Phrase Hound found 22 phrases and 9 compound words that contain chosen. The most common are listed below. Open chosen in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 22
- chosen oneA character in a narrative work who is predestined to save the world or accomplish some other grand and heroic deed; one who is predestined to become the one.
- Chosen PeopleA group having a special status and relationship with God.
- chosen familyA group of people who are not biologically related but who have formed a supportive group that fills the role normally expected to be supplied by the family one is born into.
- chosen raceThe Jews.
- chosen onesplural of chosen one: A character in a narrative work who is predestined to save the world or accomplish some other grand and heroic deed; one who is predestined to become the one.
- chosen instrumentAn airline selected by government to represent the country.
- chosen-ciphertext attackAn attack on a cryptosystem that relies on the attacker's ability to choose any ciphertext of their liking and decrypt it into the corresponding plaintext with that system and key. More powerful than a chosen-plaintext attack.
- chosen-plaintext attackAn attack on a cryptosystem that relies on the attacker's ability to choose any plaintext of their liking and encrypt it into the corresponding ciphertext with that system and key. More powerful than a known-plaintext attack but less …
- chosen familiesplural of chosen family: A group of people who are not biologically related but who have formed a supportive group that fills the role normally expected to be supplied by the family one is born into.
- chosen instrumentsplural of chosen instrument: An airline selected by government to represent the country.
- chosen nameA name chosen by someone (especially a transgender person) for themself, as opposed to a name given by someone else.
- chosen outpast participle of choose out: To pick out (something); to select (something).
- chosen uppast participle of choose up: To form (sides or teams), usually for a game, by having two individual players choose their teammates.
- chosen violencepast participle of choose violence: To disrespect or insult someone in a particularly audacious and unexpected manner.
- chosen sidespast participle of choose sides: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see choose, sides.
- ill-chosenPoorly selected.
- picked and chosenpast participle of pick and choose: To choose selectively or fastidiously.
- chosen the wrong horsepast participle of choose the wrong horse: To support something or someone that later turns out to be unsuccessful.
- chosen-plaintext attacksplural of chosen-plaintext attack: An attack on a cryptosystem that relies on the attacker's ability to choose any plaintext of their liking and encrypt it into the corresponding ciphertext with that system and key. More powerful than a …
- chosen-ciphertext attacksplural of chosen-ciphertext attack: An attack on a cryptosystem that relies on the attacker's ability to choose any ciphertext of their liking and decrypt it into the corresponding plaintext with that system and key. More powerful than a …
- chosen one's battlespast participle of choose one's battles: To involve oneself in disputes only if one is likely to win.
- chosen one's fighterpast participle of choose one's fighter: To select something as one's preferred choice from a set of related things, people etc.
Compound words 9
- chosennessThe quality of being chosen.
- chosenhoodThe state of being chosen, especially that of being the Chosen People.
- forechosenChosen beforehand.
- nonchosenNot chosen.
- prechosenchosen in advance
- rechosenpast participle of rechoose: To choose or select again, especially to an office or post.
- ychosenArchaic or obsolete form of chosen.
- chosenitesplural of chosenite: A Jewish person.
- mischosenpast participle of mischoose: To choose incorrectly or badly; to make a wrong choice.