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
3 June 2025
(noun) (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; “he is the owner of a chain of restaurants”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
