- 2. Forebode, cry things down, be depreciatory, take a gloomy view of things.
Croaker, n. Decrier, depreciator, one that takes a gloomy view, alarmist, foreboder.
Crock, n.
- 1. Earthen jar, pot, piece of crockery.
- 2. Low seat, stool.
- 3. Soot, smut.
Crock, v. a. Blacken (with soot), soil, smut.
Crockery, n. Earthen-ware.
Crocodile tears. Affected tears, hypocritical sorrow, dissembled grief.
Crone, n.
- 1. Old woman (in contempt).
- 2. Old ewe.
- 3. Garrulous old man, aged gabbler or twaddler.
Crony, n. (Colloq.) Associate, intimate friend, bosom friend, bosom companion.
Crook, n.
- 1. Bend, flexure, curvature, turn.
- 2. Bent staff, shepherd’s crook, bishop’s crook or staff.
- 3. Trick, artifice, machination.
Crook, v. a. Bend, curve, incurvate, bow, inflect, make crooked.
Crook, v. n. Bend, curve, become crooked, wind, turn.
Crooked, a.
- 1. Bent, curved, bowed, winding.
- 2. Distorted, twisted, wry, awry, askew, deformed, disfigured.