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Synonyms

best, choice, elect, elite, fat, flower, pick, prime—more at ELITE

2cream verb 1 : to prepare with a cream sauce

2 : to beat or blend into creamy consistency

3 : to defeat decisively

cream cheese noun : a cheese made from whole milk enriched with cream

cream·ery noun, plural -er·ies : an establishment where butter and cheese are made or milk and cream are prepared for sale

1crease noun : a mark or line made by or as if by folding

Synonyms

crimp, crinkle, furrow, wrinkle—more at WRINKLE

2crease verb : to become creased

cre·ate verb cre·at·ed; cre·at·ing : to bring into being : cause to exist

Synonyms

bring about, cause, effect, effectuate, generate, induce, make, produce, prompt, result, work, yield—more at EFFECT

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engender, generate, induce, make, produce, spawn—more at GENERATE

cre·a·tion noun 1 : the act of creating or producing <~ of the world>

2 : something that is created

3 : all created things : WORLD

Synonyms

[2] coinage, concoction, contrivance, innovation, invention, wrinkle—more at INVENTION

[3] cosmos, macrocosm, nature, universe, world—more at UNIVERSE

cre·a·tion·ism noun : a doctrine or theory holding that matter, the various forms of life, and the world were created by God out of nothing

— cre·a·tion·ist noun or adjective

cre·a·tive adjective : marked by the ability or power to create

— cre·a·tive·ness noun

Synonyms

artful, clever, imaginative, ingenious, innovative, inventive, original; also gifted, inspired, talented; resourceful; fecund, fertile, fruitful, productive, prolific

Antonyms

uncreative, unimaginative, unoriginal

cre·a·tiv·i·ty noun : the ability to create

Synonyms

ingenuity, invention, inventiveness, originality; also resourcefulness; fecundity, fertility, fruitfulness, productiveness, productivity; freshness, newness, novelty; genius, inspiration, talent

cre·a·tor noun 1 : one that creates : MAKER, AUTHOR

2 cap : GOD 1

Synonyms

author, father, founder, maker, originator—more at FATHER

crea·ture noun 1 : a lower animal

2 : a human being

Synonyms

[1] animal, beast, brute, critter—more at ANIMAL

[2] being, body, customer, devil, guy, head, heart, human, individual, life, man, mortal, party, person, scout, sort, soul, specimen, thing—more at HUMAN

crèche noun [ORIGIN: F, manger, crib, fr. OF creche, of Gmc origin]

: a representation of the Nativity scene

cre·dence noun : mental acceptance as true or real

Synonyms

confidence, faith, stock, trust—more at TRUST

belief, credit, faith—more at BELIEF

cre·den·tial noun : something that gives a basis for credit or confidence — used in pl.

Synonyms

usually credentials capability, qualification, stuff—more at QUALIFICATION

cre·den·za noun [ORIGIN: It, lit., belief, confidence]

: a sideboard, buffet, or bookcase usu. without legs

cred·i·ble adjective : offering reasonable grounds for being believed : BELIEVABLE

— cred·i·bil·i·ty noun

Synonyms

believable, likely, plausible, probable—more at BELIEVABLE

1credit verb 1 : to trust in the truth of : BELIEVE

2 : to give credit to

Synonyms

[1] accept, believe, swallow, trust—more at BELIEVE

[2] accredit, ascribe, attribute, impute; also blame, pin (on); associate, connect, link

2credit noun [ORIGIN: MF, fr. It credito, fr. L creditum something entrusted to another, loan, fr. credere to believe, entrust]

1 : the balance (as in a bank) in a person's favor

2 : time given for payment for goods sold on trust

3 : an accounting entry of payment received

4 : reliance on the truth or reality of something : BELIEF, FAITH

5 : financial trustworthiness

6 : good name

7 : a source of honor or distinction

8 : a unit of academic work

Synonyms

[4] belief, credence, faith—more at BELIEF

[6] acclaim, accolade, distinction, glory, homage, honor, laurels—more at GLORY

[7] boast, glory, honor, jewel, pride, treasure—more at GLORY

cred·it·able adjective : worthy of esteem or praise

— cred·it·ably adverb

Synonyms

admirable,