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- craze noun (a craze, crazes); verb (craze, crazes, crazed, crazing — rare)
A craze is something that suddenly becomes very popular for a short time, like a toy, game or dance, and then fades. - creak verb (creak, creaks, creaked, creaking); noun (a creak, creaks)
To creak is to make a long, high, squeaking sound, like an old door, a wooden floor or stairs when they move or are walked on. - cream noun (cream, creams); adjective (cream-coloured); verb (cream, creams, creamed, creaming)
1) Cream is the thick, fatty part of milk. It is used to make butter, cakes and ice cream. 2) A cream is a soft thick stuff you rub on… - create verb (create, creates, created, creating)
To create is to make something new that did not exist before. - creation noun (creation, a creation, creations; Creation)
1) Creation is the act of making something new. 2) A creation is a thing someone has made, like a painting, a cake or a story. 3) (Bible… - creative adjective (creative, more creative, most creative); noun (a creative, creatives — at work)
Creative means good at having new ideas and making new things, such as stories, art, music or inventions. - creator noun (a creator, creators; the Creator)
A creator is a person who makes or invents something new, such as a story, game, character or video. - creature noun (creature, creatures)
A creature is any living animal, big or small, like a bird, insect or fish. - credit noun (credit, credits); verb (credit, credits, credited, crediting)
Credit is praise or recognition for something good you have done. - creditor noun (creditor, creditors)
1) A person or firm to whom money is owed, who is waiting to be paid back. - creep verb (creep, creeps, crept, creeping); noun (a creep, creeps)
To creep means to move slowly and quietly so no one notices you. - crescent noun (a crescent, crescents); adjective (crescent)
The curved shape of the Moon when only a thin part of it can be seen, like a slice of melon. - crevice noun (crevice, crevices)
1) A narrow crack or gap in rock, wood or a wall. - crib noun (crib, cribs); verb (crib, cribs, cribbed, cribbing — informal)
A baby's bed with high barred sides (UK: «cot»). - cricket noun (cricket — uncountable, the game; a cricket, crickets — the insect)
1) Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played by two teams of eleven players on a large field with a pitch in the middle, where a bowler bowls… - crime noun (a crime, crimes; crime — uncountable)
An action that is against the law and can be punished, such as stealing or hurting someone. - criminality noun
The state of being guilty of crimes or wrongdoing. - crimson adjective (crimson); noun (crimson, uncountable); verb (crimson — rare, to go red)
1) A deep, strong red colour with a little blue in it. 2) (verb, rare) To turn deep red, as when blushing. - critical adjective (critical; more critical, most critical)
Saying what is bad or wrong about someone or something; finding fault: «She was critical of my drawing». - criticism noun (criticism, uncountable; a criticism, criticisms)
Criticism is saying what is wrong or bad about someone or something. - crocodile noun (a crocodile, crocodiles)
1) A large reptile with a long body, thick scaly skin, a long mouth with many sharp teeth and a powerful tail; it lives in rivers and… - crook noun (a crook, crooks); verb (crook, crooks, crooked, crooking); adjective (Australia/NZ informal: crook)
A dishonest person, especially a criminal or cheat. - crooked adjective (crooked, more crooked, most crooked); pronounced «KROOK-id»
1) Crooked means not straight; bent, twisted or uneven. 2) A crooked person is dishonest and cheats people. - crop noun (crop, crops); verb (crop, crops, cropped, cropping)
A crop is a plant grown in large amounts by farmers, like wheat, rice, potatoes or apples. - cropped verb (crop, crops, cropped, cropping — past and -ed form); adjective (cropped)
Cropped is the past form of crop: to cut something short, like hair or grass, or to cut off the edges of a picture. - crossing noun (crossing, crossings); verb (form of cross)
A crossing is a place where you can go across a road, a river or a railway safely, like a pedestrian crossing or a level crossing. - crossway noun (crossways, crossway; old use)
1) (old use) A crossway is a place where two or more roads meet; a crossroads. - crouch verb (crouch, crouches, crouched, crouching); noun (a crouch)
To crouch means to bend your knees and lower your body close to the ground, leaning forward a little. - crown noun (a crown, crowns); verb (crown, crowns, crowned, crowning)
A crown is a round ornament, often gold with jewels, that a king or queen wears on the head. - crowned verb, past tense and past participle of «crown» (crown, crowns, crowned, crowning); adjective (crowned)
Crowned means had a crown put on the head to become king or queen. - crucible noun (crucibles)
A crucible is a strong pot that can stand great heat, used for melting metal or other things. - cruel adjective (cruel, crueller, cruellest; US crueler, cruelest)
Cruel means causing pain or suffering to people or animals on purpose, or not caring when they suffer. - cruelly adverb
Cruelly means in a cruel way, causing pain or suffering on purpose or without caring. - crumb noun (a crumb, crumbs); interjection (crumbs! — British, mild surprise)
1) A very small piece of bread, cake or biscuit. 2) A very small amount of something: "a crumb of hope". 3) "Crumbs!" is an old-fashioned… - crumble verb (crumble, crumbles, crumbled, crumbling); noun (a crumble, crumbles)
1) To crumble is to break into small pieces. 2) To crumble something is to break it into small pieces with your fingers. 3) A crumble is a… - cruse noun
A small jar or flask for holding water or oil. - crush verb (crush, crushes, crushed, crushing); noun (a crush, crushes)
To crush means to press something so hard that it breaks, bends or loses its shape. - cry verb (cry, cries, cried, crying); noun (a cry, cries)
To cry is to have tears come from your eyes because you are sad, hurt, or very happy. - crying verb form (-ing form of cry: cry, cries, cried, crying); noun (crying, uncountable); adjective (a crying baby)
Crying means having tears coming from your eyes, usually because you are sad, hurt or scared. - cryptogram noun
A message written in a secret code or cipher. - crystal noun (crystal, crystals); adjective (crystal — made of crystal; crystal clear)
1) A crystal is a solid with a regular shape, flat sides and sharp edges, formed naturally when some substances become solid, like salt… - crystallization noun
The process by which something becomes firm and fixed, like a crystal. - crystallize verb
To become clear, firm and fixed in shape, like a crystal. - cub noun (cub, cubs)
A cub is a baby animal, such as a young bear, lion, tiger, fox or wolf. - cubit noun (cubits; old use)
1) (old use) A cubit is an old unit of length, the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger, about 45 cm. - cucumber noun (a cucumber, cucumbers; cucumber, uncountable)
1) A long, thin, green vegetable with a cool, watery inside, eaten raw in salads or sandwiches. 2) The plant it grows on. - cud noun (cud; uncountable)
Cud is food that a cow, sheep, goat or deer has swallowed and then brings back up from its stomach into its mouth to chew again. - culture noun (culture — uncountable; a culture, cultures); verb (culture — in science, rare)
The way of life of a group of people: their language, food, clothes, beliefs, customs, festivals, music and art. - cum preposition (cum)
Combined with; also being used as: «a kitchen-cum-dining room» is one room that is both a kitchen and a dining room; «a shed-cum-workshop». - cuneiform noun (cuneiform, uncountable); adjective (cuneiform)
1) Cuneiform is one of the oldest kinds of writing in the world, made of small wedge-shaped marks pressed into wet clay with a reed, first… - cunning adjective (cunning, more cunning); noun (cunning — uncountable)
Cunning means clever at tricking people or getting what you want, often in a sly or dishonest way. - cup noun (cup, cups); verb (cup — to hold in curved hands)
A cup is a small container with a handle that you drink from. - cupbearer noun (cupbearer, cupbearers)
1) In old royal courts, a trusted servant whose job was to pour and serve wine to the king, and often to taste it first to check it was… - curb verb (curbs, curbed, curbing); noun (curbs)
1) To curb something is to hold it back or keep it under control: curb your temper. 2) A curb is the stone edge of a pavement by the road. - curd noun (curd, curds — often plural)
Curds are the thick white lumps that form when milk goes sour or is made to separate; they are used to make cheese. - curdled verb
Turned into soft lumps, as milk does when it thickens. - cure noun (a cure, cures); verb (cure, cures, cured, curing)
A cure is a medicine or treatment that makes an illness go away completely. - curiosity noun (curiosity, curiosities)
A strong wish to know or learn about something. - curiously adverb (curiously; more curiously, most curiously)
In a way that shows you want to know or learn about something: «The cat sniffed the box curiously.». - curl noun (curl, curls); verb (curl, curls, curled, curling)
A curl is a piece of hair that grows or is shaped in a round twist. - current noun (a current, currents); adjective (current); adverb currently
A current is a strong movement of water or air in one direction, as in a river or the sea. - curse noun (a curse, curses); verb (curse, curses, cursed, cursing)
A curse is a magic spell or wish that something bad will happen to someone, as in fairy tales. - curtain noun (a curtain, curtains)
A curtain is a piece of cloth that hangs over a window to block light or stop people looking in. - cushion noun (a cushion, cushions); verb (cushion, cushions, cushioned, cushioning)
A soft bag filled with stuffing, used to make a seat more comfortable or to lean on. - custodian noun
A person who looks after and guards something, such as a building or a collection. - custody noun (custody)
Being kept by the police or in prison, usually while waiting to go to court: the suspect was taken into custody. - custom noun (custom, customs; customs — at a border); adjective (custom — made specially, especially in the USA: custom-made)
1) A custom is a way of doing something that people in a place or group have done for a long time: it is a custom to give presents at… - cut verb (cut, cuts, cut, cutting); noun (a cut, cuts)
To cut is to divide something or take a piece off with a knife or scissors. - cutting verb, -ing form of cut (cut, cuts, cut, cutting); noun (a cutting, cuttings); adjective (cutting)
As part of the verb, cutting means using a knife, scissors or other sharp tool to divide or open something now. - cycle noun (cycle, cycles); verb (cycle, cycles, cycled, cycling)
A cycle is something that happens again and again in the same order, like the seasons or day and night. - cymbal noun (a cymbal, cymbals)
1) A cymbal is a round flat metal plate used as a musical instrument, hit with a stick or clashed against another cymbal to make a loud… - cypher noun (cyphers); also spelt cipher
1) A person of no importance, a nobody. 2) A secret code, or the sign for the figure 0. - cypress noun (cypresses)
A tall evergreen tree with dark, pointed leaves, often planted in gardens and graveyards.
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