| carrack |
a large merchant ship used esp. in the Mediterranean in the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries; galleon. |
| clank |
a short sound, as of metal being struck, that does not ring. [4 definitions] |
| conk1 |
a hard body of any of various shelflike fungi that grow on the sides of trees. |
| conk2 |
a hairstyle in which curly or kinky hair is straightened, usu. chemically. [3 definitions] |
| conk3 |
esp. of a motor, to stall or stop functioning completely (usu. fol. by "out"). [2 definitions] |
| crack |
to break apart with a snapping sound. [9 definitions] |
| crag |
a steeply jutting or overhanging mass of rock, as on a mountain or headland. |
| crake |
any of several long-legged, short-billed rails. |
| crane |
a tall wading bird with long legs and a long neck and bill. A whooping crane is one kind of crane. [3 definitions] |
| cranio- |
skull; cranium. |
| cranium |
the skull of a vertebrate animal. [2 definitions] |
| crank |
a device that moves things in a circle. Cranks have a lever attached at a right angle to the end of an arm that moves in a circle. Cranks are turned by hand or by another arm that connects to the lever. [4 definitions] |
| crank up |
(informal) to get prepared or begin. [2 definitions] |
| cranky |
in a bad mood; grouchy. |
| cranny |
a small opening in a wall, rock, or other solid mass; crack or crevice. |
| creak |
to make or move with a grinding or squeaking noise. [2 definitions] |
| croak |
to make a low, hoarse sound with the voice. [2 definitions] |
| drank |
past tense of "drink." |
| drink |
to swallow a liquid. [6 definitions] |
| frank1 |
honest, direct, and open. |