| crick |
a painful stiffness or cramp, esp. in the neck or back. [2 definitions] |
| cricket1 |
any of various insects that are similar to grasshoppers in having long antennae and great leaping ability, the male of which produces a shrill chirp by rubbing its front wings together. |
| cricket2 |
a game played outdoors with a ball, bats, and wickets at either end of the field, by two opposing teams of eleven members each. [3 definitions] |
| cricoid |
of, pertaining to, or involving a ring-shaped cartilage surrounding the trachea and forming the back part of the larynx. [2 definitions] |
| cried |
past tense and past participle of cry. |
| crier |
one who cries. [2 definitions] |
| crime |
an act that violates the law of a state, nation, or other entity, and that endangers the public welfare in some way. [3 definitions] |
| crimeless |
combined form of crime. |
| crime of passion |
a crime committed by a person in a condition of extreme anger, jealousy, or the like. |
| crime passionel |
(French) crime of passion; a crime committed in extreme passion, esp. sexual or romantic jealousy. |
| crime scene |
a location being investigated by police or other officials because a crime has been committed there and because such location may provide forensic evidence. |
| criminal |
of, pertaining to, or having the nature of crime, esp. as opposed to civil violations. [4 definitions] |
| criminal conversation |
in law, adultery. |
| criminality |
the condition or fact of being criminal. |
| criminal law |
that area of law having to do with crime and its punishment. |
| criminal lawyer |
a lawyer who specialized in representing clients accused of criminal offenses. |
| criminate |
to accuse of a crime. [3 definitions] |
| criminology |
the scientific study of crime, criminal behavior, and criminal law systems. |
| crimp |
to press into small, regular folds or waves; corrugate. [7 definitions] |
| crimpy |
having narrow folds or waves; frizzy, esp. hair. |
| crimson |
a dark reddish purple color. |