Glossary · Adjectives · C
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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Crackleadjectivehaving the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in cracklewarecandidate
Cranniedadjectivehaving small chinks or crannies (especially in or between rocks or stones)candidate
Creoleadjectiveof or relating to a language that arises from contact between two other languages and has features of bothcandidate
Cress GreenadjectiveMWEof a moderate yellow-green color that is greener and deeper than moss green and yellower and darker than pea greencandidate
Cressonadjectiveof a moderate yellow-green color that is greener and deeper than moss green and yellower and darker than pea greencandidate
Crestedadjective(of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the headcandidate
Crimsonadjective(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertioncandidate
Criticaladjectiveat or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reactioncandidate
Crocketedadjective(of a gable or spire) furnished with a crocket (an ornament in the form of curved or bent foliage)candidate
Crookbackadjectivecharacteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral columncandidate
Crookbackedadjectivecharacteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral columncandidate
Cross-Plyadjectiveof or relating to an older kind of automobile tire that had a flexible tread and relatively stiff sidewallscandidate
Cross-Sectionadjectiverepresenting a plane made by cutting across something at right angles to its lengthcandidate
Cross-Sectionaladjectiverepresenting a plane made by cutting across something at right angles to its lengthcandidate