crib |
a stationary bed with high, barred sides for an infant or young child. [12 definitions] |
cribbage |
a card game for two to four players in which scores, made by forming various counting combinations of cards, are recorded by inserting pegs into holes on a small board. |
crib-biting |
the habit of horses to bite at wood, as of a stall or feed trough, and swallow harmful amounts of air while doing so. |
crib death |
sudden infant death syndrome, the unexpected death of a seemingly healthy infant, usu. occurring within the first year of life, and usu. occurring in the infant's sleep. |
cribriform |
pierced with tiny holes. |
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. |