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Cramp-iron.Cramp, v. a. 1. Affect with spasms.2. Restrain, obstruct, hinder, check, confine.3. Fasten with a cramp.Cramp-fish, n. Torpedo, electric ray (Torpedo vulgaris).Cramp-iron, n. Cramp.Cranberry, n. Bog-berry.Crane-fly, n. Father-long-legs, daddy-long-legs.Crane's-bill, n. Geranium.Craniognomy, n. Craniology, phrenology.Craniology, n. Craniognomy, phrenology.Cranium, n. Skull, brain-pan.Crank, a. Easy to be overset.Crankle, v. n. Crinkle, run in and out.Cranny, n. Cleft, crack, fissure, chink, crevice, rift, gap, break, broach, interstice, opening.Crapulous, a. [Rare.] Drunken, drunk, inebriated, intoxicated, FUDDLED.Crassament, n. Crassamentum.Crassamentum, n. [L.] Clot (of blood), coagulation.Cratch, a. Manger, crib.Cratch-cradle, n. Cat's cradle, scratch-cradle.Crate, n. Hamper.Cravat, n. Neckcloth, neckerchief, necktie.Crave, v. a. 1. Entreat, beseech, beg, solicit, implore, supplicate.2. Desire, long for, hanker after, wish for, yearn for.Craven, n. Dastard, coward, poltroon, milksop.Craving, n. Longing, itching, strong desire.Craw, n. Crop, first stomach (of a bird).Crawfish, n. Crayfish, river-lobster.Crawl, v. n. Creep.Crayfish, n. Crawfish.Crayon, n. 1. Pencil.2. Drawing made with a crayon.Craze, v. a. 1. Make crazy, make insane.2. [Rare.] Break, crack, crush, grind.Crazy, a. 1. Shattered, broken, tottering, rickety, worn out, out of order.2. Insane, distracted, mad, lunatic, demented, delirious, crack-brained, cracked, crazed, out of one's head, out of one's senses, out of one's wits.Cream, n. Choice part, best part.Cream-colored, a. Pale yellow.Cream of tartar, Bi-tartrate of potash (purified), acid tartrate of potash.Create, v. a. 1. Originate.2. Produce, cause, occasion, be the occasion of.3. Make, appoint, constitute.Creation, n. 1. Invention, origination.2. Universe, cosmos.3. Appointment, constitution, nomination.Creator, n. 1. Originator, Maker.2. God, Jehovah, the Almighty.Creature, n. 1. Being (animate or inanimate), thing, substance, body, created being.2. Animal, living being.3. Man, person.4. Dependant, retainer, vassal, parasite, minion, hanger-on.Credence, n. Belief, credit, trust, faith, confidence, reliance.Credendum, n. [L.] Article of faith, thing to be believed.Credentials, n. pl. Testimonials, vouchers, certificates.Credibility, n. Trustworthiness, credibleness.Credible, a. Trustworthy, to be believed, worthy of belief, not improbable.Credibleness, n. Trustworthiness, credibility.Credit, n. 1. Belief, trust, faith, confidence, credence, reliance.2. Reputableness, esteem, regard, good repute, good reputation, high character.3. Influence (of a good name), power.4. Merit, honor, proof of desert.Credit, v. a. 1. Believe, give faith to, put faith in, rely upon, confide in, doubt not, make no doubt of, take upon credit.2. Place to the credit of, carry to the credit of one's account, enter upon the credit side.Creditable, a. Reputable, honorable, estimable.Credulity, n. Easiness of belief, readiness to believe (on slight evidence).Credulous, a. Unsuspecting, unsuspicious, easy of belief, easily duped.Creed, n. Belief, tenets, dogmas, doctrines, system of opinions, summary of belief.Creed-bound, a. Bigoted, wedded to an opinion.Creek, n. 1. Inlet, cove, bight, small bay.2. Rivulet, small river.Creep, v. n. 1. Crawl.2. Steal, glide stealthily, come unnoticed.3. Fawn, cringe, play the sycophant.Creeping, a. 1. Crawling.2. Fawning, sycophantic.3. (Bot.) Growing on the ground or on supports.Cremation, n. Burning (especially of the dead).Crenate, a. (Bot.) Notched, indented.Crenated, a. (Bot.) Notched, indented.Crepitate, v. n. Crackle, snap, decrepitate.Crescent, n. 1. New moon, moon in her first quarter.2. Figure of the new moon.3. Turkish standard.4. Turkish power, Ottoman Empire.Crescent, a. Growing, enlarging, increasing.Crescent-shaped, a. (Bot.) Lunate, lunated.Crest, n. 1. Tuft, plume, COMB.2. Top, crown, summit, highest part.Crested, a. 1. With a crest.2. (Bot.) Cristate.Crestfallen, a. Discouraged, disheartened, dispirited, depressed, dejected, desponding, chap-fallen, melancholy, sad, down-hearted, downcast, cast down, low-spirited, in low spirits.Cretaceous, a. Chalky.Crevasse, n. [Fr.] Crevice, gap, opening, ravine, gulley, GULCH.Crevice, n. Fissure, chink, rift, gap, cleft, crack, cranny, interstice.Crew, n. Company, gang, band, set, horde, party.Crib, n. 1. Rack, manger, cratch, feeding-place.2. Bin, bunker.Crib, v. a. Enclose (as in a crib), cage, encage, confine, imprison, shut up.Crick, n. Spasm, cramp, convulsion.Crime, n. 1. Felony, aggravated misdemeanor, gross offence (especially against human law), infraction of law.2. Sin, transgression, iniquity, wickedness, unrighteousness, wrong, delinquency.Criminal, a. 1. Wrong, contrary to law.2. Culpable, guilty.Criminal, n. Culprit, delinquent, offender, transgressor, trespasser, malefactor, convict, felon.Criminal conversation, [Abbreviated crim. con.] Adultery.Criminality, n. Guiltiness, guilt, culpability.Criminate, v. a. Accuse, charge, arraign, impeach, allege to be guilty.Crimination, n. Accusation, impeachment, arraignment, charge.Crimp, v. a. 1. Curl, crisp.2. Plait, form into ridges.Crimp, n. [Colloquial.] Decoyman (for the military service), insnarer, trapanner.Cringe, v. n. Crouch, fawn, truckle, sneak, stoop, bend the knee.Cringing, a. Crouching, fawning, servile, sneaking, obsequious.Crinkle, v. n. Crankle, run in and out.Cripple, n. Lame person.Cripple, v. a. 1. Lame, make lame.2. Disable, weaken, impair the strength of.Crisis, n. 1. Acme, height, decisive turn, turning point.2. Exigency, emergency, juncture, conjuncture, pass, strait, rub, pinch, push, critical situation.Crisp, a. 1. Brittle, friable.Crispy, a. 1. Brittle, friable.2. Curled, frizzled.Crisp, v. a. Twist, curl.Crispin, n. Shoemaker.Cristate, a. (Bot.) Crested.Criterion, n. Standard, test, touchstone, measure, rule.Critic, n. 1. Reviewer, censor, connoisseur, judge (of artistic merit).2. Censurer, caviller, carper.Critical, a. 1. Exact, nice, accurate.2. Censorious, carping, cavilling, captious.Criticise, v. a. Examine and estimate (as works of art or of literature), remark upon (with reference to merits and defects), pass judgment upon.Criticism, n. 1. Art of criticising.2. Critique, strictures, animadversion, review, critical remarks.Critique, n. Criticism, review, critical examination, critical remarks, critical notice.Croak, v. n. Murmur, complain, grumble, repine.Croaker, n. Murmurer, complainer, grumbler, censurer, fault-finder.Crock, n. Soot.Crock, v. a. Blacken (with soot), soil.Crockery, n. Earthen-ware.Crocodile tears, Affected tears, hypocritical sorrow.Crone, n. Old woman (in contempt).Crony, n. [Colloquial.] Associate, intimate friend, bosom friend, bosom companion.Crook, n. Bend, flexure, curvature, turn.Crook, v. a. Bend, curve, incurvate, bow, inflect, make crooked.Crooked, a. 1. Bent, curved, bowed, winding, not straight.2. Distorted, twisted, wry, awry, askew, deformed, disfigured.3. Perverse, froward,

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