Chiefnoun
A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.
‘All firefighters report to the fire chief.’;
Cheifnoun
Obsolete spelling of chief.
Chiefnoun
(heraldry) The top part of a shield or escutcheon.
Chiefnoun
An informal address to an equal.
‘Hey, chief.’;
Chiefadjective
Primary; principal.
‘Negligence was the chief cause of the disaster.’;
Chiefverb
To smoke cannabis.
Chiefnoun
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.
Chiefnoun
The principal part; the most valuable portion.
‘The chief of the things which should be utterly destroyed.’;
Chiefnoun
The upper third part of the field. It is supposed to be composed of the dexter, sinister, and middle chiefs.
Chiefadjective
Highest in office or rank; principal; head.
Chiefadjective
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.
Chiefadjective
Very intimate, near, or close.
‘A whisperer separateth chief friends.’;
Chiefnoun
a person who is in charge;
‘the head of the whole operation’;
Chiefnoun
a person who exercises control over workers;
‘if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman’;
Chiefadjective
most important element;
‘the chief aim of living’; ‘the main doors were of solid glass’; ‘the principal rivers of America’; ‘the principal example’; ‘policemen were primary targets’;
Chiefnoun
a leader or ruler of a people or clan
‘Chief Banawi’; ‘the chief of the village’;
Chiefnoun
the head of an organization
‘a union chief’; ‘the chief of police’;
Chiefnoun
an informal form of address to a man, especially one of superior rank or status
‘it's quite simple, chief’;
Chiefnoun
an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across the top of the shield.
Chiefnoun
the upper third of the field.
Chiefadjective
most important
‘chief among her concerns is working alone at night’; ‘the chief reason for the spending cuts’;
Chiefadjective
having or denoting the highest rank
‘the chief economist of a leading bank’;