CHIEF
\t͡ʃˈiːf], \tʃˈiːf], \tʃ_ˈiː_f]\
Definitions of CHIEF
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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(of persons) highest in rank or authority or office; "his arch rival"; "the boss man"; "the chief executive"; "head librarian"; "top administrators"
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a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"
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a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation"
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most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"
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a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation"
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most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"
By Princeton University
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The principal part; the most valuable portion.
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Highest in office or rank; principal; head.
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Principal or most eminent in any quality or action; most distinguished; having most influence; taking the lead; most important; as, the chief topic of conversation; the chief interest of man.
By Oddity Software
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The principal part; the most valuable portion.
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Highest in office or rank; principal; head.
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Principal or most eminent in any quality or action; most distinguished; having most influence; taking the lead; most important; as, the chief topic of conversation; the chief interest of man.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Head: principal, highest, first.
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A head or principal person: a leader: the principal part or top of anything.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald