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- cripple creek/ˌkrɪp.əl ˈkriːk/A place name, most commonly referring to a historic mining town in Colorado, USA.nounC1
- cripps/krɪps/A proper noun referring to a British surname of notable historical and political significance, most famously associated with Sir Stafford Cripps, a key Labour Party politician and Chancellor of the Exchequer in the post-World War II era.nounLow
- crise/ˈkraɪsɪs/A sudden, intense period of difficulty, danger, or instability in a system, situation, or person's life.nounC1
- criseyde/ˈkrɪs.eɪd/The name of a female literary character from Chaucer's 'Troilus and Criseyde', a figure representing faithlessness and betrayal in love.nounVery Low
- crisis/ˈkraɪsɪs/A time of intense difficulty, danger, or instability; a crucial turning point requiring a decisive change.adjectivenounC1
- crisis actor/ˈkraɪsɪs ˈaktə/A person who is falsely claimed to be pretending to be a victim or witness during a real-world crisis or tragedy, as part of a conspiracy theory alleging the event was staged.nounLow
- crisis center/ˈkraɪsɪs ˌsɛntə/A facility or organisation that provides immediate, short-term help and support to individuals experiencing an acute personal, emotional, or mental health emergency.nounB2
- crisis intervention team/ˈkraɪsɪs ˌɪntəˈvenʃn̩ ˌtiːm/A specialized group of trained professionals, often including police officers and mental health workers, who respond to emergency situations involving individuals experiencing mental health crises.nounMedium (Specialized but established within relevant professional fields)
- crisis management/ˈkraɪsɪs ˌmænɪdʒmənt/The process by which an organization deals with a disruptive and unexpected event that threatens to harm the organization or its stakeholders.nounC1
- crisis theology/ˈkraɪsɪs θiˈɒlədʒi/A school of 20th-century Christian theology (associated with Karl Barth and others) that emphasizes the absolute qualitative difference and infinite distance between God and humanity, rejecting liberal theology's optimism about human ability to know God. The 'crisis' refers to God's judgment on all human attempts at self-justification and religious achievement.nounC2
- crisp/krɪsp/(adj.) firm, dry, and easily broken or crumbled, especially in a pleasant way; (noun) a thin slice of fried potato, sold in packets; (verb) to become or make crisp.adjectivenounverb+1B1
- crispation/krɪˈspeɪʃən/The act or state of curling, wrinkling, or contracting, often as a response to a stimulus.nounExtremely rare / Obsolete in common use
- crispbread/ˈkrɪspbred/A flat, dry, crisp type of bread, often made from rye, baked into thin crackers or biscuits.nounB2
- crispen/ˈkrɪsp(ə)n/to make or become crisp; to make something slightly crispy or more defined.verb-ambitransitiveLow
- crisper/ˈkrɪspə/A compartment within a refrigerator designed to keep fruits and vegetables fresh by maintaining higher humidity.nounMedium
- crispi/ˈkrɪs.pi/An incorrect or non-standard spelling of the plural form of 'crispy' (the adjective) or a mistaken form of 'crisps' (the noun). It has no independent lexical status.nounExtremely Low (Non-Standard)
- crispin/ˈkrɪspɪn/A shoemaker (an archaic or poetic term).nounRare / Archaic
- crispinian/krɪˈspɪniən/Relating to or associated with Saint Crispian or Saint Crispinian.nounVery Low
- crispr/ˈkrɪspə/A family of DNA sequences found in bacteria and archaea, forming the basis for a powerful genome-editing technology.nounLow to Medium (Specialised/Technical)
- crisscross/ˈkrɪs.krɒs/a pattern of lines that cross each other repeatedly, often at right angles, forming squares or diamonds.adjectiveadverbnoun+3C1
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