5 Letter Words That Start With CR

creep

Verb : (intransitive) To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.

Verb : (intransitive, of plants) To grow across a surface rather than upwards.

Verb : (intransitive) To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction.

cross

Noun : A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.

Noun : (heraldry) Any geometric figure having this or a similar shape, such as a cross of Lorraine or a Maltese cross.

Noun : A wooden post with a perpendicular beam attached and used (especially in the Roman Empire) to execute criminals (by crucifixion).

craft

Noun : (uncountable, obsolete) Strength; power; might; force .

Noun : (uncountable) Intellectual power; skill; art.

Noun : Ability, skilfulness, especially skill in making plans and carrying them into execution; dexterity in managing affairs, adroitness, practical cunning; ingenuity in constructing, dexterity .

crack

Verb : (intransitive) To form cracks.

Verb : (intransitive) To break apart under force, stress, or pressure.

Verb : (intransitive) To become debilitated by psychological pressure.

cream

Noun : The butterfat/milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.

Noun : (standards of identity, US) The liquid separated from milk, possibly with certain other milk products added, and with at least eighteen percent of it milkfat.

Noun : (standards of identity, UK) The liquid separated from milk containing at least 18 percent milkfat (48% for double cream).

crain

Noun : A surname.

crash

Noun : A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.

Noun : An automobile, airplane, or other vehicle accident.

Noun : (computing) A malfunction of computer software or hardware which causes it to shut down or become partially or totally inoperable.

creed

Noun : That which is believed; accepted doctrine, especially religious doctrine; a particular set of beliefs; any summary of principles or opinions professed or adhered to.

Noun : (specifically, religion) A reading or statement of belief that summarizes the faith it represents; a confession of faith for public use, especially one which is brief and comprehensive.

Noun : (rare) The fact of believing; belief, faith.

crush

Noun : A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.

Noun : Violent pressure, as of a moving crowd.

Noun : A violent crowding.

crass

Adjective : Coarse; crude; unrefined or insensitive; lacking discrimination (in the third sense of the word).

Adjective : Materialistic.

Adjective : Dense.

crown

Noun : A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem.

Noun : A wreath or band for the head, especially one given as reward of victory or a mark of honor.

Noun : (by extension) Any reward of victory or mark of honor.

crest

Noun : The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.

Noun : A tuft, or other natural ornament, growing on an animal's head, for example the comb of a cockerel, the swelling on the head of a snake, the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc.

Noun : The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on or displayed on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet.

crook

Noun : A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure.

Noun : A bending of the knee; a genuflection.

Noun : A bent or curved part; a curving piece or portion (of anything).

crazy

Adjective : Of unsound mind; insane; demented.

Adjective : Out of control.

Adjective : Very excited or enthusiastic.

crude

Adjective : In a natural, untreated state.

Adjective : Characterized by simplicity, especially something not carefully or expertly made.

Adjective : Lacking concealing elements.

crime

Noun : (countable) A specific act committed in violation of the law.

Noun : (countable) Any great sin or wickedness; iniquity.

Noun : (countable, obsolete) That which occasions crime.

crisp

Adjective : (of something seen or heard) Sharp, clearly defined.

Adjective : Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture.

Adjective : Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness.

crowd

Verb : (intransitive) To press forward; to advance by pushing.

Verb : (intransitive) To press together or collect in numbers

Verb : (transitive) To press or drive together, especially into a small space; to cram.

crane

Noun : Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight.

Noun : (US, dialect) Ardea herodias, the great blue heron.

Noun : A mechanical lifting machine or device, often used for lifting heavy loads for industrial or construction purposes.

crave

Verb : (transitive, intransitive) To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.

Verb : (transitive) To ask for earnestly; to beg; to claim.

Verb : (transitive, obsolete) To call for; to require as a course of action.

crawl

Verb : (intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.

Verb : (intransitive) To move forward slowly, with frequent stops.

Verb : (intransitive) To act in a servile manner.

cruel

Adjective : Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.

Adjective : Harsh; severe.

Adjective : (slang) Cool; awesome; neat.

creek

Noun : (Britain) A small inlet or bay, often saltwater, narrower and extending farther into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river; the inner part of a port that is used as a dock for small boats.

Noun : (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US) A stream of water (often freshwater) smaller than a river and larger than a brook; in Australia, also used of river-sized bodies of water.

Noun : Any turn or winding.

crank

Adjective : (slang) Strange, weird, odd.

Adjective : Sick; unwell.

Adjective : (nautical, of a ship) Liable to capsize because of poorly stowed cargo or insufficient ballast.

credo

Noun : A statement of a belief or a summary statement of a whole belief system; also (metonymically) the belief or belief system itself.

Noun : (Christianity) The liturgical creed (usually the Nicene Creed), or a musical arrangement of it for use in church services.

croan

cramp

Noun : A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled.

Noun : That which confines or contracts.

Noun : A clamp for carpentry or masonry.

crate

Noun : A large open box or basket, used especially to transport fragile goods.

Noun : (slang, mildly derogatory) A vehicle (car, aircraft, spacecraft, etc.) seen as unreliable.

Noun : (programming) In the Rust programming language, a binary or library.

crust

Noun : A more solid, dense or hard layer on a surface or boundary.

Noun : The external, hardened layer of certain foodstuffs, including most types of bread, fried meat, etc.

Noun : An outer layer composed of pastry

cress

Noun : (plants) A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic.

Noun : Archaic form of kris. [A traditional Indonesian, Malaysian, or Filipino sword or dagger having a tapering, usually serpentine blade.]

crepe

Noun : A flat round pancake-like pastry from Lower Brittany, made with wheat.

Noun : A soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface.

Noun : Crepe paper; thin, crinkled tissue paper.

crimp

Adjective : (obsolete) Easily crumbled; friable; brittle.

Adjective : (obsolete) Weak; inconsistent; contradictory.

Noun : A fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts.

creel

Noun : A woven basket, especially a wicker basket and especially as follows:

Noun : (fishing) An osier basket that anglers use to hold fish.

Noun : (chiefly historical) Such a basket slung as a backpack for cargo, especially in times and places with limited or nonexistent wheeled transport, as for example among peasants in mountainous regions.

crony

Noun : (informal, originally Cambridge University) A close friend.

Noun : (informal) A trusted companion or partner in a criminal organization.

Noun : (obsolete) An old woman; a crone.

craze

Noun : (archaic) craziness; insanity.

Noun : A strong habitual desire or fancy.

Noun : A temporary passion or infatuation, as for some new amusement, pursuit, or fashion; a fad.

crumb

Noun : A small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread).

Noun : A small piece of any other solid substance.

Noun : (figuratively) A bit, small amount.

crypt

Noun : (now rare) A cave or cavern.

Noun : An underground vault, especially one beneath a church that is used as a burial place.

Noun : (anatomy) A small pit or cavity in the surface of an organ or other structure.

crone

Noun : (archaic) An old woman.

Noun : An archetypal figure, a Wise Woman.

Noun : An ugly, evil-looking, or frightening old woman; a hag.

croak

Noun : A faint, harsh sound made in the throat.

Noun : The call of a frog or toad. (see also ribbit)

Noun : The harsh call of various birds, such as the raven or corncrake, or other creatures.

croon

Verb : (transitive)

Verb : To hum or sing (a song or tune), or to speak (words), softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; specifically, to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice.

Verb : To soothe (a person or an animal) by singing softly.

crock

Noun : A stoneware or earthenware jar or storage container.

Noun : A piece of broken pottery, a shard.

Noun : (UK) A person who is physically limited by age, illness or injury.

croup

Noun : The top of the rump of a horse or other quadruped.

Verb : (obsolete outside dialects) To croak, make a hoarse noise.

Noun : (pathology) An infectious illness of the larynx, especially in young children, causing respiratory difficulty.

creme

Adjective : Alternative spelling of crème [Synonym of cream]

Noun : Alternative spelling of crème [(cooking) A very sugary, fluffy white cream derivative.]

Verb : Alternative spelling of crème [To whip into a thick creamy texture.]

craig

Noun : (countable) A surname.

Noun : A Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic from Scottish Gaelic creag, originally meaning someone who lived near a crag.

Noun : An Irish surname of Hiberno-Norman origin, an anglicization of de Craig, de Creag (“of the crag”).

creak

Noun : The sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking.

Verb : (intransitive) To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances.

Verb : (transitive) To produce a creaking sound with.

crasp

croft

Noun : An enclosed piece of land, usually small and arable and used for small-scale food production, and often with a dwelling next to it; in particular, such a piece of land rented to a farmer (a crofter), especially in Scotland, together with a right to use separate pastureland shared by other crofters.

Verb : (intransitive) To do agricultural work on one or more crofts.

Verb : (transitive, archaic) To place (cloth, etc.) on the ground in the open air in order to sun and bleach it.

creal

crete

Noun : An island in the Mediterranean, and the largest in Greece.

Noun : One of the 13 peripheries of Greece; it contains Chania, Iraklion, Lasithi and Rethimni.

Noun : (archaic) A Cretan.

croop

Noun : Misspelling of croup. [The top of the rump of a horse or other quadruped.]

crick

Noun : A painful muscular cramp or spasm of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, making it difficult to move the part affected.

Noun : A small jackscrew.

Verb : To develop a crick (cramp, spasm).

crump

Noun : The sound of a muffled explosion.

Verb : (intransitive) To produce such a sound.

Verb : (intransitive, US, medical slang) (of one's health) to decline rapidly (but not as rapidly as crash).

crept

Verb : (intransitive) To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.

Verb : (intransitive, of plants) To grow across a surface rather than upwards.

Verb : (intransitive) To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction.

crore

Noun : (India) ten million; 10,000,000; or with Indian digit grouping, 1,00,00,000. Often used with units of money.

cruet

Noun : A small bottle or container used to hold a condiment, such as salt, pepper, oil, or vinegar, for use at a dining table.

Noun : (Britain) A stand for these containers.

Noun : (Christianity) A small vessel used to hold wine or water for the Eucharist.

cruse

Noun : (religion, heraldry or obsolete) A small jar used to hold liquid, such as oil or water.

Noun : (now uncommon) An oil lamp; a crusy.

Noun : A surname.

cruze

Noun : A surname.

Noun : (rare) Alternative spelling of cruse. [(religion, heraldry or obsolete) A small jar used to hold liquid, such as oil or water.]

crape

Noun : Mourning garments, especially an armband or hatband.

Verb : (transitive) To form into ringlets; to curl or crimp.

Verb : (transitive) To clothe in crape.

crake

Noun : Any of several birds of the family Rallidae that have short bills.

Verb : To cry out harshly and loudly, like a crake.

Verb : (obsolete) To boast; to speak loudly and boastfully.

craic

Noun : (Ireland) Fun, especially through enjoyable company, a pleasant conversation.

croud

Noun : Obsolete form of crowd. [A group of people congregated or collected into a close body without order.]

Verb : Obsolete form of crowd. [(intransitive) To press forward; to advance by pushing.]

crops

Noun : (agriculture) A plant, especially a cereal, grown to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose.

Noun : The natural production for a specific year, particularly of plants.

Noun : (figurative) A group, cluster or collection of things occurring at the same time.

creen

Verb : (Cornwall, obsolete) To complain; to whine; to moan.

crier

Noun : One who cries.

Noun : An officer who proclaims the orders or directions of a court, or who gives public notice by loud proclamation, such as a town crier.

Noun : A surname.

croix

cries

Verb : (intransitive) To shed tears; to weep.

Verb : (transitive) To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.

Verb : (transitive, intransitive) To shout, scream, yell.

crema

Noun : The light-colored, orangish head of foam on a cup of espresso.

Noun : A Mexican foodstuff, the Mexican version of crème fraîche or sour cream. Its fat content is usually higher than that of sour cream, and it is thinner and less sour.

crunk

Adjective : (US, slang) Crazy and intoxicated.

Noun : A type of hip hop that originated in the southern United States.

Verb : (intransitive, obsolete) To cry like a crane.

crabs

Noun : (slang) pubic lice

creat

Noun : An usher to a riding master (riding instructor).

Noun : Andrographis paniculata, a plant native to the Indian subcontinent and used in the traditional medicine of parts of Asia.

crwth

Noun : (historical) An archaic stringed instrument associated particularly with Wales, though once played widely in Europe, and characterized by a vaulted back and enough space for the player to stop each of the six strings on the fingerboard. Played variously by plucking or bowing.

crine

creon

Noun : (Greek mythology) King of Thebes, noted primarily in the stories of Antigone and Oedipus.

croat

Noun : (countable) A native or inhabitant of Croatia; a person of Croatian ethnicity.

Noun : (dated) An irregular soldier, generally from Croatia.

Noun : (uncountable, uncommon) The Croatian lect.

craps

Noun : (gambling, dice games) A game of gambling, or chance, where the players throw dice to make scores and avoid crap.

Noun : (slang, vulgar) (preceded by the) diarrhea

croze

Noun : A groove at the ends of the staves of a barrel into which the edge of the head is fitted.

Noun : A cooper's tool for making these grooves.

cruft

Noun : (slang) Anything old or of inferior quality.

Noun : (computing, slang) Redundant, old or improperly written code, especially that which accumulates over time.

Noun : (film, slang) Meaningless and/or gratuitous content displayed on computer consoles in visual entertainment productions.

cried

Verb : (intransitive) To shed tears; to weep.

Verb : (transitive) To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.

Verb : (transitive, intransitive) To shout, scream, yell.

cripe

Noun : A surname.

cryo-

cruck

Noun : (architecture) A sturdy timber with a curve or angle used for primary framing of a timber house, usually used in pairs.

Verb : (dialectal, transitive) To make lame.

Noun : A vehicle that has features of both a car and a truck.

crope

crome

Noun : (UK, East Anglia) A garden or agricultural implement with three or four tines bent at right angles, resembling a garden fork with bent prongs, and used for breaking up soil, clearing ditches, raking up shellfish on beaches, etc.

Verb : (UK, East Anglia) To use a crome.

Noun : (music) Alternative form of croma (“a quaver”) [(music) A quaver.]

criss

Noun : Alternative form of kris (“dagger”) [A traditional Indonesian, Malaysian, or Filipino sword or dagger having a tapering, usually serpentine blade.]

crewe

Noun : (uncountable) A placename:

Noun : A town and civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7055).

Noun : A town in Nottoway County, Virginia, United States.

crips

Noun : an alliance of street gangs which is based in the coastal regions of Southern California.

crecy

Noun : A surname.

Noun : Ellipsis of Crecy-en-Ponthieu.; A commune and village in the Somme department, Hauts-de-France, France

Noun : Ellipsis of Crecy Forest.; A forest in the Somme department, Hauts-de-France, France

croci

Noun : A perennial flowering plant (of the genus Crocus in the Iridaceae family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus.

Noun : Any of various similar flowering plants, such as the autumn crocus and prairie crocus.

Noun : (chemistry, obsolete) A deep yellow powder, the oxide of some metal (especially iron), calcined to a red or deep yellow colour.

crapy

Adjective : Resembling crape.

crill

crows

Noun : (military, US) Acronym of Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station.

cribs

Noun : (US) A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet.

Noun : (Britain) A bed for a child older than a baby.

Noun : (nautical) A small sleeping berth in a packet ship or other small vessel

crith

Noun : (physics) the weight of 1 litre of hydrogen at standard temperature and pressure. Equal to approximately 0.09 grams.

croke

Noun : A surname from Irish.

cring

Noun : (accounting) Credit.

Noun : (biochemistry) Abbreviation of creatine. [(biochemistry) An amino acid, 2-(carbamimidoyl-methyl- amino)acetic acid, which naturally occurs in vertebrates and helps to supply energy to muscle and nerve cells.]

Noun : (biochemistry) Abbreviation of creatinine. [(biochemistry) A heterocyclic amine, 2-amino-1-methyl-5H-imidazol-4-one, formed by the metabolism of creatine.]

cracy

crute

Noun : A surname.

crile

Noun : (Scotland) A small person or creature; a dwarf or runt.

crura

Noun : The shin (tibia and fibula)

Noun : A leglike part; shank

Noun : A surname from Spanish.

cryer

Noun : A surname originating as an occupation for a town crier.

Noun : Archaic form of crier. [One who cries.]

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