Nouns Starting With CR

Here's the list of all the 1398 Nouns Starting With CR in the English Language.

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credit
1. approval
2. money available for a client to borrow
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cross
1. a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
2. a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
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crime
1. (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
2. an evil act not necessarily punishable by law
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creek
1. a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
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criminal
1. someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
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credits
1. a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film)
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criteria
1. a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
2. the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
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creation
1. the human act of creating
2. an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone
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crystal
1. a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
2. a crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices
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cruise
1. an ocean trip taken for pleasure
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cream
1. the best people or things in a group
2. the part of milk containing the butterfat
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crazy
1. someone deranged and possibly dangerous
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crew
1. the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
2. an organized group of workmen
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crisis
1. an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
2. a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something
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crown
1. the part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel
2. a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory
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crack
1. a long narrow cleft
2. a narrow opening
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craft
1. the skilled practice of a practical occupation
2. a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space
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crash
1. a loud resonant repeating noise
2. a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)
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cry
1. a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
2. a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)
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cricket
1. leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
2. a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs
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crowd
1. a large number of things or people considered together
2. an informal body of friends
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crop
1. the yield from plants in a single growing season
2. a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale
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creator
1. a person who grows or makes or invents things
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criticism
1. disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
2. a serious examination and judgment of something
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crossing
1. traveling across
2. a shallow area in a stream that can be forded
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creativity
1. the ability to create
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crap
1. obscene terms for feces
2. Obscene word for unacceptable behavior
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criterion
1. a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
2. the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
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craps
1. expressions used when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot
2. a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice
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crest
1. the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
2. the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
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creature
1. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
2. a living being
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cradle
1. a baby bed with sides and rockers
2. where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
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crude
1. a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
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crossword
1. a puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues are to be found and written in to squares in the puzzle
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crying
1. the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
2. a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
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crane
1. lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis
2. large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world
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crescent
1. any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
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crow
1. black birds having a raucous call
2. the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it)
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critique
1. an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
2. a serious examination and judgment of something
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critic
1. a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
2. anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something
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credibility
1. the quality of being believable or trustworthy
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credentials
1. a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
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crisp
1. a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
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crib
1. baby bed with high sides made of slats
2. a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)
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crab
1. decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
2. a quarrelsome grouch
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cruiser
1. a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
2. a large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer
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crush
1. leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
2. a dense crowd of people
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crimson
1. a deep and vivid red color
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creed
1. any system of principles or beliefs
2. the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group
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crossroads
1. a community of people smaller than a village
2. a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made
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crawl
1. a very slow movement
2. a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
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crossover
1. the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis
2. a voter who is registered as a member of one political party but who votes in the primary of another party
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cracking
1. a sudden sharp noise
2. the act of cracking something
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crochet
1. needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle
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crate
1. a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping
2. the quantity contained in a crate
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creole
1. a mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages
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crust
1. the outer layer of the Earth
2. a hard outer layer that covers something
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crank
1. a bad-tempered person
2. a whimsically eccentric person
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cranberry
1. any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries
2. very tart red berry used for sauce or juice
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cracker
1. a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet
2. a poor White person in the southern United States
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crises
1. an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
2. a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something
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crater
1. a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
2. a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb
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creditor
1. a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
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cruelty
1. a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
2. feelings of extreme heartlessness
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creatine
1. an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates both in the free form and as phosphocreatine; supplies energy for muscle contraction
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crypt
1. a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church)
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craftsman
1. a professional whose work is consistently of high quality
2. a creator of great skill in the manual arts
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crusade
1. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
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creep
1. someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
2. a slow longitudinal movement or deformation
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crunch
1. the sound of something crunching
2. a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources)
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crosse
1. a long racket with a triangular frame; used in playing lacrosse
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crocodile
1. large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters
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cryptography
1. the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms
2. act of writing in code or cipher
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croft
1. a small farm worked by a crofter
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credential
1. a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
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crushing
1. forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
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craving
1. an intense desire for some particular thing
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crossfire
1. a lively or heated interchange of ideas and opinions
2. fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross
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crawling
1. a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
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craven
1. an abject coward
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crore
1. the number that is represented as a one followed by 7 zeros; ten million
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criminology
1. the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior and law enforcement
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craftsmanship
1. skill in an occupation or trade
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crook
1. someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
2. a circular segment of a curve
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crabs
1. infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice
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crotch
1. the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches
2. the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk
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cripple
1. someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back
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crawler
1. a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
2. a person who crawls or creeps along the ground
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crouch
1. the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body
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creeping
1. a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
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craze
1. an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
2. state of violent mental agitation
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crusader
1. a disputant who advocates reform
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crock
1. a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
2. nonsense; foolish talk
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crackdown
1. severely repressive actions
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cruces
1. the most important point
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cremation
1. the incineration of a dead body
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crease
1. an angular or rounded shape made by folding
2. a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
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crit
1. a bicycle race held on a short course (usually less than 5 km or 3 miles)
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crepe
1. paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for decorations
2. small very thin pancake
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creamer
1. a small pitcher for serving cream
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critter
1. a regional term for `creature' (especially for domestic animals)
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crusher
1. a device that crushes something
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creationism
1. the literal belief in the account of Creation given in the Book of Genesis
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crumb
1. a very small quantity of something
2. a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
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crimp
1. an angular or rounded shape made by folding
2. someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers
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criticality
1. a state of critical urgency
2. a critical state; especially the point at which a nuclear reaction is self-sustaining
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crux
1. the most important point
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creeper
1. any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping
2. a person who crawls or creeps along the ground
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crayon
1. writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing
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crystallization
1. the formation of crystals
2. a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces
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croquet
1. a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops; the winner is the first to traverse all the hoops and hit a peg
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crockery
1. tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively
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crucible
1. a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions
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crystallography
1. the branch of science that studies the formation and structure of crystals
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cred
1. credibility among young fashionable urban individuals
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crucifixion
1. the act of executing by a method widespread in the ancient world; the victim's hands and feet are bound or nailed to a cross
2. the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering
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croton
1. grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant
2. tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil
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crowding
1. a situation in which people or things are crowded together
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creeps
1. a disease of cattle and sheep attributed to a dietary deficiency; characterized by anemia and softening of the bones and a slow stiff gait
2. a feeling of fear and revulsion
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cranium
1. the part of the skull that encloses the brain
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crucifix
1. representation of the cross on which Jesus died
2. a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings when the gymnast supports himself with both arms extended horizontally
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crawfish
1. tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
2. small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
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credo
1. any system of principles or beliefs
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crosswalk
1. a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other
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crankshaft
1. a rotating shaft driven by (or driving) a crank
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crackle
1. the sharp sound of snapping noises
2. glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface
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crossbow
1. a bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (quarrel)
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crosstalk
1. the presence of an unwanted signal via an accidental coupling
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credence
1. the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
2. a kind of sideboard or buffet
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croupier
1. someone who collects and pays bets at a gaming table
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crocus
1. any of numerous low-growing plants of the genus Crocus having slender grasslike leaves and white or yellow or purple flowers; native chiefly to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated
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cringe
1. some event or object that causes embarrassment and shame
2. A posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling.
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crayfish
1. warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
2. tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
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cramp
1. a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
2. a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued
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crescendo
1. (music) a gradual increase in loudness
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cricketer
1. an athlete who plays cricket
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crier
1. a person who weeps
2. (formerly) an official who made public announcements
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crud
1. heavy wet snow that is unsuitable for skiing
2. any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant
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crick
1. a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
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cribbage
1. a card game (usually for two players) in which each player is dealt six cards and discards one or two
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criminality
1. the state of being a criminal
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crag
1. a steep rugged rock or cliff
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crafter
1. a creator of great skill in the manual arts
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crappie
1. small sunfishes of the genus Pomoxis of central United States rivers
2. small sunfishes of central United States rivers
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crutch
1. a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking
2. anything that serves as an expedient
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crossbar
1. a horizontal bar that goes across something
2. game equipment consisting of a horizontal bar to be jumped or vaulted over
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cress
1. any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste
2. pungent leaves of any of numerous cruciferous herbs
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crackling
1. the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
2. the sharp sound of snapping noises
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crisscross
1. a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
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creamery
1. a workplace where dairy products (butter and cheese etc.) are produced or sold
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craziness
1. informal terms for insanity
2. the quality of being rash and foolish
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crematorium
1. a mortuary where corpses are cremated
2. a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes
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crossroad
1. a junction where one street or road crosses another
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crowbar
1. a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
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crosscut
1. a diagonal path
2. a route shorter than the usual one
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cran
1. a capacity unit used for measuring fresh herring
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crone
1. an ugly evil-looking old woman
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creel
1. a wicker basket used by anglers to hold fish
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cruse
1. small jar; holds liquid (oil or water)
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crozier
1. a staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office
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cropper
1. small farmers and tenants
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creosote
1. a colorless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by distillation of wood tar; used as an antiseptic
2. a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; used as a preservative for wood
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crevice
1. a long narrow depression in a surface
2. a long narrow cleft
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crinkle
1. a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
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cryptology
1. the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms
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croissant
1. very rich flaky crescent-shaped roll
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credenza
1. a kind of sideboard or buffet
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crocheting
1. needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle
2. creating a garment of needlework
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crustacean
1. any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton
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creche
1. a hospital where foundlings (infant children of unknown parents) are taken in and cared for
2. a representation of Christ's nativity in the stable at Bethlehem
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crotchet
1. a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
2. a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note
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crankcase
1. housing for a crankshaft
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creditworthiness
1. trustworthiness with money as based on a person's credit history; a general qualification for borrowing
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cronyism
1. favoritism shown to friends and associates (as by appointing them to positions without regard for their qualifications)
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crematory
1. a mortuary where corpses are cremated
2. a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes
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croak
1. a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)
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criterium
1. a bicycle race held on a short course (usually less than 5 km or 3 miles)
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creaking
1. a squeaking sound
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craw
1. a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food
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croup
1. a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing
2. the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks
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crabgrass
1. grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns
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crimper
1. someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers
2. a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it
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crewman
1. any member of a ship's crew
2. a member of a flight crew
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crabmeat
1. the edible flesh of any of various crabs
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crosshairs
1. a center of interest
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crony
1. a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
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cryonics
1. the freezing of a seriously ill or recently deceased person to stop tissues from decomposing; the body is preserved until new medical cures are developed that might bring the person back to life
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crackpot
1. a whimsically eccentric person
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cryostat
1. a thermostat that operates at very low temperatures
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cryogenics
1. the branch of physics that studies the phenomena that occur at very low temperatures
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crossbones
1. two crossed bones (or a representation of two crossed bones) used as a symbol danger or death
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crossway
1. a junction where one street or road crosses another
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creak
1. a squeaking sound
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crooner
1. a singer of popular ballads
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crybaby
1. a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
2. a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
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crasher
1. someone who gets in (to a party) without an invitation or without paying
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cryptanalysis
1. the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms
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criminalization
1. legislation that makes something illegal
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credulity
1. tendency to believe readily
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crowing
1. an instance of boastful talk
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cranny
1. a long narrow depression in a surface
2. a small opening or crevice (especially in a rock face or wall)
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crake
1. any of several short-billed Old World rails
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cryosurgery
1. the use of extreme cold (usually liquid nitrogen) to destroy unwanted tissue (warts or cataracts or skin cancers)
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cresol
1. any of three poisonous colorless isomeric phenols; derived from coal or wood tar; used as a disinfectant
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