| cruise control |
a control mechanism in automobiles which keeps the vehicle traveling at a steady speed that is set by the driver. |
| cruise missile |
a long-range guided missile, propelled by a jet or rocket and capable of being launched from an aircraft, ship, or submarine. |
| cruiser |
a medium-sized, fast warship with a great range. [4 definitions] |
| cruller |
a sweet cake made from deep-fried dough, usu. shaped into a ring or twisted into a spiral. |
| crumb |
a tiny fragment, esp. such as breaks or falls from baked goods. [6 definitions] |
| crumble |
to break or crush into bits or crumbs. [2 definitions] |
| crumbly |
likely to crumble; easily broken, esp. into crumbs. |
| crumby |
consisting or full of crumbs. |
| crumhorn |
an early double-reed wind instrument, the tube of which terminates in a curve or crook. |
| crummy |
(informal) dirty, shabby, cheap, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| crumpet |
a thin muffinlike cake baked on a griddle, esp. in England. |
| crumple |
to press or crush so as to rumple or cause wrinkles. [5 definitions] |
| crunch |
to chew with a crackling noise; crush by biting. [6 definitions] |
| crunchable |
combined form of crunch. |
| crunch numbers |
in computer work, to perform a large number of calculations or manipulations of numerical data, or to process a large amount of data. |
| crunchy |
making or capable of making a crunching sound, esp. when chewed; crispy. |
| crupper |
a leather strap that is looped around the base of a horse's tail and attached to a harness or riding saddle to keep it from sliding forward. [2 definitions] |
| crus |
the section of the leg or hind limb between the knee and foot; shank. [2 definitions] |
| crusade |
(often cap.) any of the several attempts of medieval European Christians to recover and then defend the Holy Lands in and around Palestine from the Muslims. [4 definitions] |
| crusado |
a silver or gold coin formerly minted in Portugal featuring the image of a cross. |
| cruse |
a small, usu. clay container for holding liquids such as oil or wine. |