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Synonyms

bluff, cliff, escarpment, palisade, precipice, scarp—more at CLIFF

crag·gy adjective : having a broken, uneven, or bumpy surface

Synonyms

broken, jagged, ragged, scraggly—more at RAGGED

cram verb crammed; cram·ming 1 : to pack in tight : JAM

2 : to eat greedily

3 : to study rapidly under pressure for an examination

Synonyms

crowd, jam, ram, sandwich, squeeze, stuff, wedge—more at CROWD

charge, fill, heap, jam, jam-pack, load, pack, stuff—more at FILL

1cramp noun 1 : a sudden painful contraction of muscle

2 : sharp abdominal pain — usu. used in pl.

Synonyms

spasm; also contraction, jerk, stitch, twinge, twitch

2cramp verb 1 : to affect with a cramp or cramps

2 : to restrain from free action : HAMPER

Synonyms

clog, delay, embarrass, encumber, fetter, hamper, handicap, hinder, hobble, hold back, hold up, impede, inhibit, interfere, manacle, obstruct, shackle, tie up, trammel—more at HAMPER

cran·ber·ry noun : the red acid berry of any of several trailing plants related to the heaths; also : one of these plants

1crane noun 1 : any of a family of tall wading birds related to the rails; also : any of several herons

2 : a machine for lifting and carrying heavy objects

2crane verb craned; cran·ing 1 : to stretch one's neck to see better

2 : to raise or lift by or as if by a crane

Synonyms

boost, elevate, heave, heft, heighten, hike, hoist, jack, lift, pick up, raise, up, uphold—more at RAISE

crane fly noun : any of a family of long-legged slender dipteran flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite

cranial nerve noun : any of the nerves that arise in pairs from the lower surface of the brain and pass through openings in the skull to the periphery of the body

cra·ni·um noun, plural -ni·ums or -nia : SKULL; especially : the part enclosing the brain

— cra·ni·al adjective

1crank noun 1 : a bent part of an axle or shaft or an arm at right angles to the end of a shaft by which circular motion is imparted to or received from it

2 : an eccentric person

3 : a bad-tempered person : GROUCH

Synonyms

[2] character, crackpot, eccentric, kook, nut, oddball, screwball, weirdo—more at ECCENTRIC

[3] bear, complainer, crab, grouch, grumbler, whiner—more at GROUCH

2crank verb : to start or operate by or as if by turning a crank — usu. used with up

Synonyms

usually crank up activate, actuate, drive, move, propel, run, set off, spark, start, touch off, trigger, turn on—more at ACTIVATE

crank·case noun : the housing of a crankshaft

crank out verb : to produce in a mechanical manner

crank·shaft noun : a shaft turning or driven by a crank

cranky adjective crank·i·er; -est 1 : given to fretful fussiness : IRRITABLE

2 : operating uncertainly or imperfectly

Synonyms

[1] choleric, crabby, cross, crotchety, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, irascible, irritable, peevish, perverse, petulant, short-tempered, snappish, snappy, snippy, testy, waspish—more at IRRITABLE

[2] awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, ungainly, unhandy, unwieldy—more at CUMBERSOME

cran·ny noun, plural crannies : a small break or slit : CREVICE, CHINK

Synonyms

chink, cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, rift, split—more at CRACK

craps noun : a gambling game played with two dice

crap·shoot·er noun : a person who plays craps

1crash verb 1 : to break noisily : SMASH

2 : to damage an airplane in landing

3 : to enter or attend without invitation or without paying <~ a party>

4 : to decline suddenly and steeply

5 : to suffer a sudden major failure usu. with loss of data

Synonyms

[1] bang, bash, bump, collide, hit, impact, knock, ram, slam, smash, strike, swipe, thud—more at HIT

[5] break, break down, conk, cut out, die, fail, stall—more at FAIL

2crash noun 1 : a loud sound (as of things smashing)

2 : an instance of crashing ; also : COLLISION

3 : a sudden failure (as of a business)

Synonyms

[1] bang, blast, boom, clap, crack, pop, report, slam, smash, snap, thwack, whack—more at CLAP

[2] collision,