chaetognath
— Noun
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～ any worm of the Chaetognatha; transparent marine worm with horizontal lateral and caudal fins and a row of movable curved spines at each side of the mouth
Chaetognatha
— Noun
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～ arrowworms: a group of small active transparent marine worms
chaetognathan
— Adjective
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～ of or relating to arrowworms
chaetognathous
— Adjective
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～ of or relating to arrowworms
chafe
— Verb
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～ become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
chafe
— Verb
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～ feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation"
chafe
— Verb
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～ cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
chafe
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～ cause friction; "my sweater scratches"
chafe
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～ warm by rubbing, as with the hands
chafe
— Verb
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～ tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading; "This leash chafes the dog's neck"
chafe
— Noun
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～ anger produced by some annoying irritation
chafe
— Noun
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～ soreness and warmth caused by friction; "he had a nasty chafe on his knee"
chafed
— Adjective
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～ painful from having the skin abraded
chafeweed
— Noun
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～ weedy perennial of north temperate regions having woolly foliage and dirty white flowers in a leafy spike
chaff
— Verb
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～ be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around"
chaff
— Noun
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～ foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure
chaff
— Noun
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～ material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
chaffer
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～ wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.); "Let's not haggle over a few dollars"
chaffer
— Verb
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～ talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
chaffinch
— Noun
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～ small European finch with a cheerful song