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] |
crate |
a container for packing and shipping, usu. made of rough wood slats. [3 definitions] |
crater |
a bowl-shaped depression with a raised rim, such as the mouth of a volcano or geyser, or the circular depressions on the surface of the moon, usu. with a mountain at their center. [3 definitions] |
cravat |
a necktie. [2 definitions] |
crave |
to desire intensely or need urgently. [3 definitions] |