5-Letter Words Starting With CR
Here's the list of all the 106 5-Letter Words Starting With CR in the English Language.
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| cross | 1. travel across or pass over 2. meet at a point More Definitions → |
| crime | 1. (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act 2. an evil act not necessarily punishable by law More Definitions → |
| creek | 1. a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river) More Definitions → |
| cream | 1. the best people or things in a group 2. the part of milk containing the butterfat More Definitions → |
| crazy | 1. someone deranged and possibly dangerous 2. affected with madness or insanity More Definitions → |
| crown | 1. invest with regal power; enthrone 2. be the culminating event More Definitions → |
| crack | 1. a long narrow cleft 2. a narrow opening More Definitions → |
| 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 More Definitions → |
| crash | 1. fall or come down violently 2. move with, or as if with, a crashing noise More Definitions → |
| crowd | 1. cause to herd, drive, or crowd together 2. fill or occupy to the point of overflowing More Definitions → |
| 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 More Definitions → |
| crest | 1. lie at the top of 2. reach a high point More Definitions → |
| crude | 1. not carefully or expertly made 2. conspicuously and tastelessly indecent More Definitions → |
| 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 More Definitions → |
| cried | 1. utter a sudden loud cry 2. shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain More Definitions → |
| cruel | 1. (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering More Definitions → |
| crisp | 1. a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat 2. make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic More Definitions → |
| crush | 1. leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated 2. a dense crowd of people More Definitions → |
| 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 More Definitions → |
| crawl | 1. move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground 2. feel as if crawling with insects More Definitions → |
| crate | 1. put into a crate; as for protection 2. a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping More Definitions → |
| crust | 1. the outer layer of the Earth 2. a hard outer layer that covers something More Definitions → |
| crank | 1. travel along a zigzag path 2. start by cranking More Definitions → |
| crypt | 1. a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church) More Definitions → |
| creep | 1. move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground 2. to go stealthily or furtively More Definitions → |
| croft | 1. a small farm worked by a crofter More Definitions → |
| crave | 1. have a craving, appetite, or great desire for 2. plead or ask for earnestly More Definitions → |
| crore | 1. the number that is represented as a one followed by 7 zeros; ten million More Definitions → |
| crook | 1. bend or cause to bend 2. someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime More Definitions → |
| crabs | 1. infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice More Definitions → |
| craze | 1. an interest followed with exaggerated zeal 2. state of violent mental agitation More Definitions → |
| crock | 1. release color when rubbed, of badly dyed fabric 2. soil with or as with crock More Definitions → |
| crepe | 1. paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for decorations 2. small very thin pancake More Definitions → |
| crumb | 1. a very small quantity of something 2. a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible More Definitions → |
| crimp | 1. make ridges into by pinching together 2. curl tightly More Definitions → |
| crept | 1. move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground 2. to go stealthily or furtively More Definitions → |
| credo | 1. any system of principles or beliefs More Definitions → |
| crass | 1. (of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility More Definitions → |
| cramp | 1. a painful and involuntary muscular contraction 2. a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued More Definitions → |
| crier | 1. a person who weeps 2. (formerly) an official who made public announcements More Definitions → |
| crick | 1. a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) 2. twist (a body part) into a strained position More Definitions → |
| crump | 1. make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants 2. bombard with heavy shells More Definitions → |
| 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 More Definitions → |
| crone | 1. an ugly evil-looking old woman More Definitions → |
| creel | 1. a wicker basket used by anglers to hold fish More Definitions → |
| cruse | 1. small jar; holds liquid (oil or water) More Definitions → |
| croak | 1. a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog) 2. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life More Definitions → |
| 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 More Definitions → |
| crony | 1. a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities More Definitions → |
| creak | 1. make a high-pitched, screeching noise 2. a squeaking sound More Definitions → |
| crake | 1. any of several short-billed Old World rails More Definitions → |