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Collins Primary Illustrated Dictionary

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2019
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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
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