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- credence noun (no plural)
1) Belief or trust that something is true. «Give credence to» means believe it. - credentials noun (plural: credentials; rarely singular: a credential)
1) Qualifications, training and experience that show someone is suitable or trustworthy for a job or role: «Her credentials as a doctor… - credibility noun (credibility — uncountable)
1) Credibility is the quality of being believed and trusted. - credible adjective (credible, more credible, most credible)
Credible means believable, able to be trusted as true. - credit noun (credit, credits); verb (credit, credits, credited, crediting)
Credit is praise or recognition for something good you have done. - creditable adjective (creditable, more creditable)
Creditable means deserving praise, good enough to be respected, though often not the very best. - creditor noun (creditor, creditors)
1) A person or firm to whom money is owed, who is waiting to be paid back. - creditworthiness noun (creditworthiness — uncountable)
1) (money) Creditworthiness is how safe a bank or shop thinks it is to lend money to a person or company, based on whether they usually… - creditworthy adjective (creditworthy, more creditworthy)
1) (money) A creditworthy person or company is thought safe to lend money to, because they are likely to pay it back. - cree noun (the Cree, Cree — a people; Cree — a language); adjective (Cree)
The Cree are a group of First Nations (Indigenous) peoples of Canada, and some live in the northern United States. - creed noun (a creed, creeds; the Creed)
1) (church) A creed is a short statement of the main things a religion believes, said together in a service; the Apostles' Creed and the… - creek noun (a creek, creeks)
1) (US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) A creek is a small stream or narrow river. 2) (UK) A creek is a narrow inlet where the sea or a… - creel noun (creel, creels)
1) (old use) A wicker basket, often for carrying fish, or one carried on the back. - creep verb (creep, creeps, crept, creeping); noun (a creep, creeps)
To creep means to move slowly and quietly so no one notices you. - creeper noun (a creeper, creepers)
A plant that grows along the ground or climbs up walls, fences and trees, such as ivy. - creepy adjective (creepy, creepier, creepiest) — informal
Strange and frightening in a way that makes you uneasy (a creepy house). - cremate verb (cremate, cremates, cremated, cremating)
To burn the body of a person who has died, until only ashes are left, as a way of saying goodbye instead of burying them. - cremation noun (cremation, a cremation, cremations)
Cremation is burning a dead person's body to ashes, as a respectful way of saying goodbye instead of burying it. - crematorium noun (a crematorium, crematoriums or crematoria)
1) A crematorium is a building where the body of a person who has died is burned to ashes, often with a funeral service in a small chapel… - creole noun (a creole, Creole — the people or language); adjective (Creole)
1) A language that grew from a mix of two or more languages and became the first language of a group of people, such as Haitian Creole or… - crepuscular adjective (crepuscular)
Active mainly at twilight, at dawn and dusk, rather than in the day or night: «Rabbits and deer are crepuscular». - 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. - cress noun (cress — uncountable)
1) A small plant with tiny green leaves that taste peppery, eaten in salads and sandwiches; watercress grows in water. - crest noun (a crest, crests); verb (crest, crests, crested, cresting)
A crest is a bunch of feathers, fur or skin on the top of an animal's head, like a cockatoo's crest or a rooster's comb. - crested adjective (crested)
A crested bird or animal has a crest: a tuft of feathers, fur or skin on top of its head. - cretaceous adjective (cretaceous; Cretaceous with a capital as a name)
The Cretaceous is the last period of the age of dinosaurs, from about 145 to 66 million years ago. - cretin noun (cretin, cretins)
A person born with a serious illness that stops the body and mind growing properly. - crevasse noun (crevasse, crevasses)
1) A deep, narrow crack in thick ice, such as on a glacier. - crevice noun (crevice, crevices)
1) A narrow crack or gap in rock, wood or a wall. - crew noun (crew, crews); verb (crew, crews, crewed, crewing)
A crew is a group of people who work together, for example on a ship, a plane or a spacecraft. - crib noun (crib, cribs); verb (crib, cribs, cribbed, cribbing — informal)
A baby's bed with high barred sides (UK: «cot»). - crick noun (crick, cricks)
1) A sudden, stiff pain in the neck or back that makes it hard to move. 2) A sharp cracking or snapping sound. - 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… - cricketer noun (a cricketer, cricketers)
1) A cricketer is a person who plays cricket, a bat-and-ball game played by two teams of eleven. - crier noun (a crier, criers)
1) A town crier: in olden times, a person who walked through the streets ringing a bell and shouting out news and announcements, often… - crikey interjection (crikey)
1) (informal, euphemism) a cry of surprise or alarm, like «wow!» or «goodness!»; originally a soft stand-in for «Christ». - crime noun (a crime, crimes; crime — uncountable)
An action that is against the law and can be punished, such as stealing or hurting someone. - criminal noun (a criminal, criminals); adjective (criminal)
A person who has broken the law and done a crime. - criminally adverb (criminally)
Criminally means in a way that breaks the law and is a crime. - crimp verb (crimp, crimps, crimped, crimping); noun (a crimp, crimps)
To press something into small folds or ridges, such as pastry edges or hair. - 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. - cringe verb (cringe, cringes, cringed, cringing); noun (a cringe); adjective (slang: cringe, cringey/cringy)
To feel very embarrassed or uncomfortable about something, often pulling a face or wanting to hide. - crinkle verb (crinkle, crinkles, crinkled, crinkling); noun (a crinkle, crinkles)
To crinkle means to form many small folds or lines, or to make something do that. - crinkly adjective (crinkly, crinklier, crinkliest)
Crinkly means having lots of small folds, lines or wrinkles. - crinoline noun (crinoline, crinolines)
1) (old use) A stiff frame or petticoat worn under a long skirt to make it stand out wide. - cripes interjection (cripes)
1) (informal, old-fashioned, euphemism) a cry of surprise, alarm or annoyance; a soft stand-in for «Christ». - cripple noun (cripple, cripples); verb (cripple, cripples, crippled, crippling)
A person who cannot walk or use a part of the body properly; «disabled» is the kind word today. - crippled adjective
1) Unable to walk or use part of the body properly. 2) Badly damaged, so that it cannot work well. - crisis noun (a crisis, crises)
A crisis is a time of great danger, difficulty or trouble when important decisions must be made. - crisp adjective (crisp, crisper, crispest); noun (a crisp, crisps — British); verb (crisp up)
Crisp means hard and dry in a nice way, so it breaks with a crunch, like fresh toast or an apple. - crispy adjective (crispy, crispier, crispiest)
1) Crispy food is hard and dry on the outside, and breaks with a pleasant crunch when you bite it. - criterion noun (a criterion, criteria)
A criterion is a rule or standard used to judge or decide something. - critic noun (a critic, critics); related: criticise (UK) / criticize (US), criticism, critical
A critic is a person whose job is to give opinions about films, books, music, food, art or plays, often in newspapers, magazines or online. - 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». - critically adverb (critically)
Critically means very seriously or dangerously, as in critically ill or critically endangered. - criticise verb (criticise, criticises, criticised, criticising); US spelling criticize
To say what you think is bad or wrong about someone or something. - criticism noun (criticism, uncountable; a criticism, criticisms)
Criticism is saying what is wrong or bad about someone or something. - critique noun (critique, critiques); verb (critique, critiques, critiqued, critiquing)
A careful written judgement of a book, play or work, saying what is good and what is weak. - critter noun (a critter, critters)
A critter is any creature or animal, especially a small one. - croak verb (croak, croaks, croaked, croaking); noun (a croak, croaks)
When a frog or crow croaks, it makes a deep, rough sound. - croaked verb (croak, croaks, croaked, croaking)
1) (literal) made a deep rough sound, like a frog or a person with a sore throat. 2) (slang, euphemism) died. - croaky adjective (croaky, croakier, croakiest)
1) Sounding rough, low and hoarse, especially because of a sore throat or a cold. 2) Sounding like the croak of a frog or crow. - crock noun (crock, crocks)
A crock is a large pot of thick brown clay, used in the kitchen to keep food such as butter, or to store things. - crockery noun (no plural)
Crockery is plates, cups, bowls and dishes made of baked clay or china. - 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… - crocodilian noun (a crocodilian, crocodilians); adjective (crocodilian)
A crocodilian is any animal in the crocodile family group: crocodiles, alligators, caimans and gharials. - crocus noun (a crocus, crocuses or croci)
A small flower that grows from a bulb-like corm and comes up early in spring, often purple, yellow or white, shaped like a cup. - croissant noun (a croissant, croissants)
A soft, flaky, buttery bread roll shaped like a crescent (a curved moon), first made famous in France and eaten for breakfast. - crone noun (crone, crones)
1) (old use, in fairy tales) An old woman, often ugly, spiteful or wise, who is seen as frightening. - 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. - crookedly adverb (crookedly); from the adjective crooked
1) In a way that is not straight, bent or twisted, or not level. 2) (rare) In a dishonest way. - crooning verb form (croon, croons, crooned, crooning)
To croon is to sing or hum softly and gently, often to a baby or while working. - 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. - cropper noun (a cropper, croppers)
Come a cropper: to fall over badly, or to fail badly: he came a cropper on his bike. - croquet noun (croquet, uncountable); verb (croquet, croquets, croqueted, croqueting — rare)
A lawn game in which players hit wooden balls with long-handled wooden mallets through small metal hoops stuck in the grass. - croquette noun (a croquette, croquettes)
1) A croquette is a small roll or ball of mashed potato, meat, fish or vegetables, covered in breadcrumbs and fried. - cross verb (cross, crosses, crossed, crossing); noun (a cross, crosses); adjective (cross — angry)
To cross is to go from one side to the other, like across a road, river or bridge. - crossbar noun (a crossbar, crossbars)
A crossbar is a bar that goes across between two upright posts, such as the top bar of a goal in football or hockey. - crossbow noun (a crossbow, crossbows)
1) A weapon made of a small bow fixed across a wooden stock, which shoots short arrows called bolts when you pull a trigger. - 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. - crossly adverb (crossly)
1) Crossly means in an angry or annoyed way. - crossness noun (crossness — uncountable)
1) Crossness is the feeling or state of being cross, that is, annoyed or a bit angry. - crossroad noun (crossroad, crossroads — «crossroads» is used for one place and for many)
A crossroad is a place where two roads meet and cross each other. - crosswalk noun (a crosswalk, crosswalks)
1) A marked place on a road where people walk across, often with white stripes or traffic lights; the US and Canadian word for a… - crossway noun (crossways, crossway; old use)
1) (old use) A crossway is a place where two or more roads meet; a crossroads. - crossways adverb (crossways); also crosswise
Across from one side to the other, not along; at an angle, often a right angle, to something else. - crosswise adverb (no other forms)
Crosswise means across, in a cross shape, or against the length of something. - crossword noun (a crossword, crosswords); also crossword puzzle
1) A word puzzle where you write words into a grid of squares, across and down, using clues. - crotchet noun (a crotchet, crotchets)
A crotchet is a musical note that lasts for one beat in most music; in the USA it is called a quarter note. - 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. - crow noun (a crow, crows); verb (crow, crows, crowed (or crew, old), crowing)
A crow is a large black bird with a loud harsh call. - crowbar noun (a crowbar, crowbars)
A crowbar is a long, heavy metal bar with a flat or bent end, used to lift or force things open. - crowd noun (a crowd, crowds); verb (crowd, crowds, crowded, crowding)
A crowd is a large group of people together in one place. - 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. - crozier noun (croziers)
A crozier is a long staff with a curled top carried by a bishop or an abbot as a sign of office. - crucial adjective (crucial; more crucial)
Extremely important, because something else depends on it: «Sleep is crucial for growing children». - crucible noun (crucibles)
A crucible is a strong pot that can stand great heat, used for melting metal or other things.
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