ch
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Pronunciation
- IPA /t͡ʃ/
Noun
ch noun
- A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.“He wore a gold chain around the neck.”
- A series of interconnected things.“This led to an unfortunate chain of events.”
- A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name.“That chain of restaurants is expanding into our town.”
- A number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule.“When examined, the molecular chain included oxygen and hydrogen.”
ch noun
- The physical confine of a river or slough, consisting of a bed and banks.“The water coming out of the waterwheel created a standing wave in the channel.”
- The natural or man-made deeper course through a reef, bar, bay, or any shallow body of water.“A channel was dredged to allow ocean-going vessels to reach the city.”
- The navigable part of a river.“We were careful to keep our boat in the channel.”
- A narrow body of water between two land masses.“The English Channel lies between France and England.”
ch noun
- 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.
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Pronoun
ch pronoun
- The speaker or writer, referred to as the grammatical subject, of a sentence.
- The speaker or writer, referred to as the grammatical object, of a sentence.“Mom drove my sister and I to school.”
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