English to English Dictionary

Crustal Plate

A large, rigid segment of the Earth's lithosphere that moves and interacts with other plates.

Crusty Bread

A type of bread characterized by a hard, crisp outer crust and a soft interior.

Crux

The decisive or most important point at issue, or the fundamental heart of a problem.

Cry

A loud vocal expression of emotion, especially sorrow or pain.

Cry-On-Someone's-Shoulder

To express one's emotions, particularly sadness, by leaning on someone for comfort.

Cry-of-alarm

A loud call or shout intended to warn others of danger or an emergency.

Crying

The act of shedding tears, often as a result of strong emotion.

Cryogenic

Relating to the branch of physics that deals with the production and effects of very low temperatures.

Crypt

An underground room or vault used as a burial place.

Crypto-Jew

A Jew who practices their religion in secret, often due to fear of persecution.

Crystal

A piece of a homogeneous solid substance having a natural geometrically regular form with symmetrical plane faces.

Crystallization

The process by which a solid forms, where the atoms or molecules are highly organized into a structure known as a crystal.