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Chief (IPA: /ˈtʃif/)


Chief (n.)

The head or leader of any body of men; a commander, as of an army; a head man, as of a tribe, clan, or family; a person in authority who directs the work of others; the principal actor or agent.

Chief (n.)

The principal part; the most valuable portion.

Chief (n.)

The upper third part of the field. It is supposed to be composed of the dexter, sinister, and middle chiefs.

Chief (a.)

Highest in office or rank; principal; head.

Chief (a.)

Principal or most eminent in any quality or action; most distinguished; having most influence; taking the lead; most important; as, the chief topic of conversation; the chief interest of man.

Chief (a.)

Very intimate, near, or close.

Chief ()

The presiding judge of the court of exchequer.

Chief ()

A small rodent (Lagamys princeps) inhabiting the summits of the Rocky Mountains; -- also called crying hare, calling hare, cony, American pika, and little chief hare.

Chief ()

The presiding justice, or principal judge, of a court.

Chief

Ordinary in heraldic blazon; horizontal band at the top of a coat of arms

Chief

Rock and folk band

Chief

Album by Eric Church

Chief

Fictional character in DC Comics

Chief

Named passenger train of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway

Chief Synonyms

Main, Principal, Primary, Important, Of Import

Chief Synonyms

Foreman, Honcho, Gaffer, Boss

Chief Synonyms

Top Dog, Head

CHIEF (Acronym / Abbreviation)

Clearinghouse for Inventories &; Emissions Factors

CHIEF (Acronym / Abbreviation)

Combined Helmholtz Integral Equation Formulation

CHIEF (Acronym / Abbreviation)

Controlled Handling of Internal Executive Functions

CHIEF (Acronym / Abbreviation)

Craig Hospital Inventory of Environmental Factors

CHIEF (Acronym / Abbreviation)

CUSTOMS HANDLING OF IMPORT AND EXPORT FREIGHT

Chief Rhymes

Beef, Brief, Chief, Fief, Graef, Graefe, Graeff, Grefe, Greif, Greiff, Grief, Keef, Keefe, Keeffe, Kief, Knief, Leaf, Leif, Lief, Naef, Neef, Reef, Reif, Reiff, Rief, Seif, Seife, Sheaf, Stief, Thief

Belief, Debrief, Hafif, Massif, Matif, Mccleaf, Motif, O'keefe, O'keeffe, Relief, Saif, Sharif, Vancleef

Bas-relief, Disbelief


Chief (Last Name / Surname)

Chief is the #76,275 most common last name / surname from the 2010 United States Census. The census reported that 252 people had that surname.

Spanish Translation

Chief in Spanish is Jefe

Tagalog Translation

Chief in Tagalog is Hepe

Example Sentence (Quote)

" [If the Chief stares at a Marine for a while] Hey, maybe we should hold hands." - Halo (series)

Example Sentence (Quote)

" [speaks into radio] Deputy Chief One to communications I'm on location assuming command, strike out a fourth alarm!" - Ladder 49

Example Sentence (Quote)

" [To his chief of staff, David G. Swaim] Oh Swaim, there is a pain here. Swaim, can't you stop this? Oh, oh, Swaim!" - Last words

Example Sentence (Quote)

"A free people [claim] their rights, as derived from the laws of nature, and not as the gift of their chief magistrate." - Thomas Jefferson

Example Sentence (Quote)

"A man is simple when his chief care is the wish to be what he ought to be, that is honestly and naturally human." - Simplicity


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