chiefUK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtʃiːf/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/tʃif/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(chēf )
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chef
- chief ‘chef’ A chef /ʃef/ is a cook in a hotel or restaurant. Her recipe was passed on to the chef. He works as a chef in a large Paris hotel. ‘chief’ The chief /tʃiːf/ of a group or organization is its leader. The police chief has resigned. I spoke to Jim Stretton, chief of UK operations. 'chief' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Forum discussions with the word(s) "chief" in the title: ...Chief Priest, Reverend Shotsu Nomura, so that we can... - English Only forum
...the examples that our Chief Priest cited are / were... - English Only forum ( the )Chief Judge of the Supreme People’s Court - English Only forum (The) Additional Chief secretary - English Only forum A /the Chief - English Only forum a chief's a rod - English Only forum a former CEO of XYZ and its Chief Accountant - English Only forum a physician whose chief of staff in his prior role - English Only forum a police chief is only as "effective as the trust that the community" places in him - English Only forum a/the chief editor who decides what to do - English Only forum Addressing a police chief - English Only forum an objection actually brought against it by Chief Justice - English Only forum And the chief of staff is whom? - English Only forum Archrabbi: Is this OK or should I use chief rabbi? - English Only forum Been here the chief had - English Only forum Blackberry addict in chief - English Only forum C.I.A. Names New <Iran Chief> - English Only forum chairman/chief/head - English Only forum Chef = Chief?????? - English Only forum chief - English Only forum Chief / Director / Producer / Responsible / Supervisor - English Only forum Chief among them is.... - English Only forum chief among them major fashion-brand marketing moments - English Only forum Chief among these is competitors. - English Only forum chief among which - English Only forum Chief as military title or rank - English Only forum chief butcher came, the chief doctor - English Only forum chief cause - English Only forum chief challenger - English Only forum chief claim to distinction - English Only forum more...
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