English-Thai Dictionary
Cherokee
N อินเดีย แดง เผ่า เชอ โร กี in-dia-daeng-phaow-choe-ro-ke
cherish
VT รัก และ ใส่ใจ ชื่นชม care for hold dear lak-lae-sai-jai
cheroot
N บุหรี่ พม่า บุหรี่ ซิการ์ หัว สี่เหลี่ยม
cherry
N สีแดง (เหมือน สี เชอร์รี่ สุก cerise cherry red se-dang
cherry
N เชอร์รี่ ผล เชอร์รี่ chor-re
cherry
SL คน ไม่ มีประสบการณ์ คน มา ใหม่ kon-mai-me-pra-sob-kan
cherry
SL ความบริสุทธิ์ พรหมจรรย์ kwam-bo-ri-sud
chersonese
N คาบสมุทร
chert
N หิน ควอตซ์ แน่นช นิดหนึ่ง
cherub
N ผู้ ที่ มี ใบ หน้าหวาน pu-ti-me-bai-na-wan
chervil
N พืช ตระกูล ผักชี ใช้ ปรุงอาหาร จำพวก Anthriscus cerefolium
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CHERIFF
n.Written also Sheriff. The prince of Mecca; a high priest among the Mohammedans.
CHERISH
n.The prince of Mecca; a high priest among the Mohammedans.
CHERISH
v.t. 1. To treat with tenderness and affection; to give warmth, ease or comfort to.
We were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children. 1 Thessalonians 2:7.
The damsel was fair and cherished the king. 1 Kings 1:4.
2. To hold as dear; to embrace with affection; to foster, and encourage; as, to cherish the principles of virtue; to cherish religion in the heart.
3. To treat in a manner to encourage growth, by protection, aid, attendance, or supplying nourishment; as, to cherish tender plants.
4. To harbor; to indulge and encourage in the mind; as, to cherish ill will, or any evil passion.
CHERISHED
pp. Treated with tenderness; warmed; comforted; fostered.
CHERISHER
n.One who cherishes; an encourager; a supporter.
CHERISHING
ppr. Warming; comforting; encouraging; fostering; treating with affection.
CHERISHMENT
n.Encouragement; comfort.
CHERMES
[See Kermes. ]
CHERRY
n.The fruit of a tree, a species of Prunus, of which there are many varieties, as the red or garden cherry, the red heart, the white heart, the black cherry, the black heart, and several others. The fruit is a pulp inclosing a kernel. It is related that this fruit was brought from Cerasus in Pontus to Italy, after the defeat of Mithridates by Lucullus, A R. 68 ., and introduced into England by the Romans, about 12 years afterwards, A.D. 55. Barbadoes cherry, is the genus Malpighia, of several species. The berries are red, cherry-shaped, acid and eatable.
Bird cherry, is a species of Prunus, the common laurel or lauro-cerasus.
Also, the Prunus padus.
Cornelian cherry, is the fruit of the Cornus, cornel-tree or dogwood. It is a small, acid, cherry-like, eatable berry.
Dwarf cherry, is the fruit of a species of Lonicera, or honey-suckle.
Hottentot-cherry, is the fruit of a species of Cassine. The fruit is a trispermous berry of a dark purple color.
Winter-cherry, is a name of the fruit of the Physalis, a genus of many species. It is a berry of the size of a small cherry, inclosed in an inflated, bladder-like calyx. This name is also given to a species of Solanum.
CHERRY
a.Like a red cherry in color; red, ruddy, blooming; as a cherry lip; cherry cheeks.
CHERRY
n.A cordial composed of cherry juice and spirit, sweetened, and diluted. The wild cherry is most generally used for this purpose, being steeped for some days in spirit, which extracts the juice of the fruit; the tincture is then sweetened and diluted to the taste. This cordial is moderately bitter and astringent. It is sometimes made of the mazzard.
CHERRY-CHEEKED
a.Having ruddy cheeks.
CHERRY-PIT
n.A childs play, in which cherry stones are thrown into a hole.
CHERRY-TREE
n.A tree whose fruit is cherries, in the more appropriate sense of the word. The name is mostly given to the common cultivated trees, and to that which produces the black wild cherry. The wood of the latter is valued for cabinet work.
CHERSONESE
n.A peninsula; a tract of land of any indefinite extent, which is nearly surrounded by water, but united to a larger tract by a neck of land or isthmus; as the Cimbric Chersonese or Jutland; the Tauric Chersonese, or Crimea.
CHERT
n.In mineralogy, a subspecies of rhomboidal quartz; called also hornstone, petrosilex or rock flint. It is less hard than common quartz; its fracture usually dull and splintery, sometimes more or less conchoidal. It is more or less translucent, sometimes at the edges, and sometimes the whole mass, if thin, has the strong translucency of certain horns. Its colors are numerous and usually dull. It is usually amorphous, sometimes globular, or in nodules. It occurs often in veins, especially metallic, in primitive mountains. Chert is also applied to other minerals besides hornstone. Aikin calls a variety of flint, flinty chert, and the Derbyshire miners apply the term, black chert, to a fusible mineral, whereas the hornstone above described is infusible.
CHERTY
a.Like chert; flinty.
CHERUB
n.plu. Cherubs, but the Hebrew plural cherubim is also used. A figure composed of various creatures, as a man, an ox, an eagle or lion. The first mention of cherubs is in Genesis 3:24, where the figure is not described, but their office was, with a flaming sword, to keep or guard the way of the tree of life. The two cherubs which Moses was commanded to make at the ends of the Mercy seat, were to be of beaten work of gold; and their wings were to extend over the Mercy seat, their faces towards each other, and between them was the residence of the Deity. Exodus 25:18 -22. The cherubs, in Ezekiel's vision, had each four heads or faces, the hands of a man and wings. The four faces were, the face of a bull, that of a man, that of a lion, and that of an eagle. They had the likeness of a man. Ezekiel 1:5-25; Ezekiel 1 :8-22. In 2 Samuel 22:11, and Psalm 18:1 , Jehovah is represented as riding on a cherub, and flying on the wings of the wind. In the celestial hierarchy, cherubs are represented as spirits next in order to seraphs. The hieroglyphical and emblematical figures embroidered on the vails of the tabernacle are called cherubs of curious or skilful work. Exodus 26:1.
CHERUBIC
a.Pertaining to cherubs; angelic.
CHERUBIM
n.The Hebrew plural of cherub.
CHERUBIN
a.Cherubic; angelic.
CHERUBIN
n.A cherub.
CHERUP
a corruption of chirp, which see.
CHERVIL
n.A genus of plants, two species of which are called cow-weed.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CHERIF
CHERIF Cher "if, n.
Defn: See Cherif.
CHERIMOYER
Cher `i *moy "er, n. Etym: [F. chérimolier.] (Bot. )
1. A small downy-leaved tree (Anona Cherimolia ), with fragrant flowers. It is a native of Peru.
2. Its delicious fruit, which is succulent, dark purple, and similar to the custard apple of the West Indies.
CHERISH
Cher "ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cherished; p. pr. & vb. n. Cherising.]Etym: [F. chérir, fr. cher dear, fr. L. carus. See Caress, Finish. ]
1. To treat with tenderness and affection; to nurture with care; to protect and aid. We were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children. 1 Thess. ii. 7.
2. To hold dear; to embrace with interest; to indulge; to encourage; to foster; to promote; as, to cherish religious principle. To cherish virtue and humanity. Burke.
Syn. -- To nourish; foster; nurse; nurture; entertain; encourage; comfort; protect; support; See Nurture.
CHERISHER
CHERISHER Cher "ish *er, n.
Defn: One who cherishes. The cherisher of my flesh and blood. Shak.
CHERISHMENT
CHERISHMENT Cher "ish *ment, n.
Defn: Encouragement; comfort. [Obs. ] Rich bounty and dear cherishment. Spenser.
CHERMES
CHERMES Cher "mes, n.
Defn: See Kermes.
CHEROGRIL
Cher "o *gril, n. Etym: [L. choerogryllus, Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Cony.
CHEROKEES
Cher `o *kees ", n. pl. ; sing. Cherokee. (Ethnol.)
Defn: An Appalachian tribe of Indians, formerly inhabiting the region about the head waters of the Tennessee River. They are now mostly settled in the Indian Territory, and have become one of the most civilized of the Indian Tribes.
CHEROOT
Che *root ", n. Etym: [Tamil shuruttu, prop. , a roll. ]
Defn: A kind of cigar, originally brought from Mania, in the Philippine Islands; now often made of inferior or adulterated tabacco.
CHERRY
Cher "ry, n. Etym: [OE. chery, for cherys, fr. F. cerise (cf. AS. cyrs cherry ), fr. LL. ceresia, fr. L. cerasus Cherry tree, Gr.
1. (Bot. )
Defn: A tree or shrub of the genus Prunus (Which also includes the plum ) bearing a fleshy drupe with a bony stone; (a ) The common garden cherry (Prunus Cerasus ), of which several hundred varieties are cultivated for the fruit, some of which are, the begarreau,blackheart, black Tartarian, oxheart, morelle or morello, May-duke (corrupted from Médoc in France ). (b ) The wild cherry; as, prunus serotina (wild black cherry ), valued for its timber; P. Virginiana (choke cherry ), an American shrub which bears astringent fruit; P.avium and P. Padus, European trees (bird cherry ).
2. The fruit of the cherry tree, a drupe of various colors and flavors.
3. The timber of the cherry tree, esp. of the black cherry, used in cabinetmaking, etc.
4. A peculiar shade of red, like that of a cherry. Barbadoes cherry. See under Barbadoes. -- Cherry bird (Zoöl.), an American bird; the cedar bird; -- so called from its fondness for cherries. -- Cherry bounce, cherry brandy and sugar. -- Cherry brandy, brandy in which cherries have been steeped. -- Cherry laurel (Bot. ), an evergren shrub (Prunus Lauro-cerasus ) common in shrubberies, the poisonous leaves of which have a flavor like that of bitter almonds. -- Cherry pepper (Bot. ), a species of Capsicum (C. cerasiforme ), with small, scarlet, intensely piquant cherry-shaped fruit. -- Cherry pit. (a ) A child's play, in which cherries are thrown into a hole. Shak. (b ) A cherry stone. -- Cherry rum, rum in which cherries have been steeped. -- Cherry sucker (Zoöl.), the European spotted flycatcher (Musicapa grisola ); -- called also cherry chopper cherry snipe. Cherry tree, a tree that bears cherries. -- Ground cherry, Winter cherry, See Alkekengi.
CHERRY
CHERRY Cher "ry, a.
Defn: Like a red cherry in color; ruddy; blooming; as, a cherry lip; cherry cheeks.
CHERSONESE
Cher "so *nese, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: A peninsula; a tract of land nearly surrounded by water, but united to a larger tract by a neck of land or isthmus; as, the Cimbric Chersonese, or Jutland; the Tauric Chersonese, or Crimea.
CHERT
Chert, n. Etym: [Ir. ceart stone, perh. akin to E. crag. ] (Min. )
Defn: An impure, massive, flintlike quartz or hornstone, of a dull color.
CHERTY
CHERTY Chert "y, a.
Defn: Like chert; containing chert; flinty.
CHERUB
Cher "ub, n.; pl. Cherubs; but the Hebrew plural Cherubim is also used. Etym: [Heb. kerub. ]
1. A mysterious composite being, the winged footstool and chariot of the Almighty, described in Ezekiel i. and x. I knew that they were the cherubim. Ezek. x. 2 . He rode upon a cherub and did fly. Ps. xviii. 1 .
2. A symbolical winged figure of unknown form used in connection with the mercy seat of the Jewish Ark and Temple. Ez. xxv. 18.
3. One of a order of angels, variously represented in art. In European painting the cherubim have been shown as blue, to denote knowledge, as distinguished from the seraphim (see Seraph ), and in later art the children's heads with wings are generally called cherubs.
4. A beautiful child; -- so called because artists have represented cherubs as beautiful children.
CHERUBIC; CHERUBICAL
CHERUBIC; CHERUBICAL Che *ru "bic, Che *ru "bic *al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to cherubs; angelic. "The cherubic host. " Milton.
CHERUBIM
CHERUBIM Cher "u *bim, n.
Defn: The Hebrew plural of Cherub. . Cf. Seraphim.
Note: Cherubims, in the King James version of the bible, is an incorrect form, made by adding the English plural termination to the Hebrew plural cherubim instead of to the singular cherub.
CHERUBIN
CHERUBIN Cher "u *bin, a.
Defn: Cherubic; angelic. [Obs. ] Shak.
CHERUBIN
CHERUBIN Cher "u *bin, n.
Defn: A cherub. [Obs. ] Dryden.
CHERUP
Cher "up, v. i. Etym: [Prob. fr. chirp. ]
Defn: To make a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to chirp. See Chirrup. "Cheruping birds." Drayton.
CHERUP
CHERUP Cher "up, v. t.
Defn: To excite or urge on by making a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to cherup to. See Chirrup. He cherups brisk ear-erecting steed. Cowper.
CHERUP
CHERUP Cher "up, n.
Defn: A short, sharp, cheerful noise; a chirp; a chirrup; as, the cherup of a cricket.
CHERVIL
Cher "vil, n. Etym: [AS. cerfille, fr. L. caerefolium, chaerephyllum,Gr. (Bot. )
Defn: A plant (Anthriscus cerefolium ) with pinnately divided aromatic leaves, of which several curled varieties are used in soups and salads.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Cher
Cher 1 |SHe (ə )r ˈʃɛ (ə )r | a river in central France that rises in the Massif Central and flows north for 220 miles (350 km ) to meet the Loire River near Tours.
Cher
Cher 2 |SHe (ə )r ʃɛ (ə )r | (1946 –), US actress and singer; born Cherilyn Sarkisian. Her first marriage was to Sonny Bono, with whom she starred on a television show 1971 –74. Her movies include Silkwood (1983 ), Moonstruck (1987 ), and Tea With Mussolini (1999 ).
Cherbourg
Cher bourg |ˈSHerˌbo͝or (g ), ˈSHər -ˈ (t )ʃɛrˌbʊrɡ | a seaport and naval base in Normandy, in northern France; pop. 42,113 (2006 ).
Cherenkov, Pavel
Che ren kov, Pavel |CHəˈreNGˌkôv, -ˌkôf, -kəf tʃəˈrɛŋˌkɔv |(also Cerenkov ) (1904 –90 ), Soviet physicist; full name Pavel Alekseevich Cherenkov. He investigated the effects of high-energy particles and discovered the cause of blue light (now called Cerenkov radiation ) emitted by radioactive substances underwater. He shared the 1958 Nobel Prize for Physics with Ilja Mikhailovich Frank (1908 –90 ) and Igor Yevgenyevich Tamm (1895 –1971 ).
Cherenkov radiation
Che ren kov ra di a tion ▶noun variant spelling of Cerenkov radiation.
Cherepovets
Che re po vets |ˌCHerəpəˈv (y )ets ˌtʃɪrɪpəˈvjɛts | a city in northwestern Russia, on the Rybinsk Reservoir; pop. 308,000 (est. 2008 ).
cherimoya
cher i moy a |ˌCHerəˈmoiə, ˌCHir- ˌtʃɛrəˈmɔɪə |(also chirimoya ) ▶noun 1 a tropical American fruit with a flavor like pineapple and scaly green skin. 2 the small tree that bears this fruit, native to the Andes of Peru and Ecuador. [Annona cherimola, family Annonaceae. ] ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Spanish, from Quechua, from chiri ‘cold or refreshing ’ + muya ‘circle. ’
cherish
cher ish |ˈCHeriSH ˈtʃɛrɪʃ | ▶verb [ with obj. ] protect and care for (someone ) lovingly: he cared for me beyond measure and cherished me in his heart. • hold (something ) dear: I cherish the letters she wrote | (as adj. cherished ) : cherished possessions. • keep (a hope or ambition ) in one's mind: he had long cherished a secret fantasy about his future. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘treat with affection ’): from Old French cheriss-, lengthened stem of cherir, from cher ‘dear, ’ from Latin carus .
Cherkassy
Cher kas sy |CHirˈkäsē tʃɪrˌkɑsi | Russian for Cherkasy.
Cherkasy
Cher ka sy |CHirˈkäsē tʃɪrˌkɑsi | a port in central Ukraine, on the Dnieper River; pop. 288,600 (est. 2009 ). Russian name Cherkassy.
Cherkessk
Cher kessk |CHirˈk (y )esk tʃɪrˌkjɛsk | a city in the Caucasus in southern Russia, capital of the republic of Karachai-Cherkessia; pop 113,000.
Chernenko, Konstantin
Cher nen ko, Konstantin |CHəˈreNGkō tʃɛrˌjɛŋkoʊ | (1911 –85 ), Soviet statesman, general secretary of the Communist Party of the former Soviet Union and president 1984 –85; full name Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko. He died after only thirteen months in office and was succeeded by Mikhail Gorbachev.
Chernigov
Cher ni gov |CHi (ə )rˈn (y )ēgəf tʃɪrˌnjɪɡəf | Russian for Chernihiv.
Chernihiv
Cher ni hiv |CHirˈn (y )ēhəf tʃɪrˌn (j )ɪ (h )əf | a port in northern Ukraine, on the Desna River; pop. 297,800 (est. 2009 ). Russian name Chernigov.
Chernivtsi
Cher niv tsi |ˌCHirniftˈsē ˈtʃɪrnɪftˌsi | a city in western Ukraine, in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains, close to the border with Romania; pop. 249,500 (est. 2009 ). It was part of Romania between 1918 and 1940. Russian name Chernovtsy.
Chernobyl
Cher no byl |CHirˈnōbil, CHərˈnōbəl tʃərˈnoʊbəl | a town near Kiev in Ukraine where an accident at a nuclear power station in April 1986 resulted in serious radioactive contamination in Ukraine, Belarus, and other parts of Europe.
Chernorechye
Cher no rech ye |ˌCHərnəˈreCHə ˌtʃərnəˈrɛtʃə | former name (until 1919 ) for Dzerzhinsk.
chernozem
cher no zem |ˈCHernəˌZHôm, -ˌzem ˈˌtʃɛrnəˈˌzɛm | ▶noun Soil Science a fertile black soil rich in humus, with a lighter lime-rich layer beneath. Such soils typically occur in temperate grasslands such as the Russian steppes and North American prairies. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Russian, from chërnyĭ ‘black ’ + zemlya ‘earth. ’
Cherokee
Cher o kee |ˈCHerəkē ˈtʃɛrəki | ▶noun ( pl. same or Cherokees ) 1 a member of an American Indian people of the southeastern US, now living on reservations in Oklahoma and North Carolina. 2 the Iroquoian language of this people, which has had its own script since 1820. ▶adjective of or relating to this people or their language. ORIGIN from Cherokee tsaraki.
Cherokee rose
Cher o kee rose ▶noun a climbing rose with fragrant white flowers, native to China and naturalized in the southern US. [Rosa laevigata, family Rosaceae. ]
cheroot
che root |SHəˈro͞ot ʃəˈrut | ▶noun a cigar with both ends open and untapered. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from French cheroute, from Tamil curuṭṭu ‘roll of tobacco. ’
cherry
cher ry |ˈCHerē ˈtʃɛri | ▶noun ( pl. cherries ) 1 a small, round stone fruit that is typically bright or dark red. See also maraschino cherry. 2 (also cherry tree ) the tree that bears such fruit. [Genus Prunus, family Rosaceae: several species, the edible fruits being derived from the mazzard (or sweet ) cherry (P. avium ) and the morello (or sour ) cherry (P. cerasus ).] • the wood of this tree. • used in names of unrelated plants with similar fruits, e.g., cornelian cherry. 3 a bright or deep red color: [ as modifier ] : her mouth was a bright cherry red . 4 [ in sing. ] vulgar slang the hymen, as representing a woman's virginity. PHRASES a bowl of cherries [ usu. with negative ] a pleasant or enjoyable situation or experience: being in the band isn't a bowl of cherries. pop someone's cherry vulgar slang have sexual intercourse with a girl or woman who is a virgin. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old Northern French cherise, from medieval Latin ceresia, based on Greek kerasos ‘cherry tree, cherry. ’ The final - s was lost because cherise was interpreted as plural (compare with caper 2 and pea ).
cherry brandy
cherry brandy ▶noun [ mass noun ] a sweet, dark red, cherry-flavoured liqueur made with brandy in which cherries have been steeped, or with crushed cherry stones.
Cherry Hill
Cher ry Hill a township in southwestern New Jersey, southeast of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania; pop. 70,846 (est. 2008 ).
cherry laurel
cher ry lau rel ▶noun an evergreen shrub or small tree of the rose family, with leathery leaves, white flowers, and cherrylike fruits, native to the Balkans and widely cultivated. [Prunus laurocerasus, family Rosaceae. ]
cherry-pick
cher ry-pick |ˈtʃɛri ˌpɪk | ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] selectively choose (the most beneficial items ) from what is available: the company should buy the whole airline and not just cherry-pick its best assets. 2 [ no obj. ] Sports in a game such as basketball, wait near the goal for a pass, which can be converted to an easy score. DERIVATIVES cher ry-pick ing noun
cherry picker
cher ry pick er |ˈtʃɛri ˈpɪkər | ▶noun informal 1 a hydraulic crane with a railed platform at the end for raising and lowering people, for instance to work on overhead cables. 2 a person who cherry-picks.
cherry pie
cherry pie ▶noun a garden heliotrope with fragrant blue flowers. ●Genus Heliotropium, family Boraginaceae: several species.
cherry plum
cherry plum ▶noun a SW Asian shrub or small tree with white flowers and small red and yellow edible fruit. Also called myrobalan. ●Prunus cerasifera, family Rosaceae. • the fruit of the cherry plum tree.
cherry tomato
cher ry to ma to |ˈtʃɛri təˈˌmeɪdoʊ | ▶noun a spherical miniature tomato. The fruit is glossy red, or occasionally yellow, and typically eaten in salad. [Many varieties, in particular Lycopersicon lycopersicum cerasiforme. ]
Chersonese
Cher so nese |ˈkərsəˌnēz, ˌkərsəˌnēz ˌkɛrsəˈniz | ancient name for the Gallipoli peninsula. ORIGIN from Latin chersonesus, from Greek khersonēsos, from khersos ‘dry ’ + nēsos ‘island. ’
chert
chert |CHərt, CHat tʃɛrt | ▶noun a hard, dark, opaque rock composed of silica (chalcedony ) with an amorphous or microscopically fine-grained texture. It occurs as nodules (flint ) or, less often, in massive beds. DERIVATIVES chert y adjective ORIGIN late 17th cent. (originally dialect ): of unknown origin.
cherub
cher ub |ˈCHerəb ˈtʃɛrəb | ▶noun ( pl. cherubim ) |ˈCHer (y )əbim ˈtʃerəb |a winged angelic being described in biblical tradition as attending on God. It is represented in ancient Middle Eastern art as a lion or bull with eagles' wings and a human face, and regarded in traditional Christian angelology as an angel of the second highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy. • ( pl. cherubim or cherubs ) a representation of a cherub in art, depicted as a chubby, healthy-looking child with wings. • ( pl. cherubs ) a beautiful or innocent-looking child. ORIGIN Old English cherubin, ultimately (via Latin and Greek ) from Hebrew kĕrūḇ, plural kĕrūḇīm. A rabbinic folk etymology, which explains the Hebrew singular form as representing Aramaic kĕ -raḇyā ‘like a child, ’ led to the representation of the cherub as a child.
cherubic
che ru bic |CHəˈro͞obik tʃəˈrubɪk | ▶adjective having the childlike innocence or plump prettiness of a cherub: a round, cherubic face. DERIVATIVES che ru bi cal ly |-bik (ə )lē |adverb
Cherubini, Luigi
Che ru bi ni, Luigi |ˌkero͝oˈbēnē ˌkərəˈbini | (1760 –1842 ), Italian composer; full name Maria Luigi Carlo Zenobio Salvatore Cherubini. He is principally known for his church music and operas.
chervil
cher vil |ˈCHərvəl ˈtʃərvəl | ▶noun a plant of the parsley family, with small white flowers and delicate fernlike leaves that are used as a culinary herb. [Anthriscus cerefolium, family Umbelliferae. ] ORIGIN Old English, from Latin chaerephylla, from Greek khairephullon.
chervonets
chervonets |ˌtʃəːvəʊˈnjɛts | ▶noun ( pl. chervontsy ) a pre-Revolutionary Russian gold coin, worth three roubles. • a currency note introduced by the Bolsheviks in 1922, worth ten roubles. ORIGIN Russian.
Cherwell, 1st Viscount
Cher |well |ˈtʃɑːwɛl | (1886 –1957 ), German-born British physicist; born Frederick Alexander Lindemann. He was Churchill's scientific and aeronautical adviser during the war.
Oxford Dictionary
Cher
Cher 1 |ʃɛː | a river of central France, which rises in the Massif Central, flowing 350 km (220 miles ) northwards to meet the Loire near Tours.
Cher
Cher 2 |SHe (ə )r ʃɛ (ə )r | (1946 –), US actress and singer; born Cherilyn Sarkisian. Her first marriage was to Sonny Bono, with whom she starred on a television show 1971 –74. Her movies include Silkwood (1983 ), Moonstruck (1987 ), and Tea With Mussolini (1999 ).
Cherbourg
Cherbourg |ˈʃəːbʊəg, French ʃɛʀbuʀ | a seaport and naval base in Normandy, northern France; pop. 42,113 (2006 ).
Cheremis
Cheremis |ˈtʃɛrəmɪs | ▶noun former term for the Mari language (see Mari 2 ).
Cherenkov, Pavel
Cherenkov, Pavel |tʃɪˈrɛŋkɒf |(also Cerenkov ) (1904 –90 ), Soviet physicist; full name Pavel Alekseevich Cherenkov. He investigated the effects of high-energy particles and shared the 1958 Nobel Prize for Physics for discovering the cause of blue light (now called Cerenkov radiation ) emitted by radioactive substances underwater.
Cherenkov radiation
Che |ren |kov ra ¦di |ation ▶noun variant spelling of Cerenkov radiation.
Cherepovets
Cherepovets |ˌtʃɛrɪpəˈvjɛts | a city in NW Russia, on the Rybinsk reservoir; pop. 308,000 (est. 2008 ).
cherimoya
cherimoya |ˌtʃɛrɪˈmɔɪə |(also chirimoya ) ▶noun 1 a kind of custard apple with scaly green skin and a flavour resembling that of pineapple. 2 the small tree which bears the cherimoya fruit, native to the Andes of Peru and Ecuador. ●Annona cherimola, family Annonaceae. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Spanish, from Quechua, from chiri ‘cold or refreshing ’ + muya ‘circle ’.
cherish
cher |ish |ˈtʃɛrɪʃ | ▶verb [ with obj. ] protect and care for (someone ) lovingly. • hold (something ) dear: I cherish the letters she wrote. • keep (a hope or ambition ) in one's mind: he had long cherished a secret fantasy about his future. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘treat with affection ’): from Old French cheriss-, lengthened stem of cherir, from cher ‘dear ’, from Latin carus .
Cherkasy
Cherkasy |tʃəˈkasi | a port in central Ukraine, on the River Dnieper; pop. 288,600 (est. 2009 ). Russian name Cherkassy.
Cherkess
Cherkess |tʃəˈkɛs | ▶noun another term for Circassian.
Cherkessk
Cherkessk |tʃəˈkɛsk | a city in the Caucasus in southern Russia, capital of the republic of Karachai-Cherkessia; pop. 116,300 (est. 2008 ).
Chernenko, Konstantin
Chernenko, Konstantin |tʃəˈnjɛŋkəʊ | (1911 –85 ), Soviet statesman, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the USSR and President 1984 –5; full name Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko. He died after only thirteen months in office and was succeeded by Mikhail Gorbachev.
Chernihiv
Chernihiv |tʃɛːˈniːhɪv | a port in northern Ukraine, on the River Desna; pop. 297,800 (est. 2009 ). Russian name Chernigov |tʃəˈniːgɒf |.
Chernivtsi
Chernivtsi |tʃəˈnɪvtsi | a city in western Ukraine, in the foothills of the Carpathians, close to the border with Romania; pop. 249,500 (est. 2009 ). It was part of Romania between 1918 and 1940. Russian name Chernovtsy |ˌtʃernəvˈtsi |.
Chernobyl
Chernobyl |tʃəˈnɒbɪl, -ˈnəʊbɪl | a town near Kiev in Ukraine where, in April 1986, an accident at a nuclear power station resulted in a serious escape of radioactive material.
Chernorechye
Chernorechye |ˌtʃəːnəˈrɛtʃjə | former name (until 1919 ) for Dzerzhinsk.
chernozem
chernozem |ˈtʃəːnəzɛm | ▶noun Soil Science a fertile black soil rich in humus and with a lighter lime-rich layer beneath, typically occurring in the temperate grasslands of the Russian steppes and North American prairies. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Russian, from chërnyĭ ‘black ’ + zemlya ‘earth ’.
Cherokee
Cherokee |ˌtʃɛrəˈkiː | ▶noun ( pl. same or Cherokees ) 1 a member of an American Indian people formerly inhabiting much of the southern US, now living on reservations in Oklahoma and North Carolina. 2 [ mass noun ] the Iroquoian language of the Cherokee, which has had its own script since 1820 and has about 11,000 speakers. ▶adjective relating to the Cherokee or their language. ORIGIN from obsolete Cherokee tsaraki, earlier form of tsaliki.
Cherokee rose
Chero |kee rose ▶noun a climbing Chinese rose with fragrant white flowers, which has become naturalized in the southern US. ●Rosa laevigata, family Rosaceae.
cheroot
cheroot |ʃəˈruːt | ▶noun a cigar with both ends open. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from French cheroute, from Tamil curuṭṭu ‘roll of tobacco ’.
cherry
cherry |ˈtʃɛri | ▶noun ( pl. cherries ) 1 a small, soft round stone fruit that is typically bright or dark red. 2 (also cherry tree ) the tree that bears the cherry. ●Genus Prunus, family Rosaceae: several species, the edible kinds being derived from the sweet (or wild ) cherry (P. avium ) and the sour (or morello ) cherry (P. cerasus ). • (also cherrywood ) [ mass noun ] the wood of the cherry tree. • used in names of unrelated plants with fruits similar to those of the cherry tree, e.g. cornelian cherry. 3 [ mass noun ] a bright deep red colour. 4 (one's cherry ) informal one's virginity. PHRASES a bite at the cherry Brit. an attempt or opportunity to do something. a bowl of cherries [ usu. with negative ] a very pleasant or enjoyable situation or experience: life isn't exactly a bowl of cherries. the cherry on the cake (or on top ) a desirable feature perceived as the finishing touch to something that is already very good: the car is faster than a Ferrari, but the cherry on the cake is the price. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old Northern French cherise, from medieval Latin ceresia, based on Greek kerasos ‘cherry tree, cherry ’. The final - s was lost because cherise was interpreted as plural (compare with caper 2 and pea ).
cherry brandy
cherry brandy ▶noun [ mass noun ] a sweet, dark red, cherry-flavoured liqueur made with brandy in which cherries have been steeped, or with crushed cherry stones.
Cherry Hill
Cher ry Hill a township in southwestern New Jersey, southeast of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania; pop. 70,846 (est. 2008 ).
cherry laurel
cherry laurel ▶noun an evergreen shrub or small tree with leathery leaves, white flowers, and cherry-like fruits, native to the Balkans and widely cultivated as the common ‘laurel ’ of gardens. ●Prunus laurocerasus, family Rosaceae.
cherry-pick
cherry-pick ▶verb [ with obj. ] selectively choose (the most beneficial or profitable items, opportunities, etc. ) from what is available: the company should buy the whole airline and not just cherry-pick its best assets.
cherry picker
cherry pick ¦er ▶noun informal 1 a hydraulic crane with a railed platform at the end for raising and lowering people, for instance to work on overhead cables. 2 a person who cherry-picks.
cherry pie
cherry pie ▶noun a garden heliotrope with fragrant blue flowers. ●Genus Heliotropium, family Boraginaceae: several species.
cherry plum
cherry plum ▶noun a SW Asian shrub or small tree with white flowers and small red and yellow edible fruit. Also called myrobalan. ●Prunus cerasifera, family Rosaceae. • the fruit of the cherry plum tree.
cherry tomato
cherry to ¦mato ▶noun a miniature tomato with a strong flavour.
Chersonese
Chersonese |ˈkəːsəniːz | ancient name for the Gallipoli peninsula. ORIGIN from Latin chersonesus, from Greek khersonēsos, from khersos ‘dry ’ + nēsos ‘island ’.
chert
chert |tʃəːt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a hard, dark, opaque rock composed of silica (chalcedony ) with an amorphous or microscopically fine-grained texture. It occurs as nodules (flint ) or, less often, in massive beds. DERIVATIVES cherty adjective ORIGIN late 17th cent. (originally dialect ): of unknown origin.
cherub
cherub |ˈtʃɛrəb | ▶noun ( pl. cherubim ) a winged angelic being described in biblical tradition as attending on God, represented in ancient Middle Eastern art as a lion or bull with eagles' wings and a human face and regarded in traditional Christian angelology as an angel of the second highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy. • ( pl. cherubim |-bɪm | or cherubs ) a representation of a cherub in Western art, depicted as a chubby, healthy-looking child with wings. • ( pl. cherubs ) a beautiful or innocent-looking child. ORIGIN Old English cherubin, ultimately (via Latin and Greek ) from Hebrew kĕrūḇ, plural kĕrūḇīm. A rabbinic folk etymology, which explains the Hebrew singular form as representing Aramaic kĕ -raḇyā ‘like a child ’, led to the representation of the cherub as a child.
cherubic
cherubic |tʃɪˈruːbɪk | ▶adjective having the innocence or plump prettiness of a young child: a round, cherubic face. DERIVATIVES cherubically adverb
Cherubini, Luigi
Cherubini, Luigi |ˌkɛrʊˈbiːni | (1760 –1842 ), Italian composer; full name Maria Luigi Carlo Zenobio Salvatore Cherubini. He spent most of his composing career in Paris and is principally known for his church music and operas.
chervil
chervil |ˈtʃəːvɪl | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a Eurasian plant of the parsley family, with delicate fern-like leaves which are used as a culinary herb. ●Anthriscus cerefolium, family Umbelliferae. ORIGIN Old English, from Latin chaerephylla, from Greek khairephullon.
chervonets
chervonets |ˌtʃəːvəʊˈnjɛts | ▶noun ( pl. chervontsy ) a pre-Revolutionary Russian gold coin, worth three roubles. • a currency note introduced by the Bolsheviks in 1922, worth ten roubles. ORIGIN Russian.
Cherwell, 1st Viscount
Cher |well |ˈtʃɑːwɛl | (1886 –1957 ), German-born British physicist; born Frederick Alexander Lindemann. He was Churchill's scientific and aeronautical adviser during the war.
American Oxford Thesaurus
cherish
cherish verb 1 a woman he could cherish: adore, hold dear, love, dote on, be devoted to, revere, esteem, admire; think the world of, set great store by, hold in high esteem; care for, tend to, look after, protect, preserve, keep safe. 2 I cherish her letters: treasure, prize, value highly, hold dear. 3 they cherished dreams of glory: harbor, entertain, possess, hold (on to ), cling to, keep in one's mind, foster, nurture.
cherub
cherub noun 1 she was borne up to heaven by cherubs: angel, seraph. 2 a cherub of 18 months: baby, infant, toddler, little angel, (tiny ) tot; literary babe, babe in arms.
cherubic
cherubic adjective their cherubic faces: angelic, sweet, cute, adorable, appealing, lovable; innocent, seraphic, saintly.
Oxford Thesaurus
cherish
cherish verb 1 he was cherished by a wide circle of friends: adore, hold dear, love, care very much for, feel great affection for, dote on, be devoted to, revere, esteem, admire, appreciate; think the world of, set great store by, hold in high esteem; care for, look after, tend, protect, preserve, shelter, keep safe, support, nurture, cosset, indulge; informal put on a pedestal. 2 I cherish the letters she wrote: treasure, prize, value highly, hold dear. ANTONYMS neglect. 3 they cherished dreams of football glory: harbour, have, possess, hold (on to ), cling to, entertain, retain, maintain, keep in one's mind, foster, nurture, nurse. ANTONYMS abandon.
cherub
cherub noun 1 she was borne up to heaven by cherubs: angel, seraph. 2 the picture showed a wistful cherub of 18 months: baby, infant, toddler, little one; pretty child, lovable child, well behaved child, innocent child; little angel, little dear, little darling; informal kid, tot, tiny tot, tiny; literary babe, babe in arms.
cherubic
cherubic adjective his cherubic face creased into a wide grin: angelic; sweet, cute, attractive, adorable, appealing, lovable, lovely; innocent, seraphic, saintly; informal butter-wouldn't-melt.
Duden Dictionary
Cherbourg
Cher bourg Eigenname |ʃɛrˈbuːɐ̯ |französische Stadt
cherchez la femme
cher chez la femme bildungssprachlich |ʃɛrʃelaˈfam |französisch = sucht nach der Frau; zuerst in dem Drama »Les Mohicans de Paris « von A. Dumas d. Ä. (1802 –1870 )dahinter steckt bestimmt eine Frau!
Cherimoya
Che ri mo ya Substantiv, feminin , die |Cherim o ya t͜ʃ …|die Cherimoya; Genitiv: der Cherimoya, Plural: die Cherimoyas indianisch a baumförmiges Annonengewächs b wohlschmeckende Frucht der Cherimoya a , Rahmapfel
Cherry-Brandy
Cher ry-Bran dy , Cher ry bran dy Substantiv, maskulin , der Cherrybrandy |ˈt͜ʃɛribrɛndi ˈt͜ʃɛribrɛndi |der Cherry-Brandy; Genitiv: des Cherry-Brandys, Plural: die Cherry-Brandys der Cherrybrandy; Genitiv: des Cherrybrandys, Plural: die Cherrybrandys englisch cherry brandy, aus: cherry = Kirsche und brandy, Brandy Kirschlikör
Cherub
Che rub Substantiv, maskulin , der Kerub |ˈçeːrʊp auch ˈkeː …|der Cherub; Genitiv: des Cherubs, Plural: die -im |[…rubiːm ] und |Cherubinen |[…ˈbiːnən ] |kirchenlateinisch Cherubin, Cherubim < hebräisch kĕrûvîm (Plural )[biblischer ] Engel [mit Flügeln und Tierfüßen ]; himmlischer Wächter (z. B. des Paradieses )
cherubinisch
che ru bi nisch Adjektiv |cherub i nisch |von der Art eines Cherubs; engelgleich eine cherubinische Gestalt
Cherusker
Che rus ker Substantiv, maskulin , der |Cher u sker çe …süddeutsch, österreichisch ke …|Angehöriger eines westgermanischen Volksstammes
Cheruskerin
Che rus ke rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Cher u skerin |weibliche Form zu Cherusker
French Dictionary
cher
cher , chère adj. et adv. adjectif 1 Aimé. : Ma chère maman. Un être cher. SYNONYME chéri . 2 Qui coûte beaucoup d ’argent. : La vie est très chère à Londres. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec l ’adjectif dispendieux, qui occasionne de grandes dépenses. adverbe À haut prix. : Ces sacs coûtent cher, valent cher. Je les ai payés cher. Note Grammaticale Pris adverbialement, le mot cher est invariable.
chercher
chercher v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 S ’efforcer de trouver, de découvrir ce qu ’on a perdu, ce qu ’on ne voit pas. : Ils cherchent la solution de l ’énigme. Elle cherche son amie dans la foule. SYNONYME rechercher . 2 Tâcher, tenter de. : Il cherche à tromper son ennui. SYNONYME efforcer . Note Syntaxique En ce sens, le verbe se construit avec la préposition à suivie de l ’infinitif. 3 Susciter, provoquer. : Cherche-t-il des ennuis? verbe pronominal Essayer de se trouver l ’un l ’autre. : Ils se sont cherchés pendant une heure. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde en genre et en nombre avec le complément direct si celui-ci le précède. La menuisière qu ’elles se sont longtemps cherchée. Ces amis se sont cherchés et se sont finalement retrouvés. Il reste invariable si le complément direct suit le verbe. Elle s ’est cherché un appartement. Chercher la petite bête. Créer des difficultés en cherchant avec une minutie exagérée la moindre erreur. Chercher midi à quatorze heures. Se compliquer la vie inutilement. : Il ne faut pas chercher midi (et non *de midi ) à quatorze heures. Chercher querelle. Provoquer intentionnellement une querelle. : Pourquoi cherchez-vous querelle à ce collègue? SYNONYME chercher noise . Chercher une aiguille dans une botte de foin, dans une meule de foin. Chercher quelque chose qu ’on ne pourra trouver. Qui cherche trouve (Proverbe ). Les efforts soutenus sont récompensés par le succès. FORME FAUTIVE chercher après. Construction fautive. : Chercher (et non *chercher après ) quelqu ’un, quelque chose. aimer
chercheur
chercheur chercheuse n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui effectue des recherches scientifiques.
chercheur
chercheur , euse adj. adjectif Curieux. : Un esprit chercheur. LOCUTION Tête chercheuse. Tête d ’un engin cherchant automatiquement son objectif.
chère
chère n. f. nom féminin littéraire Nourriture. : Faire bonne chère, maigre chère, aimer la bonne chère. Note Orthographique ch ère.
chèrement
chèrement adv. 1 D ’un prix élevé. : Il devra payer chèrement sa liberté retrouvée. 2 Avec tendresse. : Aimer chèrement ses enfants. SYNONYME affectueusement ; tendrement .
chéri
chéri , ie adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin Qui est tendrement aimé. : Amuse-toi bien, ma petite chérie!
chérir
chérir v. tr. verbe transitif Aimer tendrement. : Elle chérit ses enfants. SYNONYME affectionner . finir
cherté
cherté n. f. nom féminin Prix élevé. : La cherté de la vie.
chérubin
chérubin n. m. nom masculin 1 Ange. 2 Tête d ’enfant avec des ailes.
Spanish Dictionary
chercán
chercán nombre masculino Pájaro insectívoro parecido al ruiseñor de unos 12 cm de longuitud, plumaje de color café claro y cola a veces parda, que vuela poco y a baja altura; habita en prácticamente toda América, especialmente en Chile .
chercha
chercha nombre femenino Hond, Venez Broma o burla que se le hace a alguien .
cherif
cherif nombre masculino Descendiente de Mahoma por línea de su hija Fátima .SINÓNIMO jerife .
cherokee
cherokee cheroqui . Se pronuncia ‘cheroki ’.
cheroque
cheroque cheroqui .
cheroqui
cheroqui adjetivo /nombre común 1 [persona ] Que pertenece a un pueblo amerindio que habitaba las tierras del actual estado de Tennesse (Estados Unidos ) y que, a mediados del siglo xix , fue trasladado al estado de Oklahoma .2 adjetivo Relativo a este pueblo .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
cherish
cher ish /tʃérɪʃ /動詞 ～es /-ɪz /; ～ed /-t /; ～ing 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠1 〈希望 感情 考えなど 〉を心に抱く [持ち続ける ]; 〈思い出など 〉を懐かしむ ▸ cherish the memory of childhood 子供のころの思い出を懐かしむ .2 〈人 動植物 〉をかわいがる, (愛情をこめて )世話をする , 育てる ; 〈物など 〉を大切にする (!進行形にしない ) ▸ cherish one's children 子供たちを大切にする .3 〈権利 信念など 〉を持ち [守り ]続ける ▸ cherish democracy 民主主義を守り続ける .
cherished
ch é r ished /-t /形容詞 1 心に抱き [持ち ]続けている ▸ cherished dreams 心に抱いている夢 .2 大切にされている, かわいがられた ▸ his most cherished possessions 彼が最も大切にしている持ち物 .3 人に評価されてきた, 守ろうと努力されてきた .
Cherokee
Cher o kee /tʃérəkìː, -̀--́ /名詞 複 ～s, 集合的に ～1 C 〖the ～(s ); 複数扱い 〗チェロキー族 〘北米東部先住民の一部族 〙; チェロキー族の人 .2 U チェロキー語 .3 C ｟商標 ｠チェロキー 〘米国クライスラー社製の乗用車 〙.
cheroot
che root /ʃərúːt /名詞 C 両切り葉巻 [タバコ ].
cherry
cher ry /tʃéri /名詞 複 -ries /-z /1 C サクランボ ▸ cherry pie チェリーパイ .2 U サクラ材 (cherry wood ); C サクラの木 (cherry tree )▸ cherry blossoms サクラの花 .3 U サクランボ色 (cherry red ).4 C ｟卑 ｠〖通例one 's ～〗処女 (性 ), 童貞 ; 処女膜 ▸ lose one's cherry 処女 [童貞 ]を失う .an ó ther [a s é cond ] b ì te [two b ì tes ] at [of ] the ch é rry →bite 名詞 .the ch è rry on the c á ke [t ó p ]予想外のおまけ .形容詞 比較なし 1 サクランボ色の .2 〖名詞 の前で 〗サクラ材製の .3 処女の ; 真新しい .～́ b ò mb ｟米 ｠赤い爆竹 [かんしゃく玉 ].～́ br à ndy チェリーブランデー 〘サクランボを漬けて作る 〙.～́ p ì cker 1 サクランボを摘む人 .2 ｟米 くだけて ｠高所作業のクレーン .～́ p ì tter [st ò ner ]サクランボの種とり機 .～̀ tom á to ミニ [プチ ]トマト .
cherrypick
ch é rry p ì ck 動詞 他動詞 〈物 人 〉を慎重に吟味して選ぶ .自動詞 注意深く良い物だけを選ぶ .
cherub
cher ub /tʃérəb /名詞 複 1 , 2 では ～im /-əbɪm /, 3 , 4 では ～s C 1 〘美 〙ケルビムの彫刻 [絵 ] 〘翼のはえた丸々とした愛らしい裸の (普通は男の )子供として描かれる 〙.2 〘神 〙智天使, ケルビム 〘天使9階級位の第2位で知識を司る; →angel 1 〙.3 ｟くだけて ｠愛らしい無邪気な子供 [人 ].4 ｟話 ｠子供に対する好意的な呼びかけ .
cherubic
che ru bic /tʃərúːbɪk /形容詞 ケルビム [天使 ]のような, 無邪気な, ふくよかな, かわいらしい .
cherubim
cher u bim /tʃérəbɪm /名詞 cherubの複数形 .
chervil
cher vil /tʃə́ː r v (ə )l /名詞 U 1 〘植 〙チャービル 〘パセリ類の香草 〙; その芳香性の葉を乾燥した香味料 〘サラダやスープに用いる 〙.2 同属の植物 .
The Wordsmith Dictionary