crinoline
— Noun
– English
~ a full stiff petticoat made of crinoline fabric
crinoline
— Noun
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~ a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing
crinoline
— Noun
– English
~ a skirt stiffened with hoops
criollo
— Noun
– English
~ cocoa of superior quality
criollo
— Noun
– English
~ a Spanish American of pure European stock (usually Spanish); "Mexico is a country of mestizos, criollos, and indigenes"
cripple
— Verb
– English
~ deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg; "The accident has crippled her for life"
cripple
— Verb
– English
~ deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless; "This measure crippled our efforts"; "Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work"
cripple
— Noun
– English
~ someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back
crippled
— Adjective
– English
~ disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"
crippling
— Adjective
– English
~ that cripples or disables or incapacitates; "a crippling injury"
crisis
— Noun
– English
~ a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something; "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better"
crisis
— Noun
– English
~ an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty; "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis"
crisp
— Verb
– English
~ make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic; "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane"
crisp
— Verb
– English
~ make brown and crisp by heating; "toast bread"; "crisp potatoes"
crisp
— Adjective
– English
~ pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"
crisp
— Adjective
– English
~ brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand"
crisp
— Adjective
– English
~ pleasingly firm and fresh; "crisp lettuce"
crisp
— Adjective
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~ tender and brittle; "crisp potato chips"
crisp
— Adjective
– English
~ (of something seen or heard) clearly defined; "a sharp photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot"
crisp
— Adjective
– English
~ (of hair) in small tight curls