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crescent

adjective · resembling the new moon in shape

criminalise

verb · declare illegal; outlaw

Example: Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S.

cringe

verb · draw back, as with fear or pain

Example: she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf

crisply

adverb · in a well delineated manner

Example: the new style of Minoan pottery was sharply defined

criterional

adjective · serving as a basis for evaluation

critical

adjective · marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws

Example: a critical attitude

critically

adverb · in a critical manner

Example: this must be examined critically

croaking

noun · a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)

cross off

verb · remove from a list

Example: Cross the name of the dead person off the list

cross-country riding

noun · riding horses across country over obstructions to demonstrate horsemanship

cross-legged

adverb · with the legs crossed

Example: he sat on the floor cross-legged and meditated

cross-linguistically

adverb · by comparing languages

Example: she studied the phenomenon cross-linguistically

crossly

adverb · in an ill-natured manner

Example: she looked at her husband crossly

crowding

noun · a situation in which people or things are crowded together

Example: he didn't like the crowding on the beach

crucify

verb · criticize harshly or violently

Example: The press savaged the new President

crushed

adjective · subdued or brought low in condition or status

Example: brought low

crusted

adjective · having a hardened crust as a covering

crystalized

adjective · (used especially of fruits) preserved by coating with or allowing to absorb sugar

cucumber tree

noun · American deciduous magnolia having large leaves and fruit like a small cucumber

cucumis sativus

noun · a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit

culpable

adjective · deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious

Example: blameworthy if not criminal behavior

curbing

noun · an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)

curiously

adverb · in a manner differing from the usual or expected

Example: had a curiously husky voice

curled

adjective · of hair having curls

curry favour

verb · seek favor by fawning or flattery

Example: This employee is currying favor with his superordinates

cursedly

adverb · in a damnable manner

Example: kindly Arthur--so damnably , politely , endlessly persistent!

curt

adjective · brief and to the point; effectively cut short

Example: a crisp retort

curvaceously

adverb · in a curvaceous way

Example: his date was curvaceously beguiling

cussedly

adverb · in a stubborn unregenerate manner

Example: she remained stubbornly in the same position

customarily

adverb · by custom; according to common practice

Example: children are custosby-the-waymarily expected to be seen but not heard

cut corners

verb · do something the cheapest or easiest way

Example: Cut corners to make a cheaper product

cutely

adverb · in an attractive manner

Example: how cunningly the olive-green dress with its underskirt of rose-brocade fitted her perfect figure

cuttingly

adverb · in an intentionally unkind way

Example: a cutting remark

cx

adjective · being ten more than one hundred

cxlv

adjective · being five more than one hundred forty

cycadopsida

noun · palmlike gymnosperms: includes the surviving order Cycadales and several extinct orders; possibly not a natural group; in some systems considered a class (Cycadopsida) and in others a subdivision (Cycadophytina or Cycadophyta)

cynara cardunculus

noun · southern European plant having spiny leaves and purple flowers cultivated for its edible leafstalks and roots

cynical

adjective · believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others

cypraeidae

noun · family of marine gastropods comprising the cowries

cyprinus

noun · type genus of the family Cyprinidae: carp

cypriot pound

noun · the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents

dacrycarpus

noun · evergreen coniferous shrubs or trees of New Zealand to Malaysia and Philippines

daintily

adverb · in a refined manner

Example: she nibbled daintily at her cake

dairy

noun · a farm where dairy products are produced

dakar

noun · the capital and chief port and largest city of Senegal

dall sheep

noun · large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska

damask

adjective · having a woven pattern

Example: damask table linens

damnably

adverb · in a damnable manner

Example: kindly Arthur--so damnably , politely , endlessly persistent!

damning

adjective · threatening with damnation

dampen

verb · make moist

Example: The dew moistened the meadows

dandified

adjective · affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner

dandle

verb · pet

Example: the grandfather dandled the small child

dangling modifier

noun · a word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g., `when young' in `when young, circuses appeal to all of us'

danube river

noun · the 2nd longest European river (after the Volga); flows from southwestern Germany to the Black Sea

Example: Vienna, Budapest, and Belgrade are on the banks of the Danube

dark ground illumination

noun · a form of microscopic examination of living material by scattered light; specimens appear luminous against a dark background