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
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
