isitors got a chilly reception. Ail?!j 7?^jSo ► chil-li- ness noun [U]

chime /tjaim/ verb, noun

» verb (of a bell or a clock       to ring; to show the

time by making a ringing sound    ; It N-:     [V]

I heard the clock chime, f^n/f JaLPfn]Jg.N"0 0 Eight o’clock had already chimed. BS£MA,&#7o o [VN] The clock chimed midday. Bit#P|RlMlEi7 + — ,&<>   ,chime

'in (with sth) to join or interrupt a conversation JiBgi; fj M : He kept chiming in with his own opinions.

0 [+ speech] ‘And me!’she chimed in. “M^! ”       chime (in) with sth

(of plans, ideas, etc. if#],       to agree with sth; to

be similar to sth )=£•••) : His opinions chimed in with the mood of the nation.    is;

* noun a ringing sound, especially one that is made by a bell ;       { Xffi ) fyr '• door chimes    —see

also WIND CHIMES

chimenea

chi-men-ea /.tjnna'neia/ (also chimin-ea /.tjimi'neia/) noun (from Spanish) a piece of equipment made of clay in which you can make a fire, with a round body and a tall narrow part through which the smoke can escape

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chi mera (also chi-maera) /kai'miara; NAmE -'mira/ noun 1 (in ancient Greek stories) a creature with a lion’s head, a goat’s body and a snake’s tail, that can breathe out fire   *B

M$Jfl±Af£#J ) 2 (formal) an impossible idea or hope

chim ney /'tjmini/ noun 1 a structure through which smoke or steam is carried up away from a fire, etc. and through the roof of a building; the part of this that is above the roof [Si; j@i®; ( MM±#J )       He

threw the paper onto the fire and it flew up the chimney.

a,     o the factory

chimneys of an industrial landscape Hj f B # xi i ik K M — picture o page R24 2 (technical A if) a narrow opening in an area of rock that a person can

climb up () mu, mm

chim ney breast noun (BrE) the wall around the bottom part of a chimney, above a fireplace — picture o alcove

'chim-ney piece noun (BrE) a brick or stone structure that is built over a fireplace £

chihn-ney pot noun (BrE) a short wide pipe that is placed on top of a chimney   [3 If1® — picture o page

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'chim-ney stack noun (BrE) 1 the part of the chimney that is above the roof of a building ( ±(ft ) 'j@

1                           (NAmE smoke-stack) a very tall chimney, especially one in a factory ( AjaXAfft )

'chimney sweep (also sweep) noun a person whose job is to clean the inside of chimneys jg Mif jE|I

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chim-pan-zee /.tjimpaen'zi:/ (also informal chimp) noun a small intelligent African ape (= an animal like a large monkey without a tail)        —picture o page

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Chin O-w/tjm/ noun

the part of the face below the mouth and above the neck Wl; T B — picture o body — see also double chin Bl (keep your) 'chin up (informal) used to tell sb to try to stay cheerful even though they are in a difficult or unpleasant situation #j|f^ A; 7 A IS; X MChin up! Only two exams left.     ! Kf*JTM

take sth on the 'chin (informal) to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation without complaining, trying to make excuses, etc. (fciStfcWifo )

2                           more at chuck v.

china /'tjaina/ noun [U] 1 white clay which is baked and used for making delicate cups, plates, etc.

3^4: a china vase      — see also bone china 2 cups,

plates, etc. that are made of china pp;       She

got out the best china.       ITflfll see

BULL

.china-'blue noun pale greyish-blue in colour .4* B US; 'fflKW ► .china 'blue noun [U]

.china 'clay noun [u] = kaolin

china-graph /-tjainagrarf; NAmE -graef/ (also .china- graph pencil) noun (BrE) a soft pencil used to write on hard surfaces such as glass

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China-town /'tjainataun/ noun [U, C] the area of a city where many Chinese people live and there are Chinese shops/stores and restaurants ASM; Hr A® chinchilla /tjm’tjila/ noun 1 [C] an animal like a rabbit with soft silver-grey fur. Chinchillas are often kept on farms for their fur. % M H ( M fa,  ) 2 [U] the skin and fur of the

chinchilla, used for making expensive coats, etc. XM

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Chi nese /.tjai’niiz/ adj., noun (pi. Chi-nese)

■                  adj. from or connected with China A® (tf)

■                  noun 1 [C] a person from China, or whose family was originally from China ABA; -f M ; ^A 2 [U] the language of China A Bit; tX.i«; AA

.Chinese 'cabbage noun [U] (BrE also .Chinese ‘leaves [pi.],Chinese 'leaf [u]) a type of vegetable that is eaten cooked or in salads. There are two types of Chinese cabbage, one with long light-green leaves and thick white stems which is similar to lettuce and one with darker green leaves and thicker white stems. The first type is usually called ‘Chinese leaves’ in British English and the second type is called ‘pak choi’ (BrE) or ‘bok choi1 (NAmE). A63£

.Chinese chequers (BrE) (NAmE .Chinese checkers) noun [U] a game for two to six players who try to move the playing pieces from one corner to the opposite comer of the board, which is shaped like a star ( #

.Chinese 'lantern noun 1 a lamp that is inside a paper case, with a handle to carry it ff % — picture o light 2 a plant with white flowers and round orange fruits inside a material like paper

.Chinese 'whispers noun [U] (BrE) the situation when information is passed from one person to another and gets slightly changed each time

Chink /tXirjk/ noun (taboo, slang) a very offensive word for a Chinese person ( ABAWHAf ) ABf£ chink /tjirjk/ noun, verb

■                  noun 1 a narrow opening in sth, especially one that lets

light through (  ) ^P , M, mm-,

a chink in the curtains       2 ~ of light a small

area of light shining through a narrow opening —

3                           ^ ( AHPlPRlft) 3 [usually sing.] the

light ringing sound that is made when glass objects or coins touch (    ) 1111^, tfiW?:

the chink of glasses  CM! a chink in

sb’s armour a weak point in sb’s argument, character,