1syllable
chief
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Definitions ofchief
1noun
- A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.
Example: "All firefighters report to the fire chief."
- 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.
- The principal part or top of anything.
- An informal term of address, sometimes ironic.
Example: "Hey, chief."
1verb
- To smoke cannabis.
1adjective
- Primary; principal.
Example: "Negligence was the chief cause of the disaster."
- Intimate, friendly.
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