8-Letter Words Starting With CR
Here's the list of all the 389 8-Letter Words Starting With CR in the English Language.
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| creative | 1. promoting construction or creation 2. having the ability or power to create More Definitions → |
| critical | 1. marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws 2. at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction More Definitions → |
| criminal | 1. someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime 2. bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure More Definitions → |
| 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 More Definitions → |
| creation | 1. the human act of creating 2. an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone More Definitions → |
| crossing | 1. traveling across 2. a shallow area in a stream that can be forded More Definitions → |
| creature | 1. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement 2. a living being More Definitions → |
| crescent | 1. resembling the new moon in shape 2. any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters More Definitions → |
| 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 More Definitions → |
| credited | 1. (usually followed by `to') given credit for More Definitions → |
| credible | 1. capable of being believed 2. (a common but incorrect usage where `credulous' would be appropriate) credulous More Definitions → |
| cracking | 1. a sudden sharp noise 2. the act of cracking something More Definitions → |
| creditor | 1. a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists More Definitions → |
| 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 More Definitions → |
| crashing | 1. informal intensifiers More Definitions → |
| crackers | 1. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular More Definitions → |
| crushing | 1. forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority 2. physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination More Definitions → |
| crawling | 1. a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body More Definitions → |
| cropping | 1. cut short 2. prepare for crops More Definitions → |
| creeping | 1. a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body More Definitions → |
| crusader | 1. a disputant who advocates reform More Definitions → |
| crippled | 1. disabled in the feet or legs More Definitions → |
| crockery | 1. tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively More Definitions → |
| crucible | 1. a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions More Definitions → |
| crowding | 1. a situation in which people or things are crowded together More Definitions → |
| 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 More Definitions → |
| crawfish | 1. tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly 2. small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster More Definitions → |
| crossbow | 1. a bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (quarrel) More Definitions → |
| credence | 1. the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true 2. a kind of sideboard or buffet More Definitions → |
| croupier | 1. someone who collects and pays bets at a gaming table More Definitions → |
| 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 More Definitions → |
| crowning | 1. representing a level of the highest possible achievement or attainment 2. forming or providing a crown or summit More Definitions → |
| cribbage | 1. a card game (usually for two players) in which each player is dealt six cards and discards one or two More Definitions → |
| crossbar | 1. a horizontal bar that goes across something 2. game equipment consisting of a horizontal bar to be jumped or vaulted over More Definitions → |
| creamery | 1. a workplace where dairy products (butter and cheese etc.) are produced or sold More Definitions → |
| crumpled | 1. of metal e.g. More Definitions → |
| crosscut | 1. cut using a diagonal line 2. a diagonal path More Definitions → |
| 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 More Definitions → |
| credenza | 1. a kind of sideboard or buffet More Definitions → |
| craziest | 1. affected with madness or insanity 2. foolish; totally unsound More Definitions → |
| cruciate | 1. shaped like a cross More Definitions → |
| 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 More Definitions → |
| cronyism | 1. favoritism shown to friends and associates (as by appointing them to positions without regard for their qualifications) More Definitions → |
| cramming | 1. crowd or pack to capacity 2. put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled More Definitions → |
| creaking | 1. a squeaking sound More Definitions → |
| credibly | 1. easy to believe on the basis of available evidence More Definitions → |
| crabmeat | 1. the edible flesh of any of various crabs More Definitions → |
| 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 More Definitions → |
| crackpot | 1. a whimsically eccentric person More Definitions → |
| cryostat | 1. a thermostat that operates at very low temperatures More Definitions → |
| crossway | 1. a junction where one street or road crosses another More Definitions → |