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chism

/ˈt͡ʃɪzəm/

chism noun: a shoot or sprout; a bud.

Noun

chism (plural chisms)

  1. (dialectal) A shoot or sprout; a bud.

Verb

chism (third-person singular simple present chisms, present participle chisming, simple past and past participle chismed)

  1. (dialectal) To sprout, bud, or germinate.

Proper noun capitalized: Chism

Chism (plural Chisms)

  1. A surname.

Forms of chism

Noun
pluralchisms
alternative formchisom
alternative formchissom
alternative formchizzum
alternative formchizzom
Verb
third-person singular presentchisms
present participlechisming
past participlechismed
pastchismed
Proper noun
pluralChisms

Origin of chism

Uncertain. Possibly from *chissen, a plural of Middle English chis, chys (“sprout”), variant of Middle English chithe, from Old English ċīþ, from Proto-West Germanic *kīþ, from Proto-Germanic *kīþą.

Questions about chism

What does chism mean?
Chism means a shoot or sprout; a bud.
What part of speech is chism?
Chism can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce chism?
Chism is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃɪzəm/.
What is the plural of chism?
The plural of chism is chisms.

Words near chism in the dictionary

  1. Chisleu
  2. Chislev
  3. chisley
  4. Chisleys
  5. chislic
  6. chism
  7. Chismar
  8. Chismars
  9. chismed
  10. chisming
  11. chisms

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