- 2. Fawning, sycophantic.
- 3. (Bot.) Growing on the ground or on supports.
Cremation, n. Burning (especially of the dead).
Crenate, Crenated, a. (Bot.) Notched, indented.
Crepitate, v. n. Crackle, snap, decrepitate.
Crescent, n.
- 1. New moon, moon in her first quarter.
- 2. Figure of the new moon, lune.
- 3. Turkish standard.
- 4. [With The prefixed.] Turkish power, Ottoman Empire, Sublime Porte; Mohammedanism, Islamism,
Islam.
Crescent, a. Growing, enlarging, increasing.
Crescent-shaped, a. (Bot.) Lunate, lunated.
Crest, n.
- 1. Tuft, plume, comb.
- 2. Top, crown, summit, ridge, highest part.
- 3. Armorial bearings, device.
Crested, a.
- 1. With a crest.
- 2. (Bot.) Cristate.
Crestfallen, a. Discouraged, disheartened, dispirited, depressed, dejected, desponding, chap-fallen, melancholy, sad, down-hearted, downcast, cast down, low-spirited, in low spirits.
Cretaceous, a. Chalky.
Crevasse, n. [Fr.] Crevice, gap, opening, break, rent, chasm.