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Chief

noun
/tʃiːf/
Word Frequency: 68.1

Definitions

1.nounA leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.
"All firefighters report to the fire chief."
2.nounThe 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.nounThe principal part or top of anything.
4.nounAn informal term of address, sometimes ironic.
"Hey, chief."
5.verbTo smoke cannabis.
6.adjectivePrimary; principal.
"Negligence was the chief cause of the disaster."
7.adjectiveIntimate, friendly.

Synonyms

honchobossforemantop dogprincipalmainprimaryimportanttopgafferarchhead

Rhymes With

griefmotifbriefbeliefreliefliefdisbeliefbeef
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