| crocodilian |
a reptile of the group that includes the crocodile. Alligators and caimans are crocodilians. |
| crocus |
A crocus is a small plant that blooms in very early spring. The flowers are often purple, yellow, or white. Crocuses grow from bulbs, and each small plant puts out one flower. You often see many crocuses growing together. |
| croissant |
A croissant is a kind of roll that many people eat for breakfast or lunch. It is very light and has a lot of butter in it. It is shaped like the moon when we only see a small part of the moon in the sky. |
| crook |
something bent, curved, or hooked. [4 definitions] |
| crooked |
When something is crooked, it is not straight. It is sometimes a bad thing when something is crooked. It is bent or twisted when it should be straight. |
| crop |
Crops are plants that farmers grow. Corn, wheat, and beans are examples of crops. [4 definitions] |
| crop up |
to appear or happen as a surprise. |
| cross |
A cross is a straight line with another line across it. Something that has this shape is also called a cross. [7 definitions] |
| crossbow |
a bow on a wooden stock. Crossbows shoot arrows when someone pulls a trigger. |
| cross-eye |
a condition in which one or both eyes turn toward each other. |
| crossing |
A crossing is a place where two roads or railroad tracks cross each other. [2 definitions] |
| crossing guard |
a person who directs traffic and helps children to cross the streets around a school. |
| cross out |
If you write a word and then you cross it out, it means you put a line or an X through the word. |
| cross reference |
a reference from one part of a book, index, or file to another part that contains additional or related information. |
| cross-reference |
to give a reference to in a book or other written work. |
| crossroad |
the place where two roads cross one another; intersection. |
| cross section |
a part of something made visible by cutting straight through it. [2 definitions] |
| crosswalk |
A crosswalk is a lane or path in a road that is marked off for people to walk across the road. |
| crossword puzzle |
A crossword puzzle is a word game. You must guess words from clues. Then you fit the words into a pattern of squares, one letter per square. |
| crotch |
the place where two long, straight parts, such as legs or tree branches, come together. |
| crouch |
to lower the body close to the ground by bending the legs. A cat about to pounce crouches, as does a person getting ready to run in a race. [2 definitions] |