chipmunk
(noun) a burrowing ground squirrel of western America and Asia; has cheek pouches and a light and dark stripe running down the body
Source: WordNet® 3.1
chipmunk (plural chipmunks)
A squirrel-like rodent of the genus Tamias, native mainly to North America.
• ground squirrel, striped squirrel
chipmunk (third-person singular simple present chipmunks, present participle chipmunking, simple past and past participle chipmunked)
To speed up an audio recording, especially a song, to make the voices high-pitched.
In competitive eating, to stuff food in one's mouth during the final moments of a contest.
Source: Wiktionary
Chip"munk`, n. Etym: [Indian name.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A squirrel-like animal of the genus Tamias, sometimes called the striped squirrel, chipping squirrel, ground squirrel, hackee. The common species of the United States is the Tamias striatus. [Written also chipmonk, chipmuck, and chipmuk.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 November 2024
(noun) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; “consider the following, just as a hypothetical”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
