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Crab nebula a nebula in the constellation Taurus that contains a pulsar.
crack to break apart with a snapping sound. [15 definitions]
crack a book to open a book and read it, or to discipline oneself to study.
crackbrain a person without sense or reason; one who is insane.
crackbrained utterly foolish or insane.
crack down to increase the severity with which rules, laws, or the like are enforced, esp. to combat abuses or rectify a problem. [2 definitions]
crackdown an increase in the severity with which rules, laws, or the like are enforced, esp. to combat abuses or rectify a problem.
cracked partially separated; broken. [3 definitions]
cracked wheat coarsely processed wheat.
cracker a thin, crisp biscuit or wafer, not usually sweetened. [4 definitions]
cracker-barrel resembling the rambling, informal discussions of persons gathered at a country store.
crackerjack an excellent person or thing. [2 definitions]
cracking the process of breaking down heavier hydrocarbons into lighter ones by heat, pressure, or catalysts, as in distilling petroleum to make gasoline. [3 definitions]
crackle to make a series of small snapping noises. [9 definitions]
crackleware ceramic, porcelain, or the like, with a finely cracked glaze or surface.
crackling a series of slight, sharp, popping or snapping sounds, as from an open wood fire. [3 definitions]
crackly tending or likely to crackle; crisp.
crackpot (informal) a person whose behavior or ideas are considered bizarre. [2 definitions]
crack up (informal) to break into uncontrollable laughter. [2 definitions]
crack-up a collision of a vehicle; crash. [2 definitions]
-cracy rule; government.