceiving someone.
cheat code
nounB2
/ˈtʃiːt ˌkəʊd/A secret combination of keystrokes, controller inputs, or a specific sequence within a video game that gives the player an unfair advantage, such as extra lives, invincibility, or access to hidden content.
cheat day
nounMedium
/ˈtʃiːt ˌdeɪ/A designated day, typically within a diet or fitness regimen, when one deliberately breaks strict dietary rules and consumes foods normally avoided.
cheat sheet
nounB1
/ˈtʃiːt ʃiːt/A small piece of paper or document containing concise information, formulas, or summaries used for quick reference, often during a test or when learning something new.
cheater
nounB2
/ˈtʃiːtə(r)/A person who acts dishonestly or unfairly to gain an advantage.
cheb
nounVery Low
/tʃɛb/A slang term used, primarily in Russian-influenced contexts, to refer to someone from the Caucasus region (especially Chechnya).
chebec
nounExtremely Rare / Obsolete
/ˈziːbɛk/A small, swift sailing vessel historically used in the Mediterranean.
chebeck
nounExtremely Rare / Archaic
/tʃɪˈbɛk/a historical small, fast Mediterranean sailing vessel with lateen sails and oars, typically associated with Barbary corsairs.
cheboksary
nounVery Low
/ˌtʃɛbɒkˈsɑːri/The capital city of the Chuvash Republic in Russia, located on the Volga River.
chebyshev's inequality
nounLow
/ˈtʃɛbɪʃɛfs ˌɪnɪˈkwɒlɪti/A statistical theorem stating that no more than 1/k² of a distribution's values can be more than k standard deviations from the mean, for any k > 1.
chechako
nounRare/Archaic
/tʃɪˈtʃɑːkəʊ/A newcomer to a frontier region, especially Alaska or the Yukon; a tenderfoot.
chechen
nounC2
/ˈtʃɛtʃɛn/Relating to Chechnya, its people, or the Northeast Caucasian language spoken there.
chechen republic
nounLow
/ˌtʃetʃ.ən rɪˈpʌb.lɪk/A federal subject (republic) of Russia, located in the North Caucasus region, with its capital in Grozny.
chechen-ingush autonomous republic
nounVery Low
/ˌtʃɛtʃɛn ˌɪŋɡuːʃ ɔːˌtɒnəməs rɪˈpʌblɪk/A former administrative division within the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, existing from 1936 to 1944 and again from 1957 to 1991, for the Chechen and Ingush peoples.
chechia
nounVery Low
/ʃəˈʃiːə/A traditional North African brimless cap, typically cylindrical and made of felt or wool.

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