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{
"Crutzen":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Paul J(osef) 1933\u20132021 Dutch chemist":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kr\u1d6bt-",
"\u02c8kr\u0259t-s\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021129",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"crucible":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a place or situation in which concentrated forces interact to cause or influence change or development":[
"\u2026 conditioned by having grown up within the crucible of Chinatown \u2026",
"\u2014 Tom Wolfe",
"His character was formed in the crucible of war."
],
": a severe test":[
"He's ready to face the crucible of the Olympics."
],
": a vessel of a very refractory (see refractory entry 1 sense 3 ) material (such as porcelain) used for melting and calcining a substance that requires a high degree of heat":[]
},
"examples":[
"He's ready to face the crucible of the Olympics.",
"His character was formed in the crucible of war.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Writer-director Andrew Semans adds heat upon heat in a near-surreal psychological crucible , arriving at one of those WTF endings. \u2014 Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com , 13 May 2022",
"Baseball\u2019s charm \u2013 and its greatest glories \u2013 have always been tied to the grind itself, a six-month crucible of a season that weeded out pretenders and rewarded sustained excellence. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Add to that the constant debates on which practical and affordable health safety protocols to implement, recurrent case surges and updates to health recommendations creates a crucible of challenges for churches. \u2014 Mark Nichols, ABC News , 26 Feb. 2022",
"It\u2019s an arresting welcome that evokes the dislocation of an ocean crossing, challenging visitors to navigate a world forged in the crucible of the Black Atlantic. \u2014 Julian Lucas, The New Yorker , 4 May 2022",
"Playing as a freshman in the crucible of the Southeastern Conference is a lofty goal. \u2014 al , 23 Mar. 2022",
"This is a young U.S. men\u2019s national team program in transition, exorcising the ghosts of 2018, reshaping its identity with players who bolted for the crucible of European football as teens instead of the security of Major League Soccer. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Ukraine\u2019s cities \u2014 and civilian areas \u2014 have become the crucible of the war, where an intense struggle is unfolding between Russians who want to seize or control these areas and Ukrainians defiantly resisting. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Perhaps Holabird\u2019s most lasting impact was as the crucible in which the Jeep was forged. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English corusible , from Medieval Latin crucibulum earthen pot for melting metals":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kr\u00fc-s\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"cross",
"fire",
"gauntlet",
"gantlet",
"ordeal",
"trial"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200452",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"crud":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a contemptible person":[],
": a deposit or incrustation of filth, grease, or refuse":[],
": a usually ill-defined or imperfectly identified bodily disorder":[],
": curd":[],
": curd entry 2":[],
": something disgusting : rubbish":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"I spent an hour scrubbing the crud off the old stove.",
"He complains that there's too much crud on TV these days.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Nordica engineers back in Austria set out to enhance that loose and surfy feel while maintaining the brand\u2019s famous crud -busting and high-speed-bashing guts. \u2014 Heather Schultz, Outside Online , 4 Mar. 2021",
"Despite all those head-shaking moments in the Beijing bubble, though, there were plenty of world records, broken barriers and soaring performances to stir the emotions of figure skating fans that stuck it out through the crud . \u2014 Dave Skretta, ajc , 20 Feb. 2022",
"Winter riding comes with its own unique demands: icy roads and trails that make for dicey traction, slushy crud that sprays all over you and your machine, and short days calling for extra lighting. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Unlike streaming networks, which can bury their junk and still win awards for its prestige content or broadcast networks that have to worry deeply about offending any of their increasingly fewer viewers, TLC lives in their crud . \u2014 Sandra Gonzalez, CNN , 5 Nov. 2021",
"For additional friction to remove pesky interior crud , add salt\u2014large rock salt is especially effective\u2014with the ice. \u2014 Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens , 3 Sep. 2021",
"The kittens were cold, unable to shiver or cry, and their eyes were covered in crud . \u2014 Maria Lopez, cleveland , 29 July 2021",
"Future archaeologists examining the leavings of the 21st century will likely find scads of toxic crud , along with plenty of plastic trash. \u2014 Sam Kean, Science | AAAS , 2 July 2021",
"But those concerns often conveniently overlooked the tatty crud regularly published in the country\u2019s reactionary right-wing tabloids, many of which are owned by Murdoch, which have had a profoundly deleterious effect on British society for decades. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 21 June 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The announcement, interpreted in the market as an oil price war, sent Brent and West Texas Intermediate crudes tumbling. \u2014 Brian Wingfield, BostonGlobe.com , 31 Mar. 2020",
"Just apply gentle pressure, rinsing the scraper or toothbrush off after each pass to avoid re-depositing all that crud back on your tongue. \u2014 Lindsey Lanquist, SELF , 18 Mar. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English crud, curd (usually in plural cruddes, croddes, curddys ) \"coagulated milk, any thickened substance, dregs, lees\" \u2014 more at curd entry 1":"Noun",
"Middle English crudden, crodden, curdden \"to curdle or make curdle (of milk), coagulate, congeal,\" perhaps going back to Germanic *krutt\u014dn-/*krud\u014dn- (whence also Norwegian regional krota \"to curdle, clump,\" kroda \"to huddle\"), iterative derivative of *kr\u016bdan- \"to press, push forward\" \u2014 more at crowd entry 1":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kr\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"dirt",
"filth",
"grime",
"gunk",
"muck",
"smut",
"soil"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003415",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"cruddy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a contemptible person":[],
": a deposit or incrustation of filth, grease, or refuse":[],
": a usually ill-defined or imperfectly identified bodily disorder":[],
": curd":[],
": curd entry 2":[],
": something disgusting : rubbish":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"I spent an hour scrubbing the crud off the old stove.",
"He complains that there's too much crud on TV these days.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Nordica engineers back in Austria set out to enhance that loose and surfy feel while maintaining the brand\u2019s famous crud -busting and high-speed-bashing guts. \u2014 Heather Schultz, Outside Online , 4 Mar. 2021",
"Despite all those head-shaking moments in the Beijing bubble, though, there were plenty of world records, broken barriers and soaring performances to stir the emotions of figure skating fans that stuck it out through the crud . \u2014 Dave Skretta, ajc , 20 Feb. 2022",
"Winter riding comes with its own unique demands: icy roads and trails that make for dicey traction, slushy crud that sprays all over you and your machine, and short days calling for extra lighting. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Unlike streaming networks, which can bury their junk and still win awards for its prestige content or broadcast networks that have to worry deeply about offending any of their increasingly fewer viewers, TLC lives in their crud . \u2014 Sandra Gonzalez, CNN , 5 Nov. 2021",
"For additional friction to remove pesky interior crud , add salt\u2014large rock salt is especially effective\u2014with the ice. \u2014 Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens , 3 Sep. 2021",
"The kittens were cold, unable to shiver or cry, and their eyes were covered in crud . \u2014 Maria Lopez, cleveland , 29 July 2021",
"Future archaeologists examining the leavings of the 21st century will likely find scads of toxic crud , along with plenty of plastic trash. \u2014 Sam Kean, Science | AAAS , 2 July 2021",
"But those concerns often conveniently overlooked the tatty crud regularly published in the country\u2019s reactionary right-wing tabloids, many of which are owned by Murdoch, which have had a profoundly deleterious effect on British society for decades. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 21 June 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The announcement, interpreted in the market as an oil price war, sent Brent and West Texas Intermediate crudes tumbling. \u2014 Brian Wingfield, BostonGlobe.com , 31 Mar. 2020",
"Just apply gentle pressure, rinsing the scraper or toothbrush off after each pass to avoid re-depositing all that crud back on your tongue. \u2014 Lindsey Lanquist, SELF , 18 Mar. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English crud, curd (usually in plural cruddes, croddes, curddys ) \"coagulated milk, any thickened substance, dregs, lees\" \u2014 more at curd entry 1":"Noun",
"Middle English crudden, crodden, curdden \"to curdle or make curdle (of milk), coagulate, congeal,\" perhaps going back to Germanic *krutt\u014dn-/*krud\u014dn- (whence also Norwegian regional krota \"to curdle, clump,\" kroda \"to huddle\"), iterative derivative of *kr\u016bdan- \"to press, push forward\" \u2014 more at crowd entry 1":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kr\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"dirt",
"filth",
"grime",
"gunk",
"muck",
"smut",
"soil"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053547",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"crude":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": marked by the primitive, gross, or elemental or by uncultivated simplicity or vulgarity":[
"a crude stereotype",
"crude tools",
"crude jokes"
],
": existing in a natural state and unaltered by cooking or processing":[
"crude oil",
"crude ore"
],
": rough or inexpert in plan or execution":[
"a crude shelter"
],
": lacking a covering, glossing, or concealing element : obvious":[
"crude facts"
],
": tabulated without being broken down into classes":[
"the crude death rate"
],
": unripe , immature":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kr\u00fcd"
],
"synonyms":[
"native",
"natural",
"raw",
"rude",
"undressed",
"unprocessed",
"unrefined",
"untreated"
],
"antonyms":[
"dressed",
"processed",
"refined",
"treated"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for crude Adjective rude , rough , crude , raw mean lacking in social refinement. rude implies ignorance of or indifference to good form; it may suggest intentional discourtesy. rude behavior rough is likely to stress lack of polish and gentleness. rough manners crude may apply to thought or behavior limited to the gross, the obvious, or the primitive. a crude joke raw suggests being untested, inexperienced, or unfinished. turning raw youths into polished performers",
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"They built a crude shelter out of branches.",
"a crude summary of the country's history",
"She first described the procedure in crude terms, and then went into more detail.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Coincidentally, because the price for crude oil has moderated somewhat over the past two weeks, the price of gas at the pump has moderated as well. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 3 July 2022",
"At the same time, supplies for crude oil and gasoline have remained tight. \u2014 CBS News , 1 July 2022",
"The disruption of crude oil from Russia has led to soaring costs for fuel, transportation and food production. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
"Energy stocks made solid gains as U.S. crude oil prices rose 2%. \u2014 Damian J. Troise And Alex Veiga, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
"Traders drove down the price of U.S. crude oil 11% over the past two weeks and gas prices followed suit, dropping 21 cents a gallon from Florida\u2019s record high of $4.89 set on June 13, travel club AAA said in its weekly gas price update. \u2014 Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel , 27 June 2022",
"ConocoPhillips is Alaska\u2019s largest crude oil producer and is leading the push westward across the reserve. \u2014 Joshua Partlow, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022",
"Imposing sanctions on countries that continue to scoop up large volumes of Russian crude oil, including China and India, would wreak havoc on global markets that are already under severe strain. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 26 June 2022",
"Gasoline shortages are frequent in Nigeria even though the country is one of Africa\u2019s biggest producers of crude oil. \u2014 Chinedu Asadu, ajc , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The price of oil has surged as the Russian invasion of Ukraine has disrupted energy trade, with U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude up nearly 50% compared to a year ago. \u2014 Derek Saul, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
"International benchmark Brent crude drifted 0.4% lower, to $115.83 per barrel. \u2014 Cathy Busswitz, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
"Not since 2013 has a quarter brought a higher average daily closing price for Brent- crude contracts, according to Dow Jones data. \u2014 Matt Grossman, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
"Pavel Molchanov, an analyst at Raymond James, noted that Russian oil is selling for $35 per barrel less than Brent crude , the international benchmark, reflecting the discount buyers demand for doing business with the nation. \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 28 June 2022",
"While increasing defense aid for Ukraine, Biden and other G-7 leaders appeared close to an agreement in principle to impose price caps on Russian oil, limiting how much Moscow can make selling its crude around the world. \u2014 Eli Stokolsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"Russia is selling barrels of its Urals crude for about $35 cheaper than the Brent global benchmark, which was last trading near $113 per barrel. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 26 June 2022",
"New pipelines from the North Dakota Bakken region and the Permian Basin in Texas had begun pumping crude directly to Gulf Coast and Midwest refineries. \u2014 Evan Halper, Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2022",
"The landlocked country gets more than 60% of its oil from Russia and depends on crude that comes through the Soviet-era Druzhba pipeline. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 31 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin crudus raw, crude, undigested \u2014 more at raw":"Adjective and Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective",
"circa 1904, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-045925"
},
"crudeness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": marked by the primitive, gross, or elemental or by uncultivated simplicity or vulgarity":[
"a crude stereotype",
"crude tools",
"crude jokes"
],
": existing in a natural state and unaltered by cooking or processing":[
"crude oil",
"crude ore"
],
": rough or inexpert in plan or execution":[
"a crude shelter"
],
": lacking a covering, glossing, or concealing element : obvious":[
"crude facts"
],
": tabulated without being broken down into classes":[
"the crude death rate"
],
": unripe , immature":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kr\u00fcd"
],
"synonyms":[
"native",
"natural",
"raw",
"rude",
"undressed",
"unprocessed",
"unrefined",
"untreated"
],
"antonyms":[
"dressed",
"processed",
"refined",
"treated"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for crude Adjective rude , rough , crude , raw mean lacking in social refinement. rude implies ignorance of or indifference to good form; it may suggest intentional discourtesy. rude behavior rough is likely to stress lack of polish and gentleness. rough manners crude may apply to thought or behavior limited to the gross, the obvious, or the primitive. a crude joke raw suggests being untested, inexperienced, or unfinished. turning raw youths into polished performers",
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"They built a crude shelter out of branches.",
"a crude summary of the country's history",
"She first described the procedure in crude terms, and then went into more detail.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Coincidentally, because the price for crude oil has moderated somewhat over the past two weeks, the price of gas at the pump has moderated as well. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 3 July 2022",
"At the same time, supplies for crude oil and gasoline have remained tight. \u2014 CBS News , 1 July 2022",
"The disruption of crude oil from Russia has led to soaring costs for fuel, transportation and food production. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
"Energy stocks made solid gains as U.S. crude oil prices rose 2%. \u2014 Damian J. Troise And Alex Veiga, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
"Traders drove down the price of U.S. crude oil 11% over the past two weeks and gas prices followed suit, dropping 21 cents a gallon from Florida\u2019s record high of $4.89 set on June 13, travel club AAA said in its weekly gas price update. \u2014 Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel , 27 June 2022",
"ConocoPhillips is Alaska\u2019s largest crude oil producer and is leading the push westward across the reserve. \u2014 Joshua Partlow, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022",
"Imposing sanctions on countries that continue to scoop up large volumes of Russian crude oil, including China and India, would wreak havoc on global markets that are already under severe strain. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 26 June 2022",
"Gasoline shortages are frequent in Nigeria even though the country is one of Africa\u2019s biggest producers of crude oil. \u2014 Chinedu Asadu, ajc , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The price of oil has surged as the Russian invasion of Ukraine has disrupted energy trade, with U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude up nearly 50% compared to a year ago. \u2014 Derek Saul, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
"International benchmark Brent crude drifted 0.4% lower, to $115.83 per barrel. \u2014 Cathy Busswitz, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
"Not since 2013 has a quarter brought a higher average daily closing price for Brent- crude contracts, according to Dow Jones data. \u2014 Matt Grossman, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
"Pavel Molchanov, an analyst at Raymond James, noted that Russian oil is selling for $35 per barrel less than Brent crude , the international benchmark, reflecting the discount buyers demand for doing business with the nation. \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 28 June 2022",
"While increasing defense aid for Ukraine, Biden and other G-7 leaders appeared close to an agreement in principle to impose price caps on Russian oil, limiting how much Moscow can make selling its crude around the world. \u2014 Eli Stokolsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"Russia is selling barrels of its Urals crude for about $35 cheaper than the Brent global benchmark, which was last trading near $113 per barrel. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 26 June 2022",
"New pipelines from the North Dakota Bakken region and the Permian Basin in Texas had begun pumping crude directly to Gulf Coast and Midwest refineries. \u2014 Evan Halper, Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2022",
"The landlocked country gets more than 60% of its oil from Russia and depends on crude that comes through the Soviet-era Druzhba pipeline. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 31 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin crudus raw, crude, undigested \u2014 more at raw":"Adjective and Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective",
"circa 1904, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-000039"
},
"crudity":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": something that is crude":[],
": the quality or state of being crude":[]
},
"examples":[
"the crudity of the drawing",
"The movie's crudities were supposed to be funny, but they didn't make me laugh.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"During scenes at the duke\u2019s palace, Rigoletto\u2019s sneering crudity barely masked his hatred for the court. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Jan. 2022",
"Today\u2019s targeting of successful Asian-American kids lacks the crudity of a Jim Crow lunch counter or a whites-only drinking fountain. \u2014 William Mcgurn, WSJ , 12 July 2021",
"In writing this movie Stone was driven by both the self-gratification of indulging his contempt for America and his attraction to sordid crudity . \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 6 Mar. 2021",
"All traces of sportscar crudity have been filtered out. \u2014 Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver , 27 Nov. 2020",
"Or perhaps Trump\u2019s twitter crudity is shocking given the sober comportment of his current would-be presidential opponents. \u2014 Victor Davis Hanson, National Review , 27 Aug. 2019",
"The crowd listed toward retirement age; Instead of candy, there were tables of fruit and crudities , and a cash bar. \u2014 Karen Heller, Washington Post , 31 Oct. 2019",
"The progressive party, many past presidents, the media, and Hollywood didn\u2019t need to be schooled by Donald Trump on the arts of crudity , unprofessionalism, and unethical behavior. \u2014 Victor Davis Hanson, National Review , 27 Aug. 2019",
"Kathleen is relentlessly animated and quick-witted, with thick tangerine hair, steely eyes, and an endearing personal idiolect that suggests both an autodidactic reading in philosophy and economics and the gusty crudity of the merchant marine. \u2014 Gideon Lewis-kraus, WIRED , 18 June 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kr\u00fc-d\u0259-t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bawdiness",
"blueness",
"coarseness",
"crudeness",
"dirt",
"dirtiness",
"filth",
"filthiness",
"foulness",
"grossness",
"impureness",
"impurity",
"indecency",
"lasciviousness",
"lewdness",
"nastiness",
"obscenity",
"profanity",
"raunch",
"raunchiness",
"ribaldry",
"smut",
"smuttiness",
"vulgarity",
"wantonness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024337",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"crudle":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": curdle":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"frequentative of crud entry 2":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kr\u0259d\u1d4al",
"-ru\u0307d-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041502",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"crudo":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a dish of sliced, seasoned, uncooked seafood often served with a sauce":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"How the colorful purees on a plate of salt cod crudo follow traffic indicators, starting with good-to-go green (avocado)",
"The shorter monthly tasting menu \u2014 with tuna crudo and local scallops \u2014 allows Calhoun to stock ingredients more easily and to more precisely map out his staff needs. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"Bubbles for my bride of course, and a Maris French Syrah Grenache that was excellent, not just with the tuna crudo and octopus, but perfect with their spin on a vodka sauce that incorporated Grappa as the spirit. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
"Diners savor nigiri, sashimi, and crudo made by a Japanese chef using only the freshest, locally caught fish. \u2014 Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022",
"Order a crudo \u2014 live local scallops with truffle and endive, a beady-eyed langoustine with Thai basil oil and pickled rhubarb. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"For Mother\u2019s Day, the famous dining spot has a three-course, prix fixe, $85 menu with dishes like tuna fluke crudo with caviar and Meyer lemon, Lobster Benedict and its famous Fiori Burger. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
"Top menu options include the bigeye tuna crudo ; the 16-ounce New York strip steak served with Argentinian chimichurri; the double-cut pork chop and the local New Jersey fluke, which is served with wild mushrooms and a truffle leek sauce. \u2014 Judy Koutsky, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
"With sashimi and crudo -style dishes, quality and freshness are of the utmost importance, and Zovkic and his chefs aren\u2019t skimping. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 5 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"2000, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Italian, raw, from Latin crudus":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kr\u00fc-(\u02cc)d\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231836",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"cruel":{
"antonyms":[
"benign",
"benignant",
"compassionate",
"good-hearted",
"humane",
"kind",
"kindhearted",
"sympathetic",
"tenderhearted"
],
"definitions":{
": causing or conducive to injury, grief, or pain":[
"a cruel joke",
"a cruel twist of fate"
],
": disposed to inflict pain or suffering : devoid of humane feelings":[
"a cruel tyrant",
"has a cruel heart"
],
": unrelieved by leniency":[
"cruel punishment"
]
},
"examples":[
"a cruel twist of fate",
"Hunger is a cruel fact of nature.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The cat declawing ban Hogan signed on Thursday will make Maryland just the second state to outlaw the increasingly controversial practice, which animal welfare advocates describe as cruel , unnecessary and inhumane. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 21 Apr. 2022",
"There are billions more people shackled by poverty, addiction, depression, anxiety, abuse, loneliness, and of course, this cruel and senseless war in Ukraine. \u2014 Rabbi Steve Leder, CBS News , 17 Apr. 2022",
"The footage prompted shock and anger, with many calling the dog's killing cruel and unnecessary. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Maradiaga, Chamorro, and their fellow political prisoners are held in cruel and inhumane conditions. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Calling for pressure on Russia to stop this cruel war. \u2014 Fox News , 22 Mar. 2022",
"This cruel and pointless war against Ukraine is an extension of that disposition. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Bear League, an advocacy group for bears, told the outlet that euthanizing the bear is unnecessary and cruel . \u2014 Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY , 17 Feb. 2022",
"The View after sharing a personal observation on the driving force behind the Nazi\u2019s cruel and inhumane actions during the Holocaust. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 2 Feb. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin crudelis , from crudus \u2014 see crude entry 1":""
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"\u02c8kr\u00fc-\u0259l",
"\u02c8kr\u00fc(-\u0259)l"
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"brutal",
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"fiendish",
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"sadistic",
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"The law forbids cruel and unusual punishment ."
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"Hunger is a cruel fact of nature.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The cat declawing ban Hogan signed on Thursday will make Maryland just the second state to outlaw the increasingly controversial practice, which animal welfare advocates describe as cruel , unnecessary and inhumane. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 21 Apr. 2022",
"There are billions more people shackled by poverty, addiction, depression, anxiety, abuse, loneliness, and of course, this cruel and senseless war in Ukraine. \u2014 Rabbi Steve Leder, CBS News , 17 Apr. 2022",
"The footage prompted shock and anger, with many calling the dog's killing cruel and unnecessary. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Maradiaga, Chamorro, and their fellow political prisoners are held in cruel and inhumane conditions. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Calling for pressure on Russia to stop this cruel war. \u2014 Fox News , 22 Mar. 2022",
"This cruel and pointless war against Ukraine is an extension of that disposition. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Bear League, an advocacy group for bears, told the outlet that euthanizing the bear is unnecessary and cruel . \u2014 Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY , 17 Feb. 2022",
"The View after sharing a personal observation on the driving force behind the Nazi\u2019s cruel and inhumane actions during the Holocaust. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 2 Feb. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin crudelis , from crudus \u2014 see crude entry 1":""
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"\u02c8kr\u00fc-\u0259l",
"\u02c8kr\u00fc(-\u0259)l"
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"barbarous",
"brutal",
"brute",
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"fiendish",
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"inhuman",
"inhumane",
"sadistic",
"savage",
"truculent",
"vicious",
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"Middle French escroele, escroielle , from Old French, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin scrofellae , from Late Latin scrofulae":""
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"\u02c8kr\u00fc\u0259lz"
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"a dictator known for his cruelty",
"The cruelty of children can be surprising.",
"They protested against cruelty to animals.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The vegan, cruelty -free, and mermaid-inspired cosmetics line, Emily Alexandra Cosmetics, is set to cover beauty needs at the show. \u2014 Josh Wilson, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"After two years in the making, the 48-piece, cruelty -free and vegan lip collection is only the beginning for Nova Beauty, which has already released previews of its upcoming drop, the Eye Collection, consisting of 29 novel eye and brow products. \u2014 Nitya Rao, Seventeen , 17 June 2022",
"Melbourne police recommended an animal cruelty charge during the investigation after a doctor said Zena likely died from a heat stroke, WKMG reported. \u2014 Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel , 19 May 2022",
"He was wanted on several outstanding warrants, including the animal cruelty charge. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Cox received a 90-day sentence, with all but 10 days suspended for the animal cruelty charge, and seven days for the night hunting charge, which will be served concurrently. \u2014 Amanda Watts, CNN , 16 July 2021",
"As a result, Patterson continues to face the animal cruelty charge, which is punishable by up to five years in prison. \u2014 Marc Freeman, sun-sentinel.com , 1 June 2021",
"These deodorant wipes are also portable and convenient, on top of also being compostable, vegan, paraben-free, and cruelty -free. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry And Samantha Lawyer, Woman's Day , 13 June 2022",
"This shampoo is cruelty -free and has never been tested on animals. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 June 2022"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English cruelte , from Anglo-French cruelt\u00e9 , from Latin crudelitat-, crudelitas , from crudelis":""
},
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"\u02c8kr\u00fc-\u0259l-t\u0113",
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"heartlessness",
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"sadism",
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"viciousness",
"wantonness"
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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},
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"first_known_use":{
"1983, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231710",
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"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": the oozing of blood from a corpse after incision or according to superstitious belief in the presence of the murderer":[]
},
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"Late Latin cruentation-, cruentatio staining with blood, from Latin cruentatus (past participle of cruentare to make bloody, from cruentus bloody) + -ion-, -io -ion; akin to Latin cruor blood":""
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"-\u00fc\u0259n-",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141210",
"type":[
"noun"
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"voyage"
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"Verb",
"We cruised for a week down the Yangtze River.",
"He dreams of cruising the Mediterranean.",
"The bus was cruising at 55 miles per hour.",
"We were cruising along the highway.",
"The plane was cruising at 30,000 feet.",
"On Friday nights, teenagers cruise the main street in town to show off their cars.",
"A car cruised past us.",
"Noun",
"We went on a weeklong cruise down the Yangtze River.",
"They went on a cruise for their honeymoon.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Motorists would cruise the mall\u2019s vast parking lots searching for a rare empty spot during the busy holiday seasons. \u2014 Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
"The best way to get around the property is on two wheels, and bicycles are available to cruise along the paths to and from your tree house. \u2014 Caren Osten Gerszberg, Travel + Leisure , 20 June 2022",
"Visitors to the Augusta Canal Boat Tours cruise the canal in a historic Petersburg boat, where guides offer the history of the 19th-century mills, gunpowder factory, and some of Georgia\u2019s oldest homes. \u2014 Avery Newmark, AccessAtlanta , 17 June 2022",
"In time, no Russian fishing boat, oil tanker, or intelligence trawler should cruise any sea without at least some measure of concern. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"California\u2019s schools chief could cruise to a second term, despite criticism. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
"The first two games have confirmed most of the suspicions heading into the series: Miami will cruise as long as Joel Embiid is out for Philadelphia. \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022",
"Whoever wins the primary will cruise to victory, since the race in the Republican-heavy district has no Democratic candidates. \u2014 Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
"And then the hope for this year was, have a nice Olympics that, again, bolsters our international position and so on and then cruise our way to a Party Congress where I get crowned, so on. \u2014 CBS News , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But in April, at least eight people were killed when two cruise missiles struck a residential neighborhood on the outskirts of the city, Ukrainian officials said. \u2014 Eduardo Medina, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
"Russia also escalated its use of cruise missiles over the weekend, launching dozens of strikes at targets across the country. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2022",
"In the south, Oleksandr Senkevych, mayor of Mykolaiv near the Black Sea, said five cruise missiles hit the city and nearby areas on Saturday. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 25 June 2022",
"That seems to correspond with the sea-skimming cruise missiles seen in the video. \u2014 Sebastien Roblin, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Ukraine says its air defense system shot down two Russian cruise missiles targeting the southern Odesa region. \u2014 Yuras Karmanau, Anchorage Daily News , 14 June 2022",
"Ukraine says its air defense system shot down two Russian cruise missiles targeting the southern Odesa region. \u2014 Yuras Karmanau, Chicago Tribune , 14 June 2022",
"Ukraine says its air defense system shot down two Russian cruise missiles targeting the southern Odesa region. \u2014 Yuras Karmanau, ajc , 14 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, Ukraine\u2019s General Staff said Russian forces fired five X-22 cruise missiles from the Caspian Sea toward Kyiv, and one was destroyed by air defenses. \u2014 John Leicester, The Christian Science Monitor , 5 June 2022"
],
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"1651, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"Dutch kruisen to make a cross, cruise, from Middle Dutch crucen , from cr\u016bce cross, from Latin cruc-, crux":"Verb"
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"\u02c8kr\u00fcz"
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"George Henry 1929\u2013 American composer":[]
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"Noun",
"He swept the crumbs from under the table.",
"a neglected dog who is desperate for any crumb of affection he might get from strangers",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Then, with your bread, stale or toasted, use a food processor to grind into a fine crumb . \u2014 Becca Miller, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
"Just as important, his deep dish is ever so slightly underbaked, resulting in a crust whose exterior crunch gives way to a softer, more elastic crumb . \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Extra baking soda causes the crumb to have more air bubbles, giving it a light and airy texture. \u2014 Charlyne Mattox, Country Living , 21 Apr. 2022",
"This simple recipe for chamomile tea cake uses every opportunity to imbue the final crumb with its flowery flavor. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Bake for 30 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through, until a cake tester comes out with a moist crumb or two, the cake bounces back when lightly pressed with your finger and is just starting to come away from the sides of the pan. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
"Sweeney served a smokey eye on the carpet and left nary a crumb . \u2014 ELLE , 4 May 2022",
"Swapping in butter could lead to a squatter cake with a less velvety crumb . \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Around noon on Good Friday, Lymar began preparing the dough for her Paska, the traditional egg bread with a soft and airy crumb . \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The dredge is seasoned flour, beaten egg and panko, the Japanese bread crumb that fries up so crispy and airy. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Choose a 1-pound loaf of country, rustic, sweet French or even sourdough, one with a tighter (not too airy) crumb that can soak up liquid. \u2014 Christian Reynoso, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Nov. 2020",
"Rather, the concept is summed up in one word: simplicity \u2014 just like a streusel crumb that elevates a muffin or danish to a next level while keeping the beauty intact. \u2014 Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 Aug. 2020",
"The bread crumb channel sent an indication that the ship had achieved its minimum distance from Bennu, 65 meters. \u2014 Chris Wright, Wired , 8 June 2020",
"The Jets\u2019 defensive line ended up crumbing around Williams\u2014Muhammad Wilkerson and Sheldon Richardson are both playing elsewhere\u2014but the former USC product has been a valuable inside force. \u2014 Conor Orr, SI.com , 29 May 2018",
"In a later email, Kohler said that the power had been restored at 8:30 p.m. Neither Smith nor Hunter could say whether the storm had caused erosion on Quinhagak's already crumbing shoreline. \u2014 Anna Rose Macarthur, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Dec. 2017",
"President Donald Trump gave condolences to everyone involved in the accident, but not before placing blame on U.S.'s crumbing infrastructure, a problem that stretches across all of America. \u2014 Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics , 18 Dec. 2017",
"The company, Water Lilies Food Inc. of Astoria, N.Y., was notified by an ingredient supplier that bread crumbs the company used potentially contained milk, the USDA said. \u2014 Carrie Wells, baltimoresun.com , 8 June 2017"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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"Middle English crumme , from Old English cruma ; akin to Middle High German krume crumb":"Noun"
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": a soil condition suitable for farming in which the soil particles are aggregated into crumbs":[]
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For example, a deck oven with steam and vent features helps produce a baguette with a better rise and crumb structure than can be achieved with a convection oven. \u2014 Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star , 26 Aug. 2020",
"Without enough sulfur, bread has a harder crust and poor crumb structure \u2014 resulting in something more like a brick than a baguette. \u2014 Julie Ingwersen Reuters, Star Tribune , 1 Aug. 2020"
],
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"circa 1906, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a common encrusting sponge ( Halichondria panicea ) lacking microscleres and having the megascleres irregularly arranged":[]
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": to fall into small pieces : disintegrate":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Crumble the cookies into small bits.",
"The recipe calls for the herbs to be crumbled .",
"bones so old they had crumbled to dust",
"She was extremely depressed after her marriage crumbled .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Zelenskyy has previously warned that negotiations could crumble if Russia continues to aggressively bombard civilians trapped inside Mariupol. \u2014 Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Earthquakes rattled their town after the storm and startled the couple, who often slept outside in their car out of fear that their concrete house would crumble in a quake, Juan Luis Mercado Martinez said. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Despite fears that the Ukrainian military would crumble under the combat power Russia continues to pour into the country, Ukrainian command and control remains intact. \u2014 W.j. Hennigan, Time , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Last month, scientists reported that Thwaites\u2019 ice shelf could crumble in three to five years. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 16 Feb. 2022",
"There\u2019s no point in investing time and energy into an opportunity that will crumble at the time the individual goes to resign. \u2014 Stephanie Cramer, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"On top of uncertainty about the direction and speed of Xi\u2019s reforms are fears that China\u2019s attempts to stay out of Putin\u2019s war on Ukraine will ultimately crumble . \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
"La Bomba, created tableside, involves a chocolate half sphere, vanilla, dulce de leche and strawberry ice creams, berries and crumble drizzled with vanilla berry sauce. \u2014 Robin Soslow, Chron , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Press tofu between reusable cloth towel to squeeze out any excess water, and then crumble into a blender. \u2014 Benjamin Liong Setiawan, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Customers have three salad choices, including a Summer Salad ($14) that is a mix of greens topped with a crumble of feta cheese and lightly coated with a lemon vinaigrette. \u2014 Elgin Nelson, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 June 2022",
"Desktop Metal went public in 2020 by merging with a special purpose acquisition company, but has since seen its stock price crumble , dropping 90 percent. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"Of two choices, neither of which is included with the prix fixe, go for the semifreddo: frozen coconut custard topped with a crumble of cranberry-and-black-pepper cookie. \u2014 Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker , 10 June 2022",
"And Alex Ross at the New Yorker looks at how conductor Valery Gergiev has seen a storied career crumble due to his close relationship with Putin. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Mar. 2022",
"The scene in Berlin on Wednesday \u2014 volunteers in yellow vests offering food, Berliners opening their homes \u2014 was reminiscent of the beginning of the 2015 migration wave, when Germans greeted asylum seekers with cheers and homemade crumble . \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Mar. 2022",
"The dizzying ascent is a reminder of what can happen to a group of players when the walls of impossibility crumble . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Dec. 2021",
"By dessert, a pear sorbet with a pecan-and-coconut crumble , my spa-brain buzz had reached its apex. \u2014 David Kortava, The New Yorker , 26 Nov. 2021",
"The crumble is full of oats, almond meal, sugar, salt, butter, and even more cinnamon. \u2014 Paulina Jayne Isaac, Glamour , 10 Nov. 2021"
],
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"1547, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
"1860, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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"alteration of Middle English kremelen , frequentative of Old English gecrymian to crumble, from cruma":"Verb"
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Alcocer has re-created the crumbly Mexican cheese with koji, almond milk cr\u00e8me fra\u00eeche and pecans. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The mixture will be quite crumbly and will not form a cohesive dough. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2021",
"The last great reader of the family was Bear\u2019s grandmother, and there were thousands of crumbly novels from the turn of the twentieth century. \u2014 Lauren Groff, The New Yorker , 27 Apr. 2021",
"Additionally, a higher proportion of goat milk makes for a more crumbly cheese. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2021",
"Increasing the tofu ratio diluted the meaty flavor and made for crumbly results, whereas getting the balance right produced a light, moist texture. \u2014 Andrea Nguyen, WSJ , 30 Dec. 2020",
"Trying to compress the crumbly dough by hand is self-punishment. \u2014 Popular Science , 11 Sep. 2020",
"Return pan to oven and bake until the chocolate has puffed up a bit and does not jiggle, and the crumbly top is light golden brown, about 15 to 20 minutes. \u2014 Rick Nelson, Star Tribune , 19 Aug. 2020",
"An icebox cake with soft and crumbly cookie layers. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 27 June 2018"
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"the dry cleaners did a crummy job of pressing my suit",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"All around, the mood is kind of crummy \u2014 consumer sentiment hit a record low last month. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 12 June 2022",
"One reason the Browns had to guarantee Deshaun Watson every penny of a $230 million contract \u2014 Cleveland\u2019s notoriously crummy weather. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 2 Apr. 2022",
"With crummy weather leading the field until Sunday, the best that the best in the world could do was hunker down and play smart. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Confront the fear of failure by writing a deliberately crummy story. \u2014 cleveland , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Confront the fear of failure by writing a deliberately crummy story. \u2014 Annie Lane, oregonlive , 11 Jan. 2022",
"My neighborhood is filled with really crummy signs and beat up things that need to be fixed. \u2014 Diana Budds, Curbed , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Well maybe if your boss gave you a raise, you guys could afford a new one instead of that crummy old lemon. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 14 Feb. 2022",
"For the last 18 months, millions of people put their lives at risk running themselves ragged in crummy jobs, working long hours often for low wages and meager benefits. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 16 Oct. 2021"
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"the dry cleaners did a crummy job of pressing my suit",
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"All around, the mood is kind of crummy \u2014 consumer sentiment hit a record low last month. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 12 June 2022",
"One reason the Browns had to guarantee Deshaun Watson every penny of a $230 million contract \u2014 Cleveland\u2019s notoriously crummy weather. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 2 Apr. 2022",
"With crummy weather leading the field until Sunday, the best that the best in the world could do was hunker down and play smart. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Confront the fear of failure by writing a deliberately crummy story. \u2014 cleveland , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Confront the fear of failure by writing a deliberately crummy story. \u2014 Annie Lane, oregonlive , 11 Jan. 2022",
"My neighborhood is filled with really crummy signs and beat up things that need to be fixed. \u2014 Diana Budds, Curbed , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Well maybe if your boss gave you a raise, you guys could afford a new one instead of that crummy old lemon. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 14 Feb. 2022",
"For the last 18 months, millions of people put their lives at risk running themselves ragged in crummy jobs, working long hours often for low wages and meager benefits. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 16 Oct. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Something that incorporates the way we dance, maybe crumps . \u2014 Tamar Herman, Billboard , 10 Feb. 2020",
"But on January 5th some were woken by the less melodious rattle and crump of distant battle. \u2014 The Economist , 11 Jan. 2020",
"The same pops and crumps and booms that haunt these ghosts are now supposed to be a soundtrack in the ears of 1,400 captive migrant children who crossed the desert in search of a new life and found\u2026 this. \u2014 Matthew Farwell, The New Republic , 3 July 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Sorters could crumple films and tell\u2014by their sound\u2014their polymer lattices. \u2014 Rebecca Altman, The Atlantic , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Fernando, crumple up that application to be a wild-animal trainer. \u2014 Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Now take just one of those sheets and crumple it up into a ball. \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Barrett lofted a left-handed floater while also hitting his defender, Reggie Jackson, hard enough for Jackson to momentarily crumple . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Jan. 2022",
"The videos, which were also obtained by The Washington Post, show that Hall\u2019s hands remained up, with one of them holding the pellet gun, when two state troopers began firing at him, causing the teen to crumple to the ground almost immediately. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
"Pull the corners of the aluminum foil square together and crumple the square into a loose ball that is approximately six cm in diameter. \u2014 Science Buddies, Scientific American , 12 Apr. 2012",
"The seminar comes as the southern border continues to crumple under the compounding crisis. \u2014 Bill Melugin, Fox News , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Now crumple the ball a little more tightly, into one that is approximately five cm in diameter. \u2014 Science Buddies, Scientific American , 12 Apr. 2012",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The crumple of a man unfolding a newspaper, and a pencil scribbling the answers to a crossword puzzle. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 20 May 2022",
"Along the Gulf Coast, this is largely due to the extraction of oil and water, which makes the ground crumple like an empty plastic bottle. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 24 Feb. 2022",
"The man was outside, on a mobile, his voice dipping in and out amid the ambient scratch and crumple of the elements. \u2014 Colin Barrett, The New Yorker , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Then came Osaka, a winner of the U.S. and Australian opens, acknowledging that athletes can publicly share vulnerability and truths about the types of pressure that would cause most to crumple . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Aug. 2021",
"The frenetic music in the background, the melodramatic slaps, Sarah Jane\u2019s slow crumple to the asphalt. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Feb. 2021",
"Just like seat belts, crumple -zones and airbags increase the odds of surviving an accident, masks, physical distancing (and common sense) will lower the risk of catching this virus. \u2014 Paul Douglas, Star Tribune , 15 Sep. 2020",
"Seat belts won\u2019t prevent all fatal car crashes, but cars also come with airbags and crumple zones. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 9 Sep. 2020",
"The cells flex to produce initial frictional forces, then cells crumple like a car bumper on impact. \u2014 Gregg Ellman Tribune News Service, Star Tribune , 12 Aug. 2020"
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"When she crunched the numbers , she found that the business's profits were actually much lower than the company had said.",
"Noun",
"the crunch of someone eating a carrot",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The venerable Las Nieves Fruit Cups & More, on the other hand, serves raspas made with ice ground into coarse pebbles that crunch with every bite. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 22 June 2022",
"By comparison, Tower specializes not in digital circuits that crunch data but analog ones that can be found in electronics that regulate functions like the flow of current\u2014inverters, for example. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Its algorithms then crunch that data in search of patterns. \u2014 Rhiannon Hoyle, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
"And that\u2019s because, today, you\u2019re spoiled for choice of financial apps that crunch the numbers for you. \u2014 Q.ai - Make Genius Money Moves, Forbes , 2 Nov. 2021",
"So there will be a lot of data to crunch and shape into enhanced self-driving models. \u2014 James Morris, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
"Baxter of California Thickening Style Gel tames frizz and, best of all, the product promises not to flake or crunch . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
"This recipe gets an elegant upgrade with the addition of fennel, an aromatic veggie with a licorice-like flavor and crunch that reminds you of celery. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 25 Apr. 2022",
"People from Cincinnati and all over the country will gather to crunch data and come up with new solutions. \u2014 Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The continued spread of Covid, the labor shortage, disruptions to the supply chain, the energy crunch and the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine are all contributing to rising prices and are beyond the control of any single policymaker to stop. \u2014 Cnn Business, CNN , 30 June 2022",
"The cosmetics giant, owned by billionaire Ron Perelman, sought court protection in the Southern District of New York after the global supply chain crunch and steep inflation deepened its woes. \u2014 Fortune , 16 June 2022",
"In the United States \u2014 the world\u2019s second-largest emitter of greenhouse gases after China \u2014 the hurdles go beyond the supply chain crunch and sanctions linked to the war in Ukraine. \u2014 Evan Halper, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"Ricky Allen, Gray's best man, made the wedding cake: a vanilla cake with mascarpone icing, espresso crunch and chocolate dust filling. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 31 May 2022",
"Gluten-free Kind Protein Bars, on the other hand, have actual texture and crunch . \u2014 Elaheh Nozari, Bon App\u00e9tit , 27 May 2022",
"It\u2019s a convenient, cost-effective move that can infuse so many dishes with flavor and crunch . \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
"The recall exacerbated an existing baby formula shortage related to ongoing supply chain disruptions, a labor crunch and transportation delays. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 May 2022",
"Moves like the sit-up (and all its variations) hit your rectus abdominis, while exercises like the bicycle crunch and the side plank taps target your obliques. \u2014 Christa Sgobba, SELF , 27 Apr. 2022"
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"The team had trained well, but at crunch time they just couldn't perform.",
"with only three minutes left in the game, it was definitely crunch time",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In crunch time maybe Lowry is still out on the floor. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 6 June 2022",
"Davis was huge in crunch time of the Lakers\u2019 play-in victory over Golden State on Wednesday, scoring 13 points in the fourth quarter. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2021",
"But even Brannen had never seen Vogt take over in crunch time of a college basketball game as the primary scoring threat. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 2 Dec. 2020",
"Considering that the Grizzlies present plenty of matchup problems for the Warriors, Kerr hopes his team\u2019s playoff pedigree will give it an edge in crunch time . \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 Apr. 2022",
"During the Warriors\u2019 March 10 game in Denver, the Nuggets twice doubled Curry in crunch time , leaving Poole wide-open for 3-pointers that sealed the win. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Apr. 2022",
"On Friday night, the Cavs led the Nets in the fourth quarter before crumbling in crunch time . \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Vogel later benched him again in crunch time in a win over New York. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"He isn\u2019t plastered to the bench during crunch time . \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 25 Nov. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Marathon times are getting slower, says RunRepeat data cruncher Paul Ronto, and the correlation to climate change is clear. \u2014 Amanda Loudin, Outside Online , 15 Aug. 2019",
"As the campaign's top data cruncher , Oczkowski sat in front of a computer and performed real-time analysis of precinct data to stay ahead of state calls and to spot any trouble on the horizon. \u2014 Carol D. Leonnig And Philip Rucker Washington Post, Star Tribune , 13 July 2021",
"Unlike her Cook Political Report colleague, national editor Amy Walter (@amyewalter; 189,800 followers), is not a pollster or a number- cruncher . \u2014 Stuart Emmrich, Vogue , 1 Nov. 2020",
"Some number- crunchers had speculated the greater increase in Democratic voters stemmed from a contested presidential primary, while Trump is unopposed. \u2014 Darrel Rowland, Cincinnati.com , 21 Apr. 2020",
"Marroquin\u2019s group is fully funded by UPMC and is embedded within its clinical network, eliminating the distractions of vying for outside research grants common among data crunchers in rival hospital systems. \u2014 Scientific American , 24 Mar. 2020",
"Is non-disease news: The number of cars per people in the US is still down slightly since 2006, according to the data- crunchers at Sivak Applied Research. \u2014 Aarian Marshall, Wired , 15 Mar. 2020",
"London\u2019s financial industry would be lost without number- crunchers from Italy, India and Indiana. \u2014 The Economist , 14 Nov. 2019",
"CricViz\u2019s number- crunchers have found some evidence for the first two theories. \u2014 M.j., The Economist , 18 July 2019"
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"1946, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"a grassroots crusade for spending more money on our public schools",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The West Memphis Three garnered international attention with fans around the country and world joining the crusade of exoneration. \u2014 Lara Farrar, Arkansas Online , 24 June 2022",
"The allegations around the ESG funds in question risks tarnishing the reputation of CEO Christian Sewing, who has been on a crusade to get Deutsche out of the headlines since taking over the reins in April 2018. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 1 June 2022",
"Since then, Hahnah Williams and her family have been on a crusade to have those officers held responsible for her younger brother\u2019s death. \u2014 Shaddi Abusaid, ajc , 12 Apr. 2022",
"L\u00f3pez Obrador has been on a crusade against the National Electoral Institute, charging that it is biased against him. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2022",
"For years, Andy Parker has been on a crusade to cleanse cyberspace of the disturbing footage. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Previously, the Alabama representative worked to help Trump in his crusade to overturn the 2020 election. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 22 May 2022",
"Seemingly, a death toll that\u2019s already unimaginably high has made some people willing to accept additional human losses as unavoidable casualties in their crusade for normalcy. \u2014 Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone , 12 May 2022",
"The phone call by Mr. Trump was perhaps the most audacious moment in a monthslong pressure campaign aimed at enlisting the Justice Department in his crusade to overturn the election results. \u2014 New York Times , 30 July 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Stern boasts a fabled history of leading successful investigations, as the New York assistant DA who handled the Malcolm X murder, and as the crusading U.S. attorney for New Jersey who prosecuted leading politicians across the state. \u2014 Fortune Editors, Fortune , 29 Mar. 2020",
"The drama, which opened Christmas Day, stars Michael B. Jordan as crusading lawyer Bryan Stevenson and Jamie Foxx as death row inmate Walter McMillian. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 19 Mar. 2020",
"Washington and Adam Driver prove their mettle as top thespians of their generation, and Lee finds plenty of humor and modern relevance here with a narrative of cops crusading against white supremacists. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 27 Dec. 2019",
"Tony Pro told a series of obscene jokes about Attorney General Robert Kennedy, who was crusading against the Mob. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 16 Dec. 2019",
"Stanley Sporkin forced changes in corporate behavior in the 1970s as a crusading enforcement chief at the Securities and Exchange Commission who cracked down on bribery of foreign officials. \u2014 James R. Hagerty, WSJ , 27 Mar. 2020",
"There is a deep well of affection and nostalgia for this version of Sessions among Alabama primary voters \u2014 the pre-recusal Sessions, the crusading conservative senator. \u2014 David Montgomery, Washington Post , 6 Feb. 2020",
"Roberts, a Stanford University freshman student, has been crusading for gun-violence prevention ever since 17 people were killed and 17 others were injured in a mass shooting at her high school. \u2014 Lauren Hern\u00e1ndez, SFChronicle.com , 12 Feb. 2020",
"Of course, the Hospitallers were still operational, unlike the Knights Templar, so Ramsey quickly changed his claim to the Templars being the Freemasons\u2019 crusading ancestry. \u2014 Patrick Masters, Quartz , 30 Dec. 2019"
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"\u2014 Rita E. Hauser"
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"\u2014 Benjamin R. Barber",
"Cleanliness improved during the Middle Ages\u2014particularly after the Crusaders imported the Turkish bath.",
"\u2014 Winifred Gallagher",
"Then the church was looted by the Christian crusaders from the West, who converted it for fifty-seven years to the Roman Catholic ritual.",
"\u2014 Mario Salvadori"
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"1542, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"During the depths of the Covid-19 pandemic, health authorities and passengers questioned whether cruse line operators could operate safely. \u2014 Dave Sebastian, WSJ , 22 Jan. 2022",
"For Jews, the Maccabees' story and the legend of the single cruse of oil burning eight days signals the possibility that a dedicated few, inspired by faith in their purpose, can reshape history. \u2014 Joshua M. Davidson, CNN , 28 Nov. 2021"
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"Verb",
"Unfortunately some of the flowers got crushed when we were moving them.",
"The bicycle was crushed under the truck's tires.",
"The machine crushes the cans so that they can be stored until they are recycled.",
"Her arm was crushed in the accident.",
"Crush the nuts and sprinkle them on top of the cake.",
"The rocks were crushed into dust.",
"Noun",
"Yesterday I saw my old high school crush for the first time in five years.",
"The crush in the train station is at its worst during the afternoon rush hour.",
"Outside the hotel stood a crush of reporters waiting for her arrival.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Economists say that while refiners may see some temporary benefits, they\u2019re squeezed by the same forces that crush retail profit margins. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Still, almost all of the EU has refrained from an outright ban on Russian oil and natural gas that would likely crush the Russian economy. \u2014 Aamer Madhani, Josh Boak, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Junta forces seeking to crush opposition have killed more than 1,300 people, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners monitoring group. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Dec. 2021",
"So with the tweezers, apply steady and even pressure, but not too hard being careful not to crush it. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 31 May 2022",
"The crown jewel of Ole Miss football's 2021 recruiting class doesn't just crush quarterbacks. \u2014 Nick Suss, USA TODAY , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Then fold in butter, followed by \u00be cup raspberries, taking care not to crush berries. \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland , 15 Jan. 2022",
"Coaches are wired to push and develop players, not crush their dreams. \u2014 Dallas News , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Vaccination, even if readily available, won't crush the curve for months in places where there is explosive spread now. \u2014 Dr. Tom Frieden, CNN , 16 May 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Ayesha Harris plays Britt, another graphic designer who has a long-time crush on a colleague, leading to them matching and beginning a relationship that gets serious in more ways than one. \u2014 Sasha Urban, Variety , 30 June 2022",
"Staples developed a crush on Sam Cooke, who lived nearby, and routinely encountered the stars of the gospel world, including her role model, Mahalia Jackson. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
"Rowan Blanchard stars as high schooler Paige, an aspiring artist and out lesbian with a massive crush on the beautiful and popular Gabby Campos (Isabella Ferreira). \u2014 Keely Weiss, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 June 2022",
"The titular 12-year-old Sunny has heart surgery, grieves her mother and develops a crush on another girl. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 16 June 2022",
"Marcia lives alone and has a painful crush on her surgeon, to the point of trailing him around London, hoping for a glimpse of him. \u2014 Sara Paretsky, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"Given her long-time love of Outlander (and her crush on Sam), maybe this meet-cute could be the start of something more",
"It\u2019s about her early 1990s crush on former Vice President Al Gore, and how her plan to stalk him at a climate change summit in Istanbul, Turkey, was foiled by street protests and an unexpected love affair with her Turkish guide. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 June 2022",
"Despite Franklin having a new love in his life, there\u2019s no denying his childhood crush , Melody Wright, is a fan favorite. \u2014 Brande Victorian, Essence , 23 Feb. 2022"
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": to experience an intense and usually passing infatuation : to have a crush on someone":[
"\u2014 usually used with on She's been crushing on him all summer. Turns out Fat Monica was motivated to lose all the weight after she overhead Chandler (whom she was crushing on) tell Ross: \"I don't want to be stuck here all night with your fat sister.\" \u2014 Entertainment Weekly"
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"Verb",
"Unfortunately some of the flowers got crushed when we were moving them.",
"The bicycle was crushed under the truck's tires.",
"The machine crushes the cans so that they can be stored until they are recycled.",
"Her arm was crushed in the accident.",
"Crush the nuts and sprinkle them on top of the cake.",
"The rocks were crushed into dust.",
"Noun",
"Yesterday I saw my old high school crush for the first time in five years.",
"The crush in the train station is at its worst during the afternoon rush hour.",
"Outside the hotel stood a crush of reporters waiting for her arrival.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Economists say that while refiners may see some temporary benefits, they\u2019re squeezed by the same forces that crush retail profit margins. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Still, almost all of the EU has refrained from an outright ban on Russian oil and natural gas that would likely crush the Russian economy. \u2014 Aamer Madhani, Josh Boak, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Junta forces seeking to crush opposition have killed more than 1,300 people, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners monitoring group. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Dec. 2021",
"So with the tweezers, apply steady and even pressure, but not too hard being careful not to crush it. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 31 May 2022",
"The crown jewel of Ole Miss football's 2021 recruiting class doesn't just crush quarterbacks. \u2014 Nick Suss, USA TODAY , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Then fold in butter, followed by \u00be cup raspberries, taking care not to crush berries. \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland , 15 Jan. 2022",
"Coaches are wired to push and develop players, not crush their dreams. \u2014 Dallas News , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Vaccination, even if readily available, won't crush the curve for months in places where there is explosive spread now. \u2014 Dr. Tom Frieden, CNN , 16 May 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Ayesha Harris plays Britt, another graphic designer who has a long-time crush on a colleague, leading to them matching and beginning a relationship that gets serious in more ways than one. \u2014 Sasha Urban, Variety , 30 June 2022",
"Staples developed a crush on Sam Cooke, who lived nearby, and routinely encountered the stars of the gospel world, including her role model, Mahalia Jackson. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
"Rowan Blanchard stars as high schooler Paige, an aspiring artist and out lesbian with a massive crush on the beautiful and popular Gabby Campos (Isabella Ferreira). \u2014 Keely Weiss, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 June 2022",
"The titular 12-year-old Sunny has heart surgery, grieves her mother and develops a crush on another girl. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 16 June 2022",
"Marcia lives alone and has a painful crush on her surgeon, to the point of trailing him around London, hoping for a glimpse of him. \u2014 Sara Paretsky, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"Given her long-time love of Outlander (and her crush on Sam), maybe this meet-cute could be the start of something more",
"It\u2019s about her early 1990s crush on former Vice President Al Gore, and how her plan to stalk him at a climate change summit in Istanbul, Turkey, was foiled by street protests and an unexpected love affair with her Turkish guide. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 June 2022",
"Despite Franklin having a new love in his life, there\u2019s no denying his childhood crush , Melody Wright, is a fan favorite. \u2014 Brande Victorian, Essence , 23 Feb. 2022"
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"Verb",
"Unfortunately some of the flowers got crushed when we were moving them.",
"The bicycle was crushed under the truck's tires.",
"The machine crushes the cans so that they can be stored until they are recycled.",
"Her arm was crushed in the accident.",
"Crush the nuts and sprinkle them on top of the cake.",
"The rocks were crushed into dust.",
"Noun",
"Yesterday I saw my old high school crush for the first time in five years.",
"The crush in the train station is at its worst during the afternoon rush hour.",
"Outside the hotel stood a crush of reporters waiting for her arrival.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Economists say that while refiners may see some temporary benefits, they\u2019re squeezed by the same forces that crush retail profit margins. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Still, almost all of the EU has refrained from an outright ban on Russian oil and natural gas that would likely crush the Russian economy. \u2014 Aamer Madhani, Josh Boak, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Junta forces seeking to crush opposition have killed more than 1,300 people, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners monitoring group. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Dec. 2021",
"So with the tweezers, apply steady and even pressure, but not too hard being careful not to crush it. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 31 May 2022",
"The crown jewel of Ole Miss football's 2021 recruiting class doesn't just crush quarterbacks. \u2014 Nick Suss, USA TODAY , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Then fold in butter, followed by \u00be cup raspberries, taking care not to crush berries. \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland , 15 Jan. 2022",
"Coaches are wired to push and develop players, not crush their dreams. \u2014 Dallas News , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Vaccination, even if readily available, won't crush the curve for months in places where there is explosive spread now. \u2014 Dr. Tom Frieden, CNN , 16 May 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Ayesha Harris plays Britt, another graphic designer who has a long-time crush on a colleague, leading to them matching and beginning a relationship that gets serious in more ways than one. \u2014 Sasha Urban, Variety , 30 June 2022",
"Staples developed a crush on Sam Cooke, who lived nearby, and routinely encountered the stars of the gospel world, including her role model, Mahalia Jackson. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
"Rowan Blanchard stars as high schooler Paige, an aspiring artist and out lesbian with a massive crush on the beautiful and popular Gabby Campos (Isabella Ferreira). \u2014 Keely Weiss, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 June 2022",
"The titular 12-year-old Sunny has heart surgery, grieves her mother and develops a crush on another girl. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 16 June 2022",
"Marcia lives alone and has a painful crush on her surgeon, to the point of trailing him around London, hoping for a glimpse of him. \u2014 Sara Paretsky, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"Given her long-time love of Outlander (and her crush on Sam), maybe this meet-cute could be the start of something more",
"It\u2019s about her early 1990s crush on former Vice President Al Gore, and how her plan to stalk him at a climate change summit in Istanbul, Turkey, was foiled by street protests and an unexpected love affair with her Turkish guide. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 June 2022",
"Despite Franklin having a new love in his life, there\u2019s no denying his childhood crush , Melody Wright, is a fan favorite. \u2014 Brande Victorian, Essence , 23 Feb. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The first, which calls for making the crust from scratch, as The Pioneer Woman directs in her recipe, takes more time and more effort. \u2014 Morgan Hines, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
"Hidden inside the Earth\u2014within the first several hundred kilometers below the crust \u2014there is another ocean. \u2014 Theo Nicitopoulos, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 June 2022",
"Make Ahead: The pretzel crust can be baked up to 1 day in advance. \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"To keep the crust from sogging, the crepe layer is crucial. \u2014 Gordon Hamersley, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
"But as wind erodes the crust over time, those contaminants become airborne. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
"The crust strikes that wonderful balance between crisp and chewy. \u2014 Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic , 7 June 2022",
"Free of weighty toppings, the crust becomes an extra snappy stage for the cheesy and sodium-packed toppings to converge. \u2014 Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2022",
"These patties were perfectly cooked on a griddle, giving them just the right crust while keeping them incredibly juicy. \u2014 al , 27 May 2022"
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},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English crouste, cruste, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French cruste, crouste, going back to Latin crusta \"hard coating or surface layer, shell of an arthropod or crustacean, mineral flake, stone slab used in paneling,\" perhaps, if going back to *krus-to- \"something crushed or pounded into a hard layer,\" from a zero-grade nominal derivative of Indo-European *kreu\u032fs- \"beat, crush, pound,\" whence also Old English hruse \"earth, ground,\" Old High German roso, rosa \"crust, layer of ice\" (going back to Germanic *hrus\u014dn- ) \u2014 more at anacrusis":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kr\u0259st"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"audaciousness",
"audacity",
"brashness",
"brass",
"brassiness",
"brazenness",
"cheek",
"cheekiness",
"chutzpah",
"chutzpa",
"hutzpah",
"hutzpa",
"effrontery",
"face",
"gall",
"nerve",
"nerviness",
"pertness",
"presumption",
"presumptuousness",
"sauce",
"sauciness",
"temerity"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225159",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"crusty":{
"antonyms":[
"circuitous",
"mealymouthed"
],
"definitions":{
": giving an effect of surly incivility in address or disposition":[],
": having or being a crust":[]
},
"examples":[
"a basket of warm, crusty bread",
"We could see deer tracks in the crusty snow bank.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The pretty-as-a-picture salad, which takes about 30 minutes to make, can be served as a main dish when paired with crusty bread. \u2014 Ann Maloney, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"This dish can be dense enough to serve as an entr\u00e9e or makes a great hors d'oeuvre with crusty bread and cornichons, which are tiny crisp pickles. \u2014 Foren Clark, CNN , 30 May 2022",
"This means that two of the slices will have a crusty edge along the entire length of the piece. \u2014 Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"The petite slabs are lacquered in a salty-sweet glaze that caramelizes while the ribs cook through, creating crusty , sugary edges that taste like meat candy. \u2014 Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
"Jonsson\u2019s gorgeous paintings evoke brilliant sunsets or sunrises with raking light sweeping over crusty scraps of sharp, black rocks frosted with blowing snow. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 15 May 2022",
"But even for a crusty critic, excellence doesn\u2019t seem to be the only important metric right now. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022",
"Here, the bulldog Prime Minister is more spoken of than seen, played by a cranky, crusty Simon Russell Beale in just a couple of scenes. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Sometimes thickened with pieces of stale crusty bread, sometimes brightened by a squeeze of a lemon, sometimes made creamy with yogurt or topped with olives, there are infinite ways to enjoy it. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 24 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kr\u0259-st\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for crusty bluff , blunt , brusque , curt , crusty , gruff mean abrupt and unceremonious in speech and manner. bluff connotes good-natured outspokenness and unconventionality. a bluff manner blunt suggests directness of expression in disregard of others' feelings. a blunt appraisal brusque applies to a sharpness or ungraciousness. a brusque response curt implies disconcerting shortness or rude conciseness. a curt command crusty suggests a harsh or surly manner sometimes concealing an inner kindliness. a crusty exterior gruff suggests a hoarse or husky speech which may imply bad temper but more often implies embarrassment or shyness. puts on a gruff pose",
"synonyms":[
"abrupt",
"bluff",
"blunt",
"brusque",
"brusk",
"curt",
"downright",
"short",
"short-spoken",
"snippy",
"unceremonious"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053619",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"crutch strike":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": blowfly strike in or about the sheep's crutch":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105227",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"cruth":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of cruth variant spelling of crwth"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-103224",
"type":[]
},
"crutter":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"English dialect crut passage in a mine cut across strata of rock + English -er":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kr\u0259t\u0259(r)"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084329",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"crux":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a main or central feature (as of an argument)":[
"\u2026 he discarded all but the essential cruxes of his argument.",
"\u2014 Carl Van Doren"
],
": a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question":[
"The origin of the word is a scholarly crux ."
],
": an essential point requiring resolution or resolving an outcome":[]
},
"examples":[
"the crux of the problem is that the school's current budget is totally inadequate",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Instead, the crux of the story here is completely different. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 24 June 2022",
"And the crux of it was someone whose life has been defined by the stages of her kid and will always be defined by those stages. \u2014 Andrea Cuttler, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 June 2022",
"The crux of the plan is to create a pedestrian-friendly environment near (within a quarter-mile of) the stations. \u2014 Steve Smith, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
"The crux of the dispute is actually about the maritime economic boundary between the two countries, and how to calculate the border line that extends from Lebanon and Israel's land border. \u2014 Hadas Gold And Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"The crux of the Latino paradox is as follows: A broad body of research shows that Latinos have higher rates of diabetes, obesity and uncontrolled blood pressure and cholesterol levels than non-Hispanic white people. \u2014 Olveen Carrasquillo, The Conversation , 8 June 2022",
"The crux of whether the policies will affect IVF and PGT is how states define the beginning of life: at fertilization, or only once an embryo implants in a womb. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 8 June 2022",
"The crux of the charge is that Chastain used confidential information misappropriated from his employer, OpenSea, to make money. \u2014 Jeff Kauflin, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The crux of an agrodolce is a warmed sweetener like sugar or honey paired with a hit of acid, usually in the form of vinegar. \u2014 Christian Reynoso, Bon App\u00e9tit , 26 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1718, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin cruc-, crux cross, torture":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kru\u0307ks",
"\u02c8kr\u0259ks"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bottom line",
"bull's-eye",
"centerpiece",
"core",
"essence",
"gist",
"heart",
"kernel",
"keynote",
"meat",
"meat and potatoes",
"net",
"nub",
"nubbin",
"nucleus",
"pith",
"pivot",
"point",
"root",
"sum"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083854",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"crux ansata":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": ankh":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, literally, cross with a handle":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccan\u02c8s\u0101t\u0259",
"-s\u00e4-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102540",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"crux capitata":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": crux immissa":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, literally, cross having a head":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-t\u00e4-",
"-\u02cckap\u0259\u02c8t\u0101t\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111241",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"crux commissa":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a cross of crucifixion in which the upright shaft does not extend higher than the transverse beam \u2014 compare crux decussata , crux immissa":[],
": tau cross sense 1":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, literally, connected cross":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-k\u0259\u02c8mis\u0259",
"-\u02c8k\u00e4\u02ccm-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022737",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"crux criticorum":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": ordeal of critics : a difficult problem for critics":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kru\u0307ks-\u02cckri-ti-\u02c8k\u022fr-u\u0307m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163431",
"type":[
"Latin noun phrase"
]
},
"cruising altitude":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the height in the sky at which an airplane stays for most of a flight":[
"The pilot announced that we'd reached cruising altitude .",
"a cruising altitude of 40,000 feet"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191503"
},
"crushed":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to squeeze or force by pressure so as to alter or destroy structure":[
"crush grapes"
],
": to squeeze together into a mass":[
"She crushed her clothes into a bag."
],
": to reduce to particles by pounding or grinding":[
"crush rock"
],
": to subdue completely":[
"The rebellion was crushed ."
],
": to cause overwhelming emotional pain to (someone)":[
"Her insults crushed him."
],
": to oppress or burden grievously":[
"crushed by debt"
],
": to suppress or overwhelm as if by pressure or weight":[],
": crowd , push":[
"were crushed into the elevator"
],
": hug , embrace":[
"She crushed her child to her breast."
],
": drink":[],
": to advance with or as if with crushing":[
"The crowd crushed ruthlessly toward the exit."
],
": to become crushed":[
"The stewed tomatoes crush easily."
],
": crash":[],
": to experience an intense and usually passing infatuation : to have a crush on someone":[
"\u2014 usually used with on She's been crushing on him all summer. Turns out Fat Monica was motivated to lose all the weight after she overhead Chandler (whom she was crushing on) tell Ross: \"I don't want to be stuck here all night with your fat sister.\" \u2014 Entertainment Weekly"
],
": a crowding together (as of people)":[],
": an act of crushing":[],
": the quantity of material crushed":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kr\u0259sh"
],
"synonyms":[
"mash",
"pulp",
"squash"
],
"antonyms":[
"infatuation",
"mash",
"passion"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for crush Noun crowd , throng , horde , crush , mob mean an assembled multitude. crowd implies a close gathering and pressing together. a crowd gathered throng and horde suggest movement and pushing. a throng of reporters a horde of shoppers crush emphasizes the compactness of the group, the difficulty of individual movement, and the attendant discomfort. a crush of fans mob implies a disorderly crowd with the potential for violence. an angry mob",
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Unfortunately some of the flowers got crushed when we were moving them.",
"The bicycle was crushed under the truck's tires.",
"The machine crushes the cans so that they can be stored until they are recycled.",
"Her arm was crushed in the accident.",
"Crush the nuts and sprinkle them on top of the cake.",
"The rocks were crushed into dust.",
"Noun",
"Yesterday I saw my old high school crush for the first time in five years.",
"The crush in the train station is at its worst during the afternoon rush hour.",
"Outside the hotel stood a crush of reporters waiting for her arrival.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Economists say that while refiners may see some temporary benefits, they\u2019re squeezed by the same forces that crush retail profit margins. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Still, almost all of the EU has refrained from an outright ban on Russian oil and natural gas that would likely crush the Russian economy. \u2014 Aamer Madhani, Josh Boak, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Junta forces seeking to crush opposition have killed more than 1,300 people, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners monitoring group. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Dec. 2021",
"So with the tweezers, apply steady and even pressure, but not too hard being careful not to crush it. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 31 May 2022",
"The crown jewel of Ole Miss football's 2021 recruiting class doesn't just crush quarterbacks. \u2014 Nick Suss, USA TODAY , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Then fold in butter, followed by \u00be cup raspberries, taking care not to crush berries. \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland , 15 Jan. 2022",
"Coaches are wired to push and develop players, not crush their dreams. \u2014 Dallas News , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Vaccination, even if readily available, won't crush the curve for months in places where there is explosive spread now. \u2014 Dr. Tom Frieden, CNN , 16 May 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Ayesha Harris plays Britt, another graphic designer who has a long-time crush on a colleague, leading to them matching and beginning a relationship that gets serious in more ways than one. \u2014 Sasha Urban, Variety , 30 June 2022",
"Staples developed a crush on Sam Cooke, who lived nearby, and routinely encountered the stars of the gospel world, including her role model, Mahalia Jackson. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
"Rowan Blanchard stars as high schooler Paige, an aspiring artist and out lesbian with a massive crush on the beautiful and popular Gabby Campos (Isabella Ferreira). \u2014 Keely Weiss, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 June 2022",
"The titular 12-year-old Sunny has heart surgery, grieves her mother and develops a crush on another girl. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 16 June 2022",
"Marcia lives alone and has a painful crush on her surgeon, to the point of trailing him around London, hoping for a glimpse of him. \u2014 Sara Paretsky, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"Given her long-time love of Outlander (and her crush on Sam), maybe this meet-cute could be the start of something more",
"It\u2019s about her early 1990s crush on former Vice President Al Gore, and how her plan to stalk him at a climate change summit in Istanbul, Turkey, was foiled by street protests and an unexpected love affair with her Turkish guide. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 June 2022",
"Despite Franklin having a new love in his life, there\u2019s no denying his childhood crush , Melody Wright, is a fan favorite. \u2014 Brande Victorian, Essence , 23 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English crusshen , from Anglo-French croissir, croistre , of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Low German krossen to crush":"Verb and Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"1599, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201109"
},
"crucifixion":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the crucifying of Christ":[],
": the act of crucifying":[],
": extreme and painful punishment, affliction, or suffering":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cckr\u00fc-s\u0259-\u02c8fik-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"the crucifixion of the rebel Spartacus",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The first was just before sentencing, when a friend of his mother\u2019s poured oil over his head and told him the story of Jesus in the garden, struggling to face the reality of his coming crucifixion . \u2014 Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
"Some church services may include a performance of the crucifixion , burial in a tomb and resurrection of Jesus. \u2014 Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Archaeological evidence of crucifixion is rare, as victims often didn\u2019t receive a proper burial. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Dec. 2021",
"The New Testament depicts Jesus' crucifixion by Roman authorities. \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Good Friday commemorates the suffering, crucifixion and death of Jesus of Nazareth more than 2,000 years ago in Jerusalem. \u2014 al , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Good Friday marks Jesus\u2019 suffering, crucifixion and death. \u2014 Jason Oliver Evans, The Conversation , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The Jewish holiday of Passover took place just before Christ\u2019s crucifixion and resurrection. \u2014 CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Jesus was Jewish and had a Passover meal with his followers the day before his crucifixion on the Thursday before Easter Sunday. \u2014 Saleen Martin, USA TODAY , 13 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-221911"
},
"cruciform":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": forming or arranged in a cross":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kr\u00fc-s\u0259-\u02ccf\u022frm"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"AllSource Analysis describes the submarine as 360 feet long with cruciform tail fins and control vanes on the sail. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 17 May 2022",
"Built in 1946, Kaufmann House is 3,200 square feet and is cruciform in shape, anchored in the center by the living and dining rooms. \u2014 Katherine Clarke, WSJ , 15 Oct. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin cruc-, crux + English -form":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1661, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224822"
},
"crucifix fish":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of several saltwater catfishes (genus Arius ) of the Caribbean area with the bones of the lower part of the skull arranged in the form of a crucifix":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-230322"
},
"cruddle":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": curdle":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-ru\u0307d-",
"\u02c8kr\u0259d\u1d4al"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"frequentative of crud entry 2":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014159"
},
"crucifixion thorn":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": christ's-thorn":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-050045"
},
"cruciform ligament":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": cruciate ligament sense c":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-050623"
},
"crucifying":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to put to death by nailing or binding the wrists or hands and feet to a cross":[],
": to destroy the power of : mortify":[
"crucify the flesh"
],
": to treat cruelly : torment":[],
": pillory sense 2":[
"crucified in the press"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kr\u00fc-s\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"They crucified her in the newspapers for having an affair.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There was a notorious TV report around 2014: a story of how Ukrainians crucify a Russian boy. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Nazaryan seemingly was trying to crucify the author rather than giving a solid review of the book. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Feb. 2021",
"Jesus is then crucified (nailed to a cross alive), the death of a common criminal. \u2014 National Geographic , 9 Apr. 2020",
"The crosses have three beams, the lowest one slanted from left to right to symbolize the different attitudes of the two thieves who were crucified with Jesus Christ. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 May 2020",
"The land is ruled by King Uther Pendragon, who allows fanatical Red Paladins to roam the land crucifying villages of people as heretics. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 7 May 2020",
"Anyone who did cross the line ended up getting crucified . \u2014 Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal , 23 Apr. 2020",
"Folmar\u2019s evaluation of the problem doesn\u2019t account for socioeconomic variables or addiction being a medical condition, but focuses on crucifying the dealers and reduces the problem to a personal decision that must be condemned. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 3 Apr. 2020",
"Michael Scott gets crucified : Writer Aaron Schure pitched an idea where Michael's shirt got caught in a garage door while playing basketball. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English crucifien , from Anglo-French crucifier , from Late Latin crucifigere":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-071733"
},
"crucify":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to put to death by nailing or binding the wrists or hands and feet to a cross":[],
": to destroy the power of : mortify":[
"crucify the flesh"
],
": to treat cruelly : torment":[],
": pillory sense 2":[
"crucified in the press"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kr\u00fc-s\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"They crucified her in the newspapers for having an affair.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There was a notorious TV report around 2014: a story of how Ukrainians crucify a Russian boy. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Nazaryan seemingly was trying to crucify the author rather than giving a solid review of the book. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Feb. 2021",
"Jesus is then crucified (nailed to a cross alive), the death of a common criminal. \u2014 National Geographic , 9 Apr. 2020",
"The crosses have three beams, the lowest one slanted from left to right to symbolize the different attitudes of the two thieves who were crucified with Jesus Christ. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 May 2020",
"The land is ruled by King Uther Pendragon, who allows fanatical Red Paladins to roam the land crucifying villages of people as heretics. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 7 May 2020",
"Anyone who did cross the line ended up getting crucified . \u2014 Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal , 23 Apr. 2020",
"Folmar\u2019s evaluation of the problem doesn\u2019t account for socioeconomic variables or addiction being a medical condition, but focuses on crucifying the dealers and reduces the problem to a personal decision that must be condemned. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 3 Apr. 2020",
"Michael Scott gets crucified : Writer Aaron Schure pitched an idea where Michael's shirt got caught in a garage door while playing basketball. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English crucifien , from Anglo-French crucifier , from Late Latin crucifigere":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-114255"
},
"crucifix":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a representation of Christ on the cross":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kr\u00fc-s\u0259-\u02ccfiks"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"He wears a crucifix on a chain around his neck.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Behind her cash register are photos of family who served in the military and photos of her father making his tortillas and a crucifix and a small Our Lady of Guadalupe figurine. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 30 May 2022",
"In it, Kendrick is depicted hovering in a Jesus-like crucifix pose over ocean waves while a young child looks on from the beach. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 16 May 2022",
"Shadows of the band swayed in the strobe lights while Murphy\u2019s spindly arms were outstretched in the starched position of a crucifix . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 May 2022",
"In the familiar European lore vampires can be repelled with a crucifix , scalded with holy water or burned by sunlight, a longstanding symbol of providence. \u2014 Roy Schwartz, CNN , 2 Apr. 2022",
"The church was nearly dark, and as eyes adjusted to the dim, the interior came slowly into view: a long nave, an old stone roof and a crucifix at the altar in front of a red drape. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Jan. 2022",
"Tom Scutt\u2019s inventive two-tiered set features wooden scaffolding and a massive crucifix that performers traverse like a balance beam. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Onto the porch shuffled a shirtless and mostly toothless man, the drawstring of his leisure pants barely clinging around his waist, a crucifix bouncing in the hair of his sunken chest. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Jan. 2022",
"In the photos, which quickly went viral, Rihanna is wearing a pink coat from Chanel's Fall 1996 collection unbuttoned to show off a baby bump bedecked in a Chanel chain belt and pearl necklace, a Christian Lacroix crucifix , and ripped blue jeans. \u2014 Olivia Hosken, Town & Country , 1 Feb. 2022"
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"Middle English, from Late Latin crucifixus the crucified Christ, from crucifixus , past participle of crucifigere to crucify, from Latin cruc-, crux + figere to fasten \u2014 more at fix":""
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a person skillful in creating or solving crossword puzzles":[]
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"\u02cckr\u00fcs\u0259\u02c8v\u0259rb\u0259l\u0259\u0307st"
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"\u2026 what use we make of them will be the crucial question.",
"\u2014 Stanley Kubrick",
"Vitamins are crucial for maintaining good health."
],
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"the crucial game of a series"
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"\u02c8kr\u00fc-sh\u0259l"
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"examples":[
"Vitamins are crucial for maintaining good health.",
"It's crucial that we arrive before 8 o'clock.",
"Teachers are crucial to the success of the school.",
"She played a crucial role in the meeting.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Whatever the crisis is, open and honest communication is absolutely crucial . \u2014 Tytus Go\u0142as, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"Offensively, Caratini has surpassed expectations \u2013 his .811 OPS is second on the team while making 31 starts \u2013 but his defensive improvement has been just as crucial . \u2014 Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
"About 620 acres of habitat would be restored, including 72 acres of wetlands that are crucial to help maintain the health of the creek. \u2014 Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal , 28 June 2022",
"Pierre Mouchel, the delegate of France Televisions\u2019 union at the CGT, said the timing was crucial to protest and gather the support of deputies from other political parties than Macron\u2019s En Marche. \u2014 Elsa Keslassy, Variety , 28 June 2022",
"The company, and the oil industry, remain crucial to the state\u2019s fortunes. \u2014 Joshua Partlow, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022",
"Literature that focuses on LGBTQ+ people and the LGBTQ+ experience is so crucial . \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 24 June 2022",
"Add to that the strict reservation systems implemented by many, and planning ahead is more crucial than ever. \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 23 June 2022",
"After all, maintaining 100% of productivity may not be so crucial if the company can save on health care costs, resignations and talent attraction. \u2014 Joe O'connor, CNN , 20 June 2022"
],
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"French, from Latin cruc-, crux cross":""
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"1706, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a chest used in medieval torture to hold the body of one who was to be pressed with stones":[]
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"\u02c8kr\u00fcs\u0259\u0307t\u02cchau\u0307s"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Old English cruceth\u016bs , from crucet- (from Latin cruciatus torture, from cruciatus , past participle of cruciare to torture, from cruc-, crux cross) + h\u016bs house":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-161431"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-164302"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": any of various anatomical parts that resemble a leg or a pair of legs":[]
},
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"\u02c8kr\u0259s",
"\u02c8kr\u00fcs"
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"Latin crur-, crus":""
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"circa 1751, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-164436"
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"noun"
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": squad car":[],
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": beach cruiser":[
"\u2026 bikes don't come much more basic than cruisers .",
"\u2014 Ron Koch"
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": a large fast moderately armored and gunned warship":[],
": a person who cruises":[]
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"\u02c8kr\u00fc-z\u0259r"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Troopers said a Honda motorcycle was traveling northbound on the highway and a marked Tyrone Police Department patrol cruiser was heading in the opposite direction. \u2014 Matt Bruce, ajc , 2 July 2022",
"Traffic footage released by Ohio Department of Transportation shows a single cruiser chasing Walker onto the highway around 12:31 a.m. Monday. \u2014 Jim Mackinnon, USA TODAY , 1 July 2022",
"The faster iteration of the 22XP has speed numbers much more in line with a typical large express cruiser . \u2014 Kevin Koenig, Robb Report , 1 July 2022",
"Democratic opposition to the U.S.-Saudi relationship began soon after Franklin D. Roosevelt met with King Abdul Aziz aboard the Navy heavy cruiser USS Quincy in 1945. \u2014 Walter Russell Mead, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"The result: a cruiser of a boat that tracks well while keeping your butt out of the water below (a detachable, inflatable seat also helps avoid this). \u2014 Graham Averill, Outside Online , 16 June 2022",
"State Police tweeted a photo of the fawn near Dabene\u2019s cruiser . \u2014 Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"After the meeting, Wheeler said money from the guns was used to purchase a 2012 Chevy Tahoe police cruiser that had been traded in. \u2014 Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online , 4 June 2022",
"Once the ban was lifted, Marcello De Lio, an avid cruiser from New York City, couldn\u2019t wait to get back onboard. \u2014 Cheryl Maguire, Washington Post , 26 May 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1695, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-182547"
},
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"type":[
"adjective or noun",
"noun plural",
"plural noun"
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"definitions":{
": arthropods that are crustaceans":[]
},
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"\u02cckr\u0259s-\u02c8t\u0101-sh(\u0113-)\u0259",
"\u02cckr\u0259-\u02c8st\u0101-sh(\u0113-)\u0259"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There\u2019s primitive pleasure in devouring a complete crustacea , exoskeleton and all. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 18 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, group name, from neuter plural of crustaceus":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1814, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-192738"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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": any of a large class (Crustacea) of mostly aquatic mandibulate arthropods that have a chitinous or calcareous and chitinous exoskeleton, a pair of often much modified appendages on each segment, and two pairs of antennae and that include the lobsters, shrimp, crabs, wood lice, water fleas, and barnacles":[]
},
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"\u02cckr\u0259s-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"\u02cckr\u0259-\u02c8st\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Plentiful, delicious Gulf gems such as shrimp, which serves as the state crustacean . \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 20 May 2022",
"Where seafood is involved, the seas themselves are different, as are the denizens of those seas, whether fin fish, shellfish or crustacean . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022",
"This has put at risk a historic Alaska fishery that during two boom years in the early 1990s tallied more than 300 million pounds of the green-eyed crustacean with spindly legs, hauls even greater than the highest years of the king crab harvests. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The crustacean \u2019s presence opens up many new questions. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"But a closer look revealed the crustacean was not a crab but a deep-sea squat lobster in the genus Munidopsis, Dr. Rodr\u00edguez Flores said. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Governor Jay Inslee issued an emergency order on Wednesday that will allow the state's department of fish and wildlife to eradicate the crustacean or prevent it from permanently establishing itself. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Spiny lobsters form single-file lines on the ocean floor and, like cyclists drafting in a pace line, move faster than any single crustacean might on its own. \u2014 Vanessa Gregory, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022",
"The prices for Maryland\u2019s favorite crustacean were so high, many restaurants took crab cakes off menus. \u2014 Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com , 4 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1835, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-200624"
},
"cruciality":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being crucial":[
"the episodes chosen by Homer have no evident cruciality for the course of the war",
"\u2014 S. G. F. Brandon"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cckr\u00fcsh\u0113\u02c8al\u0259t\u0113",
"-\u0259t\u0113",
"-i",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-205006"
},
"crucially":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": in a crucial manner":[],
": very importantly":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kr\u00fc-sh(\u0259-)l\u0113"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some disappeared, some faded, but, crucially , wonderfully, some became caring, lifelong friends. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"And to that end, the main hing was working with their hands\u2014from physical work to music and crucially cooking. \u2014 Bridget Arsenault, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
"One dominant political party (in a two-party system, at least) rises as its champion, and, crucially , the opposing party is forced to concede to survive. \u2014 Ed Burmila, The New Republic , 15 June 2022",
"She could be seen at glitzy events around the world, from the Academy Awards to the grid of the Miami Grand Prix, but crucially not at major tennis tournaments. \u2014 Joshua Robinson, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
"And, most crucially , dockworkers on the West Coast are renegotiating a labor contract with port terminal operators that expires at the end of this month. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"And, most crucially , dockworkers on the West Coast are renegotiating a labor contract with port terminal operators that expires at the end of this month. \u2014 Michael D. Shear And, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"But, crucially , the genetic testing revealed the plants had in fact adapted enough to the nutrient-poor, lunar regolith to grow relatively well. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
"But the nationwide anger has crucially divided Johnson's Conservative Party, many of whom are worried about polling that suggests the 'partygate' scandal has caused millions of voters to turn against them. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 6 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1879, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210752"
},
"cruiser stern":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a stern on high-speed naval vessels designed without overhang to give maximum immersed length":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214022"
},
"crude drug":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a plant or animal drug occurring in either the fresh or dried condition and either whole or reduced in particle size by cutting or grinding":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-235941"
},
"cruck":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": one of a pair of curved timbers forming a principal support of a roof in primitive English house construction":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kr\u0259k"
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"probably from dialect form of crook entry 2 (curved timber)":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1898, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015842"
},
"crupper":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a leather loop passing under a horse's tail and buckled to the saddle":[]
},
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"\u02c8kr\u0259-p\u0259r",
"\u02c8kru\u0307-"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English croper, croppere, borrowed from Anglo-French croupere (continental Old French croupiere ) from croupe croup entry 1 + -ere -er entry 2":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024058"
},
"Cruciferae":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a family of herbs (order Rhoeadales) characterized by cruciate tetramerous flowers and by the fruit which is a silique or a silicle \u2014 see brassica":[]
},
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"kr\u00fc\u02c8sif\u0259\u02ccr\u0113"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin cruci-, crux + -ferae (feminine plural of -fer )":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024443"
},
"cruise ship":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a large ship that stops at different ports and carries passengers who are traveling for pleasure":[]
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"noun"
],
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": any of a large class (Crustacea) of mostly aquatic mandibulate arthropods that have a chitinous or calcareous and chitinous exoskeleton, a pair of often much modified appendages on each segment, and two pairs of antennae and that include the lobsters, shrimp, crabs, wood lice, water fleas, and barnacles":[]
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"\u02cckr\u0259s-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Plentiful, delicious Gulf gems such as shrimp, which serves as the state crustacean . \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 20 May 2022",
"Where seafood is involved, the seas themselves are different, as are the denizens of those seas, whether fin fish, shellfish or crustacean . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022",
"This has put at risk a historic Alaska fishery that during two boom years in the early 1990s tallied more than 300 million pounds of the green-eyed crustacean with spindly legs, hauls even greater than the highest years of the king crab harvests. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The crustacean \u2019s presence opens up many new questions. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"But a closer look revealed the crustacean was not a crab but a deep-sea squat lobster in the genus Munidopsis, Dr. Rodr\u00edguez Flores said. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Governor Jay Inslee issued an emergency order on Wednesday that will allow the state's department of fish and wildlife to eradicate the crustacean or prevent it from permanently establishing itself. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Spiny lobsters form single-file lines on the ocean floor and, like cyclists drafting in a pace line, move faster than any single crustacean might on its own. \u2014 Vanessa Gregory, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022",
"The prices for Maryland\u2019s favorite crustacean were so high, many restaurants took crab cakes off menus. \u2014 Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com , 4 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1835, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-050645"
}
}
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