| CREAK | • creak n. The sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking. • creak v. (Intransitive) To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances. • creak v. (Transitive) To produce a creaking sound with. |
| CREAM | • cream n. The butterfat/milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder. • cream n. A yellowish white colour; the colour of cream. • cream n. (Informal) Frosting, custard, creamer, or another substance similar to the oily part of milk or to whipped cream. |
| CREDO | • credo n. A statement of a belief or a summary statement of a whole belief system; also (metonymically) the belief… • credo n. (Christianity) The liturgical creed (usually the Nicene Creed), or a musical arrangement of it for use… • CREDO n. (Latin) a concise statement of doctrine; a section of Mass followed by offertory. |
| CREDS | • creds n. Plural of cred. • CRED n. (short for) credibility. |
| CREED | • creed n. That which is believed; accepted doctrine, especially religious doctrine; a particular set of beliefs;… • creed n. (Specifically, religion) A reading or statement of belief that summarizes the faith it represents; a… • creed n. (Rare) The fact of believing; belief, faith. |
| CREEK | • creek n. (Britain) A small inlet or bay, often saltwater, narrower and extending farther into the land than a… • creek n. (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US) A stream of water (often freshwater) smaller than a river and larger… • creek n. Any turn or winding. |
| CREEL | • creel n. A woven basket, especially a wicker basket and especially as follows… • creel n. (Textile making) A bar or set of bars with skewers for holding paying-off bobbins, as in the roving… • creel v. (Transitive) To place (fish) in a creel. |
| CREEP | • creep v. (Intransitive) To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground. • creep v. (Intransitive, of plants) To grow across a surface rather than upwards. • creep v. (Intransitive) To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction. |
| CREES | • Crees n. Plural of Cree. • CREE v. to soften by boiling. |
| CREME | • creme adj. Alternative spelling of crème. • creme n. Alternative spelling of crème. • creme v. Alternative spelling of crème. |
| CREMS | • crems n. Plural of crem. • CREM n. (colloquial) a crematorium. |
| CRENA | • crena n. (Sciences) A furrow or notch. • CRENA n. (Latin) a notch or tooth. |
| CREPE | • crepe n. A flat round pancake-like pastry from Lower Brittany, made with wheat. • crepe n. A soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface. • crepe n. Crepe paper; thin, crinkled tissue paper. |
| CREPS | • creps n. (Medicine, colloquial) Crepitations. • creps n. Plural of crep (“athletic shoe”). • Creps prop.n. A surname from German. |
| CREPT | • crept v. Simple past tense and past participle of creep. • CREEP v. to advance stealthily. |
| CREPY | • crepy adj. Alternative form of crêpy. • crêpy adj. Resembling or similar to crêpe. • CREPY adj. having the texture of crepe, a light crinkled fabric, also CREPEY. |
| CRESS | • cress n. (Plants) A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste… • CRESS n. a cruciferous plant used in salads. |
| CREST | • crest n. The summit of a hill or mountain ridge. • crest n. A tuft, or other natural ornament, growing on an animal’s head, for example the comb of a cockerel… • crest n. The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on or displayed on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet. |
| CREWE | • crewe n. A group of people, especially in Louisiana, who support a Mardi Gras float in parades, as well as other charity work. • Crewe prop.n. (Uncountable) A placename… • Crewe prop.n. (Countable) A habitational surname from Welsh. |
| CREWS | • crews n. Plural of crew. • crews v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crew. • Crews prop.n. A surname. |