English words starting with cr

Meanings of Cr:

abbreviation

Community of the resurrection.

noun

The chemical element of atomic number 24, a hard white metal used in stainless steel and other alloys.

The chemical element chromium.

Meanings of Crab:

noun

A crustacean, found chiefly on seashores, with a broad carapace, stalked eyes, and five pairs of legs, the first pair of which are modified as pincers.

Usage examples:

Without warning the stalks supporting the crab's beady black eyes shoot straight up at me.

verb

Move sideways or obliquely.

Usage examples:

He began crabbing sideways across the roof

Meanings of Crabapple:

noun

A small sour apple.

Meanings of Crabbed:

adjective

(of handwriting) very small and difficult to decipher.

Usage examples:

His handwriting is crabbed and hideous

verb

Move sideways or obliquely.

Usage examples:

He began crabbing sideways across the roof

Meanings of Crabbier:

adjective

Irritable.

Usage examples:

A rather crabby old man

Meanings of Crabbiest:

adjective

Irritable.

Usage examples:

A rather crabby old man

Meanings of Crabbily:

adverb

In an annoyed or complaining way

Usage examples:

"how will you get up at six?" she asked crabbily., he crabbily lit a cigarette while the rest of th…

Meanings of Crabbiness:

noun

Annoyed or complaining behaviour

Usage examples:

A shortage of sleep can cause crabbiness., for all the unattractive crabbiness of his style, he is …

Meanings of Crabbing:

verb

Move sideways or obliquely.

Usage examples:

He began crabbing sideways across the roof

noun

A crustacean, found chiefly on seashores, with a broad carapace, stalked eyes, and five pairs of legs, the first pair of which are modified as pincers.

Usage examples:

Without warning the stalks supporting the crab's beady black eyes shoot straight up at me.

Meanings of Crabhole:

noun

A hole in the ground made by a terrestrial crustacean.

Usage examples:

Herons jab their crazy curved bills into the crabholes in the marsh muck

Meanings of Crabmeat:

noun

The flesh of a crab as food.

Usage examples:

Seven minutes after sitting down, our first steamer of crabmeat and pork soup dumplings arrived.

Meanings of Crabs:

noun

A crustacean, found chiefly on seashores, with a broad carapace, stalked eyes, and five pairs of legs, the first pair of which are modified as pincers.

Usage examples:

Without warning the stalks supporting the crab's beady black eyes shoot straight up at me.

verb

Move sideways or obliquely.

Usage examples:

He began crabbing sideways across the roof

phrase

Small insects that can live in the hair around the sex organs

Usage examples:

You can buy special shampoo for treating crabs., most people with crab lice do not have any other s…

Meanings of Crabstick:

noun

A stick of mixed compressed fish pieces, rectangular in section, and including and flavoured with crab.

Meanings of Crack:

noun

A line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking apart.

Usage examples:

A hairline crack down the middle of the glass

verb

Break or cause to break without a complete separation of the parts.

Usage examples:

The ice all over the bog had cracked

adjective

Very good or skilful.

Usage examples:

He is a crack shot

Meanings of Crack down:

phrasal verb

To start dealing with bad or illegal behaviour in a more severe way

Usage examples:

Police organized operations to crack down in the area's most dangerous neighbourhoods., the governm…

Meanings of Crack down on:

phrasal verb

Take severe measures against someone or something.

Usage examples:

The police will crack down on criminals

Meanings of Crack up:

phrasal verb

Laugh unrestrainedly

Meanings of Crack-cocaine:

verb

To damage something by causing thin lines or spaces to appear on its surface; break slightly

Usage examples:

[ i ] the concrete on the front of the building had begun to crack., [ t ] the x-ray showed that sh…

Meanings of Crack-into:

verb

To damage something by causing thin lines or spaces to appear on its surface; break slightly

Usage examples:

[ i ] the concrete on the front of the building had begun to crack., [ t ] the x-ray showed that sh…

Meanings of Crack-of-dawn:

noun

The early part of the morning when the sun first appears

Meanings of Crackbrain:

adjective

Extremely foolish; crazy.

Usage examples:

A crackbrained idea

Meanings of Crackbrained:

adjective

Extremely foolish; crazy.

Usage examples:

A crackbrained idea

Meanings of Crackdown:

noun

A series of severe measures to restrict undesirable or illegal people or behaviour.

Usage examples:

A crackdown on car crime

Meanings of Crackdowns:

noun

A series of severe measures to restrict undesirable or illegal people or behaviour.

Usage examples:

A crackdown on car crime

Meanings of Cracked:

adjective

Damaged and showing lines on the surface from having split without coming apart.

Usage examples:

The old pipes were cracked and leaking

verb

Break or cause to break without a complete separation of the parts.

Usage examples:

The ice all over the bog had cracked