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1. [**credence**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/credence.md) noun (no plural) 1) Belief or trust that something is true. «Give credence to» means believe it.
2. [**credentials**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/credentials.md) noun (plural: credentials; rarely singular: a credential) 1) Qualifications, training and experience that show someone is suitable or trustworthy for a job or role: «Her credentials as a doctor…
3. [**credibility**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/credibility.md) noun (credibility — uncountable) 1) Credibility is the quality of being believed and trusted.
4. [**credible**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/credible.md) adjective (credible, more credible, most credible) Credible means believable, able to be trusted as true.
5. [**credit**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/credit.md) noun (credit, credits); verb (credit, credits, credited, crediting) Credit is praise or recognition for something good you have done.
6. [**creditable**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/creditable.md) adjective (creditable, more creditable) Creditable means deserving praise, good enough to be respected, though often not the very best.
7. [**creditor**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/creditor.md) noun (creditor, creditors) 1) A person or firm to whom money is owed, who is waiting to be paid back.
8. [**creditworthiness**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/creditworthiness.md) noun (creditworthiness — uncountable) 1) (money) Creditworthiness is how safe a bank or shop thinks it is to lend money to a person or company, based on whether they usually…
9. [**creditworthy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/creditworthy.md) adjective (creditworthy, more creditworthy) 1) (money) A creditworthy person or company is thought safe to lend money to, because they are likely to pay it back.
10. [**cree**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cree.md) noun (the Cree, Cree — a people; Cree — a language); adjective (Cree) The Cree are a group of First Nations (Indigenous) peoples of Canada, and some live in the northern United States.
11. [**creed**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/creed.md) noun (a creed, creeds; the Creed) 1) (church) A creed is a short statement of the main things a religion believes, said together in a service; the Apostles' Creed and the…
12. [**creek**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/creek.md) noun (a creek, creeks) 1) (US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) A creek is a small stream or narrow river. 2) (UK) A creek is a narrow inlet where the sea or a…
13. [**creel**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/creel.md) noun (creel, creels) 1) (old use) A wicker basket, often for carrying fish, or one carried on the back.
14. [**creep**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/creep.md) verb (creep, creeps, crept, creeping); noun (a creep, creeps) To creep means to move slowly and quietly so no one notices you.
15. [**creeper**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/creeper.md) noun (a creeper, creepers) A plant that grows along the ground or climbs up walls, fences and trees, such as ivy.
16. [**creepy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/creepy.md) adjective (creepy, creepier, creepiest) — informal Strange and frightening in a way that makes you uneasy (a creepy house).
17. [**cremate**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cremate.md) verb (cremate, cremates, cremated, cremating) To burn the body of a person who has died, until only ashes are left, as a way of saying goodbye instead of burying them.
18. [**cremation**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cremation.md) noun (cremation, a cremation, cremations) Cremation is burning a dead person's body to ashes, as a respectful way of saying goodbye instead of burying it.
19. [**crematorium**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crematorium.md) noun (a crematorium, crematoriums or crematoria) 1) A crematorium is a building where the body of a person who has died is burned to ashes, often with a funeral service in a small chapel…
20. [**creole**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/creole.md) noun (a creole, Creole — the people or language); adjective (Creole) 1) A language that grew from a mix of two or more languages and became the first language of a group of people, such as Haitian Creole or…
21. [**crepuscular**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crepuscular.md) adjective (crepuscular) Active mainly at twilight, at dawn and dusk, rather than in the day or night: «Rabbits and deer are crepuscular».
22. [**crescent**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crescent.md) noun (a crescent, crescents); adjective (crescent) The curved shape of the Moon when only a thin part of it can be seen, like a slice of melon.
23. [**cress**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cress.md) noun (cress — uncountable) 1) A small plant with tiny green leaves that taste peppery, eaten in salads and sandwiches; watercress grows in water.
24. [**crest**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crest.md) noun (a crest, crests); verb (crest, crests, crested, cresting) A crest is a bunch of feathers, fur or skin on the top of an animal's head, like a cockatoo's crest or a rooster's comb.
25. [**crested**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crested.md) adjective (crested) A crested bird or animal has a crest: a tuft of feathers, fur or skin on top of its head.
26. [**cretaceous**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cretaceous.md) adjective (cretaceous; Cretaceous with a capital as a name) The Cretaceous is the last period of the age of dinosaurs, from about 145 to 66 million years ago.
27. [**cretin**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cretin.md) noun (cretin, cretins) A person born with a serious illness that stops the body and mind growing properly.
28. [**crevasse**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crevasse.md) noun (crevasse, crevasses) 1) A deep, narrow crack in thick ice, such as on a glacier.
29. [**crevice**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crevice.md) noun (crevice, crevices) 1) A narrow crack or gap in rock, wood or a wall.
30. [**crew**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crew.md) noun (crew, crews); verb (crew, crews, crewed, crewing) A crew is a group of people who work together, for example on a ship, a plane or a spacecraft.
31. [**crib**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crib.md) noun (crib, cribs); verb (crib, cribs, cribbed, cribbing — informal) A baby's bed with high barred sides (UK: «cot»).
32. [**crick**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crick.md) noun (crick, cricks) 1) A sudden, stiff pain in the neck or back that makes it hard to move. 2) A sharp cracking or snapping sound.
33. [**cricket**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cricket.md) noun (cricket — uncountable, the game; a cricket, crickets — the insect) 1) Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played by two teams of eleven players on a large field with a pitch in the middle, where a bowler bowls…
34. [**cricketer**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cricketer.md) noun (a cricketer, cricketers) 1) A cricketer is a person who plays cricket, a bat-and-ball game played by two teams of eleven.
35. [**crier**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crier.md) noun (a crier, criers) 1) A town crier: in olden times, a person who walked through the streets ringing a bell and shouting out news and announcements, often…
36. [**crikey**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crikey.md) interjection (crikey) 1) (informal, euphemism) a cry of surprise or alarm, like «wow!» or «goodness!»; originally a soft stand-in for «Christ».
37. [**crime**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crime.md) noun (a crime, crimes; crime — uncountable) An action that is against the law and can be punished, such as stealing or hurting someone.
38. [**criminal**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/criminal.md) noun (a criminal, criminals); adjective (criminal) A person who has broken the law and done a crime.
39. [**criminally**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/criminally.md) adverb (criminally) Criminally means in a way that breaks the law and is a crime.
40. [**crimp**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crimp.md) verb (crimp, crimps, crimped, crimping); noun (a crimp, crimps) To press something into small folds or ridges, such as pastry edges or hair.
41. [**crimson**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crimson.md) adjective (crimson); noun (crimson, uncountable); verb (crimson — rare, to go red) 1) A deep, strong red colour with a little blue in it. 2) (verb, rare) To turn deep red, as when blushing.
42. [**cringe**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cringe.md) verb (cringe, cringes, cringed, cringing); noun (a cringe); adjective (slang: cringe, cringey/cringy) To feel very embarrassed or uncomfortable about something, often pulling a face or wanting to hide.
43. [**crinkle**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crinkle.md) verb (crinkle, crinkles, crinkled, crinkling); noun (a crinkle, crinkles) To crinkle means to form many small folds or lines, or to make something do that.
44. [**crinkly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crinkly.md) adjective (crinkly, crinklier, crinkliest) Crinkly means having lots of small folds, lines or wrinkles.
45. [**crinoline**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crinoline.md) noun (crinoline, crinolines) 1) (old use) A stiff frame or petticoat worn under a long skirt to make it stand out wide.
46. [**cripes**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cripes.md) interjection (cripes) 1) (informal, old-fashioned, euphemism) a cry of surprise, alarm or annoyance; a soft stand-in for «Christ».
47. [**cripple**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cripple.md) noun (cripple, cripples); verb (cripple, cripples, crippled, crippling) A person who cannot walk or use a part of the body properly; «disabled» is the kind word today.
48. [**crippled**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crippled.md) adjective 1) Unable to walk or use part of the body properly. 2) Badly damaged, so that it cannot work well.
49. [**crisis**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crisis.md) noun (a crisis, crises) A crisis is a time of great danger, difficulty or trouble when important decisions must be made.
50. [**crisp**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crisp.md) adjective (crisp, crisper, crispest); noun (a crisp, crisps — British); verb (crisp up) Crisp means hard and dry in a nice way, so it breaks with a crunch, like fresh toast or an apple.
51. [**crispy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crispy.md) adjective (crispy, crispier, crispiest) 1) Crispy food is hard and dry on the outside, and breaks with a pleasant crunch when you bite it.
52. [**criterion**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/criterion.md) noun (a criterion, criteria) A criterion is a rule or standard used to judge or decide something.
53. [**critic**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/critic.md) noun (a critic, critics); related: criticise (UK) / criticize (US), criticism, critical 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.
54. [**critical**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/critical.md) adjective (critical; more critical, most critical) Saying what is bad or wrong about someone or something; finding fault: «She was critical of my drawing».
55. [**critically**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/critically.md) adverb (critically) Critically means very seriously or dangerously, as in critically ill or critically endangered.
56. [**criticise**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/criticise.md) verb (criticise, criticises, criticised, criticising); US spelling criticize To say what you think is bad or wrong about someone or something.
57. [**criticism**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/criticism.md) noun (criticism, uncountable; a criticism, criticisms) Criticism is saying what is wrong or bad about someone or something.
58. [**critique**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/critique.md) noun (critique, critiques); verb (critique, critiques, critiqued, critiquing) A careful written judgement of a book, play or work, saying what is good and what is weak.
59. [**critter**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/critter.md) noun (a critter, critters) A critter is any creature or animal, especially a small one.
60. [**croak**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/croak.md) verb (croak, croaks, croaked, croaking); noun (a croak, croaks) When a frog or crow croaks, it makes a deep, rough sound.
61. [**croaked**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/croaked.md) verb (croak, croaks, croaked, croaking) 1) (literal) made a deep rough sound, like a frog or a person with a sore throat. 2) (slang, euphemism) died.
62. [**croaky**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/croaky.md) adjective (croaky, croakier, croakiest) 1) Sounding rough, low and hoarse, especially because of a sore throat or a cold. 2) Sounding like the croak of a frog or crow.
63. [**crock**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crock.md) noun (crock, crocks) A crock is a large pot of thick brown clay, used in the kitchen to keep food such as butter, or to store things.
64. [**crockery**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crockery.md) noun (no plural) Crockery is plates, cups, bowls and dishes made of baked clay or china.
65. [**crocodile**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crocodile.md) noun (a crocodile, crocodiles) 1) A large reptile with a long body, thick scaly skin, a long mouth with many sharp teeth and a powerful tail; it lives in rivers and…
66. [**crocodilian**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crocodilian.md) noun (a crocodilian, crocodilians); adjective (crocodilian) A crocodilian is any animal in the crocodile family group: crocodiles, alligators, caimans and gharials.
67. [**crocus**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crocus.md) noun (a crocus, crocuses or croci) A small flower that grows from a bulb-like corm and comes up early in spring, often purple, yellow or white, shaped like a cup.
68. [**croissant**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/croissant.md) noun (a croissant, croissants) A soft, flaky, buttery bread roll shaped like a crescent (a curved moon), first made famous in France and eaten for breakfast.
69. [**crone**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crone.md) noun (crone, crones) 1) (old use, in fairy tales) An old woman, often ugly, spiteful or wise, who is seen as frightening.
70. [**crook**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crook.md) noun (a crook, crooks); verb (crook, crooks, crooked, crooking); adjective (Australia/NZ informal: crook) A dishonest person, especially a criminal or cheat.
71. [**crooked**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crooked.md) adjective (crooked, more crooked, most crooked); pronounced «KROOK-id» 1) Crooked means not straight; bent, twisted or uneven. 2) A crooked person is dishonest and cheats people.
72. [**crookedly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crookedly.md) adverb (crookedly); from the adjective crooked 1) In a way that is not straight, bent or twisted, or not level. 2) (rare) In a dishonest way.
73. [**crooning**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crooning.md) verb form (croon, croons, crooned, crooning) To croon is to sing or hum softly and gently, often to a baby or while working.
74. [**crop**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crop.md) noun (crop, crops); verb (crop, crops, cropped, cropping) A crop is a plant grown in large amounts by farmers, like wheat, rice, potatoes or apples.
75. [**cropped**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cropped.md) verb (crop, crops, cropped, cropping — past and -ed form); adjective (cropped) Cropped is the past form of crop: to cut something short, like hair or grass, or to cut off the edges of a picture.
76. [**cropper**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cropper.md) noun (a cropper, croppers) Come a cropper: to fall over badly, or to fail badly: he came a cropper on his bike.
77. [**croquet**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/croquet.md) noun (croquet, uncountable); verb (croquet, croquets, croqueted, croqueting — rare) A lawn game in which players hit wooden balls with long-handled wooden mallets through small metal hoops stuck in the grass.
78. [**croquette**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/croquette.md) noun (a croquette, croquettes) 1) A croquette is a small roll or ball of mashed potato, meat, fish or vegetables, covered in breadcrumbs and fried.
79. [**cross**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cross.md) verb (cross, crosses, crossed, crossing); noun (a cross, crosses); adjective (cross — angry) To cross is to go from one side to the other, like across a road, river or bridge.
80. [**crossbar**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crossbar.md) noun (a crossbar, crossbars) A crossbar is a bar that goes across between two upright posts, such as the top bar of a goal in football or hockey.
81. [**crossbow**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crossbow.md) noun (a crossbow, crossbows) 1) A weapon made of a small bow fixed across a wooden stock, which shoots short arrows called bolts when you pull a trigger.
82. [**crossing**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crossing.md) noun (crossing, crossings); verb (form of cross) A crossing is a place where you can go across a road, a river or a railway safely, like a pedestrian crossing or a level crossing.
83. [**crossly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crossly.md) adverb (crossly) 1) Crossly means in an angry or annoyed way.
84. [**crossness**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crossness.md) noun (crossness — uncountable) 1) Crossness is the feeling or state of being cross, that is, annoyed or a bit angry.
85. [**crossroad**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crossroad.md) noun (crossroad, crossroads — «crossroads» is used for one place and for many) A crossroad is a place where two roads meet and cross each other.
86. [**crosswalk**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crosswalk.md) noun (a crosswalk, crosswalks) 1) A marked place on a road where people walk across, often with white stripes or traffic lights; the US and Canadian word for a…
87. [**crossway**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crossway.md) noun (crossways, crossway; old use) 1) (old use) A crossway is a place where two or more roads meet; a crossroads.
88. [**crossways**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crossways.md) adverb (crossways); also crosswise Across from one side to the other, not along; at an angle, often a right angle, to something else.
89. [**crosswise**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crosswise.md) adverb (no other forms) Crosswise means across, in a cross shape, or against the length of something.
90. [**crossword**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crossword.md) noun (a crossword, crosswords); also crossword puzzle 1) A word puzzle where you write words into a grid of squares, across and down, using clues.
91. [**crotchet**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crotchet.md) noun (a crotchet, crotchets) A crotchet is a musical note that lasts for one beat in most music; in the USA it is called a quarter note.
92. [**crouch**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crouch.md) verb (crouch, crouches, crouched, crouching); noun (a crouch) To crouch means to bend your knees and lower your body close to the ground, leaning forward a little.
93. [**crow**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crow.md) noun (a crow, crows); verb (crow, crows, crowed (or crew, old), crowing) A crow is a large black bird with a loud harsh call.
94. [**crowbar**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crowbar.md) noun (a crowbar, crowbars) A crowbar is a long, heavy metal bar with a flat or bent end, used to lift or force things open.
95. [**crowd**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crowd.md) noun (a crowd, crowds); verb (crowd, crowds, crowded, crowding) A crowd is a large group of people together in one place.
96. [**crown**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crown.md) noun (a crown, crowns); verb (crown, crowns, crowned, crowning) A crown is a round ornament, often gold with jewels, that a king or queen wears on the head.
97. [**crowned**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crowned.md) verb, past tense and past participle of «crown» (crown, crowns, crowned, crowning); adjective (crowned) Crowned means had a crown put on the head to become king or queen.
98. [**crozier**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crozier.md) noun (croziers) A crozier is a long staff with a curled top carried by a bishop or an abbot as a sign of office.
99. [**crucial**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crucial.md) adjective (crucial; more crucial) Extremely important, because something else depends on it: «Sleep is crucial for growing children».
100. [**crucible**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crucible.md) noun (crucibles) A crucible is a strong pot that can stand great heat, used for melting metal or other things.

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