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- croker sackA large bag, typically made of coarse material like burlap or hessian, used for storing or transporting agricultural produce such as potatoes, grain, or feed.nounLow
- crokinole/ˈkrəʊkɪnəʊl/A board game played by flicking discs with fingers.nounVery Low
- crombec/ˈkrɒmbɛk/A very small African warbler with a short tail and a slender, downward-curving bill.nounVery Low
- crome/krəʊm/A garden or agricultural tool, also a specific local place name.nounVery rare / Obsolete / Dialectal
- cromer/ˈkrəʊmə/A seaside town in Norfolk, England.nounLow (Primarily used as a proper noun referring to the specific location)
- cromlech/ˈkrɒmlɛk/A prehistoric monument consisting of a circle of standing stones, typically surrounding a burial mound or dolmen.nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
- cromolyn sodium/ˈkrəʊməlɪn ˈsəʊdiəm/A mast cell stabilizer medication used to prevent allergy symptoms.nounVery Low
- cromorne/krəʊˈmɔːn/A historical double‑reed woodwind instrument with a cylindrical bore, used in Renaissance and Baroque music.nounVery Low
- crompton/ˈkrɒmptən/A proper noun, primarily a surname of English origin, or a toponym; also a brand name in various industries (notably lighting/engineering).nounVery Low
- cromwell/ˈkrɒmwɛl/A proper noun referring to Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658), the English military and political leader who led the Parliamentarian forces in the English Civil War and later became Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland.nounLow
- cromwell current/ˈkrɒmwəl ˈkʌrənt/A deep, subsurface ocean current flowing eastward near the Equator in the Pacific Ocean.nounVery Low
- cromwellian chair/krɒmˈwɛlɪən tʃeə/A specific style of heavy, sturdy oak armchair produced in England during the mid-17th century, typically characterized by leather upholstery, turned posts, and stretchers.nounC2
- crone/krəʊn/An old, ugly, and often malicious woman.nounC1/C2
- cronic/ˈkrɒnɪk/Persisting for a long time or constantly recurring; long-lasting and difficult to eradicate.nounB2
- cronin/ˈkrəʊnɪn/A family name or surname, most commonly of Irish origin, often functioning as a proper noun. It is not a standard English word with lexical meaning.nounVery Low (as a common noun/verb - N/A)
- cronje/ˈkrɒn.jə/A South African surname of Afrikaner origin, most famously associated with the disgraced South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje.nounLow
- cronkite/ˈkrɒŋkaɪt/The term 'Cronkite' is almost exclusively a proper noun referring to the renowned American broadcast journalist Walter Cronkite (1916–2009). It is not a standard lexical item in English dictionaries with its own etymology or IPA.nounVery Low
- cronus/ˈkrəʊ.nəs/The name of the leader of the first generation of Titans in Greek mythology, who overthrew his father Uranus and was later overthrown by his son Zeus.nounC2
- crony/ˈkrəʊni/A close friend or long-standing companion, often implying the relationship is based on shared interests, experiences, or reciprocal favors rather than deep personal affinity.nounC1
- crony capitalism/ˈkrəʊ.ni ˈkæp.ɪ.təl.ɪ.zəm/An economic system where business success depends on close, often corrupt, relationships between business people and government officials.nounC1
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