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ch

/t͡ʃ/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
  2. A series of interconnected things.
  3. A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name.
  4. A number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule.
  5. A series of interconnected links of known length, used as a measuring device.
  6. A long measuring tape.
  7. The physical confine of a river or slough, consisting of a bed and banks.
  8. The natural or man-made deeper course through a reef, bar, bay, or any shallow body of water.
  9. The navigable part of a river.
  10. A narrow body of water between two land masses.
  11. Something through which another thing passes; a means of conveying or transmitting.
  12. A gutter; a groove, as in a fluted column.
  13. The wale of a sailing ship which projects beyond the gunwale and to which the shrouds attach via the chains. One of the flat ledges of heavy plank bolted edgewise to the outside of a vessel, to increase the spread of the shrouds and carry them clear of the bulwarks.
  14. The speaker or writer, referred to as the grammatical subject, of a sentence.
  15. The speaker or writer, referred to as the grammatical object, of a sentence.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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