crunch crunches, crunching, crunched
VERB If you crunch something, you crush it noisily, for example between your teeth or under your feet.
crusade crusades
NOUN 1 In the Middle Ages, the Crusades were a number of expeditions to Palestine by Christians who were attempting to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims.
2 a long and determined attempt to achieve something
[from Spanish cruzar meaning to take up the cross]
crusader NOUN
crush crushes, crushing, crushed
VERB 1 If you crush something, you squeeze it hard until its shape is destroyed. • He crushed the empty can.
2 If you crush against someone or something, you press hard against them. • We crushed against each other in the crowded bus.
crust crusts
NOUN 1 the hard outside part of a loaf
2 a hard layer on top of something • the earth’s crust
crustacean crustaceans
Said “krus-tay-shun” NOUN an animal with a hard outer shell and several pairs of legs, which usually lives in water • Crabs, lobsters and shrimps are crustaceans.
crutch crutches
NOUN a support like a long stick that you lean on if you have injured your leg or foot • I was on crutches while my ankle healed.
cry cries, crying, cried
VERB 1 When you cry, tears come from your eyes because you are unhappy or hurt.
2 If you cry something, you shout it or say it loudly.
NOUN 3 a shout or other loud sound made with your voice
crypt crypts
NOUN an underground room beneath a church, usually used as a burial place
crystal crystals
NOUN 1 a piece of a mineral that has formed naturally into a regular shape
2 a type of transparent rock, used in jewellery
3 a type of very high quality glass
crystalline ADJECTIVE
cub cubs
NOUN 1 the young of some wild animals • a fox cub • a lion cub
2 The Cubs is an organization for young boys before they join the Scouts.
cube cubes
NOUN a solid shape with six square faces that are all the same size
cubic
ADJECTIVE 1 shaped like a cube
2 used to describe volume when you measure height, width and depth • a cubic metre
cubicle cubicles
NOUN a small enclosed area in a place such as a sports centre or a shop, where you can dress and undress
cuboid cuboids
NOUN a rectangular, three-dimensional box shape. A cuboid has six faces, all of which are rectangles.
cuckoo cuckoos
NOUN a grey bird with a two-note call. Cuckoos lay their eggs in other birds’ nests.
cucumber cucumbers
NOUN a long, thin, green vegetable that is eaten raw
cud
NOUN food that has been chewed and digested more than once by cows, sheep or other animals that have more than one stomach
cuddle cuddles, cuddling, cuddled
VERB 1 If you cuddle someone, you hold them closely in your arms as a way of showing your affection.
NOUN 2 If you give someone a cuddle, you cuddle them.
cuddly ADJECTIVE