NOUN 4 a mark or a shape like + or ×
ADJECTIVE 5 Someone who is cross is rather angry.
cross out
VERB If you cross out words on a page, you draw a line through them.
cross-country
NOUN the sport of running across open countryside, rather than on roads or a track
crossing crossings
NOUN 1 a place where you can cross the road, a railway or a river
2 a journey by ship to a place across the sea
crossroads
NOUN a place where two roads meet and cross each other
cross-section cross-sections
NOUN 1 the flat part of something that you see when you cut straight through it to see inside • We looked at cross-sections of kiwi fruit and oranges.
2 a typical sample of people or things • We interviewed a cross-section of teenagers.
crossword crosswords
NOUN a word puzzle in which you work out answers to clues and write them in a grid
crouch crouches, crouching, crouched
VERB If you crouch, you lower your body with your knees bent.
crow crows, crowing, crowed
NOUN 1 a large black bird that makes a loud, harsh sound
VERB 2 When a cock crows, it makes a series of loud sounds, usually early in the morning.
crowbar crowbars
NOUN a heavy, iron bar used as a lever or for forcing things open
crowd crowds, crowding, crowded
NOUN 1 a large group of people gathered together
VERB 2 When people crowd around someone or something, they gather closely together around them.
crown crowns, crowning, crowned
NOUN 1 a circular ornament made of gold or jewels, which a king or queen wears on their head
VERB 2 When a king or queen is crowned, a crown is put on their head and they are officially made king or queen.
crucial
ADJECTIVE Something that is crucial is very important.
crucify crucifies, crucifying, crucified
VERB When a person is crucified they are tied or nailed to a cross and left there to die.
crucifixion NOUN
crude cruder, crudest
ADJECTIVE 1 rough and simple • a crude shelter made of old boxes
2 rude and vulgar
cruel crueller, cruellest
ADJECTIVE Cruel people deliberately cause pain or distress to other people or to animals.
SYNONYMS: brutal, unkind
cruelly ADVERB cruelty NOUN
cruise cruises, cruising, cruised
NOUN 1 a holiday in which you travel on a ship and visit places
VERB 2 When a vehicle cruises, it moves at a constant, moderate speed.
crumb crumbs
NOUN a very small piece of bread or cake
crumble crumbles, crumbling, crumbled
VERB When something crumbles, or when you crumble it, it breaks into small pieces.
crumple crumples, crumpling, crumpled
VERB If you crumple paper or cloth, you squash it so that it is full of creases and folds.