| cramped |
lacking room or space, as for movement or placement. |
| crampfish |
see "electric ray." |
| crampon |
an iron hook or curved bar for lifting heavy objects, usu. used in pairs. [2 definitions] |
| cranberry |
a North American shrub growing in marshy ground and bearing a tart, red, edible berry, or the berry itself. [2 definitions] |
| crane |
any of a family of tall, long-legged wading birds having long necks and bills. [6 definitions] |
| crane fly |
any of various long-legged, slender flies that resemble a large mosquito. |
| cranesbill |
see "geranium." |
| cranial |
of or relating to the skull or cranium. |
| cranial nerve |
any of the twelve paired nerves, such as the optic and auditory nerves, that extend from the stem of the brain through openings in the skull. |
| craniate |
having a skull or cranium. [2 definitions] |
| cranio- |
skull; cranium. |
| craniofacial |
of, pertaining to, or involving the cranium and face. |
| craniology |
the scientific study of characteristics of the human skull, such as size and shape. |
| craniometry |
the science of measuring skulls. |
| craniotomy |
the act or process of cutting through the skull, as for brain surgery. |
| cranium |
the skull of a vertebrate animal. [2 definitions] |
| crank |
a mechanical device for applying rotary motion, consisting of a lever arm or disk attached at right angles to the end of a rotating shaft and turned by hand or connecting rod. [6 definitions] |
| crankcase |
the housing enclosing an engine's crankshaft and its connecting parts. |
| crank out |
to produce in great numbers, esp. in a mechanical manner. |
| crankpin |
a bar or cylindrical pin positioned in a crank and having a connecting rod or link attached. |
| crankshaft |
a shaft that turns or is turned by one or more cranks that are attached to or part of the shaft. |