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

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19,295 words · showing 3,961–4,020

  • crisis/ˈkɹaɪsɪs/nounB1A moment when something must give way.
  • crisis linenounB2A number answered at any hour by someone trained.
  • crisp/kɹɪsp/adjectiveB14 meaningsFirm and dry, breaking with a clean snap instead of bending.
  • crispy/ˈkɹɪs.pi/adjectiveA2+Pleasantly hard and crackling when bitten.
  • crisscross/ˈkɹɪsˌkɹɒs/verbB2+To cross back and forth over something.
  • criteria/kɹaɪˈtɪə.ɹi.ə/
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The standards something is judged against.
  • criterion/kɹɪˈtɪəɹi.ən/nounB2+A standard or rule by which something is judged, measured or decided.
  • criterium/kɹaɪˈtɪəɹiəm/nounC2A race of many laps round a short town circuit.
  • critic/ˈkɹɪt.ɪk/nounB2Somebody who judges books, films or music publicly.
  • critical/ˈkɹɪt.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveB23 meaningsExtremely important at this exact moment.
  • critical conditionnounB2A state where a patient could still die.
  • critically/ˈkɹɪt.ɪ.kə.li/adverbB2+In a way that judges severely, or dangerously so.
  • criticism/ˈkɹɪtɪsɪzm̩/nounB2Fault-finding, or careful judgement of a work.
  • criticize/ˈkɹɪtɪsaɪz/verbB2To point out what is wrong with something.
  • critique/kɹɪˈtiːk/nounB2+3 meaningsA detailed, reasoned judgement of a piece of work, an idea or a policy.
  • critter/ˈkɹɪtɚ/nounC2A small animal or creature.
  • croak/kɹoʊk/verbB22 meaningsTo make a deep hoarse sound.
  • croatianounB1The Adriatic country of a thousand islands and old stone towns.
  • crochet/kɹoʊˈʃeɪ/nounB2+Making fabric by looping yarn with a single hook.
  • crockery/ˈkɹɒkəɹi/nounB2+Plates, bowls, and cups — all the table dishes together.
  • crocodile/ˈkɹɑkədaɪl/nounB2A large river reptile with long jaws.
  • crocus/ˈkɹəʊ.kəs/nounB2+A low cup-shaped flower that opens in early spring.
  • croft/kɹɒft/nounC2A small rented farm in Scotland.
  • crofternounC2A small tenant farmer, especially in Scotland.
  • croissant/ˈk(ɹ)wæsɒ̃/nounA2+A crescent-shaped French pastry made from layered buttery dough.
  • crone/kɹoʊn/nounC1An ugly old woman, in stories.
  • crony/ˈkɹoʊni/nounC2A close friend, especially one given unfair favours.
  • 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.
  • crop upphraseB2To appear unexpectedly.
  • cross/kɹɒs/nounA27 meaningsA shape made of two lines cutting through each other, used as a mark.
  • cross that bridge when you come to itphraseC1To deal with a problem only when it actually arrives.
  • cross your fingersphraseB1To fold one finger over another for luck.
  • cross your legsphraseB1To rest one leg over the other while sitting.
  • cross your mindphraseB2For a thought to pass through briefly.
  • cross-countrynounB2Racing over long distances on flat or rolling ground.
  • cross-examineverbC1To question the other side's witness to test their story.
  • cross-eyedadjectiveC1Having eyes that turn inward towards each other.
  • cross-referencenounC1A note pointing the reader to another place in the work.
  • cross-sellverbC1To sell something extra alongside the main purchase.
  • crossbar/ˈkɹ̠ɑs.bɑɹ/nounB2+2 meaningsThe tube joining the seat to the steering column of a bicycle.
  • crossbow/ˈkɹɒsbəʊ/nounB2+A bow set across a stock and fired like a gun.
  • crossbreed/ˈkɹɑːsˌbɹiːd/nounB2+An animal whose parents were of two different breeds.
  • 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.
  • crosswalknounB1+The striped place on the road where walkers may go across.
  • crossword/ˈkɹɒswɜː(ɹ)d/nounB1+A word puzzle in which answers are fitted into a grid of crossing squares.
  • crossword cluenounB1The riddle that tells you which word to write in.
  • 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.
  • crow/kɹəʊ/nounB12 meaningsA big all-black bird with a harsh call.
  • crow's feetnounC1The fine lines that fan out from the corner of an eye.
  • 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.
  • crowd aroundphraseB1To gather closely on every side of something.
  • crowded/ˈkɹaʊdɪd/adjectiveA2+3 meaningsFull of people, with little room to move.
  • crown/kɹaʊ̯n/nounB15 meaningsA circular gold headdress worn by a king or queen.