9-letter words starting with cr
- crenation — any of the rounded teeth or the notches between them on a crenate structure
- crenature — a rounded projection, as on the margin of a leaf, etc.
- crenelate — to furnish with battlements or crenels, or with squared notches
- crenulate — having a margin very finely notched with rounded projections, as certain leaves
- creodonts — Plural form of creodont.
- creolized — (of a language) incorporating a considerable range of features from one or more unrelated languages, as the result of contact between language communities
- creosoted — Simple past tense and past participle of creosote.
- creosotes — Plural form of creosote.
- crepiness — the quality of being crepe-like in texture, esp in skin
- crepitant — to make a crackling sound; crackle.
- crepitate — to make a rattling or crackling sound; rattle or crackle
- crepoline — a light silk or silk and wool material used in dressmaking
- crepuscle — twilight
- crescence — (obsolete) increase; enlargement.
- crescendo — A crescendo is a noise that gets louder and louder. Some people also use crescendo to refer to the point when a noise is at its loudest.
- crescents — Plural form of crescent.
- crespelle — (plurale tantum) Small, folded pancakes, with a savoury (or sweet) filling, sometimes served with a sauce.
- crestings — Plural form of cresting.
- crestless — Having no crest.
- crestwood — a city in E Missouri.
- cretinise — make (someone) a cretin
- cretinism — a condition arising from a deficiency of thyroid hormone, present from birth, characterized by dwarfism and learning difficulties
- cretinize — to cause (a person) to be a cretin or cretinous
- cretinoid — a person suffering from cretinism.
- cretinous — If you describe someone as cretinous, you think they are very stupid.
- crevassed — containing deep cracks or fissures
- crevasses — Plural form of crevasse.
- crew neck — A crew neck or a crew neck sweater is a sweater with a round neck.
- crew pram — concurrent read, exclusive write PRAM.
- crew sock — Usually, crew socks. short, thick casual socks usually ribbed above the ankles.
- crewmates — Plural form of crewmate.
- crewwoman — A female crewmember.
- crib-bite — to practice cribbing.
- crib-wall — a supporting wall constructed by laying cribs at right angles to each other, as in cribwork
- cribellar — of or relating to the cribellum of a spider
- cribellum — a sievelike spinning organ in certain spiders that occurs between the spinnerets
- cricetids — Plural form of cricetid.
- cricketed — Simple past tense and past participle of cricket.
- cricketer — A cricketer is a person who plays cricket.
- crimeless — free from crime; innocent
- crimeware — (computing) Software that performs or facilitates illegal activities.
- crimewave — a period of increased criminal activity
- criminals — Plural form of criminal.
- criminate — to charge with a crime; accuse
- criminous — criminal
- crimplene — Crimplene is an artificial fabric used for making clothes which does not crease easily.
- crimsoned — Simple past tense and past participle of crimson.
- crinkling — Present participle of crinkle.
- crinoidal — (zoology) Relating to, consisting of, or containing crinoids.
- crinoline — A crinoline was a round frame which women wore under their skirts in the 19th century.