English words: crenellee to crewer

300 English words, part 172 of 202 of the words starting with C, A to Z. 32 have a page of their own.

English words crenellee to crewer

crenellee adjective: Alternative form of crénelé.
crenelly adjective: Alternative form of crénelé.
crenely adjective: Alternative form of crénelé.
crenezumab noun: A humanized monoclonal antibody being investigated as a treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
crenic adjective: Of or relating to a spring or mineral well.
crenic acid noun: Any of a group of poorly characterized acids found in humus
creno- prefix: Spring, fountain, well, waters.
crenobiont noun: An organism that lives in association with water springs.
crenolanib noun: An investigational drug, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor for the treatment of certain cancers.
crenophilous adjective: Living in or near water springs.
crenotherapy noun: The therapeutic use of mud, mineral waters and steam.
Crenshaw noun: A kind of melon with a hard yellow-green rind.
crenuchid noun: Any fish in the family Crenuchidae of South American darters.
crenula noun: A small notch.
crenular adjective: Relating to a crenula.
crenulate adjective: Minutely crenate or scalloped.
crenulated adjective: Alternative form of crenulate.
crenulately adverb: In a crenulate manner.
crenulation noun: A minute crenation.
crenule noun: A small crena.
creo adjective, noun, prefix: Clipping of creationist.
creodont noun: A member of the extinct Creodonta order of mammals that lived from the Paleocene to the Pliocene epoch.
creole adjective, noun /ˈkɹi.əʊl/: A language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.
Creole cottage noun: A building characteristic of New Orleans, having one and a half stories and a steeply pitched roof, with a symmetrical four-opening façade wall and a wood...
Creole cream cheese noun: A form of farmer cheese, traditional in the New Orleans area.
Creole pig noun: A pig of a landrace indigenous to Haiti, extinct since being exterminated in the 1980s to limit the spread of swine fever.
Creole townhouse noun: A kind of French- and Spanish-influenced house found in New Orleans, characterized by courtyards, thick walls, arcades, cast-iron balconies, and...
Creolean adjective, noun: Relating to, or characteristic of, the Creole people.
creoleness noun: The quality or characteristic of being a Creole.
Creolian adjective, noun: Alternative form of Creolean.
creolin noun: A fraction of coal tar containing cresols.
creolisation noun: Non-Oxford British standard spelling of creolization.
creolise verb /ˈkɹiːəlaɪz/: Alternative form of creolize.
creolism noun: The mixed ancestry of a Creole person.
creolist noun: A linguist who studies creole languages.
creolistic adjective: Relating to creolistics.
creolistics noun: The branch of linguistics concerned with the study of creole languages and literatures.
creolity noun: Synonym of Creoleness.
creolization noun /ˌkɹiː.əʊ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/: the process of a pidgin rapidly expanding its vocabulary and grammatical rules, ultimately becoming a creole.
creolize verb /ˈkɹiːəlaɪz/: To cause a pidgin language rapidly expanding in vocabulary and grammatical rules to become ultimately a creole.
creologenic adjective: Relating to, or fostering, the formation of a creole.
creology noun: Synonym of creolistics.
creoloid noun: A language that resembles a creole but did not go through the pidgin stage.
Creon proper noun /ˈkɹiː.ɒn/: King of Thebes, noted primarily in the stories of Antigone and Oedipus.
Creone noun: A member of a tribe that lived in what is now part of Scotland.
Creonian adjective /kɹiːˈəʊ.ni.ən/: Pertaining to the Creones.
Creonic adjective: Resembling or characteristic of Creon, especially as portrayed in Sophocles' play Antigone: intolerant of those who disagree, holding onto and enforcing...
creophage noun: A carnivore; especially, a human who is a carnivore.
creophagia noun: Alternative form of kreophagy.
creophagist noun: Alternative spelling of kreophagist.
creophagous adjective: Flesh-eating.
creophagy noun: Alternative spelling of kreophagy.
creosol noun: The methoxy phenol 2-methoxy-4-methylphenol that is a constituent of creosote
creosote noun, verb /ˈkɹiːəˌsəʊt/: A pale yellow oily liquid, containing phenols and similar compounds, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood tar, once used medicinally.
creosote bush noun: A common North American desert shrub used as a medicinal herb, Larrea tridentata.
creosotebush noun: Alternative form of creosote bush.
creosotelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of creosote.
creosoter noun: A person who applies creosote.
crep noun /kɹɛp/: trainer (sports shoe)
crepance noun: An injury in a horse's leg, caused by the shoe of one hind foot striking and cutting the other leg, and sometimes causing an ulcer.
crepature noun: a rupture, hernia
crepe noun, verb /kɹɛp/: Alternative spelling of crepe.
crepe de chine noun: Alternative form of crêpe de Chine.
crêpe ginger noun: Cheilocostus speciosus
crêpe myrtle noun: Alternative form of crape myrtle.
crepe paper noun: A thin, crinkled tissue paper, often coloured, used for decoration.
crepe rubber noun: Rubber with a crinkled texture, used for soles of shoes.
crepe sole noun: A type of natural, untreated shoe outsole made from rubber tree latex.
crepe suzette noun: A dessert comprising a crêpe (pancake) topped with caramel and orange sauce and Grand Marnier, then flambéed.
Crepeau proper noun: A surname.
creped adjective, verb: Wrinkled; having crinkly wrinkles.
crepehanger noun: Alternative form of crapehanger.
crepehanging adjective: Alternative form of crapehanging.
crepelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a crepe (thin pancake).
crepenynic acid noun: The acetylenic fatty acid cis-9-octadecen-12-ynoic acid
creper noun: A machine for making rubber into crepes (rubber sheets).
creperie noun: Alternative spelling of creperie.
crepey adjective: Saggy and crinkly, like crepe paper.
crepida noun: A type of footwear consisting of a sole attached to the foot with fairly elaborate straps, distinguished by the Ancient Greeks and Ancient Romans from...
crepidoma noun: In classical Greek architecture, the platform of (usually three) levels upon which the superstructure of the building is erected, typically forming a series...
crepidotaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Crepidotaceae.
crepier adjective, noun: Alternative form of crepier.
crepiere noun: Alternative form of crepiere.
crepiness noun: The quality of being crêpy.
crépinette noun: A small, round, flattened sausage, shaped like a patty, made from minced or ground meat or even from truffles, and wrapped in caul fat. They are usually...
crepis noun /ˈkriːpɪs/: A plant of the genus Crepis in the family Compositae.
crepitaculum noun: A clapper or noisemaker sometimes used in place of an altar bell.
crepital adjective: Of, relating to, or characterised by crepitus.
crepitant adjective: crackling; rattling
crepitate verb: to crackle, as crepitant lungs do, as some arthritic joints may do, or as some fractured bones may do.
crepitation noun: The act of crepitating or crackling.
crepitative adjective: crepitating
crepitous adjective: grating, crackling or popping
crepitus noun: Grating, crackling or popping sounds and sensations experienced under the skin and joints.
creplach noun: Alternative spelling of kreplach.
creplich noun: Alternative spelling of kreplach.
crepoline noun: A sheer fabric of silk or cotton, woven to have a slightly ribbed, crepe-like effect.
crepon noun: A thin fabric made from silk or fine wool
creps noun: Crepitations.
crepuscle noun /kɹɪˈpʌs.əl/: Alternative form of crepuscule.
crepuscular adjective /kɹɪˈpʌs.kjʊ.lə/: Of or resembling twilight; dim.
crepuscular ray noun: A sunbeam seen just after sunset or just before sunrise, caused by a cloud below the horizon and dust particles in the air above the horizon.
crepuscularity noun: The quality of being crepuscular.
crepuscularly adverb: In a crepuscular way; dimly; indistinctly.
crepuscule noun /ˈkɹɛp.ʊˌskjuːl/: Twilight.
crepusculous adjective: Alternative form of crepuscular.
crepusculum noun /kɹɪˈpʌs.kjʊ.ləm/: crepuscule; twilight; dusk
crepy adjective /ˈkɹɛpi/: Resembling or similar to crêpe.
créquier noun: A highly stylized tree of seven (less commonly, five) symmetrical branches, typically also depicted fruited, typically identified in English and French...
Crerand proper noun: A surname.
crerarite noun: An isometric-hexoctahedral black mineral containing bismuth, lead, platinum, selenium, and sulfur.
CRES noun: Initialism of corrosion-resistant steel.
Cresap proper noun: A surname.
cresc noun: Abbreviation of crescendo.
crescence noun: increase; enlargement or growth
crescendo adverb, noun, verb /kɹɪˈʃɛn.dəʊ/: An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left ( < ), by musicians called a hairpin.
crescent adjective, noun, verb /ˈkɹɛz.ənt/: The figure of the moon as it appears between its first or last quarter and the new moon, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.
crescent fresh adjective: Very fresh.
crescent moon noun /ˈkrɛs.ənt muːn/: The Moon as it appears early in its first quarter or late in its last quarter, when only a small arc-shaped section of the visible portion is illuminated by...
crescent roll noun: a croissant.
crescent-shaped adjective: Having the shape of a crescent, with inner and outer curves of different radii.
crescent spanner noun: An open-end adjustable spanner with a worm-drive thumbwheel. When the term adjustable spanner or adjustable wrench is used, this type (branded with any of...
crescent wrench noun: Synonym of crescent spanner.
crescentade noun: A religious war for Islam.
crescentader noun: One taking part in a crescentade.
crescentchest noun: Any of several species of birds from South America, in the genus Melanopareia.
crescentiaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Crescentiaceae.
crescential adjective: Crescent-shaped; crescentic.
crescentic adjective: Growing, increasing, gaining size, etc.
crescentiform adjective: Having a crescent shape.
crescentin noun: A bacterial cytoskeletal protein
crescentlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a crescent.
crescentoid adjective: Approaching a crescent shape.
crescentspot noun: A member of the Melitaeini, a tribe of brush-footed butterflies with crescent-shaped white spots on the red or brown wings.
crescentwise adverb: In the form of a crescent.
Crescenzo proper noun: A surname from Italian.
crescive adjective: Increasing or growing; marked by gradual spontaneous development.
crescively adverb: In a crescive manner.
Cresco proper noun: An unincorporated community in Thorncreek Township, Whitley County, Indiana, United States.
crescograph noun: A device for measuring growth in plants.
crescographic adjective: Of or relating to the crescograph.
cresegol noun: The potassium salt of cresol-sulfonic acid, used as a surgical disinfectant.
cresol noun /ˈkɹiːsɒl/: Any of the three isomeric phenols derived from toluene: ortho-, meta- or para-methylphenol.
cresolase noun: monophenol monooxygenase
cresolate noun: Any salt of a cresol (when considered to be an acid)
cresolic adjective: Related to or pertaining to cresol.
cresolphthalein noun: A derivative of phenolphthalein used as a pH indicator
cresorcin noun: Synonym of isorcin.
cresotamide noun: A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
crespelle noun: Small, folded pancakes, with a savoury (or sweet) filling, sometimes served with a sauce.
Crespi proper noun: A surname.
Crespin proper noun: A surname.
crespine noun: A headdress worn by both men and women, usually made of wire or knitted mesh worn on either side of the head, used to contain the long hair.
crespinette noun: Alternative form of crespine.
Crespo proper noun: A surname.
cress noun /kɹɛs/: A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic.
cressed adjective: Of foods: prepared with cress.
cresselle noun: A wooden rattle formerly used as a substitute for a bell in the Roman Catholic church.
cresset noun /ˈkɹɛs.ɪt/: A metal cup, suspended from or attached to the top of a pole and filled with burning pitch etc., used as portable illumination.
Cressey proper noun: A surname.
cressid noun: Any amphipod in the family Cressidae.
Cressida proper noun: A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Cressidian adjective /krɛˈsɪdiən/: Of or relating to the Chaucerian and Shakespearean character Cressida.
Cresskill proper noun: A borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
cresslike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of cress.
Cressman proper noun: A surname.
Cresson proper noun: A surname, probably from French.
Cresswell proper noun: A surname.
cressy adjective /ˈkɹɛsi/: Abounding in cresses.
crest noun, verb /kɹɛst/: The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
crest cloud noun: a standing cloud, extending downwind from a mountain range, or ridge.
CREST syndrome noun: A multisystem connective tissue disorder, whose main features are calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia.
crest-tailed mulgara noun: A carnivorous marsupial of species Dasycercus cristicauda
crest tile noun: A tile made to cover the ridge of a roof, fitting upon it like a saddle.
crestal adjective, noun: That is situated on, or forms part of, a crest.
crested adjective, noun, verb /ˈkɹɛstɪd/: Having a crest, or ornamental tuft (on an animal) or plume (on a helmet).
crested auklet noun: The small seabird Aethia cristatella.
crested bellbird noun: Any member of the species Oreoica gutturalis of bellbirds, of non-tropical Australia.
crested black macaque noun: Synonym of Celebes crested macaque
crested caracara noun: The bird Caracara plancus.
crested crane noun: The crowned crane
crested duck noun: A duck of species Lophonetta specularioides, of South America.
crested gecko noun: A gecko of species Correlophus ciliatus, often called an eyelash gecko.
crested hawk-eagle noun: Synonym of changeable hawk-eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus)
crested honey buzzard noun: Pernis ptilorhynchus, is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.
crested ibis noun: An ibis of the nearly extinct species Nipponia nippon, formerly native to much of east Asia, being restored in the wild from captive populations.
crested jayshrike noun: A bird native to Southeast Asia of the species Platylophus galericulatus.
crested lark noun: A small, non-migratory lark found throughout most of temperate Eurasia (Galerida cristata).
crested moa noun: Pachyornis australis, an extinct species of moa, and one of the nine species of moa known to have existed.
crested mudalia noun: Leptoxis carinata, a freshwater snail endemic to the northeastern United States.
crested oriole noun: A cassican of species Psarocolius decumanus.
crested oropendola noun: Synonym of cornbird
crested penguin noun: Any penguin of the genus Eudyptes, which all have in common a crest atop their heads.
crested pigeon noun: A pigeon with a crest, especially Ocyphaps lophotes, widespread throughout Australia.
crested porcupine noun: A rodent of species Hystrix cristata, native to Italy, North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa.
crested rat noun: maned rat
crested screamer noun: Chauna torquata, a species of birds of the small family Anhimidae, found in South America.
crested tit noun: Lophophanes cristatus, a small bird of the tit family Paridae, with an erectile crest, the tip of which is often recurved.
crested wheatgrass noun: A grass, Agropyron cristatum
crestedness noun: The property of being crested (or of having a specified type of crest)
crestfallen adjective /ˈkɹɛstfɔːlən/: Sad because of a disappointment.
crestfallenly adverb: In a crestfallen manner.
crestfallenness noun: The quality of being crestfallen.
crestfish noun: Any of the fish in the lampriform family Lophotidae.
crestie noun: A crested gecko (Correlophus ciliatus).
crestiform adjective: In the form of a crest.
cresting noun, verb /ˈkɹɛstɪŋ/: An ornamental finish on the top of a wall or ridge of a roof.
crestless adjective: Having no crest
crestlessness noun: Absence of a crest.
crestlike adjective: Having the characteristics of a crest
crestline noun: A line of dune crests.
crestmarine noun: The plant rock samphire.
crestmoreite noun: A supposed mineral, later found to be a mixture of ellestadite and tobermorite.
Creston proper noun: A census-designated place in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States.
crestule noun: A small crest
Crestview proper noun: A neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Crestwood proper noun: A locality in the Queanbeyan-Palerang council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
crestwort noun: A liverwort of the genus Lophocolea
Creswell proper noun: A village in Elmton parish, Bolsover district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK5274).
Creswick proper noun: A habitational surname from Old English.
cresyl noun: Any of three isomeric univalent radical derived from a cresol; tolyl
cresylate noun: Any salt of cresylic acid
cresylic adjective: Related to or pertaining to cresyl.
cresylic acid noun: cresol
cresylite noun: An explosive composed of a mixture of trinitrocresol and picric acid
creta preparata noun: Purified chalk (calcium carbonate) added to British National flour during World War II in order to improve nutrition.
Cretacean adjective, noun: Cretaceous
cretaceous adjective /kɹəˈteɪ.ʃəs/: Of or relating to chalk.
Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event noun: The mass extinction of the majority of plant and animal species on Earth including all non-avian dinosaurs, which took place 65.5 million years ago marking...
cretaceously adverb: In a chalky manner; as or like chalk.
Cretan adjective, noun /ˈkɹiːtən/: Of or relating to Crete or its inhabitants.
Cretan dittany noun: A perennial plant of species Origanum dictamnus.
Cretan rockrose noun: A shrub, Cistus creticus, a rockrose that yields labdanum.
Cretan spikenard noun: Synonym of golden spikenard.
Cretanness noun: The quality or characteristic of being Cretan.
cretanweed noun: The annual herb Hedypnois rhagadioloides.
Crete noun, suffix /ˈkɹiːt/: A Cretan.
Créteil proper noun: A city and commune of the department of Val-de-Marne, region of Île-de-France, France.
cretic adjective, noun /ˈkɹiː.tɪk/: Using or relating to a metrical pattern of poetry where each foot is composed of three syllables, the first and third of which are stressed and the second...
Creticism noun: The use of falsehoods; lying.
cretifaction noun: Impregnation with salts of lime.
cretify verb: To become impregnated with salts of lime.
cretin noun /ˈkɹɛtɪn/: A person who fails to develop mentally and physically due to a congenital hypothyroidism.
cretinic adjective: Exhibiting or relating to cretinism.
cretinise verb: Alternative form of cretinize.
cretinism noun: A condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to the untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones.
cretinistic adjective: Pertaining to, characterised by, or characteristic of cretinism.
cretinization noun: The process of cretinizing, or making cretinous.
cretinize verb: To cause to be or act like a cretin.
cretinoid adjective, noun: Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with cretinism.
cretinously adverb: In a cretinous manner.
Creto- prefix: Crete.
creton noun: A spreadable paste made from pork fat, ground pork trimmings, onions.
cretonnade noun: A meat paste similar to cretons, but made with a meat other than pork.
cretonne noun: A strong, heavy fabric of cotton, linen or rayon, used to make curtains and upholstery.
cretoxyrhinid noun: Any shark in the family Cretoxyrhinidae.
Cretzschmar's bunting noun: Emberiza caesia, a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.
Creuse proper noun: A department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Capital: Guéret (INSEE code 23).
creutzer noun: Alternative form of kreutzer.
Creutzfeldt proper noun: A surname from German.
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease noun: A rare, progressive, fatal disease of the nervous system, characterized by dementia and loss of muscle control. It is a prion disease, apparently...
crevalle noun: A fish, the cavally or jurel.
crevalle jack noun: A fish of species Caranx hippos
crevasse noun, verb /kɹəˈvæs/: A crack or fissure in a glacier or snowfield; a chasm.
crevassed adjective, verb: having a crevasse or crevasses.
Creveling proper noun: A surname.
crevet noun: A cruet (small container for holding a condiment, or for holding water or wine for the Eucharist).
crevette noun: A shrimp.
crevice noun, verb /ˈkɹɛvɪs/: A narrow crack or fissure, as in a rock or wall.
crevice skink noun: A member of certain species in genus Egernia of skinks of Australia.
creviced adjective: Having a crevice or crevices.
creviceless adjective: Without a crevice.
crevicular adjective: Of or related to a crevice, such as the gingival crevice.
crevis noun: The crayfish.
crew noun, verb /kɹuː/: Any company of people; an assemblage; a throng.
crew cab noun: A type of pickup truck with four full-sized doors.
crew chief noun: The leader or the head of a crew.
crew cut noun: A closely-cropped haircut in which the hairs stick upward, like the short bristles of a brush.
crew-cutted adjective: Having a crew cut.
crew date noun: Alternative form of crewdate.
crew member noun: Alternative form of crewmember.
crew neck adjective, noun /ˈkɹuˌnɛk/: Referring to the collar of pullover garments and usually of sweaters and T-shirts, when [the collar] circles the neck.
crew resource management noun: A process designed, particularly in time-critical situations, to empower everyone in a team, however junior, to efficiently call attention to an error or...
crew-served adjective: Of a weapon system: requiring a crew or more than one individual to function due to its high operational complexity.
crew-served weapon noun: Any weapon system that requires a crew or more than one individual to function due to its high operational complexity.
crew sock noun: A sock that extends to the mid calf and is often characterized by being ribbed above the ankle.
crew up verb: To join a crew
crewable adjective: Capable of being crewed.
crewcab noun: Alternative spelling of crew cab.
crewcut noun: Alternative spelling of crew cut.
crewcutted adjective: Alternative form of crew-cutted.
crewdate noun: A social meal at a restaurant between two university societies, traditionally rowing crews, usually involving drinking and banter; commonly associated with...
Crewdson proper noun: A surname.
crewe noun: A group of people, especially in Louisiana, who support a Mardi Gras float in parades, as well as other charity work.
crewed adjective, verb /kɹuːd/: Having a crew; manned; piloted.
Creweian adjective: Of or relating to Nathaniel Crew, 3rd Baron Crew (1633–1721), Bishop of Oxford from 1671 to 1674, commemorated in an annual oration at Oxford University.
crewel noun, verb /ˈkɹuː.əl/: Worsted yarn, slackly twisted, used for embroidery.
crewels noun: Alternative form of cruels (“scrofulous swellings in the neck”).
crewelwork noun: embroidery made using a crewel
crewer noun: A member of a crew, as on a ship or spacecraft

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under C: 60,525 words, in 202 parts.