--- title: C — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 89 description: The 1959 words of the English dictionary under C, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/89/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / C # C — The English dictionary · page 89 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* (noun) A person who has broken the law and done a crime.[↗](../../criminal/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (adjective) To do with crime or with the law about crime (a criminal act, criminal law).[↗](../../criminal/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (adjective, informal) Very wrong, wasteful or unfair: «It's criminal to waste all that food.».[↗](../../criminal/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The police caught the criminal.[↗](../../criminal/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Stealing is a criminal act.[↗](../../criminal/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He has no criminal record.[↗](../../criminal/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · It's criminal to throw away good food\![↗](../../criminal/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The detective tracked down the criminals.[↗](../../criminal/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Spraying graffiti on walls is criminal damage.[↗](../../criminal/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The hardened criminal casts an impatient look at the bright ray.[↗](../../criminal/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **criminality** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* The state of being guilty of crimes or wrongdoing.[↗](../../criminality/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* In one scale \[17\] is the merit and in the other criminality, which are placed in equilibrium by the tongue.[↗](../../criminality/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../criminality/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The three first elements, א״מ״ש are typified by a balance, in one scale the merit and in the other the criminality, which are placed in equilibrium by the tongue.[↗](../../criminality/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../criminality/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **criminally** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Criminally means in a way that breaks the law and is a crime.[↗](../../criminally/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) Criminally means shockingly or very badly, as if it should be a crime: «criminally underrated».[↗](../../criminally/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He was found criminally responsible for the damage.[↗](../../criminally/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The company acted criminally when it dumped waste in the river.[↗](../../criminally/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · That film is criminally underrated (informal).[↗](../../criminally/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The owner was criminally careless with the fire exits.[↗](../../criminally/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In some countries, children under a certain age are not criminally responsible.[↗](../../criminally/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · It's criminally unfair that we have homework on holiday\![↗](../../criminally/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (joking)[↗](../../criminally/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **crimp** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To press something into small folds or ridges, such as pastry edges or hair.[↗](../../crimp/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To squeeze two things together to join them, such as a metal end on a wire.[↗](../../crimp/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (noun) A small fold, wave or ridge.[↗](../../crimp/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (US, informal) «Put a crimp in» something means to spoil or limit it.[↗](../../crimp/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Crimp the edges of the pie with a fork.[↗](../../crimp/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She crimped her hair for the party.[↗](../../crimp/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The electrician crimped the plug onto the wire.[↗](../../crimp/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The paper had little crimps along the edge.[↗](../../crimp/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The rain put a crimp in our beach day.[↗](../../crimp/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Gran showed me how to crimp a pasty.[↗](../../crimp/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **crimson** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A deep, strong red colour with a little blue in it.[↗](../../crimson/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb, rare) To turn deep red, as when blushing.[↗](../../crimson/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The sky turned crimson at sunset.[↗](../../crimson/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Toad went crimson with rage.[↗](../../crimson/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She wore a crimson velvet dress.[↗](../../crimson/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The crimson roses filled the garden.[↗](../../crimson/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · His cheeks went crimson when everyone laughed.[↗](../../crimson/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mix red with a little blue to get crimson.[↗](../../crimson/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The roses were crimson diamonds, with emerald leaves.[↗](../../crimson/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · 'Who is this that cometh from Edom, with crimsoned garments from Bozrah?[↗](../../crimson/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.63.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../crimson/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubim thereon.[↗](../../crimson/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 2CH.3.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../crimson/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD; though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.[↗](../../crimson/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.1.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../crimson/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **cringe** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To feel very embarrassed or uncomfortable about something, often pulling a face or wanting to hide.[↗](../../cringe/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To move back or bend your body away from something because you are afraid or disgusted.[↗](../../cringe/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (slang) Embarrassing or awkward, as in «That video is so cringe.».[↗](../../cringe/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (noun) The feeling or act of cringing: «a cringe of embarrassment».[↗](../../cringe/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I cringe every time I hear my old recorder playing.[↗](../../cringe/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog cringed when the thunder boomed.[↗](../../cringe/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad's dancing at the wedding made us all cringe.[↗](../../cringe/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · (slang) Ugh, that advert is so cringe.[↗](../../cringe/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · (slang) My old photos are well cringey.[↗](../../cringe/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She cringed at the sight of the spider.[↗](../../cringe/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · It was a cringe-worthy moment when he forgot his lines.[↗](../../cringe/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He cringed away from the angry goose.[↗](../../cringe/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · She was far too pretty to cringe in this way, but Peter thought it his due, and he would answer condescendingly, “It is good.[↗](../../cringe/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **crinkle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To crinkle means to form many small folds or lines, or to make something do that.[↗](../../crinkle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A crinkle is a small fold or line, like in paper or skin.[↗](../../crinkle/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To crinkle can mean to make a soft crackling sound, like a crisp packet.[↗](../../crinkle/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She crinkled her nose at the smell.[↗](../../crinkle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · His eyes crinkled when he laughed.[↗](../../crinkle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The sweet wrapper crinkled in my hand.[↗](../../crinkle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Old paper crinkles when it gets wet.[↗](../../crinkle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We bought crinkle-cut chips.[↗](../../crinkle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · There were tiny crinkles in the tissue paper.[↗](../../crinkle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa's face crinkled into a smile.[↗](../../crinkle/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The leaves crinkled under our feet.[↗](../../crinkle/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **crinkly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Crinkly means having lots of small folds, lines or wrinkles.[↗](../../crinkly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Crinkly also means making a light crackling sound when touched or crushed, like crisp paper or foil.[↗](../../crinkly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandpa's eyes went crinkly when he smiled.[↗](../../crinkly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The present was wrapped in crinkly paper.[↗](../../crinkly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The baby loved the crinkly book.[↗](../../crinkly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The old leaves were dry and crinkly.[↗](../../crinkly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Crinkly crisps are my favourite.[↗](../../crinkly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Her hair is crinkly after she takes out her plaits.[↗](../../crinkly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **crinoline** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (old use) A stiff frame or petticoat worn under a long skirt to make it stand out wide.[↗](../../crinoline/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She walked into the room in a crinoline.[↗](../../crinoline/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The lady's crinoline made the doorway look small.[↗](../../crinoline/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The little girl wanted a new crinoline for the dance.[↗](../../crinoline/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **cripes** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (informal, old-fashioned, euphemism) a cry of surprise, alarm or annoyance; a soft stand-in for «Christ».[↗](../../cripes/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Cripes, that was close\![↗](../../cripes/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Cripes, I've lost my keys again.[↗](../../cripes/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · «Cripes!» said the boy in the old comic.[↗](../../cripes/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Cripes, it's freezing in here.[↗](../../cripes/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Oh, cripes, the dog's eaten my sandwich.[↗](../../cripes/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Cripes, what a mess\![↗](../../cripes/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **cripple** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (old use, now seen as hurtful) A person who cannot walk or use a part of the body properly; «disabled» is the kind word today.[↗](../../cripple/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb) To damage something badly so it cannot work properly, or to make someone unable to move.[↗](../../cripple/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The blind man and the cripple went to the fair together.[↗](../../cripple/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A storm can cripple a ship.[↗](../../cripple/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The accident crippled his left leg for a year.[↗](../../cripple/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **crippled** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Unable to walk or use part of the body properly.[↗](../../crippled/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Badly damaged, so that it cannot work well.[↗](../../crippled/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The crippled beggar sat by the gate.[↗](../../crippled/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · An old tree, a little crippled by age, still stood.[↗](../../crippled/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The crippled boat limped back to the harbour.[↗](../../crippled/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **crisis** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A crisis is a time of great danger, difficulty or trouble when important decisions must be made.[↗](../../crisis/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A crisis is a turning point when things will get either much better or much worse.[↗](../../crisis/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) People jokingly call a small problem a crisis, like a hair crisis.[↗](../../crisis/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The town faced a crisis when the river flooded the streets.[↗](../../crisis/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · During the water crisis, families had to save every drop.[↗](../../crisis/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The hospital was in crisis because so many people were ill.[↗](../../crisis/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't panic — this is not a crisis, it's just a spilled drink\![↗](../../crisis/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The story reaches its crisis when the boat starts to sink.[↗](../../crisis/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In a crisis, stay calm and call 999 or 911.[↗](../../crisis/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Leaders met to solve the crisis.[↗](../../crisis/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Give assistance, not advice, in a crisis.[↗](../../crisis/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **crisp** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Crisp means hard and dry in a nice way, so it breaks with a crunch, like fresh toast or an apple.[↗](../../crisp/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Crisp weather is cold, dry and fresh.[↗](../../crisp/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Crisp paper or clothes are fresh and smooth.[↗](../../crisp/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* In the UK and Ireland, crisps are thin fried potato slices in a packet (Americans call them chips).[↗](../../crisp/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* A crisp way of speaking is quick and clear.[↗](../../crisp/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* Crisp can also describe hair or a beard that is curly and wiry rather than straight and smooth.[↗](../../crisp/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* This apple is crisp and juicy.[↗](../../crisp/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Can I have a packet of crisps?[↗](../../crisp/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · It was a crisp, sunny winter morning.[↗](../../crisp/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our boots crunched in the crisp snow.[↗](../../crisp/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The toast was burnt to a crisp.[↗](../../crisp/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He gave a crisp new note to the shopkeeper.[↗](../../crisp/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep the biscuits in a tin so they stay crisp.[↗](../../crisp/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Salt and vinegar crisps are my favourite.[↗](../../crisp/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · His hair is brown and crisp, and his lips are red as a pomegranate, and he has large and dreamy eyes.[↗](../../crisp/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **crispy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Crispy food is hard and dry on the outside, and breaks with a pleasant crunch when you bite it.[↗](../../crispy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I like my toast nice and crispy.[↗](../../crispy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The chips were golden and crispy.[↗](../../crispy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Fry the bacon until it is crispy.[↗](../../crispy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The autumn leaves were crispy under our feet.[↗](../../crispy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The roast potatoes had crispy edges.[↗](../../crispy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep the biscuits in a tin so they stay crispy.[↗](../../crispy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **criterion** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A criterion is a rule or standard used to judge or decide something.[↗](../../criterion/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Success criteria are the steps a teacher says show you did the task well.[↗](../../criterion/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The main criterion was neat handwriting.[↗](../../criterion/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Read the success criteria before you start.[↗](../../criterion/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · What criteria will the judges use?[↗](../../criterion/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Price was one criterion for choosing a bike.[↗](../../criterion/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The essay met all the criteria.[↗](../../criterion/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Kindness is one criterion for the class award.[↗](../../criterion/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **critic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A critic is a person whose job is to give opinions about films, books, music, food, art or plays, often in newspapers, magazines or online.[↗](../../critic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A critic is someone who says what they think is wrong or bad about a person, idea or plan: «critics of the new rule».[↗](../../critic/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) «Everyone's a critic» is a joke said when someone complains about your work.[↗](../../critic/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The film critic gave the movie five stars.[↗](../../critic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A food critic visited our local restaurant.[↗](../../critic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Critics of the plan said it would cost too much.[↗](../../critic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't be your own worst critic — your drawing is good\![↗](../../critic/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · «Everyone's a critic!» laughed Dad when we didn't like his soup.[↗](../../critic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The book was loved by readers but not by critics.[↗](../../critic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **critical** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Saying what is bad or wrong about someone or something; finding fault: «She was critical of my drawing».[↗](../../critical/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Very important, because what happens next depends on it: «a critical moment», «critical information».[↗](../../critical/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (health) Very ill or badly hurt and in danger of dying: «in a critical condition».[↗](../../critical/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Thinking carefully and judging fairly using evidence: «critical thinking».[↗](../../critical/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Giving expert judgement about books, films or art: «The film got critical praise».[↗](../../critical/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* (science) At the exact point where something changes: «critical temperature», «critical mass».[↗](../../critical/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Don't be so critical of your little brother; he's trying his best.[↗](../../critical/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Good critical thinking means checking where information comes from.[↗](../../critical/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The man was taken to hospital in a critical condition.[↗](../../critical/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The next five minutes of the match are critical.[↗](../../critical/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Water is critical for life on Earth.[↗](../../critical/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The book received critical acclaim.[↗](../../critical/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In science we learned that a dam has a critical water level.[↗](../../critical/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · It is critical that you wash your hands before cooking.[↗](../../critical/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · However, even in this critical moment, Ludovine did not lose her head.[↗](../../critical/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · As such a view is entirely re- pugnant to the modern critical raind, some writers regard this closing Mishnah as a later interpolation.[↗](../../critical/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../critical/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **critically** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Critically means very seriously or dangerously, as in critically ill or critically endangered.[↗](../../critically/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Critically means by judging carefully what is good and bad, as in think critically.[↗](../../critically/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Critically means in a way that finds fault, as in she spoke critically of the plan.[↗](../../critically/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The kakapo is critically endangered.[↗](../../critically/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The driver was critically injured in the crash.[↗](../../critically/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Read the advert critically: what is it trying to sell?[↗](../../critically/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists think critically about their results.[↗](../../critically/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The film was critically praised.[↗](../../critically/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The coach spoke critically about our defending.[↗](../../critically/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Goll sat twisted round watching the progress of the brawl critically, and Fionn, sitting opposite, watched Goll.[↗](../../critically/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **criticise** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To say what you think is bad or wrong about someone or something.[↗](../../criticise/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To judge the good and bad points of a book, film or work (to review it).[↗](../../criticise/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The coach criticised the team for being late.[↗](../../criticise/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't criticise your friend's drawing; help instead.[↗](../../criticise/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The new road was criticised by local people.[↗](../../criticise/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Critics criticised the film for being too long.[↗](../../criticise/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · It's easy to criticise but hard to do better.[↗](../../criticise/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We learned to criticise arguments, not the person.[↗](../../criticise/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **criticism** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Criticism is saying what is wrong or bad about someone or something.[↗](../../criticism/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A criticism is one point about what is wrong.[↗](../../criticism/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (formal) Judging books, art or music: literary criticism.[↗](../../criticism/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She took the criticism well.[↗](../../criticism/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Constructive criticism helps you learn.[↗](../../criticism/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The new rule got a lot of criticism.[↗](../../criticism/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My only criticism is that the story was too short.[↗](../../criticism/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Teachers give criticism kindly.[↗](../../criticism/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The film received good and bad criticism.[↗](../../criticism/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Aphrodite alone defied his criticism, for, to his great chagrin, he could find no fault with her perfect form.[↗](../../criticism/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") \[50\][↗](../../criticism/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Hence Isaac de Lates; criticism in the introduction to the Zohar : (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../criticism/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **critique** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A careful written judgement of a book, play or work, saying what is good and what is weak.[↗](../../critique/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb) To judge and comment on something in this careful way.[↗](../../critique/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The teacher wrote a critique of my story.[↗](../../critique/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Her critique of the play was fair.[↗](../../critique/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We critiqued each other's poems in class.[↗](../../critique/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **critter** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (informal, mainly US) A critter is any creature or animal, especially a small one.[↗](../../critter/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) A critter can be a person, said in a joking or fond way.[↗](../../critter/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Some critter dug up the vegetable patch.[↗](../../critter/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The woods are full of little critters.[↗](../../critter/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Squirrels and chipmunks are cute critters.[↗](../../critter/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «You poor critter,» said the farmer to the lamb.[↗](../../critter/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We found a slimy critter under the rock.[↗](../../critter/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The kids collected critters in jars and let them go.[↗](../../critter/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) … 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