The noise of many things falling and breaking at once.
A mixture of constituents, as of the blood; constitution; temperament.
The hydroid or naked-eyed medus/. See Hydroidea.
Of or pertaining to the Craspedota.
Gross; thick; dense; coarse; not elaborated or refined.
A semisolid mass or clot, especially that formed in coagulation of the blood.
See Crassament.
Grossness; coarseness; thickness; density.
Grossness.
Procrastination; a putting off till to-morrow.
A genus of small, hardy trees, including the hawthorn, much used for ornamental purposes.
A manger or open frame for hay; a crib; a rack.
A large basket or hamper of wickerwork, used for the transportation of china, crockery, and similar wares.
To pack in a crate or case for transportation; as, to crate a sewing machine; to crate peaches.
the quantity contained in a crate.
The basinlike opening or mouth of a volcano, through which the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a geyser, about which a cone of silica is often built up.
Having the form of a shallow bowl; -- said of a corolla.
Pertaining to, or resembling, a crater.
To crush with the teeth; to chew with violence and noise; to crunch.
A neckcloth; a piece of silk, fine muslin, or other cloth, worn by men about the neck.
Wearing a cravat.
To desire strongly; to feel an insatiable longing; as, a craving appetite.
To make recreant, weak, spiritless, or cowardly.
One who craves or begs.
Vehement or urgent desire; longing for; beseeching.
The crop of a bird. The stomach of an animal.
same as crawfish
to back out in a humilating manner; as, We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him.
A Crawford peach; a well-known freestone peach, with yellow flesh, first raised by Mr. William Crawford, of New Jersey.
A pen or inclosure of stakes and hurdles on the seacoast, for holding fish.
One who, or that which, crawls; a creeper; a reptile.
Creepy.
the type genus of the Cracidae; curassows.
See Crare.
See Crawfish.
Any decapod crustacean of the family Astacid/ (genera Cambarus and Cambarus), resembling the lobster, but smaller, and found in fresh waters. Crawfishes are esteemed very delicate food both in Europe and America. The North American species are numerous and mostly belong to the genus Cambarus. The blind crawfish of the Mammoth Cave is Cambarus pellucidus. The common European species is Astacus fluviatilis.
To sketch, as with a crayon; to sketch or plan.
Craziness; insanity.
A broken state; decrepitude; an impaired state of the intellect.
In a crazy manner.
The state of being broken down or weakened; as, the craziness of a ship, or of the limbs.
Fine cracks resulting from shrinkage on the surface of glazed pottery, concrete, or other material. The admired crackle in some Oriental potteries and porcelains is crazing produced in a foreseen and regulated way. In common pottery it is often the result of exposure to undue heat, and the beginning of disintegration.
A mill for grinding tin ore.
Characterized by weakness or feebleness; decrepit; broken; falling to decay; shaky; unsafe.
any of several leguminous plants of Western North America causing locoism in livestock.
Capable of being created.
To graze.
The sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking.
A harsh grating or squeaking sound, or the act of making such a sound.
worn down with age or use; in poor condition.
To form or become covered with cream; to become thick like cream; to assume the appearance of cream; hence, to grow stiff or formal; to mantle.
Of the color of cream; light yellow.
White or pale, as the effect of fear, or as the natural complexion.
A plant of Sierra Leone which yields a wholesome, creamy juice.
A wooden knife with a long thin blade, used in handling cream or ice cream.
As white as cream.
A kind of cake filled with custard made of cream, eggs, etc.
a California plant (Platystemon californicus) with small pale yellow flowers.
a small pitcher for serving cream; as, the coffee set included a sugar bowl and creamer.
A place where butter and cheese are made, or where milk and cream are put up in cans for market.
The quality of being creamy.
Full of, or containing, cream; resembling cream, in nature, appearance, or taste; creamlike; unctuous.
To get on credit; to borrow.
Creative; formative.
To make a crease or mark in, as by folding or doubling.
A tool, or a sewing-machine attachment, for making lines or creases on leather or cloth, as guides to sew by.
A layer of tiles forming a corona for a wall.
See Creosote.
Full of creases.
An usher to a riding master.
That may be created.
To bring into being; to form out of nothing; to cause to exist.
Relating to, or produced by, flesh or animal food; as, creatic nausea.
A white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance found abundantly in muscle tissue.
A white, crystalline, nitrogenous body closely related to creatin but more basic in its properties, formed from the latter by the action of acids, and occurring naturally in muscle tissue and in urine.
The act of creating or causing to exist. Specifically, the act of bringing the universe or this world into existence.
Of or pertaining to creation.
The doctrine that a soul is specially created for each human being as soon as it is formed in the womb; -- opposed to traducianism.
Having the power to create; exerting the act of creation.
The quality of being creative.
One who creates, produces, or constitutes. Specifically, the Supreme Being.
State or condition of a creator.
She who creates.
A creatress.
Belonging to a creature; having the qualities of a creature.
Anything created; anything not self-existent; especially, any being created with life; an animal; a man.
Without created beings; alone.
Creatural; characteristic of a creature.
The condition of being a creature.
To make like a creature; to degrade
The tin ore which collects in the central part of the washing pit or buddle.
Marked with closely set ribs or ridges.
Marked with closely set transverse furrows.
Frequency.
Frequent; numerous.
A public nursery, where the young children of poor women are cared for during the day, while their mothers are at work.
the first decisive battle of the Hundred Years' War; in 1346 the English under Edward III defeated the French under King Philip of Valois.
To give credence to; to believe.
A thing to be believed; an article of faith; -- distinguished from agendum, a practical duty.
Believing; giving credence; credulous.
That which gives a title to credit or confidence.
having an official document certifying fitness for a particular task.
a credence{3}.
The quality of being credible; credibleness; as, the credibility of facts; the credibility of witnesses.
Capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy.
The quality or state of being credible; worthiness of belief; credibility.
In a manner inducing belief; as, I have been credibly informed of the event.
To confide in the truth of; to give credence to; to put trust in; to believe.
Worthy of belief.
The quality of being creditable.
In a creditable manner; reputably; with credit.
One who credits, believes, or trusts.
A female creditor.
having an acceptable credit rating; worthy of having credit extended; as, a credit-worthy customer.
The creed, as sung or read in the Roman Catholic church.
Readiness of belief; a disposition to believe on slight evidence.
Apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting.
With credulity.
Readiness to believe on slight evidence; credulity.
To believe; to credit.
Without a creed.