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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • crater/ˈkɹeɪ.tə(ɹ)/nounB2A round hollow left by a volcano or an impact.
  • crawl/kɹɔːl/verbB16 meaningsTo move forward on hands and knees, close to the ground.
  • creak/kɹiːk/verbB2+3 meaningsTo make a long, high, complaining sound, the way old wood does under weight.
  • cream/kɹiːm/nounA25 meaningsThe thick fatty part of milk, used on desserts and in cooking.
  • crease/kɹiːs/nounB25 meaningsA line made in cloth or paper by folding or crushing it.
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/ˈkɹiˈeɪʃən/
nounB22 meanings
The making of something.
  • creativity/kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/nounB2The ability to make new and original things.
  • credit checknounB2An inspection of your borrowing history.
  • credit limitnounB2The most a lender will let you borrow.
  • credit scorenounB2A number showing how safe a borrower you are.
  • credits/ˈkɹɛdɪts/nounB1+2 meaningsThe list of everybody who worked on a film.
  • creek/ˈkɹiːk/nounB2A small stream, or a narrow inlet of the sea.
  • creep/kɹiːp/verbB13 meaningsTo move slowly and quietly so as not to be noticed.
  • crescendo/kɹɪˈʃɛn.dəʊ/nounB2+3 meaningsA passage of music that grows steadily louder.
  • crescent/ˈkɹɛz.ənt/nounB1+4 meaningsThe curved shape of the moon when only a thin sliver of it is lit.
  • crest/kɹɛst/nounB24 meaningsA tuft of feathers, fur or skin on the top of an animal's head.
  • crew/kɹuː/nounB14 meaningsAll the people who work on a ship, a plane or a train.
  • crew cutnounB2A very short haircut all over.
  • crib/kɹɪb/nounB15 meaningsA baby's bed with high barred sides. British English calls it a cot.
  • crime/kɹaɪm/nounA23 meaningsAn act that breaks the law.
  • crime scenenounB2The place where an offence happened, sealed for examination.
  • crisis linenounB2A number answered at any hour by someone trained.
  • crisp/kɹɪsp/adjectiveB14 meaningsFirm and dry, breaking with a clean snap instead of bending.
  • critic/ˈkɹɪt.ɪk/nounB2Somebody who judges books, films or music publicly.
  • critical conditionnounB2A state where a patient could still die.
  • criticism/ˈkɹɪtɪsɪzm̩/nounB2Fault-finding, or careful judgement of a work.
  • critique/kɹɪˈtiːk/nounB2+3 meaningsA detailed, reasoned judgement of a piece of work, an idea or a policy.
  • crocodile/ˈkɹɑkədaɪl/nounB2A large river reptile with long jaws.
  • crook/kɹʊk/nounB23 meaningsA staff with a hooked end.
  • crop/kɹɒp/nounB16 meaningsA plant grown in large amounts to be harvested.
  • crop rotationnounB2Changing what is grown in a field each year.
  • cross/kɹɒs/nounA27 meaningsA shape made of two lines cutting through each other, used as a mark.
  • cross-countrynounB2Racing over long distances on flat or rolling ground.
  • crossbar/ˈkɹ̠ɑs.bɑɹ/nounB2+2 meaningsThe tube joining the seat to the steering column of a bicycle.
  • crossfitnounB2Training that mixes lifting, gymnastics and running.
  • crossing gatenounB2The barrier that closes a road when a train comes.
  • crossovernounB2+2 meaningsA story bringing characters from separate works together.
  • crossroadsnounB1+2 meaningsA place where two roads cross each other.
  • crotch/kɹɑt͡ʃ/nounB2The place where the legs join the body.
  • crouch/ˈkɹaʊ̯t͡ʃ/verbB22 meaningsTo lower the body close to the ground by bending the knees, with the feet still taking the weight.
  • crowbar/ˈkɹoʊˌbɑɹ/nounB22 meaningsA long iron or steel bar with a flattened, usually split end, used as a lever to force things open or pull out nails.
  • crowd/ˈkɹaʊ̯d/nounA22 meaningsA large mass of people gathered in one place.
  • crown/kɹaʊ̯n/nounB15 meaningsA circular gold headdress worn by a king or queen.
  • crucifix/ˈkɹuː.sɪˌfɪks/nounB2A cross bearing a figure of Christ.
  • crude oilnounB2The thick dark liquid pumped from underground.
  • cruelty/ˈkɹuː(.ə)lti/nounB2The deliberate causing of pain or suffering.
  • cruise/kɹuːz/nounB12 meaningsA holiday spent on a ship visiting several ports.
  • crumble/ˈkɹʌmbəl/nounB22 meaningsA baked pudding of fruit under a crumbly flour-and-butter topping.
  • crunch/kɹʌnt͡ʃ/verbB22 meaningsTo make the sound of something hard being crushed.
  • crusade/kɹuːˈseɪd/nounB22 meaningsA medieval religious war.
  • crush/kɹʌʃ/verbB15 meaningsTo press something so hard that it breaks or loses its shape.
  • crust/kɹʌst/nounB22 meaningsThe thin solid outer layer of the earth.
  • crutch/ˈkɹʌt͡ʃ/nounB1+2 meaningsA support you lean on to walk while a leg is injured.
  • crutchesnounB1+2 meaningsSupports held under the arm or forearm to help someone walk.
  • cryptocurrency/ˈkɹɪp.toʊˌkɝ.ən.si/nounB2Digital money that lives on no bank, only on math.
  • crystal/ˈkɹɪstəl/nounB13 meaningsA solid whose atoms are arranged in a regular repeating pattern.
  • cube/kjuːb/nounB25 meaningsA solid shape with six equal square faces.
  • cue/kjuː/nounB2A signal that it is your turn to act or speak.
  • cuff/kʌf/nounB2The band at the end of a sleeve.
  • cul-de-sac/ˈkʌldəsæk/nounB22 meaningsA street closed at one end.