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Collins Primary Illustrated Dictionary

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2019
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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.
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