English words: critical section to cronch

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English words critical section to cronch

critical section noun: A piece of code that accesses a shared resource that must not be concurrently accessed by more than one thread of execution.
critical success factor noun: An element that is necessary for an organization or project to achieve its mission.
critical support noun: Support, given to those with theoretical disagreements, in the furtherance of anti-imperialism or socialism, especially international socialism.
critical taper noun: An equilibrial angle made by the far end of a body of wedge-shaped material being pushed by the near end.
critical temperature noun: The temperature at the critical point of a substance, i.e. the temperature above which the substance cannot be liquefied.
critical theory noun: The examination and critique of society and literature, drawing from knowledge across social science and the humanities; (in particular) the original ideas...
critical thinking noun: The application of logical principles, rigorous standards of evidence, and careful reasoning to the analysis and discussion of claims, beliefs, and issues.
critical tide level noun: A zone in which the duration of annual continuous exposure or submergence of intertidal areas changes sharply.
critical ward noun: Synonym of intensive care unit
criticality noun /ˈkɹɪtɪˌkælɪti/: The state of being critical.
criticality accident noun: An accidental uncontrolled self-sustaining nuclear fission chain reaction.
critically adverb /ˈkɹɪt.ɪ.kə.li/: In a critical manner; with, or in terms of, criticism.
critically damped adjective: Of a linear dynamic system, possessing a damping ratio of exactly 1.
critically endangered adjective /ˈkɹɪ.tɪk.li ɛnˈdeɪn.d͡ʒəɹd/: Of a species or other low-rank taxa, whose population is so small that they are very likely to go extinct in the wild.
criticalness noun: The state or quality of being critical.
criticaster noun: A petty or charlatan critic.
criticasterism noun: Petty or charlatan criticism.
criticastry noun: Petty or charlatan criticism.
criticess noun: A female critic.
criticisable adjective: Alternative form of criticizable.
criticise verb: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of criticize.
criticiser noun: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of criticizer.
criticisingly adverb: Alternative spelling of criticizingly.
criticism noun /ˈkɹɪtɪsɪzm̩/: The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed.
criticist adjective, noun: Relating to the critical philosophy of Immanuel Kant
criticizability noun: The quality of being criticizable.
criticizable adjective: Able to be criticized; inviting criticism.
criticization noun: A criticism.
criticize verb /ˈkɹɪtɪsaɪz/: To find fault (with something).
criticizer noun: A person who criticizes; a carper or faultfinder.
criticizin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of criticizing.
criticizingly adverb: In a criticizing manner.
critickin noun: A petty critic; a criticaster.
criticoid noun: An invariant function of a differential equation
criticproof adjective: Resistant to negative responses from critics.
criticship noun: The state or business of a critic.
critiquability noun: The ability to be critiqued.
critiquable adjective: Able to be critiqued; inviting critique.
critique noun, verb /kɹɪˈtiːk/: The art of criticism.
critiquer noun: One who critiques.
critocracy noun: A system of rule by judges.
critocratic adjective: Of or relating to critocracy; ruled by judges.
Crittall proper noun: A surname from Old English.
Crittenden proper noun: A surname.
Crittendon proper noun: A surname.
critter noun /ˈkɹɪtɚ/: A creature, and specifically, an animal or something animal-like.
crittercam noun: A package of instruments, including a camera, that can be attached to an animal to study its behavior in the wild.
critterproof adjective: Resistant to damage caused by small animals.
crittur noun: Pronunciation spelling of creature.
Critz proper noun: A surname from German.
crivens interjection: Alternative spelling of crivvens.
crivvens interjection /ˈkɹɪvənz/: An exclamation of astonishment or horror.
crizotinib noun: An aminopyridine drug used to treat certain kinds of lung carcinoma.
crizzel noun: Alternative form of crizzle.
crizzle noun, verb: To roughen on the surface.
crizzled adjective, verb: Having a roughened surface
CRKP noun: Initialism of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumonia.
CRL noun: Initialism of certificate revocation list.
CRLF noun /siː ɑː(ɹ)ɛl ˈɛf/: The two-character sequence carriage return, line feed.
CRM noun: Initialism of cockpit resource management.
CRMB noun: Initialism of crumb rubber modified bitumen.
CRNA noun: Abbreviation of cytoplasmic RNA.
Crnt. noun: Abbreviation of cornet.
cro noun /kɹəʊ/: Initialism of Cathode-Ray Oscilloscope.
Cro-Magnard adjective, noun: Cro-Magnon, the earliest known form of modern humans, Homo sapiens, to be found in Europe, dating from the late Paleolithic; a person resembling a Cro-Magnon.
Cro-Magnid adjective: Of or pertaining to a Cro-Magnon.
Cro-Magnoid adjective: Alternative form of Cro-Magnid.
Cro-Magnon noun /kroʊˈmænjən/: The earliest known form of modern human (Homo sapiens) in Europe, dating from the late Paleolithic.
Cro-Magnon Man noun: Synonym of Cro-Magnon.
croagh noun /ˈkɹoʊɡ/: A hill or mountain in Ireland.
croak noun, verb /kɹoʊk/: A faint, harsh sound made in the throat.
croaker noun /ˈkɹoʊkɚ/: Someone who or something that makes a croaking sound.
croakerlike adjective: Resembling a croaker (fish).
croakie noun: A frog.
croakily adverb: In a croaky manner.
croakiness noun: The quality of being croaky.
croaking noun, verb: The sound of something that croaks.
croaking gourami noun: Trichopsis vittata, a small freshwater labyrinth fish of the gourami family, native to still waters in Southeast Asia.
croakingly adverb: With a croaking sound.
croakless adjective: Without a croaking sound.
croaky adjective /ˈkɹəʊki/: Like that of a frog.
Croall proper noun: A surname from Norman.
Croat adjective, noun /ˈkɹəʊ.æt/: A native or inhabitant of Croatia; a person of Croatian ethnicity.
Croatan noun: A member of a small Native American group once living in the coastal areas of what is now North Carolina.
Croätia noun: Dated spelling of Croatia: a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkan Peninsula.
Croatian adjective, noun /ˌkɹəʊˈeɪ.ʃən/: Of or pertaining to Croatia, the Croatian people or their language.
Croatian checkerboard noun /ˌkɹoʊˈeɪ.ʃən ˈtʃɛkɚbɔːd/: A red and white chequy design used in the Croatian coat of arms and flag.
Croatian chessboard noun /ˌkɹoʊˈeɪ.ʃən tʃɛsbɔːd/: Synonym of Croatian checkerboard.
Croatian Sheepdog noun: A herding dog bred in Croatia.
Croatian studies noun: An academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the Croatian language, Croatian linguistics, and Croatian sociolinguistics.
Croatianise verb: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of Croatianize.
Croatianism noun: Alternative form of Croatism.
Croatianization noun: Alternative form of Croatization.
Croatianize verb: Synonym of Croatize.
Croatianness noun /krəʊˈeɪʃənnəs/: The state or quality of being Croatian.
Croatica noun: Literature on the subject of Croatia or Croatian people, especially regarding Croatian culture, language, or literature.
Croatise verb: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of Croatize.
Croatism noun: A word or other feature originating from or characteristic of the Croatian language.
Croatist noun: A linguist specializing in the Croatian language.
Croatistics noun: Croatian studies
Croatization noun: The act of making something have more Croatian characteristics.
Croatize verb: to make or become Croatian, or more Croatian
Croatness noun: The quality of being Croat.
Croato-centric adjective: Alternative form of Croatocentric.
Croato-Serbian adjective /kɹəʊˌeɪtəʊˈsɜː(ɹ)biən/: Serbo-Croatian
Croatoan noun: Dated spelling of Croatan: A member of the Croatoan people, an Amerind people of the east coast of North America
Croatocentric adjective: focused on Croatia, its people, language or culture
Croatocentrism noun: The practice of viewing the world from a Croatian perspective, with an implied belief, either conscious or subconscious, in the preeminence of Croatian culture.
Croatophobia noun: Fear or hatred of Croats.
Croatoserbian adjective: Alternative form of Croato-Serbian.
croc noun /kɹɒk/: A crocodile.
croc-off noun: An unlicensed or knock-off shoe made in the style of a Croc.
crocacin noun: Any of a class of potent antifungal and cytotoxic agents that are polyketide derivatives
crocalbin noun: A reticulocalbin protein that binds crotoxin
crocard noun: Alternative form of crockard.
Crocco proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Croce proper noun: A surname.
Crocean adjective: Of or relating to Benedetto Croce (1866–1952), Italian idealist philosopher, historian and politician.
croceate adjective /ˈkɹoʊsi.eɪt/: Synonym of croceous.
crocein noun: Any of several synthetic yellow or scarlet dyestuffs that are diazo and sulphonic acid derivatives of benzene and naphthol.
croceine noun: Alternative form of crocein.
croceous adjective: Of a deep reddish yellow, like that of saffron.
crocetin noun: A natural carotenoid dicarboxylic acid that is found in the crocus flower.
crocetinsemialdehyde noun: A particular carotenoid.
croche noun: A little bud or knob at the top of a deer's antler, or as the predevelopmental stage of the antler.
crochet noun, verb /kɹoʊˈʃeɪ/: A form of needlework that is made by looping thread with a hooked needle.
crochet hook noun: A needle with a small hook at one end, used to make crochetwork (a type of hand-knitted textile).
crochetage noun: A pattern on an electrocardiogram with a fancied resemblance to the work of a crochet needle; it is a notch near the apex of the R wave in inferior limb...
crocheted adjective, verb /kɹoʊˈʃeɪd/: Made with crochet (needlework made by looping thread with a hooked needle).
crocheter noun: One who crochets.
crocheting noun, verb: A form of needlework that is made using a crochet.
crochetlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of crochet needlework.
crochetwork noun: crochet
crochety adjective: Alternative form of crotchety.
crocias noun: Only used in spotted crocias and grey-crowned crocias (two species of birds in the laughingthrush family, found in Java and Vietnam).
crocidolite noun: A fibrous, blue-green mineral that is a variety of riebeckite and is one of the six types of asbestos.
crocidurate noun: Any shrew of the genus Crocidura.
crocidurine noun: Any shrew of the subfamily Crocidurinae
crocin noun: A natural carotenoid that is found in the flowers crocus and gardenia.
crocine noun: Alternative form of crocin.
crocipodin noun: A benzotropolone pigment found in the fruiting bodies of the fungus Leccinellum crocipodium.
crocitate verb: To croak or caw
crocitation noun: a croaking or cawing.
crock noun, verb /kɹɒk/: A stoneware or earthenware jar or storage container.
crock cheese noun: Synonym of cold-pack cheese.
crock haircut noun: Synonym of bowl cut.
crock of gold noun: A valuable but elusive treasure.
crock off verb: To give off color pigments from mechanical action (e.g. rubbing)
crock pot noun: Alternative form of crockpot.
crock up verb: To collapse or break down from either physical or psychological problems; to die.
crockard noun: A 13th-century coin minted in Europe as a debased counterfeit copy of the sterling silver penny of King Edward I, at first legally accepted as a halfpenny...
crocked adjective, verb /ˈkɹɒkɪd/: injured (of a person)
crocker noun: A potter.
crocker sack noun: A burlap bag.
crockery noun /ˈkɹɒkəɹi/: Crocks or earthenware vessels, especially domestic utensils, collectively.
crockeryware noun: crockery
crocket noun: Any of a series of hook-shaped decorative floral elements used in Gothic architecture.
crocketed adjective: Having a crocket.
crocketing noun: ornamentation with crockets
Crockett proper noun: A surname.
crocketted adjective: Alternative form of crocketed.
crockpot noun, verb: A slow cooker.
crockware noun: Crockery.
crocky adjective /ˈkɹɒki/: Smutty, muddy.
croco-snapped adjective: Stamped with a crocodile skin pattern.
crocodile noun, verb /ˈkɹɑkədaɪl/: Any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the...
crocodile bird noun: An Egyptian plover, of species Pluvianus aegyptius
crocodile clip noun: An alligator clip.
crocodile closest to the canoe noun: Synonym of closest alligator to the boat.
crocodile monitor noun: A large monitor lizard native to New Guinea (Varanus salvadorii)
crocodile nearest the canoe noun: Synonym of closest alligator to the boat.
crocodile shark noun: Any of species Pseudocarcharias kamoharai of small, big-eyed mackerel sharks, typically growing to 1 m (3.3 ft) in length.
crocodile shear noun: alligator shear
crocodile squeezer noun: A kind of jawed squeezer used for the expulsion of the cinder from, and the consolidation of, the puddled ball of metal.
crocodile tear noun /ˈkɹɒ.kə.daɪl ˌtɪə(ɹ)/: A tear shed insincerely, in a false display of sorrow or some other emotion.
crocodile tegu noun: A semi-aquatic predatory lizard of species Crocodilurus amazonicus, found in the Amazon Basin and the Guiana Shield in South America.
crocodiled adjective, verb: Of paint or a similar coating: having formed cracks.
crocodiledom noun: The state of being a crocodile, or of belonging to the world of crocodiles; crocodiles, collectively.
crocodilelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a crocodile.
crocodilepox noun: A skin disease in crocodiles, associated with viruses of the genus Crocodylidpoxvirus.
crocodiles' tears noun: Dated form of crocodile tears.
crocodiley adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a crocodile.
crocodilian adjective, noun /ˌkɹɒkəˈdɪliən/: Any reptile of the order Crocodilia; a crocodile, alligator, caiman or gavial.
crocodiling noun, verb: The formation of cracks in paint.
crocodility noun: A sophistical mode of arguing.
crocodilly adjective, noun: A crocodile.
crocoduck noun: An imaginary hybrid animal with the head of a crocodile and the body of a duck, described in an attempt to discredit evolution in favour of creationism.
crocodylian noun: Alternative form of crocodilian.
crocodylid noun: Any member of the family Crocodylidae; a crocodile.
crocodyliform noun: Any reptile of the order Crocodylia; the crocodiles, alligators etc.
crocodyline noun: Any member of the subfamily Crocodylinae.
crocodyloid noun: Any of the superfamily Crocodyloidea of crocodilians.
crocodylomorph noun: Any crocodilian or extinct relative in the superorder Crocodylomorpha.
crocodylotarsian noun: Any archosaur of the former clade Crocodylotarsi (now Pseudosuchia)
crocoisite noun: Alternative form of crocoite.
crocoite noun: A rare red mineral; lead chromate, PbCrO₄.
croconate noun: Any salt or ester of croconic acid; the anion of this acid
croconazole noun: A particular imidazole antifungal drug.
croconic adjective: Of or pertaining to croconic acid or its derivatives.
croconic acid noun: A derivative of cyclopentene having two hydroxyl groups and three carbonyl groups; its anion (croconate) is aromatic
crocose noun: glucose obtained from saffron.
crocosmia noun: Any of many plants in the genus Crocosmia
crocotta noun: A mythical dog-wolf of India or Ethiopia, said to be a deadly enemy of men and dogs and able to imitate the voice of any animal or human.
crocoxanthin noun: An acetylenic carotenoid (3R,6'R)-7,8-didehydro-β,ε-caroten-3-ol
crocs noun: plural of croc
crocus noun /ˈkɹəʊ.kəs/: A perennial flowering plant (of the genus Crocus in the Iridaceae family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus.
crocus of Mars noun: Synonym of iron(III) oxide.
crocus of Venus noun: Copper oxide.
crocus-y adjective: Alternative form of crocusy.
crocused adjective: On which crocuses are growing.
crocuslike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a crocus.
crocussy adjective: Alternative form of crocusy.
crocusy adjective: Resembling or characteristic of crocuses.
crocuta noun: Alternative spelling of crocotta.
crocydismus noun: Synonym of floccillation.
crodie noun /ˈkɹoʊ.di/: Synonym of brodie (“a close friend; a man deserving of admiration”).
Croesan adjective: Of or relating to Croesus; very wealthy.
croeso interjection: An expression of welcome.
Croesus noun /ˈkɹiːsəs/: A rich person.
croffin noun: Alternative form of cruffin
croffle noun: A small hollow polythene or polypropylene ball used in various technical applications.
Crofoot proper noun: A surname.
croft noun, verb /kɹɒft/: An enclosed piece of land, usually small and arable and used for small-scale food production, and often with a dwelling next to it; in particular, such a...
crofter noun: One who has the tenure of a croft, usually also the occupant and user.
crofterization noun: The conversion of land into many small, independently operated farms, or crofts.
Croftian adjective: Relating to William Croft (born 1956), linguist and inventor of radical construction grammar.
crofting noun, verb: A form of land tenure and small-scale food production, unique to the Highlands and islands of Scotland, in which individual crofts are established on the...
croftland noun: Land of superior quality, on which crops are raised.
Crofton proper noun /ˈkɹɒftən/: A settlement in Thursby parish, Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale district (OS grid ref NY3050).
Crofton weed noun: Ageratina adenophora, a flowering plant native to Mexico and Central America.
Croftonweed noun: Alternative form of Crofton weed.
croggan noun: A limpet shell.
croggie noun: Alternative form of croggy.
croggle verb /ˈkɹɒɡ.əl/: To shock so much as to cause brief paralysis; to stun; to startle.
croggled adjective, verb: Shocked into temporary paralysis; nonplussed; bemused; bewildered.
crogglement noun /ˈkɹɒɡ.əlmənt/: The state of being paralysed with shock or surprise.
croggy noun /ˈkɹɒɡi/: A ride on the handlebars or crossbar of a bicycle.
Croghan proper noun: A town in County Offaly, Ireland.
Crohn proper noun: A surname.
Crohn's noun: Ellipsis of Crohn's disease.
Crohn's disease noun: Crohn’s regional enteritis, a chronic inflammatory disease that can involve any part of the digestive tract from the mouth to the anus.
Crohnie noun: A person with Crohn's disease.
croiffin noun: Alternative form of cruffin
croiffle noun: Alternative form of croffle (“a combination of a croissant and a waffle”).
croisade noun: A crusade; a holy war.
croisado noun: A crusade; a holy war.
croisandwich noun: Alternative form of croissandwich.
croise noun /kɹɔɪz/: An action in which one fencer forces the opponent’s blade into the high or low line on the same side, by taking it with the guard and forte of his own blade
croissandwich noun /k(ɹ)wəˈsænd.wɪtʃ/: A sandwich which uses a croissant sliced in two as the bread slices
croissant noun /ˈk(ɹ)wæsɒ̃/: A flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent.
croissanterie noun: A shop that sells croissants.
croissantlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a croissant.
crojack noun: Synonym of crossjack.
crojik noun: A triangular sail on old sailing ships.
crokard noun: Alternative form of crockard.
Croke proper noun: A surname from Irish.
croker noun /ˈkɹəʊkə(ɹ)/: Burlap.
crokicurl noun: A winter sport played on ice, that is a blend of the board game crokinole and the ice sport curling. The playing pieces, similar to curling rocks, are used...
crokinole noun /ˈkɹoʊ.kəˌnoʊl/: A game, popular in Canada, in which wooden discs are flicked towards the centre of a circular board.
Croll proper noun: A surname.
Crolla proper noun: A surname.
Croly proper noun: A surname.
Crom noun: The Adelaide Crows, an Australian rules football club based in Adelaide.
croma noun: A quaver.
cromakalim noun: A potassium channel-opening vasodilator.
Cromartie proper noun: A surname.
Cromarty proper noun: A small coastal town in the Highland council area, northern Scotland (OS grid ref NH7867).
crombec noun: Any of several small passerine birds in the genus Sylvietta.
Crombie proper noun: A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
crome noun, verb: A garden or agricultural implement with three or four tines bent at right angles, resembling a garden fork with bent prongs, and used for breaking up soil,...
Crome syndrome noun: A rare disease with symptoms including epilepsy, intellectual disability, and eye and kidney problems.
Cromer proper noun: A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Norfolk, England, which is the headquarters of North Norfolk district (OS grid ref TG2142).
cromeski noun: Alternative form of kromesky.
cromesqui noun: Alternative form of kromesky.
Cromford proper noun: A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2956).
cromfordite noun: Synonym of phosgenite.
Cromie proper noun: A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
cromlech noun /ˈkɹɒmlɛk/: Synonym of stone circle (“a prehistoric monument consisting of standing stones arranged in a circle”), especially one located in Brittany, France.
cromleh noun: Alternative form of cromlech.
Cromley proper noun: A surname.
crommyoxyregmia noun: Sour, fetid eructations, resembling the taste of onions.
cromniomancy noun: Divination by onions or onion sprouts.
cromoglicate noun: Any salt or ester of cromoglicic acid.
cromoglicic acid noun: A mast cell stabilizer, commonly marketed as its sodium salt, that prevents the release of inflammatory chemicals such as histamine from mast cells.
cromoglycate noun: Any salt of cromoglicic acid, especially one that is used as an antiasthmatic
cromolyn noun: A chemical substance, acting as a mast cell stabilizer.
cromorna noun: A type of organ reed stop, sounding a tone resembling that of the oboe.
cromorne noun /kroʊˈmɔɹn/: A French woodwind instrument resembling the crumhorn.
Crompton noun: A British Rail Class 33 locomotive.
cromulence noun: Acceptability, correctness.
cromulent adjective /ˈkɹɒmjʊlənt/: Acceptable, satisfactory, or valid.
Cromwell proper noun /ˈkɹɒmwəl/: An English habitational surname from Old English from any of several placenames.
Cromwellian adjective, noun /ˌkɹɒmˈwɛliən/: Of or pertaining to Oliver Cromwell, his ideas or policies.
Cromwellian chair noun: A kind of leather chair, studded (ornamented with nailheads), having a rectangular seat and separate rectangular back, from the time of Cromwell; a later...
Cromwellianism noun: Support for Oliver Cromwell.
Cromwellite noun: Synonym of Cromwellian.
cron noun: A scheduler or timer that automatically starts a job, program, task.
Cronan proper noun: A surname from Irish.
cronartiaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Cronartiaceae.
cronch interjection, noun, verb: Alternative form of crunch.

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.