Anacrusis :: Anacrusis (n.) A prefix of one or two unaccented syllables to a verse properly beginning with an accented syllable.

Apocrustic :: Apocrustic (a.) Astringent and repellent.

Apocrustic :: Apocrustic (n.) An apocrustic medicine.

Crus :: Crus (n.) That part of the hind limb between the femur, or thigh, and the ankle, or tarsus; the shank..

Crus :: Crus (n.) Often applied, especially in the plural, to parts which are supposed to resemble a pair of legs; as, the crura of the diaphragm, a pair of muscles attached to it; crura cerebri, two bundles of nerve fibers in the base of the brain, connecting the medulla and the forebrain..

Crusade :: Crusade (n.) Any one of the military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers, in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries, for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Mohammedans..

Crusade :: Crusade (n.) Any enterprise undertaken with zeal and enthusiasm; as, a crusade against intemperance..

Crusade :: Crusade (n.) A Portuguese coin. See Crusado.

Crusade :: Crusade (v. i.) To engage in a crusade; to attack in a zealous or hot-headed manner.

Crusaded :: Crusaded (imp. & p. p.) of Crusad.

Crusader :: Crusader (n.) One engaged in a crusade; as, the crusaders of the Middle Ages..

Crusading :: Crusading (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Crusad.

Crusading :: Crusading (a.) Of or pertaining to a crusade; as, a crusading spirit..

Crusado :: Crusado (n.) An old Portuguese coin, worth about seventy cents..

Cruse :: Cruse (n.) A cup or dish.

Cruse :: Cruse (n.) A bottle for holding water, oil, honey, etc..

Cruset :: Cruset (n.) A goldsmith's crucible or melting pot.

Crush :: Crush (v. t.) To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts, or to force together into a mass; as, to crush grapes..

Crush :: Crush (v. t.) To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to comminute; as, to crush quartz..

Crush :: Crush (v. t.) To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down, as by an incumbent weight..

Crush :: Crush (v. t.) To oppress or burden grievously.

Crush :: Crush (v. t.) To overcome completely; to subdue totally.

Crush :: Crush (v. i.) To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force; as, an eggshell crushes easily..

Crush :: Crush (n.) A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.

Crush :: Crush (n.) Violent pressure, as of a crowd; a crowd which produced uncomfortable pressure; as, a crush at a peception..

Crushed :: Crushed (imp. & p. p.) of Crus.

Crusher :: Crusher (n.) One who, or that which, crushes..

Crushing :: Crushing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Crus.

Crushing :: Crushing (a.) That crushes; overwhelming.

Crust :: Crust (n.) The hard external coat or covering of anything; the hard exterior surface or outer shell; an incrustation; as, a crust of snow..

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