| crisis | (noun) a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something | - |
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| (noun) an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty | - |
| crisp | (adjective) pleasantly cold and invigorating | Synonyms: frosty, nipping, nippy, snappy |
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| (adjective) brief and to the point; effectively cut short | Synonyms: curt, laconic, terse |
| (adjective) (of hair) in small tight curls | Synonyms: frizzly, frizzy, kinky, nappy |
| (adjective) (of something seen or heard) clearly defined | Synonyms: sharp |
| (adjective) pleasingly firm and fresh | - |
| (adjective) tender and brittle | Synonyms: crispy |
| (noun) a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat | Synonyms: chip, potato chip, Saratoga chip |
| (verb) make brown and crisp by heating | Synonyms: crispen, toast |
| (verb) make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic | Synonyms: crease, crinkle, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, wrinkle |
| crispate | (adjective) wavy or notched and curled very irregularly | - |
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| crispen | (verb) make brown and crisp by heating | Synonyms: crisp, toast |
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| crispiness | (noun) firm but easily broken | Synonyms: brittleness, crispness |
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| crisply | (adverb) in a well delineated manner | Synonyms: sharply |
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| crispness | (noun) firm but easily broken | Synonyms: brittleness, crispiness |
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| (noun) a pleasing firmness and freshness | - |
| (noun) an expressive style that is direct and to the point | - |
| crispy | (adjective) tender and brittle | Synonyms: crisp |
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| crisscross | (adjective) marked with crossing lines | Synonyms: crisscrossed |
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| (noun) a marking that consists of lines that cross each other | Synonyms: cross, mark |
| (adverb) crossing one another in opposite directions | - |
| (verb) mark with a pattern of crossing lines | - |
| (verb) mark with or consist of a pattern of crossed lines | - |
| (verb) cross in a pattern, often random | - |
| crisscrossed | (adjective) marked with crossing lines | Synonyms: crisscross |
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| cristal | (noun) street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine | Synonyms: Adam, disco biscuit, ecstasy, go, hug drug, X, XTC |
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| cristobalite | (noun) a white mineral consisting of silica; found in volcanic rocks | - |
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| epacris | (noun) any heathlike evergreen shrub of the genus Epacris grown for their showy and crowded spikes of small bell-shaped or tubular flowers | - |
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| hypocrisy | (noun) insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have | - |
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| (noun) an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction | Synonyms: lip service |
| sacristan | (noun) an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects | Synonyms: sexton |
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| sacristy | (noun) a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held | Synonyms: vestry |
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| vincristine | (noun) periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Oncovin); used to treat cancer of the lymphatic system | Synonyms: Oncovin |
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