| crust |
the baked dough on the outside of baked goods such as bread, pies, or pizza. [7 definitions] |
| crustacean |
any of a large group of segmented invertebrates, such as shrimp and crabs, that usu. live in water and have hard shells. |
| crutch |
a device used to help disabled people walk, usu. one of two supports that are held by the hands and that rest in the armpits. [3 definitions] |
| cry |
to weep or shed tears as the result of pain or emotion. [11 definitions] |
| cry over spilled milk |
to worry unduly about something that cannot be undone. |
| crystal |
a naturally symmetrical or layered solid, such as diamond or quartz, with a regularly repeating three-dimensional atomic, ionic, or molecular structure. [7 definitions] |
| crystal ball |
a globe of glass or quartz crystal used by fortune-tellers to foretell events in the future. |
| crystallize |
to convert into or cause to become crystals. [4 definitions] |
| cry uncle |
to yield; give up. |
| cry wolf |
to give a false alarm. |
| CT |
abbreviation of "Connecticut," a northeastern U.S. state south of Massachusetts. |
| cu. |
abbreviation of "cubic," having the volume of a cube whose edge is of a specific length. |
| cub |
the immature offspring of certain meat-eating mammals, such as the bear, lion, or fox. [2 definitions] |
| Cuba |
a country on the largest island in the West Indies. |
| Cuban |
of or pertaining to Cuba or to its people, culture, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| cube1 |
a rectangular solid with six square faces all of the same size. [5 definitions] |
| cubic |
having form in three dimensions. [3 definitions] |
| Cub Scout |
a member of the junior division of the Boy Scouts of America, for boys between eight and eleven. |
| cuckoo |
any of several slender grayish to brownish birds of Europe and America, some of which have a distinctive two-note call. [5 definitions] |
| cucumber |
an edible fruit of a creeping vine, usu. long and cylindrical with a hard green skin and greenish white flesh. [2 definitions] |
| cud |
a quantity of food that certain animals such as cows bring up from the first stomach to chew again. |