/ Dictionary / Index C chuck-will's-widow: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: chuck-will's-wid•ow Pronunciation: (chuk'wilz-wid'ō), [key] — n. a goatsucker, Caprimulgus carolinensis, of the southern U.S., resembling the whippoorwill but larger. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: chuck-will's-widow (Thesaurus) chuckwalla chucky Related Content Daily Word Quiz: impetuous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language