| crowd |
a large number of people massed together. [9 definitions] |
| crowded |
very or exceedingly full; packed. [2 definitions] |
| crowfoot |
any of various, mostly yellow-flowered plants, esp. with divided leaves that resemble a crow's foot. [2 definitions] |
| crown |
a circlet or headdress, often made of precious materials, worn by a king, queen, emperor, or other monarch, usu. on state occasions, as a symbol of sovereignty. [21 definitions] |
| crown colony |
a British colony administered by a governor appointed by the home government in London. |
| crown glass |
a very clear optical glass with low refraction. [2 definitions] |
| crownless |
combined form of crown. |
| crown prince |
the male heir to a throne. |
| crown princess |
a crown prince's wife. [2 definitions] |
| crown roast |
a roast of pork, lamb, or the like formed as a circle of rib chops, tied upright and often capped with paper or foil frills. |
| crow's-foot |
(usu. pl.) fine wrinkles near the outer corner of a person's eye. |
| crow's-nest |
a small, sometimes partially enclosed observation platform located near the top of a ship's mast. [2 definitions] |
| crozier |
variant of crosier. |
| CRT |
abbreviation of "cathode-ray tube," a vacuum tube in which a stream of electrons is accelerated and focused in a beam that produces lighted traces on a screen at one end of the tube, used in television sets, computer monitors, and the like. |
| cruces |
a plural form of crux. |
| crucial |
of decisive importance; critical. |
| crucible |
a vessel used at high temperatures, esp. to melt metals or minerals. [2 definitions] |
| crucible steel |
a high-grade steel smelted in a crucible or fused from flux, wrought iron, and carbon, and used to make knives, tools, and dies. |
| crucifix |
a Christian cross, esp. one bearing a representation of Jesus Christ. |
| crucifixion |
a method of execution in which the condemned person is tied or nailed to a cross. [3 definitions] |
| cruciform |
in the shape of a cross. [2 definitions] |