Associations to the word «Chela»

Wiktionary

CHELA, noun. A pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid.
CHELA, noun. A pupil or disciple, especially in Hinduism.

Dictionary definition

CHELA, noun. A Hindu disciple of a swami.
CHELA, noun. A grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King