A diminutive of the female given name Christine and of its variant forms; fairly common as a formal female given name in the 20th century.

A diminutive of the male given name Christopher. / Alternative form of Christie, a diminutive of the female given name Christina and related names. / A surname from Irish.

Alternative form of christie

(skiing) A high-speed ski turn in which the skis are kept parallel.

plural of christie

An Italian white wine from grapes grown on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius.

(Christianity) A feast day in honor of the Eucharist, observed by Roman Catholics and high-church Anglicans on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday.

The castor oil plant, Ricinus communis.

plural of Christy pit

An early design of pit (core of an implosion-type nuclear weapon), used in the detonation over Nagasaki, Japan, in August 1945.