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[2] body, bunch, circle, clan, clique, community, coterie, fold, gang, lot, ring, set—more at GANG

crowded adjective 1 : filled with numerous things or people often overly compacted or concentrated

2 : pressed together

Synonyms

[1] brimful, chock-full, fat, fraught, full, loaded, packed, replete—more at FULL

[2] close, compact, dense, packed, serried, thick, tight—more at CLOSE

1crown noun 1 : a mark of victory or honor; especially : the title of a champion in a sport

2 : a royal headdress

3 : the top of the head

4 : the highest part (as of a tree or tooth)

5 often cap : sovereign power; also : MONARCH

6 : a formerly used British silver coin

— crowned adjective

Synonyms

acme, apex, climax, culmination, head, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, tip-top, top, zenith—more at HEIGHT

2crown verb 1 : to place a crown on

2 : HONOR

3 : TOP, SURMOUNT

4 : to fit (a tooth) with an artificial crown

crown vetch noun : a European leguminous herb with umbels of pink-and-white flowers and sharp-angled pods

crow's–foot noun, plural crow's–feet : any of the wrinkles around the outer corners of the eyes — usu. used in pl.

crow's nest noun : a partly enclosed platform high on a ship's mast for use as a lookout

crozier variant of CROSIER

1CRT noun, plural CRTs or CRT's : CATHODE-RAY TUBE; also : a display device incorporating a cathode-ray tube

2CRT abbreviation carrier route

cru·cial adjective 1 : important or essential as resolving a crisis : DECISIVE

2 : IMPORTANT, SIGNIFICANT

Synonyms

critical, decisive, essential, indispensable, key, necessary, pivotal, pressing, requisite, urgent, vital

cru·ci·ate adjective : CRUCIFORM

cru·ci·ble noun 1 : a heat-resistant container in which material can be subjected to great heat

2 : a severe test

cru·ci·fix noun : a representation of Christ on the cross

cru·ci·fix·ion noun 1 cap : the crucifying of Christ

2 : the act of crucifying

cru·ci·form adjective : shaped like a cross

cru·ci·fy verb -fied; -fy·ing 1 : to put to death by nailing or binding the hands and feet to a cross

2 : MORTIFY 1

3 : TORTURE, PERSECUTE

1crude adjective crud·er; crud·est 1 : not refined : RAW <~ oil> <~ statistics>

2 : lacking grace, taste, tact, or polish

3 : rough or inexpert in plan or execution

— crude·ly adverb

— cru·di·ty noun

Synonyms

[1] native, natural, raw, undressed, unprocessed, unrefined, untreated; also undeveloped; unfinished, unpolished; unbaked, uncooked; impure, unfiltered

Antonyms

processed, refined, treated

[2] coarse, common, crass, gross, ill-bred, low, rough, rude, tasteless, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar—more at COARSE

[3] artless, clumsy, rough, rude, unrefined—more at RUDE

2crude noun : unrefined petroleum

cru·el adjective cru·el·er or cru·el·ler; cru·el·est or cru·el·lest [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF, fr. L crudelis, fr. crudus crude]

1 : causing pain and suffering to others

2 : extremely painful

— cru·el·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] barbarous, brutal, heartless, inhumane, sadistic, savage, vicious, wanton; also cutthroat, merciless, pitiless, ruthless; fell, ferocious, grim; bloodthirsty, murderous, sanguinary, sanguine; catty, hateful, malevolent, malicious, malign, malignant, mean, nasty, spiteful

Antonyms

benign, benignant, compassionate, good-hearted, humane, kind, kindhearted, sympathetic, tenderhearted

[2] agonizing, bitter, excruciating, galling, grievous, harrowing, harsh, hurtful, painful, tortuous—more at BITTER

cru·el·ty noun : the quality or state of being cruel

Synonyms

barbarity, brutality, inhumanity, sadism, savagery, viciousness, wantonness; also ruthlessness; ferocity, fierceness; bloodthirstiness; cattiness, hatefulness, malevolence, malignity, meanness, nastiness, spitefulness

Antonyms

benignity, compassion, humanity, kindness, sympathy

cru·et noun : a small usu. glass bottle for vinegar, oil, or sauce

1cruise verb cruised; cruis·ing [ORIGIN: D kruisen