| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| croche | noun | A little bud or knob at the top of a deer’s antler. |
| crocin | noun | The coloring matter of Chinese yellow pods, the fruit of Gardenia grandiflora., A red powder (called also polychroite), which is made from the saffron (Crocus sativus). See Polychroite. |
| crocky | adjective | Smutty. |
| crocus | noun | A genus of iridaceous plants, with pretty blossoms rising separately from the bulb or corm. C. vernus is one of the earliest of spring-blooming flowers; C. sativus produces the saffron, and blossoms in the autumn., A deep yellow powder; the oxide of some metal calcined to a red or deep yellow color; esp., the oxide of iron (Crocus of Mars or colcothar) thus produced from salts of iron, and used as a polishing powder. |
| croise | noun | A pilgrim bearing or wearing a cross., A crusader. |
| croker | noun | A cultivator of saffron; a dealer in saffron. |
| cronel | noun | The iron head of a tilting spear. |
| cronet | noun | The coronet of a horse. |
| crotch | noun | The angle formed by the parting of two legs or branches; a fork; the point where a trunk divides; as, the crotch of a tree., A stanchion or post of wood or iron, with two arms for supporting a boom, spare yards, etc.; — called also crane and crutch. |
| croton | noun | A genus of euphorbiaceous plants belonging to tropical countries. |
| crouch | verb i. | To bend down; to stoop low; to lie close to the ground with the logs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey, or in fear., To bend servilely; to stoop meanly; to fawn; to cringe., To sign with the cross; to bless., To bend, or cause to bend, as in humility or fear. |
| crouke | noun | A crock; a jar. |
| croupy | adjective | Of or pertaining to croup; resembling or indicating croup; as, a croupy cough. |
| crouse | adjective | Brisk; lively; bold; self-complacent. |
| crowed | of Crow, of Crow | |
| crowdy | noun | A thick gruel of oatmeal and milk or water; food of the porridge kind. |
| crowth | noun | An ancient musical instrument. See 4th Crowd. |