Newly wed wife to her husband:
"That is why I can"t stand you – you are so unpredictable. On Monday you liked the potatoes, Tuesday you liked the potatoes, Wednesday you liked the potatoes, Thursday you said you loved the potatoes preparation, Friday you liked the potatoes, Saturday you liked the potatoes and now all of a sudden on Sunday you say that you don"t like potatoes."
- a simple tune used for singing unmetrical words, e.g. Psalms. B song, esp. Monotonous or repetitive. —v. - talk or repeat monotonously.
- sing or intone (a psalm etc.). [latin canto from cano sing]
CHAOS
n. - utter confusion.
- formless matter supposed to have existed before the creation of the universe. chaotic adj. Chaotically adv. [latin from greek]
CHARM
—n. - power or quality of delighting, arousing admiration, or influencing; fascination, attractiveness.
- trinket on a bracelet etc.
- object, act, or word(s) supposedly having magic power. —v. - delight, captivate.
- influence or protect as if by magic (a charmed life).
- obtain or gain by charm (charmed his way into the bbc). charmer n. [latin carmen song]
CHART
—n. - geographical map or plan, esp. For navigation.
- sheet of information in the form of a table, graph, or diagram.
- (usu. In pl.) Colloq. Listing of the currently best-selling pop records. —v. Make a chart of, map. [latin charta: related to *card1]
CHARY
adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 cautious, wary.
- sparing; ungenerous. [old english: related to *care]
CHASE
—v. (-sing) 1 run after; pursue.
- (foll. By from, out of, to, etc.) Force to run away or flee.
- a (foll. By after) hurry in pursuit of. B (foll. By round etc.) Colloq. Act or move about hurriedly.
- (usu. Foll. By up) colloq. Pursue (a thing overdue).
- colloq. A try to attain. B court persistently. —n. - pursuit.
- unenclosed hunting-land.
- (prec. By the) hunting, esp. As a sport. [latin capto: related to *catch]
- v. (-sing) emboss or engrave (metal). [french: related to *case2]
CHASM
n. - deep cleft or opening in the earth, rock, etc.
- wide difference of feeling, interests, etc. [latin from greek]
CHEAP
—adj. - low in price; worth more than its cost.
- charging low prices; offering good value.
- of poor quality; inferior.
- costing little effort and hence of little worth. —adv. Cheaply. on the cheap cheaply. cheaply adv. Cheapness n. [old english, = price, bargain]
CHEAT
—v. - a (often foll. By into, out of) deceive or trick. B (foll. By of) deprive of.
- gain an unfair advantage by deception or breaking rules. —n. - person who cheats.
- trick, deception. cheat on colloq. Be sexually unfaithful to. [from *escheat]
CHECK
—v. - a examine the accuracy or quality of. B make sure, verify.
- a stop or slow the motion of; curb. B colloq. Rebuke.
- chess directly threaten (the opposing king).
- us agree on comparison.
- us mark with a tick etc.
- us deposit (luggage etc.). —n. - means or act of testing or ensuring accuracy, quality, etc.
- a stopping or slowing of motion. B rebuff or rebuke. C person or thing that restrains.
- a pattern of small squares. B fabric so patterned. C (attrib.) So patterned.
- (also as int.) Chess exposure of a king to direct attack.
- us restaurant bill.
- us = *cheque.
- esp. Us token of identification for left luggage etc.
- us cards counter used in games.
- temporary loss of the scent in hunting. check in 1 arrive or register at a hotel, airport, etc.
- record the arrival of. Check into register one's arrival at (a hotel etc.). Check off mark on a list etc. As having been examined. Check on examine, verify, keep watch on. Check out 1 (often foll. By of) leave a hotel etc. With due formalities.
- esp. Us investigate. Check up make sure, verify. Check up on = check on. [persian, = king]
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