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chairt, chairter, chert, cherter,
chairt [tʃeːrt]
n. A chart.
v. To chart.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
chairter: Charter.
chaistifee, chaistifie, chaistify, chastifee, chastifie, chastify,
chaistifee [tʃestəfi]
v. To chastise.
chalder, chaldrick, chaldrick shalder, chaldro, chaldrock, chaldroo, sceolder, schalder, scolder, shaalder, shelder, sheldro, sjalder,
chalder [I. ˈtʃaːldər, I.Sh. ˈʃaːldər]
n. The oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus.
dim. chaldrock [′tʃaldrɪk], I Ork. chaldro [′tʃaldro]
challenge,
challenge [ˈtʃalɛn(d)ʒ]
n. A challenge, a summons.
v. To reprove or find fault with anyone.
chaamp, cham, champ, champed, champer, champers, champet, champit, champs, chamse, chaum, chomp, chompit, jam, sham, shams, sjamm, sjams,
champ [tʃam(p), dʒam(p), I.Sh. ʃam]
n. A stretch of ground trodden into a miry state, a quagmire.
v. To mash, crush, pound, to chew voraciously. I.Sh. To distort the face, scowl, grimace.
pt. pp. champit
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
champer: An implement for mashing or crushing etc. A pestle.
champers: Mashed potatoes.
champs [ʃamz, sjamz]: I.Sh. To make a loud smacking noise when eating.
chance, chanced, chances, chancey, chancie, chancy, chans, chanst, chaunce, chaunces, chunce, malchance, malchanst, malchaunce, mischance, mischancie, mischancy, mischaunce, onchance, onchancie, oonchancie, oonchancy, shance, unchance, unchancie, unchancie, unchancy, wanchance, wanchancie, wanchancy, wanchansie, wanshancy,
chance [ˈtʃans]
n. A chance, a casual or fortuitous event or circumstance.
pl. chances Chances, tips, perquisites.
 
chancy [ˈtʃansi]
adj. Lucky.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
chancer [-ər]: Someone who takes risks, someone who behaves dubiously.
malchance [ˈmal-]: Mischance.
mischance: Misfortune.
mischancy: Unlucky, unfortunate, unhappy, risky, fraught with danger, of people: untrustworthy, of questionable reputation.
unchance, wanchance [wanˈ-]: Misfortune, calamity.
unchancy, wanchancy: Inauspicious, unlucky, ill-omened, ill-fated, spooky, dangerous, threatening, treacherous.
chancellar, chanceller, chancellor, chancellour, chancler, chanslar, Laird_Chancellor, Lord_Chancellor,
chancel [ˈtʃansəl]
n. A chancel.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
chancellor [ˈtʃansɛlər] A chancellor, the highest officer of the crown and chief legal authority, the foreman of a jury.
Laird Chancellor : The business manager of the Scots Parliament, Presiding Officer.
chandler, chanler, channler,
chandler [ˈtʃan(d)lər]
n. A candlestick, a lantern.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
chandler-chaftit: Lantern-jawed, gaunt, haggard.
chaenge, chainge, chainged, chaingin, chaingt, change, change_o, changed, changefu, change-hoose, change-house, changeit, change-keeper, changeless, changin, changit, chaunge, chaynge, cheenge, cheenge_o, cheenged, cheengefu, cheenge-hoose, cheenge-keeper, cheengin, cheinge, cheinged, cheingefu, cheinge-keeper, cheinge-keiper, cheingin, cheingit, chenge, chenged, cheynge, cheynged, chinge, chinged, chinge-hoose, chinge-keeper, chingin, chynge, chynged, chyngefu, chynge-hoose, chynge-keeper, chyngey, chyngin, chyngit, shainged, shange, sheenge, shenge, unchanged, uncheenged, unchynged,
change [tʃen(d)ʒ]
also NEC. SN. MN. cheenge [tʃin(d)ʒ], WC. SEC. MN. chinge [tʃəin(d)ʒ]
n. Change, MN. custom, business patronage.
v. To change.
pt. pp. changed etc.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
changefu: Changeable.
change-hoose: An inn.
changeless: Changeless.
change-keeper: An inn-keeper.
change o: Change of ...
changin: Changing.
unchanged: Unchanged.
chank, chankin,
chank [tʃaŋk]
v. To chew (something) noisily or enthusiastically. To munch.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
chankin: col. Freezing cold.

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