English words starting with cru

Meanings of Cru:

noun

(in france) a vineyard or group of vineyards, especially one of recognized superior quality.

Usage examples:

The newest of the beaujolais crus

Meanings of Crubeen:

noun

A boiled pig's trotter as food.

Usage examples:

The front feet are the true crubeens, which have succulent bits of meat concealed around the bones.

Meanings of Cruces:

noun

The decisive or most important point at issue.

Usage examples:

The crux of the matter is that attitudes have changed

proper noun

The smallest constellation (the cross or southern cross), but the most familiar one to observers in the southern hemisphere. it contains the bright star acrux, the ‘jewel box’ star cluster, and most of the coalsack nebula.

adjective

Used with preceding greek letter or numeral to designate a star in the constellation crux.

Usage examples:

The star beta crucis

Meanings of Crucial:

adjective

Decisive or critical, especially in the success or failure of something.

Usage examples:

Negotiations were at a crucial stage

Meanings of Crucially:

adverb

With decisive or vital importance.

Usage examples:

A question that may have crucially influenced the decision

Meanings of Crucians:

noun

A small olive-green to reddish-brown european carp of still or slow-moving waters, important as a farmed fish in eastern europe.

Usage examples:

Ron likes the match lake as it has a good head of mixed fish including carp, roach, bream, orfe, cr…

Meanings of Cruciate:

adjective

Cross-shaped.

Usage examples:

The medial fibers on both sides of sternothyroideus may form a cruciate pattern.

Meanings of Crucible:

noun

A ceramic or metal container in which metals or other substances may be melted or subjected to very high temperatures.

Usage examples:

The crucible tipped and the mould filled with liquid metal

Meanings of Crucibles:

noun

A ceramic or metal container in which metals or other substances may be melted or subjected to very high temperatures.

Usage examples:

The crucible tipped and the mould filled with liquid metal

Meanings of Crucifer:

noun

A cruciferous plant, with four petals arranged in a cross.

Usage examples:

The diamond back moth, plutella xylostella is much cause for concern as a pest of crucifers, that i…

Meanings of Cruciferous:

adjective

Relating to or denoting plants of the cabbage family ( cruciferae ).

Meanings of Crucifers:

noun

A cruciferous plant, with four petals arranged in a cross.

Usage examples:

The diamond back moth, plutella xylostella is much cause for concern as a pest of crucifers, that i…

Meanings of Crucified:

verb

Put (someone) to death by nailing or binding them to a cross, especially as an ancient punishment.

Usage examples:

Two thieves were crucified with jesus

Meanings of Crucifies:

verb

Put (someone) to death by nailing or binding them to a cross, especially as an ancient punishment.

Usage examples:

Two thieves were crucified with jesus

Meanings of Crucifix:

noun

A representation of a cross with a figure of christ on it.

Usage examples:

A large silver crucifix on a chain

Meanings of Crucifixes:

noun

A representation of a cross with a figure of christ on it.

Usage examples:

A large silver crucifix on a chain

Meanings of Crucifixion:

noun

An ancient form of execution in which a person was nailed or bound to a cross.

Usage examples:

There is little evidence that the romans used to flog their victims before crucifixion

Meanings of Crucifixions:

noun

An ancient form of execution in which a person was nailed or bound to a cross.

Usage examples:

There is little evidence that the romans used to flog their victims before crucifixion

Meanings of Cruciform:

adjective

Having the shape of a cross.

Usage examples:

A cruciform sword

noun

A thing shaped like a cross.

Usage examples:

The results suggest that long inverted repeats can form hairpins or cruciforms when they are locate…

Meanings of Crucify:

verb

Put (someone) to death by nailing or binding them to a cross, especially as an ancient punishment.

Usage examples:

Two thieves were crucified with jesus

Meanings of Crucifying:

verb

Put (someone) to death by nailing or binding them to a cross, especially as an ancient punishment.

Usage examples:

Two thieves were crucified with jesus

Meanings of Crucis:

noun

The decisive or most important point at issue.

Usage examples:

The crux of the matter is that attitudes have changed

proper noun

The smallest constellation (the cross or southern cross), but the most familiar one to observers in the southern hemisphere. it contains the bright star acrux, the ‘jewel box’ star cluster, and most of the coalsack nebula.

adjective

Used with preceding greek letter or numeral to designate a star in the constellation crux.

Usage examples:

The star beta crucis

Meanings of Cruck:

noun

Either of a pair of curved timbers extending from ground level to the transverse beam or ridge of a roof and forming a structure frame in a medieval timber-framed house.

Usage examples:

A cruck barn

Meanings of Crud:

noun

A substance which is considered unpleasant or disgusting, typically because of its dirtiness.

Usage examples:

Use a good soap compound to remove accumulated crud

Meanings of Cruddy:

adjective

Of bad quality; worthless or offensive

Usage examples:

A cruddy book that's not worth reading