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English dictionary: words starting with crin

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noun

Horsehair braid; a fabric made from horsehair, alone or in combination with another fibre; an artificial substitute for this.

adjective

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the hair, especially of the head.

adjective

Hairy; having hair or hair-like appendages. also (of a leaf, cell, etc.): with a jagged edge, serrate, notched.

verb

To shrink, shrivel, especially with age or heat; to dry up. also with in.

adjective

Shrunken; shrivelled.

noun

A set of segmented metal plates which cover the top and sides of a horse's neck as part of its protective armour. compare "crinière"; "cranet".

verb

Bend one's head and body in fear or apprehension or in a servile manner.

Usage examples:

He cringed away from the blow
noun

An act of cringing.

Usage examples:

The chuckle turned into a cringe as i swung a little, due to the movement caused by my laughter.

Cringed

krɪndʒ
verb

Bend one's head and body in fear or apprehension or in a servile manner.

Usage examples:

He cringed away from the blow
noun

An act of cringing.

Usage examples:

The chuckle turned into a cringe as i swung a little, due to the movement caused by my laughter.
adjective

Cringing; servile.

noun

A cringing or servile person, a sycophant; a coward.

verb

Bend one's head and body in fear or apprehension or in a servile manner.

Usage examples:

He cringed away from the blow
noun

An act of cringing.

Usage examples:

The chuckle turned into a cringe as i swung a little, due to the movement caused by my laughter.
adjective

Very embarrassing

Usage examples:

It was a bit cringey when he got her name wrong., cringy old school photos
adjective

Bent in fear or apprehension.

Usage examples:

He lugged his carry-on bag and computer case past cringing passengers wary of being hit
verb

Bend one's head and body in fear or apprehension or in a servile manner.

Usage examples:

He cringed away from the blow
adverb

In a servile or sycophantic way.

Usage examples:

Carfax shrank cringingly to one side
noun

Cringing quality; obsequiousness, servility; timidity.

noun

A ring of rope containing a thimble, for another rope to pass through.

Usage examples:

Along that edge of the sail there will be a series of cringles, or large stainless grommets.
noun

A ring of rope containing a thimble, for another rope to pass through.

Usage examples:

Along that edge of the sail there will be a series of cringles, or large stainless grommets.
adjective

Having hair; covered in hair, hairy.

noun

A genus of african and asian bulbuls (family pycnonotidae), which have bristly hairlike feathers around the bill.

Crinigerous

krɪˈnɪdʒ(ə)rəs
adjective

Having hairlike tufts; hairy.

Usage examples:

The minute branchlets of the yellow thallus produce the irregularly radiated and crinite appearance…
noun

A twist, bend, or crook.

verb

To emit a sharp, thin sound.

verb

Form into small surface creases or wrinkles.

Usage examples:

Rose's face crinkled in bewilderment
noun

A wrinkle or crease on the surface of something.

Usage examples:

There was a crinkle of suspicion on her forehead
adjective

Having small surface creases or wrinkles.

Usage examples:

A skirt in crinkled fabric
verb

Form into small surface creases or wrinkles.

Usage examples:

Rose's face crinkled in bewilderment

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