| crape |
crepe. [3 definitions] |
| crapehanger |
(informal) a gloomy, morose person; one who anticipates the worst. |
| crape myrtle |
a tall Oriental shrub, related to loosestrife and widely cultivated in warmer zones as an ornamental for its stalks of crinkled pink, red, white, or purple flowers. |
| crap out |
to make a losing throw, such as two, three, or twelve, in craps. |
| crappie |
either of two medium-sized members of the sunfish family, found in streams and lakes in the central and eastern United States. |
| crappy |
(slang) of poor quality; inferior. |
| craps |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) a game of dice in which a seven or eleven on the first throw wins, a two, three, or twelve loses, and any other first throw may win if it can be repeated before a seven. |
| crapshoot |
(informal) a risky undertaking; gamble. |
| crapshooter |
one who gambles by playing craps. |
| crapulence |
sickness caused by excessiveness in drinking or eating. [2 definitions] |
| crapulous |
given to excessive indulgence in drinking or eating. [2 definitions] |
| crash1 |
(of a vehicle or moving object) to strike violently (usu. fol. by "through," "into," or "against"). [17 definitions] |
| crash2 |
a coarsely woven fabric made of irregular or rough yarn. |
| crash cymbal |
a cymbal that hangs freely from a stand, such that it is allowed to reverberate after being struck. |
| crash dive |
a sudden and rapid emergency dive made by a submarine, esp. to avoid attack. |
| crash-dive |
to rapidly dive, or cause a submarine to dive, at a steep angle. |
| crash helmet |
a protective, padded headgear worn by motorcyclists, race-car drivers, and the like. |
| crashing |
utter; complete; total. |
| crash-land |
to land (an airplane) in an emergency, usu. causing damage to the plane. [2 definitions] |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| -crat |
member of (such) a ruling class. [2 definitions] |