ambulacrum | (noun) one of the five areas on the undersurface of an echinoderm on which the tube feet are located | - |
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breadcrumb | (noun) crumb of bread; used especially for coating or thickening | - |
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crumb | (noun) small piece of e.g. bread or cake | - |
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(noun) a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible | Synonyms: bum, dirty dog, git, lowlife, puke, rat, rotter, scum bag, scumbag, skunk, so-and-so, stinker, stinkpot |
(noun) a very small quantity of something | - |
(verb) remove crumbs from | - |
(verb) break into crumbs | - |
(verb) coat with bread crumbs | - |
crumble | (verb) break or fall apart into fragments | Synonyms: fall apart |
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(verb) fall into decay or ruin | Synonyms: decay, dilapidate |
(verb) fall apart | Synonyms: break down, collapse, crumple, tumble |
crumbliness | (noun) excessive breakableness | Synonyms: friability |
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crumbly | (adjective) easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder | Synonyms: friable |
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crumhorn | (noun) a Renaissance woodwind with a double reed and a curving tube (crooked horn) | Synonyms: cromorne, krummhorn |
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crummy | (adjective) of very poor quality; flimsy | Synonyms: bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, punk, sleazy, tinny |
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crump | (verb) explode heavily or with a loud dull noise | - |
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(verb) bombard with heavy shells | - |
(verb) make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants | Synonyms: scrunch, thud |
crumpet | (noun) a thick soft cake with a porous texture; cooked on a griddle | - |
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crumple | (verb) become wrinkled or crumpled or creased | Synonyms: crease, crinkle, rumple, wrinkle |
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(verb) to gather something into small wrinkles or folds | Synonyms: cockle, knit, pucker, rumple |
(verb) fold or collapse | Synonyms: buckle |
(verb) fall apart | Synonyms: break down, collapse, crumble, tumble |
crumpled | (adjective) of metal e.g. | Synonyms: bent, dented |
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fulcrum | (noun) the pivot about which a lever turns | - |
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sacrum | (noun) wedge-shaped bone consisting of five fused vertebrae forming the posterior part of the pelvis; its base connects with the lowest lumbar vertebra and its tip with the coccyx | - |
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scrum | (noun) (rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball is thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession | Synonyms: scrummage |
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scrummage | (noun) (rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball is thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession | Synonyms: scrum |
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scrumptious | (adjective) extremely pleasing to the sense of taste | Synonyms: delectable, delicious, luscious, pleasant-tasting, toothsome, yummy |
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scrumptiously | (adverb) so as to produce a delightful taste | Synonyms: deliciously, lusciously |
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scrumpy | (noun) strong cider (as made in western England) | - |
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simulacrum | (noun) a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture) | Synonyms: effigy, image |
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(noun) an insubstantial or vague semblance | - |