Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [326]
1cry verb cried; cry·ing 1 : to call out : SHOUT
2 : to proclaim publicly : ADVERTISE
3 : to shed tears often noisily : WEEP
4 : to protest or complain loudly or vigorously — often used with out
Synonyms
[1] bawl, call, holler, shout, vociferate, yell—more at CALL
[3] bawl, blubber, sob, weep; also grieve, keen, lament, mourn; howl, scream, squall, wail, yowl; pule, whimper, whine; sniffle, snivel; groan, moan, sigh
usually cry out [4] blurt, bolt, ejaculate, spout
2cry noun, plural cries 1 : a loud outcry
2 : an earnest plea : APPEAL, ENTREATY
3 : a fit of weeping
4 : the characteristic sound uttered by an animal
5 : DISTANCE — usu. used in the phrase a far cry
6 : a loud shout
7 : a word or motto that embodies a principle or guide to action of an individual or group
Synonyms
[1, 6] holler, hoot, howl, shout, whoop, yell, yowl—more at SHOUT
[2] appeal, entreaty, petition, plea, prayer, solicitation, suit, supplication—more at PLEA
[7] shibboleth, slogan, watchword—more at SLOGAN
cry·ba·by noun : one who cries or complains easily or often
Synonyms
complainer, grumbler, whiner; also malcontent; carper, critic, faultfinder, nitpicker; weeper
cry down verb : to lower in rank or reputation
Synonyms
belittle, decry, deprecate, depreciate, diminish, discount, disparage, minimize, put down, write off—more at DECRY
cryo·gen·ic adjective : of or relating to the production of very low temperatures; also : involving the use of a very low temperature
— cryo·gen·i·cal·ly adverb
cryo·gen·ics noun : a branch of physics that relates to the production and effects of very low temperatures
cryo·lite noun : a usu. white mineral used in making aluminum
crypt noun : a chamber wholly or partly underground
cryp·tic adjective 1 : meant to be puzzling or mysterious
2 : having or seeming to have a hidden or ambiguous meaning
Synonyms
[1, 2] ambiguous, dark, darkling, deep, enigmatic, equivocal, inscrutable, murky, mysterious, mystic, nebulous, obscure, occult—more at OBSCURE
cryp·to·gram noun : a communication in cipher or code
cryp·tog·ra·phy noun : the coding and decoding of secret messages
— cryp·tog·ra·pher noun
crys·tal noun [ORIGIN: ME cristal, fr. AF, fr. L crystallum, fr. Gk krystallos ice, crystal]
1 : transparent quartz
2 : something resembling crystal (as in transparency); especially : a clear glass used for table articles
3 : a body that is formed by solidification of a substance and has a regular repeating arrangement of atoms and often of external plane faces 4 : the transparent cover of a watch dial crystal clear adjective : perfectly or transparently clear crys·tal·line adjective 1 : made of or resembling crystal 2 : very clear or sparkling crys·tal·lize verb -lized; -liz·ing 1 : to assume or cause to assume a crystalline form 2 : to take or cause to take a definite form — crys·tal·li·za·tion noun Synonyms form, jell, shape, solidify crys·tal·log·ra·phy noun : the science dealing with the forms and structures of crystals — crys·tal·log·ra·pher noun cs abbreviation case; cases Cs symbol cesium CS abbreviation 1 civil service 2 county seat CSA abbreviation Confederate States of America C–section noun : CESAREAN SECTION CSM abbreviation command sergeant major CST abbreviation central standard time ct abbreviation 1 carat 2 cent 3 count 4 county 5 court CT abbreviation 1 central time 2 Connecticut ctn abbreviation carton ctr abbreviation 1 center 2 counter CT scan noun : CAT SCAN cu abbreviation cubic Cu symbol [ORIGIN: L cuprum] copper cub noun 1 : a young individual of some animals (as a fox, bear, or lion) 2 : a young person Synonyms child, juvenile, kid, youngster, youth—more at CHILD Cu·ban noun : a native or inhabitant of Cuba — Cuban adjective Cu·ban sandwich noun : a usu. grilled and pressed sandwich served on a long split roll cub·by·hole