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chine

chi·né
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [shee-ney]
    • /ʃiˈneɪ/
    • /ʧaɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shee-ney]
    • /ʃiˈneɪ/

Definitions of chine word

  • noun chine the backbone 3
  • noun chine the backbone of an animal with adjoining meat, cut for cooking 3
  • noun chine a ridge or crest of land 3
  • noun chine (in some boats) a corner-like intersection where the bottom meets the side 3
  • verb chine to cut (meat) along or across the backbone 3
  • noun chine a deep fissure in the wall of a cliff 3

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Origin of chine

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
1850-55; < French, past participle of chiner, verbal derivative of Chine China

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Chine

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

chine popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

chine usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for chine

noun chine

  • ridge — a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains.
  • panache — a grand or flamboyant manner; verve; style; flair: The actor who would play Cyrano must have panache.
  • tuft — a bunch or cluster of small, usually soft and flexible parts, as feathers or hairs, attached or fixed closely together at the base and loose at the upper ends.
  • plume — a feather.
  • crown — A crown is a circular ornament, usually made of gold and jewels, which a king or queen wears on their head at official ceremonies. You can also use crown to refer to anything circular that is worn on someone's head.

verb chine

  • shave — to remove a growth of beard with a razor.
  • slice — a thin, flat piece cut from something: a slice of bread.
  • rip — to cut or tear apart in a rough or vigorous manner: to rip open a seam; to rip up a sheet.
  • slash — to cut with a violent sweeping stroke or by striking violently and at random, as with a knife or sword.
  • carve — If you carve an object, you make it by cutting it out of a substance such as wood or stone. If you carve something such as wood or stone into an object, you make the object by cutting it out.

Antonyms for chine

noun chine

  • nadir — Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
  • bottom — The bottom of something is the lowest or deepest part of it.
  • flat — horizontally level: a flat roof.
  • plain — clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view.

verb chine

  • combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
  • unite — to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
  • sew — to ground (a vessel) at low tide (sometimes fol by up).
  • increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
  • create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.

Top questions with chine

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  • what is crepe de chine?
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  • how long is the great wall of chine?
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