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| CRAVE | | v. (-ving) (often foll. By for) long or beg for. [old english] | |
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| CRAWL | | —v. - move slowly, esp. On hands and knees or with the body close to the ground etc.
- walk or move slowly.
- colloq. Behave obsequiously.
- (often foll. By with) be or appear to be covered or filled with crawling or moving things or people.
- (esp. Of the skin) creep. —n. - crawling.
- slow rate of movement.
- high-speed overarm swimming stroke. [origin unknown] | |
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| CRAZE | | —v. (-zing) 1 (usu. As crazed adj.) Make insane (crazed with grief).
- produce fine surface cracks on (pottery glaze etc.); develop such cracks. —n. - usu. Temporary enthusiasm (craze for skateboarding).
- object of this. [perhaps from old norse] | |
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| CRAZY | | adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 colloq. Insane or mad; foolish.
- (usu. Foll. By about) colloq. Extremely enthusiastic.
- (attrib.) (of paving etc.) Made up of irregular pieces. crazily adv. Craziness n. | |
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| CREAK | | —n. Harsh scraping or squeaking sound. —v. - make a creak.
- a move stiffly or with a creaking noise. B be poorly constructed (plot creaks). [imitative] | |
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| CREAM | | cheese n. Soft rich cheese made from cream and unskimmed milk.
- of tartar n. Purified tartar, used in medicine, baking powder, etc.
- soda n. Carbonated vanilla-flavoured soft drink.
- tea n. Afternoon tea with scones, jam, and cream.
- —n. - fatty part of milk.
- its yellowish-white colour.
- creamlike cosmetic etc.
- food or drink like or containing cream.
- (usu. Prec. By the) best part of something. —v. - take cream from (milk).
- make creamy.
- treat (the skin etc.) With cosmetic cream.
- form a cream or scum. —adj. Pale yellowish white. cream off take (esp. The best part) from a whole. [latin cramum and church latin chrisma oil for anointing] | |
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| CREDO | | n. (pl. -s) creed. [latin, = i believe] | |
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| CREED | | n. - set of principles or beliefs.
- system of religious belief.
- (often the creed) formal summary of christian doctrine. [latin: related to *credo] | |
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| CREEK | | n. - a inlet on a sea-coast. B short arm of a river.
- esp. Us, austral., & nz tributary of a river; stream. up the creek slang 1 in difficulties.
- crazy. [old norse and dutch] | |
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| CREEL | | n. Fisherman's large wicker basket. [origin unknown] | |
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