chief

B1
Pronunciation
/tʃiːf/
Noun
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.

Example Sentences
  • All firefighters report to the fire chief.
2 Definition

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.

3 Definition

The principal part or top of anything.

4 Definition

An informal term of address, sometimes ironic.

Example Sentences
  • Hey, chief.
Verb
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

To smoke cannabis.

Adjective
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

Primary; principal.

Example Sentences
  • Negligence was the chief cause of the disaster.
2 Definition

Intimate, friendly.