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- crucifixion noun (the Crucifixion; a crucifixion, crucifixions)
The Crucifixion is the death of Jesus on a cross, which Christians remember on Good Friday. - crucify verb (crucify, crucifies, crucified, crucifying)
1) To kill someone by nailing or tying them to a cross and leaving them to die — a cruel punishment used in ancient times, especially by… - crud noun (no plural)
1) (informal) Crud is dirt, grime or a sticky mess. 2) (old use, dialect) Crud is curd, the thick soft part of sour milk that is made into… - crude adjective (crude, cruder, crudest); noun (crude — crude oil)
In a natural state, not yet made pure or processed: crude oil. - 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. - cruelty noun (cruelty, uncountable; a cruelty, cruelties)
1) Cruelty is behaviour that causes pain or suffering to people or animals on purpose, or without caring. 2) A cruelty is a cruel action. - cruise noun (a cruise, cruises); verb (cruise, cruises, cruised, cruising)
A holiday on a large ship that visits several places: a cruise around the Mediterranean. - 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… - crumbly adjective (crumbly, crumblier, crumbliest)
Something crumbly breaks easily into small pieces called crumbs. - crumple verb (crumple, crumples, crumpled, crumpling)
To crumple paper or cloth is to squeeze it so that it becomes full of creases. - crunch verb (crunch, crunches, crunched, crunching); noun (a crunch, crunches)
To crunch means to bite or press something hard so it makes a loud cracking sound. - crupper noun (cruppers)
A crupper is a strap on a horse's harness that runs under its tail to stop the saddle sliding forward. - crusade noun (a crusade, crusades); verb (crusade, crusades, crusaded, crusading)
1) (history, church) The Crusades were wars from about 1095 to 1291 in which Christian armies from Europe fought mainly to take control of… - 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. - crushingly adverb
Crushingly means very strongly or in a way that is overwhelming, so you feel defeated or flattened. - crust noun (a crust, crusts); verb (crust, crusts, crusted, crusting — rare)
The hard outer part of a loaf or slice of bread. - crustacean noun (a crustacean, crustaceans); adjective (crustacean)
1) A crustacean is an animal with a hard outer shell, jointed legs and no backbone, which usually lives in water, such as a crab, lobster… - crusty adjective (crusty, crustier, crustiest)
Crusty means having a hard, crisp outside, like fresh bread. - crutch noun (a crutch, crutches)
A crutch is a long stick with a support for under the arm or a handle, used to help someone walk when a leg or foot is injured. - crux noun (the crux; plural cruxes or cruces, rare)
The most important or difficult part of a problem, question or argument: «The crux of the matter is that we don't have enough money». - 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. - crybaby noun (a crybaby, crybabies; also cry-baby)
A crybaby is someone, especially a child, who cries or complains easily over small things. - 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. - cryptocurrency noun (a cryptocurrency, cryptocurrencies; cryptocurrency, uncountable); informal crypto
1) (money) A kind of digital money that exists only on computers, uses special codes to keep it secure, and is not issued by a government… - 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… - crystalline adjective (crystalline)
Made of crystals or having the regular, repeating structure of a crystal: «Salt is a crystalline solid». - crystallisation noun (crystallisation, uncountable; US crystallization)
The process of crystals forming, for example when a salty or sugary solution cools or the water evaporates. - crystallise verb (crystallise, crystallises, crystallised, crystallising; US crystallize)
When a substance crystallises, it forms crystals, usually as a liquid cools or water evaporates: «Salt crystallises as the water dries». - crystallised verb, past form of crystallise (crystallise, crystallises, crystallised, crystallising); adjective (crystallised fruit, crystallised ginger)
Turned into crystals: a liquid or a solution formed solid pieces with flat, regular faces. - crystallized adjective (also verb crystallize, crystallizes, crystallized, crystallizing)
Crystallized means covered in sugar or made into hard, sweet, shiny crystals, as in crystallized fruit. - ct abbreviation (ct, Ct, CT)
1) ct: short for «carat», the unit for the weight of diamonds and gems (1 carat = 0.2 grams), and also for «karat» (in the US), the… - cub noun (cub, cubs)
A cub is a baby animal, such as a young bear, lion, tiger, fox or wolf. - cuban adjective (Cuban); noun (a Cuban, Cubans)
1) Cuban means from Cuba, an island country in the Caribbean Sea, south of Florida. 2) A Cuban is a person from Cuba. - cube noun (cube, cubes); verb (cube, cubed — to cut into cubes or to multiply a number by itself three times)
A cube is a solid shape with 6 square faces that are all the same size, like a dice. - cubic adjective (cubic)
1) Cubic tells that something is measured in cubes, to show how much space a thing fills. 2) Cubic also means shaped like a cube. - cubical adjective (cubical)
1) Shaped like a cube, with six equal square faces (a cubical box). - cubism noun (Cubism, uncountable)
1) (art) A style of painting and sculpture begun around 1907–1908 by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, in which people and objects are… - 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. - cuckoo noun (a cuckoo, cuckoos); adjective (informal: cuckoo = crazy)
A cuckoo is a grey bird whose call sounds like «cuck-oo». - 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. - cuddle verb (cuddle, cuddles, cuddled, cuddling); noun (a cuddle, cuddles)
To cuddle someone is to hold them close in your arms to show love or to comfort them. - cuddly adjective (cuddly, cuddlier, cuddliest)
1) Cuddly means soft, warm and nice to hug. 2) A cuddly person or animal is friendly and likes to be hugged, or is a little plump in a… - cudgel noun (a cudgel, cudgels); verb (cudgel, cudgels, cudgelled or cudgeled, cudgelling or cudgeling)
1) A short thick stick used as a weapon; a club. 2) (verb) To hit someone with a cudgel. 3) (phrase) «Cudgel your brains» means think very… - cue noun (a cue, cues); verb (cue, cues, cued, cueing/cuing)
A signal, word or action that tells someone it is time to do something, especially an actor to speak or come on stage. - cuff noun (a cuff, cuffs); verb (cuff, cuffs, cuffed, cuffing)
A cuff is the end part of a sleeve, around the wrist. - cuisine noun (cuisine, cuisines)
Cuisine is a style of cooking from a certain country or region, such as Italian cuisine or Indian cuisine. - culinary adjective (culinary)
1) To do with cooking or the kitchen. 2) (formal) Connected with cooking as a skill or art, such as culinary skills or a culinary school. - cull verb (cull, culls, culled, culling); noun (a cull, culls)
To cull animals means to kill some of them on purpose, to keep the group small or healthy. - culled verb (cull, culls, culled, culling)
killed a number of animals to reduce their numbers, or because they are ill. - culminate verb (culminate, culminates, culminated, culminating)
1) To culminate is to reach the highest or final point of something, often after a long time or many steps. - culpability noun (culpability — uncountable)
1) (formal, law) Culpability is being to blame for something wrong or bad. - culpable adjective (culpable; more culpable)
1) (formal, law) Deserving blame for something wrong or bad: «He was culpable for the accident». - culprit noun (a culprit, culprits)
1) A culprit is the person who has done something wrong or committed a crime. 2) A culprit is the cause of a problem. - cult noun (a cult, cults); adjective (cult)
A small religious group with unusual beliefs, often controlled by one strong leader; often used as a negative word. - cultivate verb (cultivate, cultivates, cultivated, cultivating)
To prepare and use land for growing crops: to dig, plant and look after it. - cultivated adjective (cultivated, more cultivated); verb form (past of «cultivate»: cultivated)
Cultivated land has been dug, planted and looked after for growing crops. - cultivation noun (cultivation; uncountable mostly)
Preparing land and growing crops or plants on it. - cultivator noun (cultivators)
A cultivator is a person who grows crops and works the land, a farmer. - cultural adjective (cultural; more cultural); adverb: culturally
1) To do with the customs, beliefs, art, food and way of life of a group of people. 2) To do with art, music, theatre and books. - 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. - cultus noun (cultuses) (old use)
1) The worship of a god, with its rites and ceremonies. 2) A religious cult, or a group that shares such worship. - culvert noun (a culvert, culverts)
1) A culvert is a tunnel or large pipe that carries a stream or rainwater under a road, railway or path. - 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». - cumulative adjective (cumulative; not compared)
1) Cumulative means increasing by adding one amount to another over time, so the total keeps growing. - cumulatively adverb
1) Cumulatively means taken all together, with each new amount added to the ones before. - cumulonimbus noun (a cumulonimbus, cumulonimbus clouds; plural cumulonimbi or cumulonimbuses)
A cumulonimbus is a very tall, heavy, dark cloud that brings thunderstorms, heavy rain, hail or lightning. - cumulus noun (cumulus, uncountable; cumulus clouds; plural cumuli, rare)
Cumulus is a type of white, puffy cloud with a flat bottom and a rounded top, like cotton wool. - 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. - cunningly adverb (more cunningly, most cunningly)
1) In a clever way that tricks or fools someone. 2) In a skilful, neat way that is hard to see through. - 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… - cupboard noun (cupboard, cupboards)
1) A cupboard is a piece of furniture or a space in a wall with doors and shelves, where you keep cups, plates, food or clothes. - cupcake noun (cupcake, cupcakes)
1) A cupcake is a small cake baked in a paper or foil cup, often with icing on top. A dozen cupcakes is 12 cupcakes. - cupful noun (a cupful, cupfuls — also cupsful)
1) The amount that a cup holds. 2) In cooking, a measure of about one cup of an ingredient. - cupola noun (cupolas)
1) A small rounded dome on top of a roof or tower. - cuppa noun (a cuppa, cuppas) — informal, UK/Ireland/Australia/NZ
1) (informal, UK/Australia/NZ/Ireland) A cup of tea. 2) (informal, less often) A cup of any hot drink, such as coffee. - cupping noun (cupping; uncountable); verb form (present participle of cup: cupping)
Holding your hands in a curved shape like a cup: «cupping water in her hands», «cupping his ear to hear». - cur noun (a cur, curs)
A cur is a dog of no special breed, especially a bad-tempered or dirty one. - curable adjective (curable)
1) (of an illness or injury) Able to be cured or made completely better. 2) (of a problem) Able to be fixed or put right. - curative adjective (curative); noun (a curative, rare)
Able to cure an illness or make someone healthy again. - 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. - cure noun (a cure, cures); verb (cure, cures, cured, curing)
A cure is a medicine or treatment that makes an illness go away completely. - curfew noun (a curfew, curfews)
A curfew is a rule that says people must be indoors or at home by a certain time, especially at night. - curie noun (a curie, curies — a science unit); a name (Curie)
1) (a name) Marie Curie was a scientist born in Poland who worked in France; she discovered the elements radium and polonium, studied… - curiosity noun (curiosity, curiosities)
A strong wish to know or learn about something. - curious adjective (curious, more curious, most curious); noun form: curiosity
1) Wanting to know or learn about something; eager to find out. 2) Strange, unusual or interesting in a surprising way (a curious noise). - 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. - curlicue noun (curlicues)
1) A fancy curl or twist in writing, drawing or ironwork. - curliness noun (curliness; uncountable)
The quality of being curly, having curls or twists: «the curliness of her hair». - curly adjective (curly, curlier, curliest)
Curly means having curls, like hair that grows in rings or waves. - currant noun (a currant, currants)
A small dried black grape without seeds, used in cakes, buns and puddings. - currency noun (a currency, currencies; currency, uncountable)
A currency is the kind of money used in a country, such as the dollar, the pound or the euro. - 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. - currently adverb (currently)
1) Currently means now, at this time. 2) It tells how things are at the moment, which may change later.
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