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chi ck lit N‑UNCOUNT Chick lit is modern fiction about the lives and romantic problems of young women, usually written by young women. [INFORMAL ]

chick|pea /tʃ I kpiː/ (chickpeas ) also chick pea N‑COUNT [usu pl] Chickpeas are hard round seeds that look like pale-brown peas. They can be cooked and eaten.

chick|weed /tʃ I kwiːd/ N‑UNCOUNT Chickweed is a plant with small leaves and white flowers which grows close to the ground.

chico|ry /tʃ I kəri/ N‑UNCOUNT Chicory is a plant with crunchy bitter-tasting leaves. It is eaten in salads, and its roots are sometimes used instead of coffee.

chide /tʃa I d/ (chides , chiding , chided ) VERB If you chide someone, you speak to them angrily because they have done something wicked or foolish. [OLD-FASHIONED ] □ [V n + for/about ] Cross chided himself for worrying. □ [V n] He gently chided the two women.

chief ◆◆◆ /tʃiː f/ (chiefs )

1 N‑COUNT The chief of an organization is the person who is in charge of it. □  …a commission appointed by the police chief. □ [+ of ] …Putin's chief of security.

2 N‑COUNT ; N‑TITLE The chief of a tribe is its leader. □ [+ of ] …Sitting Bull, chief of the Sioux tribes of the Great Plains.

3 ADJ [ADJ n] Chief is used in the job titles of the most senior worker or workers of a particular kind in an organization. □  …the chief test pilot.

4 ADJ [ADJ n] The chief cause, part, or member of something is the most important one. □  Financial stress is well established as a chief reason for divorce. □  The job went to one of his chief rivals. SYNONYMS chief ADJ 4

primary:That's the primary reason the company's share price has held up so well.

leading:Britain's future as a leading industrial nation depends on investment.

main:What are the main differences and similarities between them?

prime:Political stability, meanwhile, will be a prime concern.

principal:…the country's principal source of foreign exchange earnings.

Chie f Co n|sta|ble (Chief Constables ) N‑COUNT ; N‑TITLE A Chief Constable is the officer who is in charge of the police force in a particular county or area in Britain.

chie f ex|e cu|tive o f|fic|er (chief executive officers ) N‑COUNT The chief executive officer of a company is the person who has overall responsibility for the management of that company. The abbreviation CEO is often used. [BUSINESS ]

Chie f Ju s|tice (Chief Justices ) N‑COUNT ; N‑TITLE A Chief Justice is the most important judge of a court of law, especially a supreme court.

chief|ly /tʃiː fli/ ADV [ADV with v] You use chiefly to indicate that a particular reason, emotion, method, or feature is the main or most important one. □  He joined the consular service, chiefly because this was one of the few job vacancies.

Chie f of Sta ff (Chiefs of Staff ) N‑COUNT The Chiefs of Staff are the most senior officers in each service of the armed forces.

chief|tain /tʃiː ftən/ (chieftains ) N‑COUNT A chieftain is the leader of a tribe. □  …the legendary British chieftain, King Arthur.

chif|fon /ʃ I fɒn, [AM ] ʃ I fɑː n/ (chiffons ) N‑VAR Chiffon is a kind of very thin silk or nylon cloth that you can see through. □  …floaty chiffon skirts.

chi|gnon /ʃiː njɒn, [AM ] ʃiːnjɑː n/ (chignons ) N‑COUNT A chignon is a knot of hair worn at the back of a woman's head.

Chi|hua|hua /tʃ I wɑː wɑː/ (Chihuahuas ) also chihuahua N‑COUNT A Chihuahua is a very small dog with short hair.

chil|blain /tʃ I lble I n/ (chilblains ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] Chilblains are painful red swellings which people sometimes get on their fingers or toes in cold weather.

child ◆◆◆ /tʃa I ld/ (children )