| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| crope | of Creep | |
| croak | verb i. | To make a low, hoarse noise in the throat, as a frog, a raven, or a crow; hence, to make any hoarse, dismal sound., To complain; especially, to grumble; to forebode evil; to utter complaints or forebodings habitually., To utter in a low, hoarse voice; to announce by croaking; to forebode; as, to croak disaster., The coarse, harsh sound uttered by a frog or a raven, or a like sound. |
| croat | noun | A native of Croatia, in Austria; esp., one of the native Slavic race., An irregular soldier, generally from Croatia. |
| crock | noun | The loose black particles collected from combustion, as on pots and kettles, or in a chimney; soot; smut; also, coloring matter which rubs off from cloth., To soil by contact, as with soot, or with the coloring matter of badly dyed cloth., To give off crock or smut., A low stool., Any piece of crockery, especially of coarse earthenware; an earthen pot or pitcher., To lay up in a crock; as, to crock butter. |
| croft | noun | A small, inclosed field, adjoining a house; a small farm. |
| crois | noun | See Cross, n. |
| croma | noun | A quaver. |
| crone | noun | An old ewe., An old woman; — usually in contempt., An old man; especially, a man who talks and acts like an old woman. |
| crony | noun | A crone., An intimate companion; a familiar frend |
| crook | noun | A bend, turn, or curve; curvature; flexure., Any implement having a bent or crooked end., The staff used by a shepherd, the hook of which serves to hold a runaway sheep., A bishop’s staff of office. Cf. Pastoral staff., A pothook., An artifice; trick; tricky device; subterfuge., A small tube, usually curved, applied to a trumpet, horn, etc., to change its pitch or key., A person given to fraudulent practices; an accomplice of thieves, forgers, etc., To turn from a straight line; to bend; to curve., To turn from the path of rectitude; to pervert; to misapply; to twist., To bend; to curve; to wind; to have a curvature. |
| croon | verb i. | To make a continuous hollow moan, as cattle do when in pain., To hum or sing in a low tone; to murmur softly., To sing in a low tone, as if to one’s self; to hum., To soothe by singing softly., A low, continued moan; a murmur., A low singing; a plain, artless melody. |
| crore | noun | Ten millions; as, a crore of rupees (which is nearly $5,000,000). |
| cross | noun | A gibbet, consisting of two pieces of timber placed transversely upon one another, in various forms, as a T, or +, with the horizontal piece below the upper end of the upright, or as an X. It was anciently used in the execution of criminals., The sign or mark of the cross, made with the finger, or in ink, etc., or actually represented in some material; the symbol of Christ’s death; the ensign and chosen symbol of Christianity, of a Christian people, and of Christendom., Affiction regarded as a test of patience or virtue; trial; disappointment; opposition; misfortune., A piece of money stamped with the figure of a cross, also, that side of such a piece on which the cross is stamped; hence, money in general., An appendage or ornament or anything in the form of a cross; a badge or ornamental device of the general shape of a cross; hence, such an ornament, even when varying considerably from that form; thus, the Cross of the British Order of St. George and St. Michael consists of a central medallion with seven arms radiating from it., A monument in the form of a cross, or surmounted by a cross, set up in a public place; as, a market cross; a boundary cross; Charing Cross in London., A common heraldic bearing, of which there are many varieties. See the Illustration, above., The crosslike mark or symbol used instead of a signature by those unable to write., Church lands., A line drawn across or through another line., A mixing of breeds or stock, especially in cattle breeding; or the product of such intermixture; a hybrid of any kind., An instrument for laying of offsets perpendicular to the main course., A pipe-fitting with four branches the axes of which usually form’s right angle., Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse; oblique; intersecting., Not accordant with what is wished or expected; interrupting; adverse; contrary; thwarting; perverse., Characterized by, or in a state of, peevishness, fretfulness, or ill humor; as, a cross man or woman., Made in an opposite direction, or an inverse relation; mutually inverse; interchanged; as, cross interrogatories; cross marriages, as when a brother and sister marry persons standing in the same relation to each other., Athwart; across., To put across or athwart; to cause to intersect; as, to cross the arms., To lay or draw something, as a line, across; as, to cross the letter t., To pass from one side to the other of; to pass or move over; to traverse; as, to cross a stream., To pass, as objects going in an opposite direction at the same time., To run counter to; to thwart; to obstruct; to hinder; to clash or interfere with., To interfere and cut off; to debar., To make the sign of the cross upon; — followed by the reflexive pronoun; as, he crossed himself., To cancel by marking crosses on or over, or drawing a line across; to erase; — usually with out, off, or over; as, to cross out a name., To cause to interbreed; — said of different stocks or races; to mix the breed of., To lie or be athwart., To move or pass from one side to the other, or from place to place; to make a transit; as, to cross from New York to Liverpool., To be inconsistent., To interbreed, as races; to mix distinct breeds. |
| croud | noun | See Crowd, a violin. |
| croup | noun | The hinder part or buttocks of certain quadrupeds, especially of a horse; hence, the place behind the saddle., An inflammatory affection of the larynx or trachea, accompanied by a hoarse, ringing cough and stridulous, difficult breathing; esp., such an affection when associated with the development of a false membrane in the air passages (also called membranous croup). See False croup, under False, and Diphtheria. |
| crout | noun | See Sourkrout. |
| crown | of Crow, p. p. of Crow., A wreath or garland, or any ornamental fillet encircling the head, especially as a reward of victory or mark of honorable distinction; hence, anything given on account of, or obtained by, faithful or successful effort; a reward., A royal headdress or cap of sovereignty, worn by emperors, kings, princes, etc., The person entitled to wear a regal or imperial crown; the sovereign; — with the definite article., Imperial or regal power or dominion; sovereignty., Anything which imparts beauty, splendor, honor, dignity, or finish., Highest state; acme; consummation; perfection., The topmost part of anything; the summit., The topmost part of the head (see Illust. of Bird.); that part of the head from which the hair descends toward the sides and back; also, the head or brain., The part of a hat above the brim., The part of a tooth which projects above the gum; also, the top or grinding surface of a tooth., The vertex or top of an arch; — applied generally to about one third of the curve, but in a pointed arch to the apex only., Same as Corona., That part of an anchor where the arms are joined to the shank., The rounding, or rounded part, of the deck from a level line., The bights formed by the several turns of a cable., The upper range of facets in a rose diamond., The dome of a furnace., The area inclosed between two concentric perimeters., A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure., A size of writing paper. See under Paper., A coin stamped with the image of a crown; hence,a denomination of money; as, the English crown, a silver coin of the value of five shillings sterling, or a little more than $1.20; the Danish or Norwegian crown, a money of account, etc., worth nearly twenty-seven cents., An ornaments or decoration representing a crown; as, the paper is stamped with a crown., To cover, decorate, or invest with a crown; hence, to invest with royal dignity and power., To bestow something upon as a mark of honor, dignity, or recompense; to adorn; to dignify., To form the topmost or finishing part of; to complete; to consummate; to perfect., To cause to round upward; to make anything higher at the middle than at the edges, as the face of a machine pulley., To effect a lodgment upon, as upon the crest of the glacis, or the summit of the breach. | |
| crowd | verb t. | To push, to press, to shove., To press or drive together; to mass together., To fill by pressing or thronging together; hence, to encumber by excess of numbers or quantity., To press by solicitation; to urge; to dun; hence, to treat discourteously or unreasonably., To press together or collect in numbers; to swarm; to throng., To urge or press forward; to force one’s self; as, a man crowds into a room., A number of things collected or closely pressed together; also, a number of things adjacent to each other., A number of persons congregated or collected into a close body without order; a throng., The lower orders of people; the populace; the vulgar; the rabble; the mob., An ancient instrument of music with six strings; a kind of violin, being the oldest known stringed instrument played with a bow., To play on a crowd; to fiddle. |
| crows | noun pl. | A tribe of Indians of the Dakota stock, living in Montana; — also called Upsarokas. |
| croys | noun | See Cross, n. |
| croze | noun | A cooper’s tool for making the grooves for the heads of casks, etc.; also, the groove itself. |