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- craters of the moon/ˈkreɪ.təz əv ðə ˈmuːn/A specific place name referring to a large expanse of lava fields and volcanic features in Idaho, USA.nounLow
- craton/ˈkreɪ.tɒn/A large, stable, ancient, and relatively undeformed section of Earth's continental lithosphere.nounRare
- cratur/ˈkreɪtʃə/A Scots and Irish English dialectal or informal variant of the word 'creature', referring to a person, often with connotations of pity, fondness, or condescension.nounLow
- craunch/krɔːntʃ/To crush or grind something hard (like ice or hard food) with a noisy, crackling sound.verbverb-ambitransitiveVery Rare/Archaic
- cravat/krəˈvæt/A short, wide strip of fabric worn by men around the neck and tucked inside an open-necked shirt.nounLow
- crave/kreɪv/to feel a powerful, often physical, desire for something.verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
- craven/ˈkreɪv(ə)n/Adjective: contemptibly lacking in courage; completely cowardly.adjectivenounverb-transitiveLow-frequency (Literary/Rare)
- craving/ˈkreɪvɪŋ/A powerful, urgent, and often persistent desire for something, typically a specific substance, food, or experience.nounB2
- craw/krɔː/The crop or stomach of a bird or insect.nounRare
- craw-thumper/ˈkrɔː ˌθʌmpə/A person who makes a loud, ostentatious, or hypocritical display of religious piety.nounVery Low
- crawdad/ˈkrɔːdad/A small freshwater crustacean resembling a small lobster, also called a crayfish.nounLow
- crawdaddy/ˈkrɔːˌdædi/A regional/colloquial term for a crayfish (freshwater crustacean resembling a small lobster).nounRare / Dialectal
- crawfish/ˈkrɔːfɪʃ/A freshwater crustacean resembling a small lobster.nounverb-intransitiveB2
- crawford/ˈkrɔːfəd/A common English-language surname of Scottish origin.nounLow-Medium
- crawfordsville/ˈkrɔːfədzvɪl/A proper noun referring to a specific place, typically a city or town, most notably the name of several towns and cities in the United States.nounRare
- crawl/krɔːl/To move forward slowly, especially on hands and knees or by dragging the body close to the ground.nounverbverb-intransitive+1B1
- crawler/ˈkrɔːlə(r)/A person, animal, or thing that moves slowly on its hands and knees or its belly.nounB2
- crawler lane/ˈkrɔːlə ˌleɪn/An extra lane on a steep incline of a motorway or highway, designated for slow-moving vehicles.nounC2
- crawler track/ˈkrɔːlə træk/A continuous loop of linked metal plates or rubber segments fitted around the wheels of a heavy vehicle (like a bulldozer or tank) that provides traction and distributes weight over soft ground.nounC1
- crawley/ˈkrɔːli/A proper noun, primarily a placename; a town and borough in West Sussex, England, developed as a New Town after World War II.nounMedium
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