plural of chek

A Hong Kong foot.

Dated form of Chikan.

(Singapore, slang) uncle (father's younger brother) / (Singapore, slang) older middle-aged man

Of or pertaining to Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904) or his writings.

(Turkish units of measurement) A unit of weight equal to 200 kg (441 lbs.). / (historical units of measurement) A former Turkish unit of weight equal to 180 okas.

(historical) The first of a succession of Soviet state security organizations, created in 1917.

An agent of this organization; a Chekist.

(literature) A dramatic principle that states that every element in a story must be necessary, and irrelevant elements should be removed.

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing bismuth, iron, lead, oxygen, and tellurium.