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The crowd gave a loud cheer as the singer came onto the

stage.

cheer • ful / t/irfl / adjective

happy

a cheerful smile

You don't look very cheerful today. What's the matter? ► cheer • ful • ly / ' tjirfali / adverb

cheer • lead • er / ' t/irlidar / noun [ count ]

( sports ) a person who wears special clothes, and dances and shouts at a sports game to encourage the crowd to make a noise

She was a cheerleader in high school.

cheese О/ tjiz / noun [ count, noncount ]

a yellow or white food made from milk bread and cheese

cheese • burg • er / ' t|iz|bargar / noun

[count]

a hamburger (= a flat, round piece of meat in between two round pieces of bread ) , with a slice of cheese on top of the meat cheese • cake

/ t/izkeik / noun [ count, noncount ]

a type of cake that is made from soft white cheese, sugar, and eggs on a base made of crushed cookies

chef / /ef / noun [ count ]

a professional cook, especially the chief cook in a hotel or restaurant

chem i .cal i©0 / ' kemikl /

( chemistry ) connected with chemistry or chemicals a chemical experiment

chem .i .cal 2ОШ / ' kemikl / [count]

( chemistry ) a solid or liquid substance that is used or produced in a chemical process

chem • ist / kemist / noun [ count ]

( chemistry ) a scientist who does research and experiments with chemicals

chem • is • try Ф/ krmostri / noun [ noncount ]

the science that studies gases, liquids, and solids to find out what they are and how they behave

che • mo • ther • a / |kimou ' 9erapi / ( also informal che . mo / ' kimou / ) noun [ noncount ] ( health ) the treatment of a disease using chemicals Cancer patients are usually treated using chemotherapy.

cher • ish / ' tjerif /

( cher . ish . es , cher ish . ing , cher . ished )

to love and take care of someone or something Her ring is her most cherished possession.

cher • ry / ' t/eri / noun [count] (plural cher . ries )

a small round red or black fruit that has a large seed inside it (called a pit )

—Look at the picture at fruit .

chess / tjes /

noun [ noncount ]

a game that two people play on a board with black and white squares on it (called a

chessboard ). Each player has sixteen pieces that can be moved around the board in different ways.

chest О / t/est / noun [ count ]

the top part of the front of your body — Look at the picture at body .

a large, strong box with a lid that you use for storing or carrying things

chest • nut / ' tfesnAt / noun [ count ]

a smooth, brown nut with a sharp point, or the tree that this nut grows on roasted chestnuts

chest of draw • ers / |tfest эv ' drorz / noun

[ count ] ( plural chests of draw .ers )

a large piece of furniture with parts that you can pull out (called drawers ). A chest of drawers is usually used for keeping clothes in.

chew / tju / verb ( chews , chew ing , chewed )

to use your teeth to break up food in your mouth when you are eating

You should chew your food thoroughly.

chew • ing gum / ' tjuig gAm / noun

[ noncount ]

= gum ( 2 )

chic / Jik / adjective ( chic • er , chic • est )

fashionable and attractive a chic new restaurant

chick / tjik / noun [ count ]

a baby bird, especially a baby chicken a hen with her chicks

chick . en Ф / 'tjibn /

noun

[ count ] a bird that people often keep for its eggs and its meat

Word building

A female chicken is called a hen , and a male chicken is called a rooster . A young chicken is a chick.

[ noncount ] the meat from this bird roast chicken

chick • en pox / ' tjibn paks /

( also chick • en pox ) noun

[noncount]

( health ) a disease, especially of children. When you have the chicken pox you feel very hot and get red spots on your skin that make you want to scratch.

chief 1 © / tjif/ noun [ count ]

the leader of a group of people the chief of a Native American tribe police chiefs