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[**crucifixion**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crucifixion.md) noun (the Crucifixion; a crucifixion, crucifixions) The Crucifixion is the death of Jesus on a cross, which Christians remember on Good Friday. 2. [**crucify**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crucify.md) verb (crucify, crucifies, crucified, crucifying) 1) To kill someone by nailing or tying them to a cross and leaving them to die — a cruel punishment used in ancient times, especially by… 3. [**crud**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crud.md) noun (no plural) 1) (informal) Crud is dirt, grime or a sticky mess. 2) (old use, dialect) Crud is curd, the thick soft part of sour milk that is made into… 4. [**crude**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crude.md) adjective (crude, cruder, crudest); noun (crude — crude oil) In a natural state, not yet made pure or processed: crude oil. 5. [**cruel**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cruel.md) adjective (cruel, crueller, cruellest; US crueler, cruelest) Cruel means causing pain or suffering to people or animals on purpose, or not caring when they suffer. 6. [**cruelly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cruelly.md) adverb Cruelly means in a cruel way, causing pain or suffering on purpose or without caring. 7. [**cruelty**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cruelty.md) noun (cruelty, uncountable; a cruelty, cruelties) 1) Cruelty is behaviour that causes pain or suffering to people or animals on purpose, or without caring. 2) A cruelty is a cruel action. 8. [**cruise**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cruise.md) noun (a cruise, cruises); verb (cruise, cruises, cruised, cruising) A holiday on a large ship that visits several places: a cruise around the Mediterranean. 9. [**crumb**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crumb.md) noun (a crumb, crumbs); interjection (crumbs! — British, mild surprise) 1) A very small piece of bread, cake or biscuit. 2) A very small amount of something: "a crumb of hope". 3) "Crumbs!" is an old-fashioned… 10. [**crumble**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crumble.md) verb (crumble, crumbles, crumbled, crumbling); noun (a crumble, crumbles) 1) To crumble is to break into small pieces. 2) To crumble something is to break it into small pieces with your fingers. 3) A crumble is a… 11. [**crumbly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crumbly.md) adjective (crumbly, crumblier, crumbliest) Something crumbly breaks easily into small pieces called crumbs. 12. [**crumple**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crumple.md) verb (crumple, crumples, crumpled, crumpling) To crumple paper or cloth is to squeeze it so that it becomes full of creases. 13. [**crunch**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crunch.md) verb (crunch, crunches, crunched, crunching); noun (a crunch, crunches) To crunch means to bite or press something hard so it makes a loud cracking sound. 14. [**crupper**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crupper.md) noun (cruppers) A crupper is a strap on a horse's harness that runs under its tail to stop the saddle sliding forward. 15. [**crusade**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crusade.md) noun (a crusade, crusades); verb (crusade, crusades, crusaded, crusading) 1) (history, church) The Crusades were wars from about 1095 to 1291 in which Christian armies from Europe fought mainly to take control of… 16. [**crush**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crush.md) verb (crush, crushes, crushed, crushing); noun (a crush, crushes) To crush means to press something so hard that it breaks, bends or loses its shape. 17. [**crushingly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crushingly.md) adverb Crushingly means very strongly or in a way that is overwhelming, so you feel defeated or flattened. 18. [**crust**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crust.md) noun (a crust, crusts); verb (crust, crusts, crusted, crusting — rare) The hard outer part of a loaf or slice of bread. 19. [**crustacean**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crustacean.md) noun (a crustacean, crustaceans); adjective (crustacean) 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… 20. [**crusty**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crusty.md) adjective (crusty, crustier, crustiest) Crusty means having a hard, crisp outside, like fresh bread. 21. [**crutch**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crutch.md) noun (a crutch, crutches) 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. 22. [**crux**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crux.md) noun (the crux; plural cruxes or cruces, rare) 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». 23. [**cry**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cry.md) verb (cry, cries, cried, crying); noun (a cry, cries) To cry is to have tears come from your eyes because you are sad, hurt, or very happy. 24. [**crybaby**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crybaby.md) noun (a crybaby, crybabies; also cry-baby) A crybaby is someone, especially a child, who cries or complains easily over small things. 25. [**crying**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crying.md) verb form (-ing form of cry: cry, cries, cried, crying); noun (crying, uncountable); adjective (a crying baby) Crying means having tears coming from your eyes, usually because you are sad, hurt or scared. 26. [**cryptocurrency**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cryptocurrency.md) noun (a cryptocurrency, cryptocurrencies; cryptocurrency, uncountable); informal crypto 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… 27. [**crystal**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crystal.md) noun (crystal, crystals); adjective (crystal — made of crystal; crystal clear) 1) A crystal is a solid with a regular shape, flat sides and sharp edges, formed naturally when some substances become solid, like salt… 28. [**crystalline**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crystalline.md) adjective (crystalline) Made of crystals or having the regular, repeating structure of a crystal: «Salt is a crystalline solid». 29. [**crystallisation**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crystallisation.md) noun (crystallisation, uncountable; US crystallization) The process of crystals forming, for example when a salty or sugary solution cools or the water evaporates. 30. [**crystallise**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crystallise.md) verb (crystallise, crystallises, crystallised, crystallising; US crystallize) When a substance crystallises, it forms crystals, usually as a liquid cools or water evaporates: «Salt crystallises as the water dries». 31. [**crystallised**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crystallised.md) verb, past form of crystallise (crystallise, crystallises, crystallised, crystallising); adjective (crystallised fruit, crystallised ginger) Turned into crystals: a liquid or a solution formed solid pieces with flat, regular faces. 32. [**crystallized**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crystallized.md) adjective (also verb crystallize, crystallizes, crystallized, crystallizing) Crystallized means covered in sugar or made into hard, sweet, shiny crystals, as in crystallized fruit. 33. [**ct**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ct.md) abbreviation (ct, Ct, CT) 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… 34. [**cub**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cub.md) noun (cub, cubs) A cub is a baby animal, such as a young bear, lion, tiger, fox or wolf. 35. [**cuban**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cuban.md) adjective (Cuban); noun (a Cuban, Cubans) 1) Cuban means from Cuba, an island country in the Caribbean Sea, south of Florida. 2) A Cuban is a person from Cuba. 36. [**cube**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cube.md) noun (cube, cubes); verb (cube, cubed — to cut into cubes or to multiply a number by itself three times) A cube is a solid shape with 6 square faces that are all the same size, like a dice. 37. [**cubic**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cubic.md) adjective (cubic) 1) Cubic tells that something is measured in cubes, to show how much space a thing fills. 2) Cubic also means shaped like a cube. 38. [**cubical**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cubical.md) adjective (cubical) 1) Shaped like a cube, with six equal square faces (a cubical box). 39. [**cubism**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cubism.md) noun (Cubism, uncountable) 1) (art) A style of painting and sculpture begun around 1907–1908 by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, in which people and objects are… 40. [**cubit**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cubit.md) noun (cubits; old use) 1) (old use) A cubit is an old unit of length, the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger, about 45 cm. 41. [**cuckoo**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cuckoo.md) noun (a cuckoo, cuckoos); adjective (informal: cuckoo = crazy) A cuckoo is a grey bird whose call sounds like «cuck-oo». 42. [**cucumber**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cucumber.md) noun (a cucumber, cucumbers; cucumber, uncountable) 1) A long, thin, green vegetable with a cool, watery inside, eaten raw in salads or sandwiches. 2) The plant it grows on. 43. [**cud**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cud.md) noun (cud; uncountable) Cud is food that a cow, sheep, goat or deer has swallowed and then brings back up from its stomach into its mouth to chew again. 44. [**cuddle**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cuddle.md) verb (cuddle, cuddles, cuddled, cuddling); noun (a cuddle, cuddles) To cuddle someone is to hold them close in your arms to show love or to comfort them. 45. [**cuddly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cuddly.md) adjective (cuddly, cuddlier, cuddliest) 1) Cuddly means soft, warm and nice to hug. 2) A cuddly person or animal is friendly and likes to be hugged, or is a little plump in a… 46. [**cudgel**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cudgel.md) noun (a cudgel, cudgels); verb (cudgel, cudgels, cudgelled or cudgeled, cudgelling or cudgeling) 1) A short thick stick used as a weapon; a club. 2) (verb) To hit someone with a cudgel. 3) (phrase) «Cudgel your brains» means think very… 47. [**cue**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cue.md) noun (a cue, cues); verb (cue, cues, cued, cueing/cuing) A signal, word or action that tells someone it is time to do something, especially an actor to speak or come on stage. 48. [**cuff**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cuff.md) noun (a cuff, cuffs); verb (cuff, cuffs, cuffed, cuffing) A cuff is the end part of a sleeve, around the wrist. 49. [**cuisine**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cuisine.md) noun (cuisine, cuisines) Cuisine is a style of cooking from a certain country or region, such as Italian cuisine or Indian cuisine. 50. [**culinary**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/culinary.md) adjective (culinary) 1) To do with cooking or the kitchen. 2) (formal) Connected with cooking as a skill or art, such as culinary skills or a culinary school. 51. [**cull**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cull.md) verb (cull, culls, culled, culling); noun (a cull, culls) To cull animals means to kill some of them on purpose, to keep the group small or healthy. 52. [**culled**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/culled.md) verb (cull, culls, culled, culling) killed a number of animals to reduce their numbers, or because they are ill. 53. [**culminate**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/culminate.md) verb (culminate, culminates, culminated, culminating) 1) To culminate is to reach the highest or final point of something, often after a long time or many steps. 54. [**culpability**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/culpability.md) noun (culpability — uncountable) 1) (formal, law) Culpability is being to blame for something wrong or bad. 55. [**culpable**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/culpable.md) adjective (culpable; more culpable) 1) (formal, law) Deserving blame for something wrong or bad: «He was culpable for the accident». 56. [**culprit**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/culprit.md) noun (a culprit, culprits) 1) A culprit is the person who has done something wrong or committed a crime. 2) A culprit is the cause of a problem. 57. [**cult**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cult.md) noun (a cult, cults); adjective (cult) A small religious group with unusual beliefs, often controlled by one strong leader; often used as a negative word. 58. [**cultivate**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cultivate.md) verb (cultivate, cultivates, cultivated, cultivating) To prepare and use land for growing crops: to dig, plant and look after it. 59. [**cultivated**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cultivated.md) adjective (cultivated, more cultivated); verb form (past of «cultivate»: cultivated) Cultivated land has been dug, planted and looked after for growing crops. 60. [**cultivation**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cultivation.md) noun (cultivation; uncountable mostly) Preparing land and growing crops or plants on it. 61. [**cultivator**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cultivator.md) noun (cultivators) A cultivator is a person who grows crops and works the land, a farmer. 62. [**cultural**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cultural.md) adjective (cultural; more cultural); adverb: culturally 1) To do with the customs, beliefs, art, food and way of life of a group of people. 2) To do with art, music, theatre and books. 63. [**culture**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/culture.md) noun (culture — uncountable; a culture, cultures); verb (culture — in science, rare) The way of life of a group of people: their language, food, clothes, beliefs, customs, festivals, music and art. 64. [**cultus**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cultus.md) noun (cultuses) (old use) 1) The worship of a god, with its rites and ceremonies. 2) A religious cult, or a group that shares such worship. 65. [**culvert**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/culvert.md) noun (a culvert, culverts) 1) A culvert is a tunnel or large pipe that carries a stream or rainwater under a road, railway or path. 66. [**cum**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cum.md) preposition (cum) Combined with; also being used as: «a kitchen-cum-dining room» is one room that is both a kitchen and a dining room; «a shed-cum-workshop». 67. [**cumulative**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cumulative.md) adjective (cumulative; not compared) 1) Cumulative means increasing by adding one amount to another over time, so the total keeps growing. 68. [**cumulatively**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cumulatively.md) adverb 1) Cumulatively means taken all together, with each new amount added to the ones before. 69. [**cumulonimbus**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cumulonimbus.md) noun (a cumulonimbus, cumulonimbus clouds; plural cumulonimbi or cumulonimbuses) A cumulonimbus is a very tall, heavy, dark cloud that brings thunderstorms, heavy rain, hail or lightning. 70. [**cumulus**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cumulus.md) noun (cumulus, uncountable; cumulus clouds; plural cumuli, rare) Cumulus is a type of white, puffy cloud with a flat bottom and a rounded top, like cotton wool. 71. [**cuneiform**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cuneiform.md) noun (cuneiform, uncountable); adjective (cuneiform) 1) Cuneiform is one of the oldest kinds of writing in the world, made of small wedge-shaped marks pressed into wet clay with a reed, first… 72. [**cunning**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cunning.md) adjective (cunning, more cunning); noun (cunning — uncountable) Cunning means clever at tricking people or getting what you want, often in a sly or dishonest way. 73. [**cunningly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cunningly.md) adverb (more cunningly, most cunningly) 1) In a clever way that tricks or fools someone. 2) In a skilful, neat way that is hard to see through. 74. [**cup**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cup.md) noun (cup, cups); verb (cup — to hold in curved hands) A cup is a small container with a handle that you drink from. 75. [**cupbearer**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cupbearer.md) noun (cupbearer, cupbearers) 1) In old royal courts, a trusted servant whose job was to pour and serve wine to the king, and often to taste it first to check it was… 76. [**cupboard**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cupboard.md) noun (cupboard, cupboards) 1) A cupboard is a piece of furniture or a space in a wall with doors and shelves, where you keep cups, plates, food or clothes. 77. [**cupcake**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cupcake.md) noun (cupcake, cupcakes) 1) A cupcake is a small cake baked in a paper or foil cup, often with icing on top. A dozen cupcakes is 12 cupcakes. 78. [**cupful**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cupful.md) noun (a cupful, cupfuls — also cupsful) 1) The amount that a cup holds. 2) In cooking, a measure of about one cup of an ingredient. 79. [**cupola**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cupola.md) noun (cupolas) 1) A small rounded dome on top of a roof or tower. 80. [**cuppa**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cuppa.md) noun (a cuppa, cuppas) — informal, UK/Ireland/Australia/NZ 1) (informal, UK/Australia/NZ/Ireland) A cup of tea. 2) (informal, less often) A cup of any hot drink, such as coffee. 81. [**cupping**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cupping.md) noun (cupping; uncountable); verb form (present participle of cup: cupping) Holding your hands in a curved shape like a cup: «cupping water in her hands», «cupping his ear to hear». 82. [**cur**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cur.md) noun (a cur, curs) A cur is a dog of no special breed, especially a bad-tempered or dirty one. 83. [**curable**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/curable.md) adjective (curable) 1) (of an illness or injury) Able to be cured or made completely better. 2) (of a problem) Able to be fixed or put right. 84. [**curative**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/curative.md) adjective (curative); noun (a curative, rare) Able to cure an illness or make someone healthy again. 85. [**curb**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/curb.md) verb (curbs, curbed, curbing); noun (curbs) 1) To curb something is to hold it back or keep it under control: curb your temper. 2) A curb is the stone edge of a pavement by the road. 86. [**curd**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/curd.md) noun (curd, curds — often plural) Curds are the thick white lumps that form when milk goes sour or is made to separate; they are used to make cheese. 87. [**cure**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cure.md) noun (a cure, cures); verb (cure, cures, cured, curing) A cure is a medicine or treatment that makes an illness go away completely. 88. [**curfew**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/curfew.md) noun (a curfew, curfews) A curfew is a rule that says people must be indoors or at home by a certain time, especially at night. 89. [**curie**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/curie.md) noun (a curie, curies — a science unit); a name (Curie) 1) (a name) Marie Curie was a scientist born in Poland who worked in France; she discovered the elements radium and polonium, studied… 90. [**curiosity**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/curiosity.md) noun (curiosity, curiosities) A strong wish to know or learn about something. 91. [**curious**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/curious.md) adjective (curious, more curious, most curious); noun form: curiosity 1) Wanting to know or learn about something; eager to find out. 2) Strange, unusual or interesting in a surprising way (a curious noise). 92. [**curiously**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/curiously.md) adverb (curiously; more curiously, most curiously) In a way that shows you want to know or learn about something: «The cat sniffed the box curiously.». 93. [**curl**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/curl.md) noun (curl, curls); verb (curl, curls, curled, curling) A curl is a piece of hair that grows or is shaped in a round twist. 94. [**curlicue**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/curlicue.md) noun (curlicues) 1) A fancy curl or twist in writing, drawing or ironwork. 95. [**curliness**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/curliness.md) noun (curliness; uncountable) The quality of being curly, having curls or twists: «the curliness of her hair». 96. [**curly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/curly.md) adjective (curly, curlier, curliest) Curly means having curls, like hair that grows in rings or waves. 97. [**currant**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/currant.md) noun (a currant, currants) A small dried black grape without seeds, used in cakes, buns and puddings. 98. [**currency**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/currency.md) noun (a currency, currencies; currency, uncountable) A currency is the kind of money used in a country, such as the dollar, the pound or the euro. 99. [**current**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/current.md) noun (a current, currents); adjective (current); adverb currently A current is a strong movement of water or air in one direction, as in a river or the sea. 100. [**currently**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/currently.md) adverb (currently) 1) Currently means now, at this time. 2) It tells how things are at the moment, which may change later. 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