English words: crouchy to crucible

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English words crouchy to crucible

crouchy adjective: Tending to crouch; hunched over.
Croughton proper noun: A hamlet and civil parish (served by Little Stanney and District Parish Council) in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4172).
crounotherapy noun: The drinking of mineral water to treat a condition.
croup noun, verb /kɹuːp/: The top of the rump of a horse or other quadruped.
croupade noun: A leap in which the horse pulls its hind legs up towards the belly.
croupal adjective: Of, pertaining to, suggestive of, or caused by croup.
croupe noun /kɹuːp/: Alternative form of croup.
croupier noun /ˈkɹupiɚ/: The person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table, such as in a casino.
croupier's stick noun: Synonym of croupier stick.
croupier stick noun: A long stick with a wedge at the end, used to gather up chips in a casino, or to move figurines representing units in military strategy.
croupiere noun /kɹupˈjɛəɹ/: Synonym of crupper (“armor for a horse's buttocks”).
croupily adverb /ˈkɹuːpɪli/: In a croupy manner.
croupiness noun: The state or quality of being croupy.
crouplike adjective: Resembling croup or some aspect of it; as with a crouplike cough (sounding like the typical cough of croup) or a crouplike illness (having a clinical...
croupon noun /ˈkɹuːpən/: A cowhide with the belly and neck removed.
croupous adjective: Relating to or resembling croup; especially, attended with the formation of a deposit or membrane like that found in membranous croup.
croupy adjective /ˈkɹuːpi/: Of, pertaining to, suggestive of, or caused by croup.
crouse adjective: brisk; lively; bold
crousely adverb: In a brisk, lively, or bold manner.
croustade noun: An edible container (often of pastry) filled with a savoury food
crout noun: sauerkraut
crouth noun: Alternative form of crwth.
crouton noun /ˈkɹuːtɒn/: A small, often seasoned, piece of dry or fried bread.
crouzeliine noun: Any extinct primate in the subfamily Crouzeliinae.
Crouzon proper noun: A surname from French.
Crouzon syndrome noun: A genetic disorder that affects the first branchial (or pharyngeal) arch in a developing foetus, causing developmental problems.
crouzonodermoskeletal syndrome noun: A disorder characterized by the premature joining of certain bones of the skull during development, as well as a skin condition called acanthosis nigricans.
crovalimab noun: A monoclonal antibody used to treat paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.
crow adjective, noun, verb /kɹəʊ/: A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
crow-bill noun: Alternative form of crowbill.
crow-black adjective: Jet-black, raven, as black as the feathers of a crow.
crow cage noun: A suspended cage for the public display of a prisoner.
crow eater noun: Alternative form of croweater.
Crow-Fukase syndrome noun: Synonym of POEMS syndrome
Crow Indian noun: Synonym of Crow.
crow-line noun: The straight and direct path of a crow's flight.
crow moon noun: A full moon in March.
crow over verb /ˌkɹəʊ ˈəʊvə(ɹ)/: To triumph over (someone).
crow pheasant noun: A bird, Centropus sinensis, the greater coucal.
crow poison noun: Stenanthium densum, a poisonous but spectacular monocot wildflower native to pine barrens of the eastern United States.
crow pose noun: Synonym of frogstand.
crow quill noun: A kind of pen nib for calligraphy, having a small tip and circular shank.
crow's age noun: A very long time.
crow's ash noun: Flindersia australis, a rainforest tree from New South Wales and Queensland in Australia.
crow's bill noun: Synonym of crowbill (“kind of forceps”).
crow's feet noun: Wrinkles at the outer corners of the eye.
crow's foot noun: A small wrinkle in the corner of an eye, emblematic of aging.
crow's nest noun /ˈkɹəʊz.nɛst/: A small open-top shelter, originally a cask, on the top of the foremast, large enough to accommodate a lookout. It was used by whalers to watch for a blow...
crow scarer noun: A farmhand employed to scare birds from the fields.
crow shark noun: Any of the genus †Squalicorax of extinct mackerel sharks, known to have lived during the Cretaceous period.
crow-shrike noun: Synonym of currawong
crow-silk noun: A filamentous freshwater alga (Cladophora rivularis).
crow tit noun: Any small titlike bird of the family Paradoxornithidae, noted for their curved, parrotlike bills.
crow to pick noun: Synonym of bone to pick (“a disagreeable matter to settle”).
crow to pluck noun: Synonym of bone to pick (“a disagreeable matter to settle”).
crow to pull noun: Synonym of bone to pick (“a disagreeable matter to settle”).
crow-trodden adjective: Marked with crow's feet, wrinkles about the eyes.
crowbait noun: An old, emaciated horse.
crowbar noun, verb /ˈkɹoʊˌbɑɹ/: An iron or steel bar, often with a flattened end which may also be hook-shaped, to be used as a lever to manually force things apart.
crowbarred adjective, verb: Equipped with a crowbar circuit.
crowberry noun /ˈkɹəʊbəɹɪ/: Empetrum; a small genus of dwarf evergreen shrubs that bear edible fruit.
crowbill noun /ˈkɹəʊbɪl/: A kind of forceps for extracting bullets, etc., from wounds.
Crowborough proper noun /ˈkɹəʊbəɹə/: A town and civil parish with a town council in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ5130).
crowd noun, verb /ˈkɹaʊ̯d/: To press forward; to advance by pushing.
crowd art noun: Any type of art that attracts groups of people to view or participate. Examples include pavement drawings, sand sculpting, clowns, and mime performances.
crowd catch noun: A catch of a ball which was played into the ground near the batsman and bounced up to a fielder. Spectators who could not see from a distance that it was...
crowd control noun, verb: The supervision and control of a crowd of people, to keep the crowd orderly.
crowd control barrier noun: A barricade erected at a public event, such as a rally or festival, to prevent people from entering certain areas.
crowd disease noun: A disease that is spread from person to person, with no animal reservoir.
crowd in verb: To squeeze a large number of people in a small space.
crowd in on verb /kɹaʊd ˈɪn ɒn/: To join when not wanted; to force one's way into a situation where one is unwelcome.
crowd-kill verb: To attack someone on the edges of a mosh-pit - who isn't moshing
crowd manipulation noun: The deliberate use of psychological techniques to direct the behavior of a crowd.
crowd out verb: To force to leave by crowding; to push out or away through strength of numbers.
crowd pleaser noun: Alternative form of crowdpleaser.
crowd-pleasing adjective: Alternative form of crowdpleasing.
crowd-poisoning noun: A disease occasioned or aggravated by overcrowding, especially due to lack of ventilation.
crowd psychology noun: A branch of social psychology which is concerned with the behaviour and thought processes of individual crowd members and the crowd as a whole; a study of...
crowd puller noun: An event that attracts a large number of people.
crowd sail verb: To carry an unusual amount of sail in an attempt to accelerate the speed of a vessel.
crowd-source verb: Alternative form of crowdsource.
crowd surf verb: To engage in crowd surfing (being carried over the heads of a densely-packed crowd)
crowd surfer noun: Someone carried by a crowd, in crowd surfing.
crowd surfing noun, verb: The act of being carried over the heads of a densely-packed crowd, especially at a rock concert.
crowd together verb: To push (someone or something) into an excessively small space; to pack tightly.
crowd up verb: To come together, to form a crowd.
crowd vetting noun: Use of input from large numbers of people to collectively assess the merit of something.
crowd wave noun: Synonym of Mexican wave.
crowd work noun: Alternative spelling of crowdwork.
crowded adjective, verb /ˈkɹaʊdɪd/: Containing a dense pack or mass of something; teeming.
crowdedly adverb: In a crowded manner.
crowdedness noun: The state or quality of being crowded.
Crowden proper noun: A hamlet in Tintwistle parish, High Peak borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK0799).
crowder noun /ˈkɹaʊdə(ɹ)/: One who crowds or pushes.
crowder pea noun: A type of cowpea, Vigna unguiculata, closely related to the black-eyed pea, but without the characteristic black spot.
crowdfactoring noun: Selling debts to a crowd of agents (the factors)
crowdfund verb: To fund (a project) by having many individuals pool their money together, usually via the Internet.
crowdfunder noun: One who donates to a crowdfunding project.
crowdfunding noun: Funding by many individuals pooling their money together for a common goal, usually via the Internet.
crowdie noun /ˈkɹaʊdi/: Gruel or thin porridge.
crowdin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of crowding.
crowding noun, verb /ˈkɹaʊdɪŋ/: The act by which somebody is crowded.
crowdingly adverb: So as to crowd.
crowdion noun: A proposed form of lattice imperfection in crystals in which an extra atom is inserted (crowded in) within a row
crowdipper noun: A weedy plant, Pinellia ternata, native to East Asia and invasive in Europe and the United States.
crowdlending noun: crowdfunding in the form of a loan that must later be repaid
crowdless adjective: Without a crowd.
crowdlessness noun: Absence of crowds.
crowdlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a crowd.
crowdom noun: The world of crows; crow society.
crowdpleaser noun: Someone or something that is pleasing to the majority of a group.
crowdpleasing adjective: popular to a large number of people
crowdsale noun: An online event where participants can purchase tokens in a cryptocurrency.
crowdsensing noun: The sensor measurement of a phenomenon (such as air pollution) by combining readings from numerous devices carried by different individuals.
crowdsource verb: To delegate a task to a large, diffuse group.
crowdsourced adjective, verb: Obtained by crowdsourcing.
crowdsourcer noun: One who crowdsources.
crowdsourcing noun, verb: The delegation of a task to a large diffuse group in order to introduce new or more developed skill sets and improve efficiency. There is usually no...
crowdsurf verb: Alternative form of crowd surf.
crowdsurfer noun: Alternative form of crowd surfer.
crowdtesting noun: Crowdsourced testing of software, performed by as many Internet users as possible.
crowdwork noun, verb: Crowdsourced work.
crowdworker noun: Any of the individuals who contribute part of the work toward a crowdsourced task.
crowdworking noun: crowdwork employment
crowdy adjective, noun: A thick gruel of oatmeal and milk or water.
crowdy crawn noun: A type of sheepskin-covered hoop (a crowd) used as a frame drum, originating in the traditional music of Cornwall, England.
Crowe proper noun: A surname.
croweater noun: A person from South Australia.
Crowell proper noun: A surname.
crower noun: A bird which, or person who, crows.
crowflower noun: A kind of campion.
crowfoot noun: Any of many plants, mostly of subgenus Ranunculus subg. Batrachium, that have a leaf shaped somewhat like a bird's foot; especially the buttercups.
crowfoot cell noun: A later variant of the Daniell cell, using a layer of zinc sulphate on top of the copper sulphate, the two liquids kept separate by their differing densities.
crowfooted adjective: Having crow's feet (wrinkles).
crowfootgrass noun: Yardgrass (Eleusine indica).
crowhop noun, verb: A jumping manoeuvre performed by a horse in which it rounds the back upwards and makes a series of small hops with all four legs leaving the ground...
Crowhurst proper noun: A village and civil parish in Rother district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ7512).
crowing noun, verb /ˈkɹəʊɪŋ/: A cry of joy or pleasure.
crowingly adverb: So as to crow; with jubilation or schadenfreude.
crowkeeper noun: A person employed to scare off crows.
crowl noun, verb /kɹaʊl/: To make a growling noise, as the stomach.
Crowland proper noun: A market town and civil parish in South Holland district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2410).
Crowle proper noun: A market town in Crowle and Ealand parish, North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE7712).
crowler noun: A large can used to hold craft beer.
Crowley proper noun /ˈkɹoʊli/: A surname.
Crowleyan adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to Aleister Crowley (1875-1947), English occultist and writer, or to his works or beliefs.
Crowleyanism noun: Crowleyan occultism.
Crowleyesque adjective: Reminiscent of Aleister Crowley (1875-1947), English occultist and writer.
crowlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a crow (the bird).
crowly adjective /ˈkɹəʊ.li/: Of, relating to, or resembling a crow or crows; crowlike; corvid.
crown adjective, noun, verb /kɹaʊ̯n/: A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem.
crown agent noun: The principal legal adviser to the Lord Advocate on prosecution matters.
crown and anchor noun: A game of chance popular with soldiers in the late 19th and early 20th century, in which players bet on combinations of three dice. It is equivalent to...
crown antler noun: The topmost branch or tine of an antler.
Crown attorney noun: An attorney who represents the federal or provincial government in a court of law.
crown bar noun: One of the bars which support the crown sheet of a steam-boiler furnace.
crown cactus noun: Any plant of the cactus genus Rebutia, with big colorful flowers and native to South America.
crown cap noun: A type of bottle cap made by pressing a circular piece of metal around the top of the bottle.
crown clade noun: Synonym of crown group.
crown colony noun: A British colony ruled by a governor appointed by the monarch.
crown cork noun: A crown cap.
crown corporation noun: A corporation that is owned or controlled by the monarchy government, in a region where the head is a monarch.
crown daisy noun: Glebionis coronaria, endemic to the Mediterranean region, introduced in east Asia and north America.
crown dependency noun: Any of three island territories in the British Islands that are self-governing possessions of the British Crown.
crown ether noun: any of a class of macrocyclic compounds containing repeat units of -CH₂CH₂O-
crown fire noun: Fire that spreads through a forest at the crown or canopy level, without the need for a fire at ground level to ignite the trees.
crown flash noun: A rare meteorological phenomenon caused by the effect of atmospheric electrical fluctuations on the alignment of ice crystals.
crown flower noun: A large shrub, Calotropis gigantea, growing up to 4 meters tall, with clusters of waxy flowers that are either white or lavender in color.
crown gall noun: A disease of plants caused by infection of soil bacteria of the genus Agrobacterium
crown glass noun: An early type of window glass made by blowing glass into a hollow globe (crown) and then flattening it on a punty, reheating and spinning out into a flat...
crown gold noun: A 22-carat alloy of gold with copper or silver, introduced in England for gold crown coin manufacture in 1526.
crown grafting noun: A method of grafting in which the alburnum and inner bark are separated, and between them is inserted the lower end of the scion cut slantwise.
crown graph noun: An undirected graph with 2n vertices in the two sets { u₁, u₂, ..., uₙ } and { v₁, v₂, ..., vₙ } and with an edge from uᵢ to vⱼ whenever i ≠ j.
crown green noun: The playing area used in crown green bowls; normally about 40 yards square that rises to a "crown" in the middle about 1 foot above the edges
crown green bowls noun: A form of bowls, played on a slightly humped, square, grass green, in which two players each play two biased bowls, either along the edges, or diagonally...
crown group noun: The smallest clade that includes all living representatives of a biological group, their most recent common ancestor, and all descendants of that ancestor,...
crown immunity noun: A legal doctrine by which the royal sovereign or royally governed state cannot commit a legal wrong and is immune from civil suit or criminal prosecution.
crown imperial noun: Fritillaria imperialis, a plant of the lily family.
crown it all verb: To be the final, or last-mentioned, event or occurrence in a series of particularly favourable / fortunate or unfavourable / unfortunate events.
crown jewel noun: A prized possession or asset, originally one making up part of the royal regalia.
crown jewels noun: The jewelry that accompany the office of rulership in a monarchy, i.e. crown, scepter, signet ring, etc.
crown land noun: In Britain and some Commonwealth countries, land that is owned by the state, nominally titled to the reigning King or Queen of England, and whose use and...
crown lease noun: A lease of crown land (land belonging to the government when the head of state is a monarch).
crown-like adjective: Alternative spelling of crownlike.
crown mammal noun: Any mammal that has molars in its dentition; this includes all modern monotremes, marsupials and placentals
crown molding noun: A molding at the edge of a room between the ceiling and the wall.
crown of aberration noun: A spurious circle around the true circle of the Sun.
crown-of-the-field noun: Synonym of common corncockle (“Agrostemma githago”).
crown of thorns noun /ˌkɹaʊn əv ˈθɔːnz/: The crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear before his Crucifixion, in mocking reference to his alleged status as ‘king of the Jews’, or...
crown-of-thorns starfish noun: A large (25-35 cm full grown) starfish with venomous thornlike spines that cover its upper surface, Acanthaster planci.
crown piece noun: A British coin that was worth five shillings.
crown pigeon noun: A crowned pigeon.
crown post noun: Alternative form of crownpost.
crown prince noun /ˈkɹaʊn ˈpɹɪns/: A person designated and raised to become the next king.
crown princess noun: The heiress apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy.
crown prosecutor noun: The state prosecutor; the legal party responsible for presenting the case against an individual in a criminal trial.
crown roast noun: Two or three single racks of lamb tied together to form a circle, sometimes cooked with stuffing in the middle.
crown saw noun: A saw in the form of a hollow cylinder with teeth on the end or edge, operated by rotation.
crown scab noun: A cancerous sore formed round the corners of a horse's hoof.
crown sheet noun: The flat plate which forms the top of the furnace or firebox of an internally fired steam boiler.
crown shyness noun: A phenomenon observed in some tree species, in which the crowns of fully stocked trees do not touch each other, forming a canopy with channel-like gaps.
Crown Vic noun: A Ford Crown Victoria motor car.
crown virus noun: A member of the family Coronaviridae; a coronavirus.
crown ward noun: A child or youth who has been placed in foster care without access to his or her natural family for the purpose of adoption
crown wheel noun: An object of circular shape with contrate teeth, used in milling and watchmaking.
crown witness noun: A person implicated in a criminal case who turn against their accomplices by serving as a witness for the state and who may enter into a witness protection...
crownable adjective: Suitable for being crowned.
crownal adjective: Relating to a crown; coronal.
crownation noun: A coronation (crowning ceremony).
crownband noun: a band of the bridle that passes between the eyes and ears
crownbeard noun: Any of the flowering plants of the genus Verbesina.
crowned adjective, verb /kɹaʊnd/: Wearing a crown.
crowned crane noun: Either of two species of crane of the genus Balearica (Black Crowned Crane, Balearica pavonina and Grey Crowned Crane, Balearica regulorum) from sub-Saharan...
crowned dens syndrome noun: A clinical and radiological syndrome caused by the deposition of calcium pyrophosphate crystals in the ligaments surrounding the odontoid process,...
crowned eagle noun: A large raptor that preys chiefly on mammals, found in sub-Saharan Africa, Stephanoaetus coronatus.
crowned pigeon noun: Any of various species of large, ground-feeding, pigeons of the New Guinea genus Goura, distinguished by elaborate crests.
crowned republic noun: A form of constitutional monarchy where the monarch has a ceremonial role and little or no input into governmental and constitutional issues.
crowned seahorse noun: A species of seahorse, Hippocampus coronatus
crowner noun /ˈkɹaʊnə(ɹ)/: One who, or that which, crowns.
crownet noun: A coronet, small crown.
crowngall noun: Alternative form of crown gall.
crowngrass noun: A vernacular name for species of Paspalum.
crowning adjective, noun, verb /ˈkɹaʊnɪŋ/: Supreme; of a surpassing quality or quantity.
crowning achievement noun: The most important or glorious achievement.
crowning glory noun: The best and most notable aspect of something; the greatest achievement; the most beautiful thing.
crowningly adverb: So as to crown.
crownland noun: In Austria-Hungary, any of the provinces, or largest administrative divisions of the monarchy.
crownless adjective: Without a crown.
crownlessness noun: The state of lacking a crown.
crownlet noun: A coronet (small crown)
crownlike adjective: Resembling a crown.
crownmaker noun: A manufacturer of crowns.
crownment noun /ˈkɹaʊnmənt/: The act of crowning; coronation.
crownophane noun: A cyclophane that has some similarities to a crown ether
Crownover proper noun: A surname.
crownpiece noun: A strap in the bridle that goes over the horse's head just behind the animal's ears.
crownpost noun: A king post.
crownshaft noun: A leafbase which forms on some palms above the trunk and below the crown and above the trunk.
Crownsville proper noun: A census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States.
crownvetch noun /ˌkɹaʊnˈvɛt͡ʃ/: A crawling leguminous vine, Securigera varia, which is native to Eurasia and Africa but widely planted elsewhere as a ground cover, where it can become an...
crownward adjective: Toward a crown group.
crownwards adverb: Towards the crown.
crownwork noun: A type of fortification, like a hornwork, but consisting of a full bastion with the walls on either side ending in half-bastions from which longer flank...
crowquill noun: Alternative form of crow quill.
crows noun, verb /kɹəʊz/: Acronym of Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station.
crowsfoot noun: Alternative form of crow's foot.
crowsnest noun: Alternative form of crow's nest.
Crowson proper noun: A surname.
crowstep noun: corbiestep
crowstepped adjective: Having a crowstep.
crowstone noun: Ganister, a kind of sandstone.
crowth noun: Alternative form of crwth.
Crowther proper noun /ˈkɹaʊðə/: A surname.
Crowthorne proper noun: A village and civil parish in Bracknell Forest borough, and in Wokingham Without parish, Wokingham borough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU8464).
crowtoe noun: A perennial herbaceous plant, Lotus corniculatus, native to temperate Eurasia and North Africa.
Croxall proper noun: A surname.
Croxford proper noun: A surname.
Croxton proper noun: A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL2459).
croy noun: a natural or man-made protrusion or jetty projecting on a river and used to manage river fisheries, providing an obstacle to slow down current, a shelter...
Croyde proper noun: A village on Croyde Bay in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS4439).
croydon noun /ˈkɹɔɪdən/: A kind of carriage like a gig, originally of wickerwork.
Croydonian adjective, noun /kɹɔɪˈdəʊ.ni.ən/: Of or relating to Croydon in Greater London.
Croyle proper noun: A surname.
croyn verb: Cry as deer do at rutting time; murmur deeply.
croze noun /kɹəʊz/: A groove at the ends of the staves of a barrel into which the edge of the head is fitted.
croze iron noun: A cooper's tool, consisting of a tanged iron band with folded-back wings, which hold the tanged irregularly dented blade, secured by a wooden wedge pressed...
Crozer proper noun: A surname
Crozet proper noun: A census-designated place in Virginia, United States.
crozier noun: Alternative spelling of crosier.
croziered adjective: Alternative form of crosiered.
croziered abbot noun: A brothel bully; a man employed by a brothel as the equivalent of bouncer; a bodyguard for prostitutes.
crozzle noun, verb: A brick deformed by excessive heating during its manufacture.
crozzled adjective, verb: Shrunken or shrivelled from exposure to heat.
crozzly adjective: Not smooth; full of sharp lumps of rock.
CRP noun: Initialism of C-reactive protein.
CRPG noun: Initialism of computer roleplaying game.
CRPS noun: Initialism of complex regional pain syndrome.
CRQC noun: Initialism of cryptographically relevant quantum computer; a quantum computer powerful enough to break modern cryptography (e.g., using Shor's algorithm to...
crrna noun: Initialism of CRISPR RNA.
CRRT noun: Initialism of continuous renal replacement therapy.
CRSD noun: Initialism of circadian rhythm sleep disorder.
CRT noun: Initialism of Chinese remainder theorem.
CRTC noun: Initialism of cathode-ray tube controller.
CRTP noun: Initialism of curiously recurring template pattern.
cru noun /kɹuː/: A vineyard or group of vineyards in France, especially one having a high reputation.
crubeen noun /kɹəˈbiːn/: An Irish food made from pigs' feet, usually boiled.
Cruce proper noun: A surname.
crucession noun: A procession headed by the cross of Christianity.
crucial adjective /ˈkɹuː.ʃəl/: Essential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of something; extremely important; vital.
cruciality noun: crucialness
crucially adverb /ˈkɹuːʃəli/: In a crucial manner.
crucialness noun: The quality of being crucial.
crucian noun /ˈkɹuːʃən/: A small greenish-brown carp, Carassius carassius, farmed in parts of Europe.
crucian carp noun: Carassius carassius, a species of carp found in northern Europe and northern Asia.
cruciate adjective, verb /ˈkɹuː.ʃi.ət/: In the form of a cross.
cruciate ligament noun: Any of the pairs of ligaments arranged like a letter X in various joints of the body, such as the knee.
cruciate sulcus noun: A major fissure in the brains of some mammals equivalent to the central sulcus of primates.
cruciately adverb: In a cruciate manner.
cruciation noun: torture or torment
crucible noun /ˈkɹuː.sɪ.bəl/: A cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment used to contain chemical compounds when heating them to very high temperatures.

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.