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Chief 2© / tjif/ adjective most important

Bad driving is one of the chief causes of road accidents.

chief • ly / ' tjifli / adverb

not completely, but mostly

His success was due chiefly to hard work.

—SYNONYM mainly

child © / tjaild/ noun [ count ] ( plural chil • dren / ' tjildren / )

a young boy or girl

There are 30 children in the class.

a daughter or son

Do you have any children?

One of her children got married last year.

child • care / ' tjaildker / noun [ noncount ]

taking care of children, especially while the parents are at work

childcare facilities for working parents

child .hood © / ' tjaildhud /

[ count, noncount ]

the time when you are a child She had a happy childhood.

child • ish / ' tjaildij / adjective

like a child

Don't be so childish! It's only a game. —SYNONYM immature

chil .i / 'tjili/ noun ( plural chil . ies )

[count]

( also chil • i pep • per ) a

small green or red vegetable that has a very strong hot taste chili powder

[ noncount ] a dish made with chilis .

chill / Mil / verb ( chills , chill • ing

to make someone or something colder Chill the white wine before you serve it.

( also chill out ) ( informal )

to relax and not worry about things

When I get home from work, I like to chill out in front of the TV.

► chillnoun [ singular ] a feeling of being cold There's a chill in the air this morning.

chill • y / ' tjili/ adjective (chill • i • er, chill • i • est)

cold

a chilly morning Thesaurus

cold with a temperature that is lower than usual or lower than the human body; (used about food or drink) not heated: I'm not going into the lake - the water's too cold. ♦ Should I turn the heat on? I'm cold. ♦ to look/feel cold ♦ Would you like a cold drink? ♦ We're having cold chicken for lunch. cool (used especially about the weather) a little cold, often in a pleasant way: It's hot outside but it's nice and cool in here. ♦ a cool breeze (= a light wind ) ♦ Let's sit in the shade and keep cool. freezing ( informal )

(used about the temperature or people) extremely cold: It's freezing outside. ♦ freezing temperatures ♦ I'm freezing! Close the window! ♦ freezing cold weather —ANTONYM boiling

chilly (used especially about the weather) too cold to be comfortable: a chilly morning in November ♦ Bring a coat. It might get chilly later. ♦ She was beginning to feel chilly.

chime / tjaim / verb

( chimes , chim • ing , chimed )

to make the sound that a bell makes The clock chimed midnight.

chim • ney / ' tjimni / noun [ count ] ( plural chim . neys )

and usually meat chilled )

a large pipe over a fire that lets smoke go outside into the air

chim • pan • zee

/ |tjimpren ' zi / noun [ count ] an African animal like a large monkey with no tail

Chill Ф / 'tjin / noun [ count ] the part of your face below your mouth — Look at the picture at face .

chi • na / ' tjains / noun

[noncount]

a hard white material made from earth, or things like plates and cups that are made from this a china cup

chip1 / tjip / noun [ count ]

a small piece of something, such as wood, chocolate, or glass

a chocolate chip cookie