creep

move with body close to the ground; move stealthily or slowly; N.

cremate

incinerate (a corpse); N. crematory, crematorium

crescendo

increase in the volume or intensity as in a musical passage; climax; CF. crescent

crest

top (as of a hill or wave); showy feathers on the head of a bird

crestfallen

dejected; dispirited

crevice

crack; fissure

cringe

shrink back as if in fear; cower

crinkle

wrinkle

criteria

standards used in judging; CF. criterion

crochet

make (a piece of needlework) by looping thread with a hooked needle; N. CF. crotchet

crone

hag; ugly old woman

cross

bad-tempered; showing ill-humor; angry

crossbreed

hybridize; N: hybrid; CF. interbreed; CF. inbreed

crotchety

(of someone old) eccentric; odd; whimsical; bad-tempered; N. crotchet: odd or whimsical notion

crust

hard outer covering (as of earth or snow)

crux

essential or main point; Ex. the crux of the problem; ADJ. crucial: of deciding importance

crypt

secret recess or vault usually used for burial; underground room (under a church)

cryptic

mysterious; hidden; secret

cubicle

small chamber used for sleeping or work

cue

word or signal (as in a play to prompt another actor’s speech or entrance); reminder or hint; V: give a cue to

cuisine

style of cooking; Ex. French cuisine

culinary

relating to cooking or kitchen