creel |
a portable basketlike container carried by a person who is fishing, to hold the fish that have been caught. [2 definitions] |
creep |
to move with the body close to or dragging along on the ground or other surface; crawl. [12 definitions] |
creepage |
a gradual movement as of soil, rock, or glaciers. |
creeper |
a person, animal, or thing that creeps. [6 definitions] |
creep out |
(informal) to cause (someone) to feel uneasy or a bit frightened; give (someone) the creeps. |
creep up on |
to silently approach from behind or in such as way as to surprise. |
creepy |
of or causing a feeling of anxiety, fear, or revulsion similar to that which might be produced by something creeping on one's skin. [3 definitions] |
creese |
variant of kris. |
cremate |
to burn to ashes (esp. a human corpse in a funeral). |
cremation |
the act or process of cremating. |
crematorium |
a furnace for burning to ashes human remains, or the building in which such cremation occurs; crematory. |
crematory |
a furnace for cremating, or the building in which cremation occurs. [2 definitions] |
crème |
cream. [2 definitions] |
crème brûlée |
(French) a rich egg custard with a topping of caramelized sugar. |
crème de cacao |
a sweet, chocolate-flavored liqueur. |
crème de la crème |
cream of the cream (French); the very best. |
crème de menthe |
a sweet, mint-flavored liqueur, usu. green or colorless. |
crenate |
having a scalloped or notched border, as some leaves. |
crenel |
any of the openings or indentations between the solid parts of a wall or battlement. [2 definitions] |
crenelate |
to provide crenels in (a tower or battlement). [2 definitions] |
crenellated |
having notches or indentations, usu. regularly spaced, as in the battlement of a fortress. |