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- CREEPTo move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.
- CREEPILYIn a creepy manner.
- CREEPINGpresent participle and gerund of creep
- CREEPINGLYBy creeping, moving stealthily and slowly; insidiously; cunningly.
- CREEPMOUSETimid and unassuming in the extreme.
- CREEPYMoving by creeping along.
- CREESHTo grease.
- CREMcrematorium
- CREMAINSCremated remains of a deceased person.
- CREMASTERA thin muscle attached to the testicles.
- CREMATETo burn something to ashes.
- CREMATIONA burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse.
- CRENATEHaving round or blunt teeth on its margin; scalloped.
- CRENELThe space between merlons in a crenelated battlement.
- CRENELATETo furnish with crenelles.
- CREODONTA member of the extinct Creodonta order of mammals that lived from the Paleocene to the Pliocene epoch.
- CREOLEA language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.
- CREOLISTA linguist who studies creole languages.
- CREOPHAGIESAlternative spelling of kreophagy.
- CREOPHAGOUSFlesh-eating.
- CREOPHAGYAlternative spelling of kreophagy.
- CREOSOLThe methoxy phenol 2-methoxy-4-methylphenol that is a constituent of creosote
- CREOSOTEA pale yellow oily liquid, containing phenols and similar compounds, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood tar, once used medicinally.
- CREPEA flat round pancake-like pastry from Lower Brittany, made with wheat.
- CREPEYSaggy and crinkly, like crepe paper.
- CREPITATETo crackle, to make a crackling sound. to crackle, as crepitant lungs do, as some arthritic joints may do, or as some fractured bones may do. to flatulate.
- CREPITUSGrating, crackling or popping sounds and sensations experienced under the skin and joints.
- CREPONA thin fabric made from silk or fine wool
- CREPSCrepitations.
- CREPUSCULETwilight.
- CRESCENTThe figure of the moon as it appears between its first or last quarter and the new moon, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.
- CRESOLAny of the three isomeric phenols derived from toluene: ortho-, meta- or para-methylphenol.
- CRESSA plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic.
- CRESSETA metal cage, basket or cup with fire in it, used for various purposes: A metal cup, suspended from or attached to the top of a pole and filled with burning pitch etc., used as por
- CRESSYAbounding in cresses.
- CRESTThe summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
- CRESTALThat is situated on, or forms part of, a crest.
- CRESYLAny of three isomeric univalent radical derived from a cresol; tolyl
- CRETICUsing or relating to a metrical pattern of poetry where each foot is composed of three syllables, the first and third of which are stressed and the second of which is unstressed.
- CRETINA person who fails to develop mentally and physically due to a congenital hypothyroidism.
- CRETINISMA condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to the untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones.
- CRETINIZETo cause to be or act like a cretin.
- CRETINOIDOf, pertaining to, or afflicted with cretinism.
- CRETINOUSCharacteristic of a cretin; very stupid.
- CREWA group of people together Any company of people; an assemblage; a throng. A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a fa
- CREWELWorsted yarn, slackly twisted, used for embroidery.
- CREWMANA member of a crew, especially the crew of a ship.
- CREWMATEA member of the same crew.
- CRIAA young South American camelid (llama, vicuna, guanaco or alpaca).
- CRIBA baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet.
- CRIBBLEA coarse sieve or screen.
- CRIBELLUMA spinning organ having many fine pores, situated in front of the spinners in some araneomorph spiders.
- CRICETIDAny member of the Cricetidae, a family of rodents.
- CRIEROne who cries.
- CRIKEYAn exclamation of astonishment.
- CRIMA criminal.
- CRIMEA specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law.
- CRIMEFULcriminal; wicked; illegal
- CRIMENAn impediment to Catholic marriage due to a conspiracy to murder or a death of a previous spouse.
- CRIMEWAVEA large increased incidence of crimes within a relatively short period of time.
- CRIMINALAgainst the law; forbidden by law.
- CRIMINALISTA person who specializes in criminal law.
- CRIMINATETo accuse (someone) of a crime; to incriminate.
- CRIMINIA dark brown edible mushroom, Agaricus bisporus, that has a rounded cap; called a portobello when mature
- CRIMINOLOGYThe study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour.
- CRIMINOUScriminal
- CRIMINYExpressing surprise or impatience.
- CRIMPEasily crumbled; friable; brittle.
- CRIMPIESTHaving a crimped appearance; frizzly.
- CRIMPLEto crumple, crimp
- CRIMPYHaving a crimped appearance; frizzly.
- CRIMSONA deep, slightly bluish red.
- CRINALPertaining to the hair.
- CRINETo wither, wilt, shrivel.
- CRINEDHaving hair or a mane of a specified tincture, different from that of the body.
- CRINEShorsehair fabric
- CRINGETo cower, flinch, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear.
- CRINKLETo fold, crease, crumple, or wad.
- CRINKLYThat crinkles.
- CRINOIDOne of the numerous animals that make up the class Crinoidea; the feather stars or sea lilies.
- CRINOIDALRelating to, consisting of, or containing crinoids.
- CRINOSEHairy.
- CRINUMAny of the genus Crinum of perennial plants with large showy flowers on leafless stems, which develop from bulbs.
- CRIPESA mild curse or expression of surprise.
- CRIPPLINGLYIn a way that cripples, or is crippling.
- CRISISA crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point.
- CRISPSenses relating to curliness. Of hair: curling, especially in tight, stiff curls or ringlets; also , of a person: having hair curled in this manner.
- CRISPATEHaving curled, wavy or notched edges.
- CRISPENTo make crisp.
- CRISPHEADA lettuce (such as iceberg lettuce) with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head.
- CRISPILYIn a crispy manner.
- CRISPLYIn a crisp manner.
- CRISPYHaving a crisp texture; brittle yet tender.
- CRISTAAny of the internal compartments formed by the inner membrane of a mitochondrion, where many chemical reactions take place.
- CRISTATEHaving a crest; crested.
- CRITCriticism.
- CRITERIAplural of criterion
- CRITERIONA standard, test, or requirement by which individual things or people may be compared and judged; a gauge.
- CRITERIUMA mass-start road-cycle race consisting of several laps around a closed circuit, the length of each lap or circuit ranging from about 1 km to 2 km (1/2 mile to just over 1 mile).
- CRITHthe weight of 1 litre of hydrogen at standard temperature and pressure. Equal to approximately 0.09 grams.