Crevice, n. Fissure, chink, rift, gap, cleft, crack, cranny, interstice.
Crew, n.
- 1. Ship’s company.
- 2. Company, gang, band, set, horde, party, throng, mob, crowd.
Crib, n.
- 1. Rack, manger, feeding-place.
- 2. Bin, bunker.
- 3. Child’s bed.
- 4. Theft, piece of plunder.
- 5. (Colloq.) Plagiarism.
Crib, v. a.
- 1. Enclose (as in a crib), cage, encage, confine, imprison, shut up.
- 2. Pilfer, purloin.
Crick, n. Spasm, cramp, convulsion.
Crim. con. Criminal conversation. See adultery.
Crime, n.
- 1. Felony, aggravated misdemeanor, gross offence (especially against human law), infraction of law.
- 2. Sin, transgression, iniquity, wickedness, unrighteousness, wrong, delinquency (of a violent or high-
handed nature).
Criminal, a.
- 1. Grossly contrary to law, illegal, felonious, tending to crime, stained by crime.
- 2. Culpable, guilty, wicked, iniquitous, flagitious.