- 2. Break in pieces, crumble, disintegrate, comminute, bray.
- 3. Demolish, break down, shatter, raze.
- 4. Overpower, overcome, overwhelm, subdue, quell, conquer.
Crust, n. Incrustation, hard coating.
Crustacea, n. pl. See crustaceans.
Crustacean, a. Crustaceous.
Crustaceans, n. pl. Shell-fish (with thin, jointed shells, like the lobster).
Crustaceous, a. Crustacean.
Crusty, a. Touchy, testy, pettish, waspish, snappish, peevish, fretful, petulant, churlish, crabbed, froward, surly, morose, cynical, snarling, ill-tempered. See cross.
Cry, v. a.
- 1. Exclaim, clamor, call, make an outcry, cry out.
- 2. Weep, sob, shed tears.
- 3. Vociferate, shout, hoot, yell, roar, bawl, squall, scream.
Cry, v. a. Proclaim, publish, make public, make proclamation of, blazon, blaze abroad.
Cry, n.
- 1. Exclamation, ejaculation, outcry, acclamation.
- 2. Plaint, lament, lamentation, crying, weeping.
- 3. Scream, shriek, screech, howl, yell, roar, bawl.
- 4. Pack (of hounds).
Cry down. Decry, depreciate, condemn.
Crying, n.
- 1. Weeping, lamenting.