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546 Words That Start With CR

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crab (noun) a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
(noun) decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
(noun) a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body Synonyms: crab louse, Phthirius pubis, pubic louse
(noun) the edible flesh of any of various crabs Synonyms: crabmeat
(noun) a quarrelsome grouch Synonyms: crabby person
(verb) complain Synonyms: beef, bellyache, bitch, gripe, grouse, holler, squawk
(verb) fish for crab
(verb) scurry sideways like a crab
(verb) direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind
crabapple (noun) small sour apple; suitable for preserving Synonyms: crab apple
(noun) any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruit Synonyms: crab apple, wild apple
(noun) any of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acidic (usually bright red) fruit used for preserves or as ornamentals for their blossoms Synonyms: crab apple, cultivated crab apple
crabbed (adjective) annoyed and irritable Synonyms: bad-tempered, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, ill-tempered
crabbedness (noun) a disposition to be ill-tempered Synonyms: crabbiness, crossness
crabbiness (noun) a disposition to be ill-tempered Synonyms: crabbedness, crossness
crabby (adjective) annoyed and irritable Synonyms: bad-tempered, crabbed, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, ill-tempered
crabgrass (noun) grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns Synonyms: crab grass, finger grass
crabmeat (noun) the edible flesh of any of various crabs Synonyms: crab
crabs (noun) infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice Synonyms: pediculosis pubis
crabwise (adjective) (of movement) at an angle Synonyms: sideways
crack (adjective) of the highest quality Synonyms: A-one, ace, first-rate, super, tiptop, top-notch, topnotch, tops
(noun) the act of cracking something Synonyms: cracking, fracture
(noun) a usually brief attempt Synonyms: fling, go, offer, pass, whirl
(noun) a narrow opening Synonyms: gap
(noun) a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive Synonyms: crack cocaine, tornado
(noun) a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts
(noun) witty remark Synonyms: quip, sally, wisecrack
(noun) a sudden sharp noise Synonyms: cracking, snap
(noun) a long narrow cleft Synonyms: cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure
(noun) a long narrow depression in a surface Synonyms: chap, cranny, crevice, fissure
(noun) a chance to do something Synonyms: shot
(verb) break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension Synonyms: snap
(verb) become fractured; break or crack on the surface only Synonyms: break, check
(verb) break partially but keep its integrity
(verb) cause to become cracked
(verb) reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
(verb) break into simpler molecules by means of heat
(verb) pass through (a barrier) Synonyms: break through
(verb) tell spontaneously
(verb) hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise
(verb) suffer a nervous breakdown Synonyms: break up, collapse, crack up, crock up
(verb) make a sharp sound Synonyms: snap
(verb) make a very sharp explosive sound
(verb) gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions
crackbrained (adjective) insanely irresponsible Synonyms: idiotic
crackdown (noun) severely repressive actions
cracked (adjective) informal or slang terms for mentally irregular Synonyms: around the bend, balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kookie, kooky, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, wacky, whacky
(adjective) of paint or varnish; having the appearance of alligator hide Synonyms: alligatored
(adjective) used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure Synonyms: chapped, roughened
cracker (noun) a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends Synonyms: cracker bonbon, snapper
(noun) firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing Synonyms: banger, firecracker
(noun) a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet
(noun) a poor White person in the southern United States Synonyms: redneck
(noun) a programmer who cracks (gains unauthorized access to) computers, typically to do malicious things
crackerberry (noun) creeping perennial herb distinguished by red berries and clustered leaf whorls at the tips of shoots; Greenland to Alaska Synonyms: bunchberry, Cornus canadensis, dwarf cornel, pudding berry
crackerjack (noun) something excellent of its kind Synonyms: jimdandy, jimhickey
(noun) someone excellent of their kind Synonyms: jimdandy, jimhickey
crackers (adjective) informal or slang terms for mentally irregular Synonyms: around the bend, balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kookie, kooky, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, wacky, whacky
cracking (adjective) excellent Synonyms: bang-up, bully, corking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, old, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell
(noun) the act of cracking something Synonyms: crack, fracture
(noun) a sudden sharp noise Synonyms: crack, snap
(noun) the process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight (especially in the oil-refining process)
crackle (adjective) having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware
(noun) glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface Synonyms: crackle china, crackleware
(noun) the sharp sound of snapping noises Synonyms: crackling, crepitation
(verb) to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks
(verb) make a crushing noise Synonyms: crunch, scranch, scraunch
(verb) make a crackling sound Synonyms: crepitate
crackleware (noun) glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface Synonyms: crackle, crackle china
crackling (noun) the sharp sound of snapping noises Synonyms: crackle, crepitation
(noun) the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered Synonyms: greaves
cracklings (noun) the crisp residue left after lard has been rendered
crackpot (noun) a whimsically eccentric person Synonyms: crank, fruitcake, nut, nut case, screwball
cracksman (noun) a thief who breaks open safes to steal valuable contents Synonyms: safebreaker, safecracker
cradle (noun) a baby bed with sides and rockers
(noun) a trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold Synonyms: rocker
(noun) where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence Synonyms: birthplace, place of origin, provenance, provenience
(noun) birth of a person
(verb) run with the stick
(verb) hold gently and carefully
(verb) wash in a cradle
(verb) cut grain with a cradle scythe
(verb) hold or place in or as if in a cradle
(verb) bring up from infancy
cradlesong (noun) the act of singing a quiet song to lull a child to sleep Synonyms: lullaby
(noun) a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep Synonyms: berceuse, lullaby
craft (noun) the skilled practice of a practical occupation Synonyms: trade
(noun) a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space
(noun) shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception Synonyms: craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness
(noun) skill in an occupation or trade Synonyms: craftsmanship, workmanship
(noun) people who perform a particular kind of skilled work Synonyms: trade
(verb) make by hand and with much skill
crafter (noun) a creator of great skill in the manual arts Synonyms: craftsman
craftily (adverb) in an subtle, cunning manner Synonyms: artfully, cunningly, foxily, knavishly, slyly, trickily
craftiness (noun) the quality of being crafty Synonyms: guile
(noun) shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception Synonyms: craft, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness
craftsman (noun) a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft Synonyms: artificer, artisan, journeyman
(noun) a creator of great skill in the manual arts Synonyms: crafter
(noun) a professional whose work is consistently of high quality
craftsmanship (noun) skill in an occupation or trade Synonyms: craft, workmanship
crafty (adjective) marked by skill in deception Synonyms: cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily
crag (noun) a steep rugged rock or cliff
cragfast (adjective) stranded on or as if on a crag
cragged (adjective) having hills and crags Synonyms: craggy, hilly, mountainous
craggy (adjective) having hills and crags Synonyms: cragged, hilly, mountainous
cragsman (noun) a climber of vertical rock faces Synonyms: rock climber
crake (noun) any of several short-billed Old World rails
cram (verb) prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam
(verb) study intensively, as before an exam Synonyms: bone, bone up, drum, get up, grind away, mug up, swot, swot up
(verb) crowd or pack to capacity Synonyms: chock up, jam, jampack, ram, wad
(verb) put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled
crammer (noun) a textbook designed for cramming
(noun) a special school where students are crammed
(noun) a student who crams
(noun) a teacher who is paid to cram students for examinations
cramp (noun) a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together Synonyms: cramp iron
(noun) a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued
(noun) a painful and involuntary muscular contraction Synonyms: muscle spasm, spasm
(verb) suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle
(verb) affect with or as if with a cramp
(verb) prevent the progress or free movement of Synonyms: halter, hamper, strangle
(verb) secure with a cramp
crampbark (noun) deciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub with clusters of white flowers and small bright red berries Synonyms: cranberry tree, European cranberry bush, European cranberrybush, guelder rose, Viburnum opulus
cramped (adjective) constricted in size
crampfish (noun) any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges Synonyms: electric ray, numbfish, torpedo
crampon (noun) an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing Synonyms: climber, climbing iron, crampoon
(noun) a hinged pair of curved iron bars; used to raise heavy objects Synonyms: crampoon
crampoon (noun) an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing Synonyms: climber, climbing iron, crampon
(noun) a hinged pair of curved iron bars; used to raise heavy objects Synonyms: crampon
cran (noun) a capacity unit used for measuring fresh herring
cranberry (noun) very tart red berry used for sauce or juice
(noun) any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries
cranch (verb) press or grind with a crushing noise Synonyms: craunch, crunch, grind
crane (noun) large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world
(noun) lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis
(verb) stretch (the neck) so as to see better Synonyms: stretch out
cranesbill (noun) any of numerous geraniums of the genus Geranium Synonyms: crane's bill
cranial (adjective) of or relating to the cranium which encloses the brain
craniate (noun) animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium Synonyms: vertebrate
craniologist (noun) someone who claims to be able to read your character from the shape of your skull Synonyms: phrenologist
craniology (noun) the scientific study of the skulls of various human races
craniometer (noun) an instrument for measuring skull sizes
craniometric (adjective) of or relating to craniometry Synonyms: craniometrical
craniometrical (adjective) of or relating to craniometry Synonyms: craniometric
craniometry (noun) the branch of physical anthropology dealing with the study and measurement of dry skulls after removal of its soft parts
craniotomy (noun) a surgical opening through the skull
cranium (noun) the part of the skull that encloses the brain Synonyms: braincase, brainpan
crank (adjective) (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail Synonyms: cranky, tender, tippy
(noun) a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle Synonyms: starter
(noun) an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant Synonyms: chalk, chicken feed, deoxyephedrine, glass, ice, meth, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, shabu, trash
(noun) a bad-tempered person Synonyms: churl, crosspatch, grouch, grump
(noun) a whimsically eccentric person Synonyms: crackpot, fruitcake, nut, nut case, screwball
(verb) rotate with a crank Synonyms: crank up
(verb) bend into the shape of a crank
(verb) fasten with a crank
(verb) start by cranking Synonyms: crank up
(verb) travel along a zigzag path Synonyms: zigzag
crankcase (noun) housing for a crankshaft
crankiness (noun) a fussy and eccentric disposition Synonyms: contrariness, crotchetiness, grumpiness
crankshaft (noun) a rotating shaft driven by (or driving) a crank
cranky (adjective) easily irritated or annoyed Synonyms: fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy
(adjective) (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail Synonyms: crank, tender, tippy
crannied (adjective) having small chinks or crannies (especially in or between rocks or stones)
cranny (noun) a small opening or crevice (especially in a rock face or wall)
(noun) a long narrow depression in a surface Synonyms: chap, crack, crevice, fissure
crap (noun) Obscene word for unacceptable behavior Synonyms: bull, bullshit, dogshit, horseshit, Irish bull, shit
(noun) obscene terms for feces Synonyms: dirt, poop, shit, shite, turd
(verb) have a bowel movement Synonyms: ca-ca, defecate, make, shit, stool, take a crap, take a shit
crapaud (noun) large toothed frog of South America and Central America resembling the bullfrog Synonyms: Leptodactylus pentadactylus, South American bullfrog
crape (noun) a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface Synonyms: crepe
(noun) small very thin pancake Synonyms: crepe, French pancake
(verb) curl tightly Synonyms: crimp, frizz, frizzle, kink, kink up
(verb) cover or drape with crape Synonyms: crepe
crapette (noun) solitaire with two players using separate packs Synonyms: Russian bank
crapper (noun) a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination Synonyms: can, commode, pot, potty, stool, throne, toilet
crappie (noun) small sunfishes of central United States rivers
(noun) small sunfishes of the genus Pomoxis of central United States rivers
crappy (adjective) very bad Synonyms: icky, lousy, rotten, shitty, stinking, stinky
craps (noun) a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice
(noun) expressions used when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot Synonyms: snake eyes
crapshoot (noun) playing craps Synonyms: crap game, crap shooting
(noun) a risky and uncertain venture
crapshooter (noun) a gambler who plays the game of craps
crapulence (noun) the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess Synonyms: boozing, drink, drinking, drunkenness
crapulent (adjective) suffering from excessive eating or drinking Synonyms: crapulous
crapulous (adjective) given to gross intemperance in eating or drinking
(adjective) suffering from excessive eating or drinking Synonyms: crapulent
crash (noun) the act of colliding with something Synonyms: smash
(noun) a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles) Synonyms: wreck
(noun) a loud resonant repeating noise Synonyms: clang, clangor, clangoring, clangour, clank, clash
(noun) a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) Synonyms: collapse
(noun) (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative
(verb) sleep in a convenient place Synonyms: doss, doss down
(verb) stop operating Synonyms: go down
(verb) undergo a sudden and severe downturn
(verb) undergo damage or destruction on impact Synonyms: ram
(verb) break violently or noisily; smash Synonyms: break apart, break up
(verb) cause to crash
(verb) hurl or thrust violently Synonyms: dash
(verb) enter uninvited; informal Synonyms: barge in, gate-crash
(verb) move with, or as if with, a crashing noise
(verb) fall or come down violently
(verb) move violently as through a barrier
(verb) make a sudden loud sound
(verb) occupy, usually uninvited
crasher (noun) someone who gets in (to a party) without an invitation or without paying Synonyms: gatecrasher, unwelcome guest
crashing (adjective) informal intensifiers Synonyms: bally, blinking, bloody, blooming, flaming, fucking
crass (adjective) (of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility
crassitude (noun) the quality of being crass--devoid of refinement Synonyms: crassness
crassness (noun) the quality of being crass--devoid of refinement Synonyms: crassitude
crate (noun) a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping
(noun) the quantity contained in a crate Synonyms: crateful
(verb) put into a crate; as for protection
crateful (noun) the quantity contained in a crate Synonyms: crate
crater (noun) a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb
(noun) a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano Synonyms: volcanic crater
craton (noun) the part of a continent that is stable and forms the central mass of the continent; typically Precambrian
craunch (verb) press or grind with a crushing noise Synonyms: cranch, crunch, grind
cravat (noun) neckwear worn in a slipknot with long ends overlapping vertically in front
crave (verb) plead or ask for earnestly
(verb) have a craving, appetite, or great desire for Synonyms: hunger, lust, starve, thirst
craved (adjective) wanted intensely Synonyms: desired
craven (adjective) lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful Synonyms: recreant
(noun) an abject coward Synonyms: poltroon, recreant
cravenness (noun) meanspirited cowardice
craving (noun) an intense desire for some particular thing

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