chief
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group.
All firefighters report to the fire chief.
Đồng nghĩa: leader, head, director, commander, governor, boss, administrator, manager
- 2.
(uncountable)(uncountable, only with "in") Headship, the status of being a chief or leader.
Bob is our troubleshooter in chief.
- 3.
(heraldry) The top part of a shield or escutcheon; more specifically, an ordinary consisting of the upper part of the field cut off by a horizontal line, generally occupying the top third.
- 4.
The principal part or top of anything.
- 5.
(ironic, sometimes)(sometimes ironic) An informal term of address.
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
Primary; principal.
Negligence was the chief cause of the disaster.
- 2.
(Scotland)Intimate, friendly.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(slang)To smoke cannabis.
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Nguồn gốc từ
cape capo caput chef through Latin (possibly also related to cape (sleeveless garment) and cap (head covering) from cappa); doublet of head Howth through Proto-Indo-European.