--- title: C — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 93 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/93/) [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 93 [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:* Crushingly means very strongly or in a way that is overwhelming, so you feel defeated or flattened.[↗](../../crushingly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Crushingly is used before adjectives like «boring», «disappointing» or «obvious» to mean «extremely».[↗](../../crushingly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our team was crushingly defeated, 9–0.[↗](../../crushingly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The ending of the film was crushingly sad.[↗](../../crushingly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The long speech was crushingly boring.[↗](../../crushingly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · It was crushingly obvious that he had eaten the cake.[↗](../../crushingly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The news was crushingly disappointing for the fans.[↗](../../crushingly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The heat was crushingly heavy in the afternoon.[↗](../../crushingly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **crust** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The hard outer part of a loaf or slice of bread.[↗](../../crust/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The pastry base or top of a pie or pizza.[↗](../../crust/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A hard layer on top of something soft, like frozen snow or dried mud.[↗](../../crust/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* The thin, rocky outer layer of the Earth.[↗](../../crust/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I don't like the crusts on my sandwiches.[↗](../../crust/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · This pizza has a thin, crispy crust.[↗](../../crust/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The pie crust was golden brown.[↗](../../crust/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Earth's crust is thinner under the oceans.[↗](../../crust/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A crust of ice formed on the puddle.[↗](../../crust/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Earthquakes happen when parts of the crust move.[↗](../../crust/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Eat your crusts; they are just bread.[↗](../../crust/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Then she gave her a hard crust of bread, saying:[↗](../../crust/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **crustacean** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A crustacean is an animal with a hard outer shell, jointed legs and no backbone, which usually lives in water, such as a crab, lobster, shrimp, prawn or crayfish.[↗](../../crustacean/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A crab is a crustacean.[↗](../../crustacean/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Lobsters, shrimps and prawns are all crustaceans.[↗](../../crustacean/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Woodlice are crustaceans that live on land.[↗](../../crustacean/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A crustacean has a hard shell and jointed legs.[↗](../../crustacean/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Crustaceans grow by shedding their old shells.[↗](../../crustacean/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We found small crustaceans in the rock pool.[↗](../../crustacean/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Some people are allergic to crustaceans.[↗](../../crustacean/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **crusty** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Crusty means having a hard, crisp outside, like fresh bread.[↗](../../crusty/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Crusty means covered with a hard dry layer (a crusty scab, crusty mud).[↗](../../crusty/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A crusty person is grumpy and easily annoyed, often an old one.[↗](../../crusty/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I love warm crusty bread with butter.[↗](../../crusty/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The baker sold crusty rolls.[↗](../../crusty/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My knee had a crusty scab.[↗](../../crusty/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · His boots were crusty with dried mud.[↗](../../crusty/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The crusty old captain shouted at the sailors.[↗](../../crusty/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The cheese had a crusty rind.[↗](../../crusty/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **crutch** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A crutch is a long stick with a support for under the arm or a handle, used to help someone walk when a leg or foot is injured.[↗](../../crutch/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A crutch is something you depend on too much for support or comfort.[↗](../../crutch/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She walked on crutches after breaking her ankle.[↗](../../crutch/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He needed a pair of crutches for six weeks.[↗](../../crutch/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor showed me how to use the crutches.[↗](../../crutch/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · It's hard to carry a tray when you're on crutches.[↗](../../crutch/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The calculator should not become a crutch; learn your times tables too.[↗](../../crutch/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Hold the door for people on crutches.[↗](../../crutch/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Outside the church door stood an old beggar, leaning on his crutch.[↗](../../crutch/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **crux** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The most important or difficult part of a problem, question or argument: «The crux of the matter is that we don't have enough money».[↗](../../crux/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (climbing) The hardest move or section on a climbing route.[↗](../../crux/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (astronomy) Crux, the Southern Cross: a small, bright group of stars seen in the southern sky, shown on the flags of Australia and New Zealand.[↗](../../crux/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The crux of the problem is that the bridge is too short.[↗](../../crux/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Let's get to the crux of the argument.[↗](../../crux/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The crux of the story is whether the dragon will forgive the knight.[↗](../../crux/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The crux of the climb was a tricky overhang.[↗](../../crux/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · On the flags of Australia and New Zealand you can see the Southern Cross, called Crux.[↗](../../crux/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Working out what the question asks is the crux of most maths problems.[↗](../../crux/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **cry** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To cry is to have tears come from your eyes because you are sad, hurt, or very happy.[↗](../../cry/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To cry (out) is to shout or call loudly.[↗](../../cry/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A cry is a loud sound of pain, fear or calling, or the sound of an animal or bird.[↗](../../cry/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A cry for help is a sign that someone needs help.[↗](../../cry/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The baby cried all night.[↗](../../cry/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · It's okay to cry when you are sad.[↗](../../cry/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · "Help!" he cried.[↗](../../cry/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We heard the cry of a seagull.[↗](../../cry/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She cried with happiness at the wedding.[↗](../../cry/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · If you cry wolf, nobody will believe you.[↗](../../cry/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · There's no use crying over spilt milk.[↗](../../cry/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · I heard a cry for help from the river.[↗](../../cry/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · "Where are you going?" cries Yegory.[↗](../../cry/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And the LORD said: 'Verily, the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and, verily, their sin is exceeding grievous.[↗](../../cry/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.18.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cry/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · If thou afflict them in any wise — for if they cry at all unto Me, I will surely hear their cry — (Torah EXO.22.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cry/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them; for they said: 'Lest the earth swallow us up.'[↗](../../cry/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.16.34, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cry/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Now why dost thou cry out aloud?[↗](../../cry/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets MIC.4.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cry/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.[↗](../../cry/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.61.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cry/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Hark! a cry from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction\![↗](../../cry/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.48.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cry/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **crybaby** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (informal, unkind) A crybaby is someone, especially a child, who cries or complains easily over small things.[↗](../../crybaby/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) An adult who moans when things do not go their way.[↗](../../crybaby/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The older boys called him a crybaby, which was mean.[↗](../../crybaby/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «Stop being a crybaby,» said his sister, but he really was hurt.[↗](../../crybaby/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The footballer acted like a crybaby when the referee gave a foul.[↗](../../crybaby/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · It's okay to cry; it doesn't make you a crybaby.[↗](../../crybaby/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The toddler is not a crybaby; she's just tired.[↗](../../crybaby/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Calling someone a crybaby is a kind of teasing.[↗](../../crybaby/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **crying** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Crying means having tears coming from your eyes, usually because you are sad, hurt or scared.[↗](../../crying/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* People sometimes cry because they are very happy or laughing hard.[↗](../../crying/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Crying can also mean shouting loudly, as in «crying for help» or «crying out».[↗](../../crying/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The baby was crying because she was hungry.[↗](../../crying/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He was crying after he fell off his bike and hurt his knee.[↗](../../crying/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · It is okay to cry when you feel sad.[↗](../../crying/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She was crying with happiness when she won the race.[↗](../../crying/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We heard someone crying for help near the river.[↗](../../crying/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Onions can make your eyes water as if you were crying.[↗](../../crying/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Tom stopped crying when his friend gave him a hug.[↗](../../crying/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The puppy was crying at the door because it wanted to go out.[↗](../../crying/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · "What are you crying about, Prince?"[↗](../../crying/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · I am weary of my crying; my throat is dried; mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.[↗](../../crying/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.69.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../crying/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · There is a crying in the streets amidst the wine; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.[↗](../../crying/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.24.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../crying/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said: 'What meaneth the noise of this tumult?'[↗](../../crying/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") And the man made haste, and came and told Eli.[↗](../../crying/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.4.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../crying/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **cryptocurrency** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (money) A kind of digital money that exists only on computers, uses special codes to keep it secure, and is not issued by a government or bank, such as Bitcoin.[↗](../../cryptocurrency/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Bitcoin was the first cryptocurrency.[↗](../../cryptocurrency/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The price of cryptocurrency can rise or fall a lot in one day.[↗](../../cryptocurrency/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My uncle lost money when his cryptocurrency crashed.[↗](../../cryptocurrency/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Cryptocurrency is kept in a digital wallet.[↗](../../cryptocurrency/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Scammers often ask for payment in cryptocurrency.[↗](../../cryptocurrency/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Some cryptocurrencies use a lot of electricity.[↗](../../cryptocurrency/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **cryptogram** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A message written in a secret code or cipher.[↗](../../cryptogram/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") **crystal** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A crystal is a solid with a regular shape, flat sides and sharp edges, formed naturally when some substances become solid, like salt, sugar, snowflakes or quartz.[↗](../../crystal/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Crystal is a kind of very clear, high-quality glass, used for glasses and decorations.[↗](../../crystal/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «Crystal clear» means completely clear, very easy to see or understand.[↗](../../crystal/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We grew salt crystals on a piece of string.[↗](../../crystal/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Every snowflake is made of ice crystals.[↗](../../crystal/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Quartz is a common crystal in rocks.[↗](../../crystal/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The water in the lake was crystal clear.[↗](../../crystal/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The witch looked into her crystal ball.[↗](../../crystal/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma keeps her crystal glasses for special days.[↗](../../crystal/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Is that crystal clear?[↗](../../crystal/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · A Stag, drinking from a crystal spring, saw himself mirrored in the clear water.[↗](../../crystal/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal; yea, the price of wisdom is above rubies.[↗](../../crystal/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.28.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../crystal/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **crystalline** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) Made of crystals or having the regular, repeating structure of a crystal: «Salt is a crystalline solid».[↗](../../crystalline/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (literary) Very clear, bright and sparkling, like crystal: «crystalline water».[↗](../../crystalline/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (of sound or speech) Very clear and pure: «a crystalline voice».[↗](../../crystalline/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Salt and sugar are crystalline solids.[↗](../../crystalline/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Under the microscope, the snowflake showed a crystalline pattern.[↗](../../crystalline/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Quartz has a crystalline structure.[↗](../../crystalline/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We swam in the crystalline waters of the bay.[↗](../../crystalline/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Her crystalline voice filled the church.[↗](../../crystalline/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Glass looks like crystal but is not crystalline inside.[↗](../../crystalline/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Diamonds are crystalline forms of carbon.[↗](../../crystalline/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **crystallisation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) The process of crystals forming, for example when a salty or sugary solution cools or the water evaporates.[↗](../../crystallisation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The way an idea or plan becomes clear and definite.[↗](../../crystallisation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We watched the crystallisation of salt in a dish.[↗](../../crystallisation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Crystallisation separates salt from salty water.[↗](../../crystallisation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Honey can turn hard by crystallisation.[↗](../../crystallisation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Snowflakes form by crystallisation of water vapour.[↗](../../crystallisation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Slow crystallisation makes bigger crystals.[↗](../../crystallisation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The meeting led to the crystallisation of our plan.[↗](../../crystallisation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **crystallise** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) When a substance crystallises, it forms crystals, usually as a liquid cools or water evaporates: «Salt crystallises as the water dries».[↗](../../crystallise/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* When an idea, feeling or plan crystallises, it becomes clear and definite: «Her plan crystallised in her mind».[↗](../../crystallise/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (cooking) To coat fruit or flowers with sugar so they become sweet and hard: «crystallised ginger».[↗](../../crystallise/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* When talk or a conversation crystallises, it begins to take a clear and definite shape.[↗](../../crystallise/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* As the water evaporated, the salt crystallised on the saucer.[↗](../../crystallise/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our sugar solution crystallised on the string overnight.[↗](../../crystallise/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Honey can crystallise if you keep it in the cold.[↗](../../crystallise/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Gran decorated the cake with crystallised violets.[↗](../../crystallise/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Slowly, my idea for the story crystallised.[↗](../../crystallise/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The talk helped crystallise what I wanted to be when I grow up.[↗](../../crystallise/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · They had got just so far, and the conversation began to crystallise, as it could but do with the scanty stream which the commonplace world supplied.[↗](../../crystallise/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **crystallised** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Turned into crystals: a liquid or a solution formed solid pieces with flat, regular faces.[↗](../../crystallised/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Became clear and fixed: an idea, a plan or a feeling took a definite shape.[↗](../../crystallised/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (adjective, food) Coated or preserved in sugar, so it sparkles, like crystallised ginger.[↗](../../crystallised/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The salt crystallised on the saucer after the water dried up.[↗](../../crystallised/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our sugar solution crystallised into tiny cubes overnight.[↗](../../crystallised/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Old honey in the jar had crystallised and gone grainy.[↗](../../crystallised/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Her idea for the science fair crystallised after the trip to the beach.[↗](../../crystallised/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Slowly the plan crystallised in his mind.[↗](../../crystallised/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Nan put crystallised ginger on top of the cake.[↗](../../crystallised/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The water crystallised into frost on the window.[↗](../../crystallised/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · In the cave, minerals had crystallised into shining points.[↗](../../crystallised/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **crystallization** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* The process by which something becomes firm and fixed, like a crystal.[↗](../../crystallization/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* In essence the work was, doubtless, the crystallization of centuries of tradition by one writer, and it has been added to from time to time, by later authors, who have also revised it.[↗](../../crystallization/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../crystallization/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **crystallize** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* To become clear, firm and fixed in shape, like a crystal.[↗](../../crystallize/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* This way of thinking about language imbues the Hebrew root itself with a certain metaphysical reality, an entity from which more concrete instantions of individual words may ontologically descend and ultimately crystallize into concrete speech or material reality.[↗](../../crystallize/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../crystallize/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **crystallized** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Crystallized means covered in sugar or made into hard, sweet, shiny crystals, as in crystallized fruit.[↗](../../crystallized/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Crystallize means to form crystals.[↗](../../crystallized/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She ate crystallized ginger.[↗](../../crystallized/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The dishes were crystallized lotus leaves and flowers.[↗](../../crystallized/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Sugar crystallizes when the water dries away.[↗](../../crystallized/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **ct** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* ct: short for «carat», the unit for the weight of diamonds and gems (1 carat = 0.2 grams), and also for «karat» (in the US), the measure of how pure gold is (24 ct = pure gold).[↗](../../ct/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* ct: short for «cent» or «cents» in prices, as in «50 ct».[↗](../../ct/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Ct: short for «Court» in addresses: «12 Oak Ct».[↗](../../ct/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* CT: short for «computed tomography»: a CT scan is an X-ray scan that makes pictures of slices of the inside of the body.[↗](../../ct/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* CT: the postal code for Connecticut, a state in the USA.[↗](../../ct/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* (sport, other) ct also stands for «caught» in some cricket scorecards and «count» in some lists.[↗](../../ct/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mum's ring is 18 ct gold.[↗](../../ct/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The diamond weighs 2 ct.[↗](../../ct/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We live at 4 Maple Ct.[↗](../../ct/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor sent Grandad for a CT scan of his head.[↗](../../ct/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My penpal lives in Hartford, CT.[↗](../../ct/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The sticker said 99 ct.[↗](../../ct/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **cub** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cub is a baby animal, such as a young bear, lion, tiger, fox or wolf.[↗](../../cub/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A Cub or Cub Scout is a young member of the Scouts.[↗](../../cub/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Cub can also mean a young, inexperienced person, sometimes said teasingly or rudely.[↗](../../cub/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The bear has 3 cubs.[↗](../../cub/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · There are 4 lions and 9 cubs at the zoo.[↗](../../cub/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Each cub eats 2 kg of meat.[↗](../../cub/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How many cubs are there in 5 dens with 2 cubs each?[↗](../../cub/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The fox cubs played outside their den.[↗](../../cub/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The mother lion carries her cub.[↗](../../cub/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · My brother joined the Cubs.[↗](../../cub/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Bear cubs are born in winter.[↗](../../cub/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · “Man!” he snapped.[↗](../../cub/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") “A man’s cub.[↗](../../cub/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Ethiopia, and Put, and Lud, and all the mingled people, and Cub, and the children of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword.[↗](../../cub/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.30.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../cub/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) … [92](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/92/) **93** [94](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/94/) … [99](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/99/) - ← previous: [page 92](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/92/) - next →: [page 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