Vocabulary : Chondrule to Chophouse

Chondrule : A peculiar rounded granule of some mineral, usually enstatite or chrysolite, found imbedded more or less abundantly in the mass of many meteoric stones, which are hence called chondrites.
Choose : To make choice of; to select; to take by way of preference from two or more objects offered; to elect; as, to choose the least of two evils. ;; To wish; to desire; to prefer. ;; To make a selection; to decide. ;; To do otherwise.
Chooser : One who chooses; one who has the power or right of choosing; an elector.
Choosing : of Choose
Chop : To cut by striking repeatedly with a sharp instrument; to cut into pieces; to mince; -- often with up. ;; To sever or separate by one more blows of a sharp instrument; to divide; -- usually with off or down. ;; To seize or devour greedily; -- with up. ;; To make a quick strike, or repeated strokes, with an ax or other sharp instrument. ;; To do something suddenly with an unexpected motion; to catch or attempt to seize. ;; To interrupt; -- with in or out. ;; To barter or truck. ;; To exchange; substitute one thing for another. ;; To purchase by way of truck. ;; To vary or shift suddenly; as, the wind chops about. ;; To wrangle; to altercate; to bandy words. ;; A change; a vicissitude. ;; To crack. See Chap, v. t. & i. ;; The act of chopping; a stroke. ;; A piece chopped off; a slice or small piece, especially of meat; as, a mutton chop. ;; A crack or cleft. See Chap. ;; A jaw of an animal; -- commonly in the pl. See Chops. ;; A movable jaw or cheek, as of a wooden vise. ;; The land at each side of the mouth of
Chop suey : Alt. of sooy
Chopboat : A licensed lighter employed in the transportation of goods to and from vessels.
Chopchurch : An exchanger or an exchange of benefices.
Chopfallen : Having the lower chop or jaw depressed; hence, crestfallen; dejected; dispirited; downcast. See Chapfallen.
Chophouse : A house where chops, etc., are sold; an eating house. ;; A customhouse where transit duties are levied.
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