English words: crossexaminable to crouchware

English words crossexaminable to crouchware

1. crossexaminable adjective: That can be cross-examined.
2. crosseyed adjective: Alternative form of cross-eyed.
3. crossface noun: A move that pushes the opponent's face away with the shoulder.
4. crossfade noun, verb: A fade in which the volume of one audio track is lowered as that of another is raised.
5. crossfaded adjective, verb: Under the influence of multiple psychoactive substances at the same time; most typically marijuana and alcohol.
6. crossfader noun: A device consisting of two volume controls which control separate records, allowing the DJ to change the source of the sound between the records.
7. crossfall noun: Synonym of camber (“slope of a road”).
8. crossfeed noun, verb: The process of blending the left and right channels of a stereo recording.
9. crossfield adjective: Passed from one side of the pitch to the other.
10. crossfire noun /ˈkɹɒsfaɪə/: An arrangement of two or more weapons so each can fire diagonally at something in front of a line between them.
11. crossfish noun: A starfish.
12. crossfit verb: To participate in a CrossFit exercise regimen.
13. crossfitter noun: A person who participates in a CrossFit fitness regimen.
14. crossflow noun, verb: A crosswise flow.
15. Crossford proper noun: A hamlet in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX8388).
16. crossfostering noun: Alternative spelling of cross-fostering.
17. crossfunctional adjective: Spanning several functions.
18. Crossgar proper noun: A village in County Down, Northern Ireland, between Saintfield and Downpatrick (Irish grid ref J4552).
19. Crossgates proper noun: A hamlet in Lamplugh parish, Copeland borough, Cumbria, England (OS grod ref NY0721).
20. crossgender adjective: Across multiple genders; taking, or pertaining to, the traditional role of the opposite gender.
21. crossgrade noun, verb: To upgrade (a software application) so that it is able to run on a different platform.
22. crossgrained adjective: Alternative form of cross-grained.
23. crossgrainedness noun: the state of being crossgrained
24. crossguard noun /ˈkɹɒsɡɑːd/: A metal bar fixed between, and at right angles to, the blade and the handle of a sword or other bladed weapon that stops an opponent's similar weapon from...
25. crosshair noun, verb: Alternate form of crosshairs; a reticle in the shape of a pair of crossed hairs (thin perpendicular lines) in the sight of a firearm.
26. crosshaired adjective, verb: Having a crosshair.
27. crosshairs noun, verb: A set of two perpendicular lines in the sight of a firearm, used to align the gun with the target.
28. crosshanded adjective, adverb: Alternative form of cross-handed.
29. crosshandedly adverb: Alternative form of cross-handedly.
30. crosshandedness noun: Alternative form of cross-handedness.
31. crosshatch noun, verb: A pattern of crossing lines.
32. crosshatching noun, verb: A method of showing shading by means of multiple small lines that intersect.
33. crosshaul noun, verb /ˈkrɒs.hɔːl/: The transportation of goods away from a locality while similar goods are simultaneously transported into the same locality, often resulting in inefficiencies.
34. Crosshaven proper noun: A coastal village in County Cork, Ireland (Irish grid ref W 7961).
35. crosshead noun: A metal beam that connects a piston to a connecting rod in an engine.
36. crosshead screwdriver noun: Synonym of Phillips screwdriver.
37. crossheading noun: A narrow opening for ventilation driven through coal or rock, separating the two passages.
38. crossholding noun: A situation in which a publicly-traded corporation owns stock in another publicly-traded company.
39. Crosshouse proper noun: A village west of Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3938).
40. crosshybridization noun: hybridization between nucleic acids that have different sequences, and are typically derived from orthologous or paralogous genes
41. crosshybridize verb: To cause or to undergo crosshybridization.
42. crosshybridized adjective, verb: Modified by crosshybridization
43. crossin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of crossing.
44. crossing adjective, noun, verb /ˈkɹɒsɪŋ/: Cross-breeding.
45. crossing guard noun: A person who directs vehicular traffic so that pedestrians, especially students, may cross the right of way.
46. crossing keeper noun: A member of railway staff who looks after a level crossing.
47. crossing loop noun: Synonym of passing loop.
48. crossing number noun: The minimum, taken over all planar representations of a link or graph, of the number of times it crosses itself.
49. crossing out noun, verb: Text that has been cancelled by drawing a line through.
50. crossing-sweeper noun: Someone whose job is to sweep street crossings.
51. crossing the line noun, verb: A ceremony performed on board ship when members of the crew or passengers cross the equator for the first time.
52. crossing time noun: The amount of time required for a star or galaxy to make a crossing from one side of a gravitationally bound cluster to the other.
53. crossinhibition noun: Alternative form of cross-inhibition.
54. crossinhibitory adjective: Alternative form of cross-inhibitory.
55. crossinjection noun: The simultaneous injection of a sample and, typically, a reagent
56. crossish adjective: Slightly cross or irritable.
57. crossite noun: An inosilicate double-chain sodic amphibole mineral of the riebeckite group, now discredited.
58. crossjack noun: On a mizzenmast, the lowest square sail.
59. Crosskeys proper noun: A village and community in Caerphilly borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST2291).
60. crosskick noun, verb: A kicked pass from one side of the pitch to the other.
61. Crossland proper noun: A surname from Old English.
62. crosslegged adjective: Alternative spelling of cross-legged.
63. crosslegs adjective: Synonym of cross-legged.
64. crossless adjective: Without a cross.
65. crosslessness noun: Absence of a cross or crossing.
66. crosslet noun /ˈkɹɒslət/: A small cross with crossed arms.
67. crossleted adjective: Bearing one or more crosslets.
68. Crossley proper noun /ˈkɹɒslɪ/: A surname.
69. crosslicense verb: To license (intellectual property, etc.) each to the other.
70. crossligation noun: Mutual ligation between two entities, especially two chromosomes
71. crosslight noun, verb: Light that comes from the side, causing shadows that can obscure objects of view or create strong contrasts.
72. crosslike adjective: Resembling a cross.
73. crossline noun: A line that crosses other lines.
74. crosslinear adjective: Describing a linear function formed from two others
75. crosslinearly adverb: In a crosslinear manner
76. crossling noun: A cross between two types, varieties, races, or breeds; a blend; a hybrid.
77. crosslingual adjective: Across languages.
78. crosslingually adverb: In a crosslingual manner
79. crosslinguistic adjective: Spanning more than one language.
80. crosslinguistically adverb: In a crosslinguistic manner.
81. crosslink noun, verb: Alternative spelling of cross-link.
82. crosslinkable adjective: Able to be crosslinked
83. crosslinkage noun: A linkage between two things
84. crosslinker noun: Any structure that forms a crosslink.
85. crosslinking noun, verb: Synonym of crosslinkage.
86. crosslive verb: Alternative form of cross-live.
87. crossliver noun: Alternative form of cross-liver.
88. crossloading noun: The application of a load in a direction across the normal direction
89. crosslots adverb /ˈkɹɒslɒts/: Via a shortcut.
90. crossly adverb: In a cross manner; angrily.
91. crossman noun: A thief, forger, or other criminal.
92. crossmapping noun: A relationship between two variables that demonstrates a cause-and-effect relationship between them
93. crossmatch noun, verb: To test whether the blood of a donor and recipient are compatible.
94. crossmatched adjective: Shown to be compatible with that of a recipient, not only in blood type (ABO) but also regarding various antigens.
95. crossmate verb: To mate individuals of different species, breeds, etc.
96. crossmember noun /ˈkɹɔsˌmɛmbɚ/: A transverse structural support.
97. crossmetathesis noun: The reaction of two terminal olefins with the release of ethylene
98. crossmodal adjective: Across or between more than one mode.
99. crossmodality noun: The quality of being crossmodal.
100. crossmodally adverb: Across or between modes
101. crossnational adjective: Involving multiple nations.
102. crossness noun: the state of being cross; mild anger
103. crossnumber noun: A puzzle that resembles a crossword but is to be filled with numbers rather than words, the numbers being clued either arithmetically or by general...
104. crossognathiform noun: Any extinct fish of the order †Crossognathiformes
105. Crosson proper noun: A surname.
106. crossopterygian adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to the Crossopterygii, an infraclass of bony fish.
107. crossout noun: The act or result of crossing out; a line drawn through something to cancel or retract it.
108. crossover adjective, noun: A place where one thing crosses over another.
109. crossover airspeed noun: The point at which an aircraft's calibrated airspeed and Mach value equal its true airspeed.
110. crossover book noun: A trade book about an academic topic.
111. crossover cable noun: A cable, especially an Ethernet cable, that allows two devices of the same kind, such as two computers, to be connected directly.
112. crossover dribble noun: A maneuver in which a dribbling player rapidly switches the ball from one side to the other in order to move around a defender.
113. crossover vote noun: A vote by a person registered with one party in an election for a candidate in another
114. crossover voting noun: The casting of a crossover vote.
115. crossparty adjective: Alternative spelling of cross-party.
116. crosspatch noun: A grumpy, bad-tempered or irascible person.
117. crosspeak adjective, noun: across a peak
118. crosspiece noun: A horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to something.
119. crosspipe noun: A cross-shaped segment used to connect the ends of four pipes.
120. crossplay noun, verb: The ability to record data with one device and play back the data on a different, compatible device.
121. crossplayer noun: A cosplayer involved in crossplay.
122. crossply adjective, noun: Alternative form of cross-ply.
123. crosspoint noun: The point at which two things (especially electrical wires) cross.
124. crosspollinate verb: Alternative form of cross-pollinate.
125. crosspollination noun: Alternative form of cross-pollination.
126. crosspost noun, verb: An electronic message posted to multiple newsgroups or forums simultaneously.
127. crossposter noun: One who crossposts.
128. crosspresentation noun: Alternative form of cross-presentation.
129. crossprime verb: To stimulate cytotoxic T cells with extracellular antigens
130. crosspriming noun: Alternative form of cross-priming.
131. crossprotection noun: resistance to a virus following infection by a related one
132. crossquantilogram noun: Alternative form of cross-quantilogram.
133. crossrail noun: A rail that goes across something.
134. crossrange adjective: perpendicular to the direction of flight or transmission
135. crossratio noun: Alternative form of cross-ratio.
136. crossreact verb: To take part in, or to cause a crossreaction.
137. crossreaction noun: a reaction between an antigen and an antibody that was formed to counteract a different (often similar) antigen
138. crossreactive adjective: Describing a reaction between an antigen and an antibody that was formed to counteract a different (often similar) antigen
139. crossreactivity noun: Alternative spelling of cross-reactivity.
140. crossref noun, verb: cross-reference
141. crossreference noun, verb: Alternative form of cross-reference.
142. crossregulate verb: To undergo crossregulation
143. crossregulation noun: The regulation of one metabolic pathway by the enzymes in another
144. crossregulatory adjective: Relating to crossregulation
145. crossrepression noun: mutual repression of interacting systems
146. crossresistance noun: Alternative form of cross-resistance.
147. crossresistant adjective: resistant (to a toxin etc) as a result of exposure to a similar material
148. crossroad noun: A crossroads (place where one road crosses another).
149. crossroader noun: A gambling cheat.
150. crossroads noun: A place where one road crosses another; an intersection of two or more roads.
151. crossrow noun: A row that crosses others.
152. crossruff noun, verb: A play in which tricks are taken by taking alternate ruffs in each hand
153. crosssection noun: Alternative spelling of cross section.
154. crosssectional adjective: Uncommon spelling of cross-sectional.
155. crossstaff noun: Alternative form of cross-staff.
156. crosstab noun: Alternative spelling of cross tab; A cross tabulation
157. crosstable noun: An arrangement of the results of every game in a tournament in tabular form.
158. crosstabulate verb: To prepare a crosstabulation
159. crosstabulation noun: Alternative spelling of cross tabulation.
160. crosstalk noun, verb: Undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit; undesired coupling between circuits.
161. crossteam verb: To form an alliance with a player on a different team.
162. crosstide noun: A peptide related to glycogen synthase kinase
163. crosstie noun: Alternative form of cross-tie.
164. crosstolerance noun: Tolerance to one drug as a result of tolerance to another.
165. crosstolerant adjective: Having a tolerance to one drug as a result of tolerance to another.
166. crosstown adjective, adverb: Extending across a city or town.
167. crosstrack noun, verb: To impede another speedskater by crossing over their projected track and cutting them off.
168. crosstracking noun, verb: The action of to crosstrack.
169. crosstrainer noun: Alternative form of cross-trainer.
170. crosstraining noun: Alternative form of cross-training.
171. crosstree noun: A timber or metal beam fixed athwartships part way up a mast to spread the rigging.
172. crossunder noun: A place where one thing crosses under another.
173. crossvalidate verb: To employ crossvalidation
174. crossvalidated adjective: mutually validated with another
175. crossvalidation noun: Alternative form of cross-validation.
176. crossvein noun: A vein of ore that intersects another.
177. crossveined adjective: Having crossveins
178. crossveinless adjective: That lacks crossveins
179. crossveinlessness noun: Absence of crossveins.
180. Crossville proper noun: A town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States; after many crossroads.
181. crossvine noun: A flowering vine native to the southeastern US, Bignonia capreolata (sometimes misidentified as Bignonia crucigera in older books).
182. crossvote noun, verb: Alternative form of cross-vote.
183. crosswalk noun, verb: A point designated for pedestrians to cross a street.
184. crosswall noun: A load-bearing wall perpendicular to the main axis of a building.
185. crossway noun: A crossroad.
186. crossways adverb, noun: transversely; crosswise
187. crosswedge noun: Alternative form of cross-wedge.
188. Crosswhite proper noun: A surname.
189. crosswind noun /ˈkɹɑːs.wɪnd/: A wind blowing across a line of travel, especially perpendicularly.
190. crosswing noun: A wing attached to a main or original house block, its axis at right angles to the original block, and often gabled.
191. crosswire noun: crosshair; reticle
192. crosswise adjective, adverb: crossing; lying across
193. crosswisely adverb: In a crosswise manner.
194. crossword noun /ˈkɹɒswɜː(ɹ)d/: A word puzzle in which interlocking words are entered usually horizontally and vertically into a grid based on clues given for each word.
195. crossword enigma noun: A puzzle in the form of a poem with successive lines hinting at the individual letters of a word.
196. crossword puzzle noun: A crossword.
197. crossworder noun: A person who solves crossword puzzles.
198. crosswordese noun /ˌkɹɒswɜː(ɹ)ˈdiːz/: The jargon of crossword puzzle clues or answers, often consisting of rare, archaic, or dialectal words.
199. crosswording noun: The hobby of solving crossword puzzles.
200. crosswordlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a crossword.
201. crosswordy adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a crossword puzzle.
202. crosswort noun: A perennial plant, Cruciata laevipes, family Rubiaceae, of Europe and western Asia; smooth bedstraw.
203. crost noun: Pronunciation spelling of cross.
204. crostata noun: A kind baked tart of Italian origin, made with shortcrust pastry spread over a baking sheet, then covered with a layer of jam and then decorated with thin...
205. Crosthwaite proper noun: A village in South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD437914).
206. crostini noun: starters of savoury toppings on toasted or fried bread
207. Croston proper noun: A surname.
208. Croswell proper noun: A surname.
209. crotadihydrofuran noun: Any of a group of isoflavonoids, derived from dihydrofuran, isolated from Crotalaria
210. crotal noun: A crotalum, a type of clapper used in Ancient Greece.
211. crotalaria noun /ˌkɹɒtəˈlɛəɹi.ə/: Any of the genus Crotalaria of herbaceous plants and woody shrubs.
212. crotalaria moth noun: An erebid moth of species Utetheisa lotrix, distributed throughout Africa, Asia, and Australasia.
213. crotalaria pod borer noun: A species of erebid moth, Argina astrea, distributed throughout Africa, Asia, and Australasia; orange with black spots.
214. crotalase noun: A snake venom enzyme that clots fibrinogen.
215. crotale noun /ˈkroʊtɑːl/: A percussion instrument of archaic origin, resembling a metal castanet or cymbal.
216. crotalic adjective: Relating to the crotalids (rattlesnakes and pit vipers)
217. crotalid noun: A pit viper; any member of the subfamily Crotalinae (formerly the family Crotalidae) in family Viperidae.
218. crotalin noun: A protein in rattlesnake venom
219. crotaline adjective, noun: Resembling, or relating to, the Crotalinae, or rattlesnake subfamily
220. crotalism noun: A condition caused by poisonous plants in the genus Crotalaria.
221. crotaloid adjective, noun: Resembling the genus Crotalus of venomous snakes, including the rattlesnake.
222. crotalphine noun: An analgesic peptide in the venom of the South American rattlesnake Crotalus durissus
223. crotalum noun /ˈkɹəʊtələm/: A kind of clapper or castanet used in religious dances by groups in Ancient Greece (including the Korybants) and elsewhere.
224. crotamine noun: A polypeptide toxin in the venom of rattlesnakes of the genus Crotalus.
225. crotamiton noun: A scabicidal and antipruritic drug.
226. crotanaldehyde noun: an unsaturated aliphatic aldehyde, 2-butenal, CH₃.CH:CH.CHO; it is used in the manufacture of sorbic acid, and to denature alcohol
227. crotaphite adjective: Pertaining to the temples; temporal.
228. crotaphitic adjective: Relating to the temple or temporal fossa.
229. crotaphytid noun: Any member of the Crotaphytidae, or collared lizards.
230. crotapotin noun: One of the components proteins of crotoxin
231. crotch noun, verb /kɹɑt͡ʃ/: The ventral area (very bottom) of the human body between where the legs fork from the torso, in the area of the genitals and anus.
232. crotch chain noun: A form of tackle for loading a log sideways on a sled, skidway, etc.
233. crotch crickets noun: Pubic lice.
234. crotch critter noun: A sexually transmitted pathogen, particularly pubic lice.
235. crotch down verb: To crouch.
236. crotch dropping noun: A child; an offspring.
237. crotch itch noun: Synonym of jock itch.
238. crotch rocket noun: A high-performance motorcycle, especially sport bikes.
239. crotch rot noun: Synonym of jock itch.
240. crotch spawn noun: Synonym of crotch goblin.
241. crotch tent noun: The bulge of the penis in tight underwear.
242. crotchal adjective: Of, pertaining to, or located in the crotch.
243. crotchbulge noun: The visible outline of the penis through clothing.
244. crotchdropping noun: Alternative form of crotch dropping.
245. crotched adjective, verb: Having a crotch or fork; forked.
246. crotchet noun, verb /ˈkɹɑt͡ʃ.ɪt/: A musical note one beat long in 4/4 time.
247. crotchet rest noun: A rest having the same duration as a crotchet; a quarter rest.
248. crotcheted adjective, verb: crotchety; whimsical or eccentric
249. crotcheteer noun: A crotchety person.
250. crotchetily adverb: In a crotchety manner.
251. crotchetiness noun: The state or quality of being crotchety.
252. crotchety adjective /ˈkɹɒtʃ.ə.tɪ/: Cranky, disagreeable, or stubborn, especially if prone to odd whims or fancies.
253. crotchfruits noun: Alternative spelling of crotch fruits.
254. crotchful noun: An amount sufficient to fill a person's crotch.
255. crotchless adjective: Lacking coverage over the area of the crotch.
256. crotchline noun: The line of a garment around the crotch.
257. crotchward adverb: Towards the crotch.
258. Croteau proper noun: A surname from French.
259. crotetamide noun: An analgesic drug.
260. croton noun /ˈkɹəʊtən/: Any of various plants, of the genus Croton, that yield croton oil.
261. Croton bug noun: Blattella germanica; German cockroach. See cockroach
262. croton oil noun: A dark yellow, acrid oil, obtained from the seeds of plants of the genus Croton, once used as a drastic purgative.
263. crotonaldehyde noun: The unsaturated aliphatic aldehyde CH₃-CH=CH-CHO that is used in organic synthesis
264. crotonamide noun: The amide of crotonic acid; any N-derivative of this compound
265. crotonase noun: Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydration of crotonyl-coenzyme A
266. crotonate noun: Any salt or ester of crotonic acid
267. Crotone proper noun: A city and comune, the capital of the province of Crotone, Calabria, Italy.
268. Crotoniate adjective, noun: A native or inhabitant of Croton.
269. crotoniazide noun: A topical antiinfective drug.
270. crotonic adjective: Of or pertaining to crotonic acid or its derivatives.
271. crotonic acid noun: An unsaturated organic acid, trans--CH₃-CH=CH-COOH, found in croton oil and having many industrial uses; the cis- form is isocrotonic acid.
272. crotonid noun: Any member of the family Crotoniidae of mites.
273. crotonine noun: A supposed alkaloid obtained from croton oil by boiling it with water and magnesia, later found to be merely a magnesia soap of the oil.
274. crotonobetaine noun: The betaine (3-carboxyallyl)trimethylammonium
275. crotonoid noun: Any plant that is a member of the subfamily Crotonoideae
276. crotonyl noun: The univalent radical CH₃-CH=CH-CO- derived from crotonic acid
277. crotonylated adjective: Modified by crotonylation
278. crotonylation noun: posttranslational modification of lysine residues in a histone by the introduction of crotonyl groups
279. crotonylene noun: A colourless, volatile, pungent liquid, C₄H₆. It is produced artificially.
280. crotonylome noun: All the crotonylated proteins of an organism
281. crotovine noun: A paleoburrow that has become filled with soil.
282. crotoxin noun: A cytotoxic polypeptide complex isolated from the venom of a pit viper Crotalus durissus
283. crottel noun: Alternative form of crottle (“a lichen used for dyeing”).
284. crottin noun: A kind of small goat cheese.
285. crottle noun: Any of various lichens gathered for dyeing, especially those of the genus Parmelia.
286. crottled greep noun: A fictional foodstuff.
287. Crotty proper noun: A surname.
288. crotyl noun: The univalent radical (cis- or trans-) CH₃-CH=CH-CH₂-
289. crotylation noun: Any reaction in which a crotyl group is attached to a molecule
290. crotylboration noun: Any addition reaction of a crotyl organoboron compound
291. crotylglycine noun: The (cis- or trans-) N-crotyl derivative of glycine
292. crotylsarin noun: -But-2-en-1-yl methylphosphonofluoridate, a highly toxic organophosphate nerve agent.
293. crouch noun, verb /ˈkɹaʊ̯t͡ʃ/: To bend down; to stoop low; to stand close to the ground with legs bent, like an animal when waiting for prey, or someone in fear.
294. crouch ware noun: A finely finished salt-glazed pottery made with an admixture of pipeclay in Shropshire.
295. crouchant adjective: Lying down with the head erect.
296. crouched adjective, verb /kɹaʊt͡ʃt/: Marked with, bearing, or wearing the sign of the cross.
297. Crouchian adjective: Of or relating to Stanley Crouch (born 1945), American poet, writer and critic.
298. crouching adjective, noun, verb /ˈkɹaʊt͡ʃɪŋ/: The action of the verb crouch.
299. crouchingly adverb: In a crouching manner; while crouched down; in a crouch.
300. crouchware noun: Alternative form of crouch ware.

Part 177 · Part 179 · English words: C

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.