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2 N‑UNCOUNT In the Middle Ages, chivalry was the set of rules and way of behaving which knights were expected to follow. □  …the age of chivalry.

chives /tʃa I vz/ N‑PLURAL Chives are the long thin hollow green leaves of a herb with purple flowers. Chives are cut into small pieces and added to food to give it a flavour similar to onions.

chiv|vy /tʃ I vi/ (chivvies , chivvying , chivvied ) VERB If you chivvy someone, you keep telling them to do something that they do not want to do. [BRIT ] □ [V n + into ] Jovial ladies chivvy you into ordering more than you can eat! □ [V n with adv] He chivvies the troops along with a few well-directed words. [Also V n to-inf, V n, V n prep]

chla|myd|ia /kləm I diə/ N‑UNCOUNT Chlamydia is a sexually-transmitted disease.

chlo|ride /klɔː ra I d/ (chlorides ) N‑VAR [oft n N ] Chloride is a chemical compound of chlorine and another substance. □  The scientific name for common salt is sodium chloride.

chlo|rin|at|ed /klɔː r I ne I t I d/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Chlorinated water, for example drinking water or water in a swimming pool, has been cleaned by adding chlorine to it. □  …swimming in chlorinated pools.

chlo|rine /klɔː riːn/ N‑UNCOUNT Chlorine is a strong-smelling gas that is used to clean water and to make cleaning products.

chloro|fluoro|car|bon /klɔː roʊflʊə roʊkɑː ^r bən/ (chlorofluorocarbons ) N‑COUNT Chlorofluorocarbons are the same as CFCs .

chlo|ro|form /klɒ rəfɔː ^r m, [AM ] klɔː r-/ N‑UNCOUNT Chloroform is a colourless liquid with a strong sweet smell, which makes you unconscious if you breathe its vapour.

chlo|ro|phyll /klɒ rəf I l, [AM ] klɔː r-/ N‑UNCOUNT Chlorophyll is a green substance in plants which enables them to use the energy from sunlight in order to grow.

choc-ice /tʃɒ k a I s, [AM ] tʃɔː k -/ (choc-ices ) also choc ice N‑COUNT A choc-ice is a small block of ice cream covered in chocolate. [BRIT ]

chock-a-block /tʃɒ k ə blɒ k/ ADJ [v-link ADJ ] A place that is chock-a-block is very full of people, things, or vehicles. [INFORMAL ] □ [+ with ] The small roads are chock-a-block with traffic.

chock-full /tʃɒ k fʊ l/ ADJ [v-link ADJ ] Something that is chock-full is completely full. [INFORMAL ] □ [+ of ] The 32-page catalog is chock-full of things that add fun to festive occasions.

cho|co|hol|ic /tʃɒ kəhɒ l I k, [AM ] tʃɔː kəhɔː l I k/ (chocoholics ) N‑COUNT A chocoholic is someone who eats a great deal of chocolate and finds it hard to stop themselves eating it. [INFORMAL ] □  The Confectionery Warehouse is a chocoholic's dream.

choco|late ◆◇◇ /tʃɒ kl I t, [AM ] tʃɔː k-/ (chocolates )

1 N‑VAR Chocolate is a sweet hard food made from cocoa beans. It is usually brown in colour and is eaten as a sweet. □  …a bar of chocolate. □  Do you want some chocolate? □  …rich chocolate cake.

2 → see also milk chocolate , plain chocolate

3 N‑UNCOUNT Chocolate or hot chocolate is a drink made from a powder containing chocolate. It is usually made with hot milk. □  …a small cafeteria where the visitors can buy tea, coffee and chocolate. □  I sipped the hot chocolate she had made. ● N‑COUNT A cup of chocolate can be referred to as a chocolate or a hot chocolate . □  I'll have a hot chocolate please.

4 N‑COUNT Chocolates are small sweets or nuts covered with a layer of chocolate. They are usually sold in a box. □  …a box of chocolates. □  Here, have a chocolate.

5 COLOUR Chocolate is used to describe things that are dark brown in colour. □  The curtains and the coverlet of the bed were chocolate velvet. □  She placed the chocolate-coloured coat beside the case. WORD HISTORY chocolate