English-Thai Dictionary
crus
N แข้ง หรือ ส่วน ที่ คล้าย ขา
crusade
N สงครามศาสนา holy war song-kam-sad-sa-nar
crusade against
PHRV รณ รงค์ ต้าน หาเสียง เพื่อ ต่อต้าน campaign for ron-na-rong-tan
crusade for
PHRV รณ รงค์ เพื่อ หาเสียง เพื่อ campaign for ron-na-rong-puan
crusado
N เหรียญเงิน ตรา สมัยโบราณ ของ โปรตุเกส
cruse
N หม้อดิน หรือ ขวด ใส่ ของเหลว
crush
N ความหลง ใหล อย่างมาก kwam-long-lai-yang-mak
crush
N ฝูง คน crowd fung-kon
crush
N สภาพ ที่ คน เบียดเสียด crowding sa-phab-ti-kon-biad-siad
crush
N เครื่องดื่ม ผสม น้ำผลไม้ krueang-duem-pa-som-nam-pon-la-mai
crush
VI กด บีบ อัด kod
crush
VI บด ละเอียด bod-la-iad
crush
VI เป็น รอยย่น pen-roi-yon
crush
VT กด บีบ อัด press mash kod
crush
VT คั้น (น้ำผลไม้ kan
crush
VT ทำให้ ขายหน้า tam-hai-kai-nar
crush
VT ทำให้ เป็น รอยย่น tam-hai-pen-roi-yon
crush
VT บด ละเอียด smash pound grind bod-la-iad
crush
VT บีบคั้น beb-kan
crush
VT ปราบ การ ประท้วง prab-kan-pra-tuang
crush
VT เอาชนะ aol-cha-na
crush down
PHRV ตี ให้ แบน ทำให้ แบน te-hai-ban
crush down
PHRV บด เป็นผง ทำให้ แตกเป็น เสี่ยง bod-pen-pong
crush down
PHRV เหยียบ ย่ำ crush up yiab
crush in
PHRV กระแทก ฟาด ชน crowd in kra-taek
crush in
PHRV บังคับ ให้ หยุด ทำให้ เลิก โดย ใช้กำลัง bash in beat in stave in bang-kab-hai-yud
crush into
PHRV บด ให้ ละเอียด ขยี้ ให้ ละเอียด crush to bod-hai-la-iad
crush into
PHRV เบียด เข้าไป crowd into biad-kao-pai
crush out
PHRV คั้น kan
crush out
PHRV พยายาม pa-ya-yam
crush out
PHRV แย่ง กัน ออก crowd out sqeeze out bang-kan-ook
crush someone into submission
IDM ทำให้ เชื่อฟัง ด้วย การ บังคับ tam-hai-chuea-fang-duai-kan-bang-kab
crush someone to death
IDM บดขยี้ จนตาย เหยียบ ตาย bod-ka-ye-jon-tai
crush to
PHRV บด ให้ ละเอียด ขยี้ ให้ ละเอียด crush into bod-hai-la-iad
crush up
PHRV บด เป็นผง ทำให้ แตกเป็น เสี่ยง crush down crush down bod-pen-pong
crusher
N เครื่อง คั้น เครื่อง บีบ อัด kreang-kan
crushing
A ที่ ทำให้ แตก ที่ เด็ดขาด หรือ ชี้ขาด ที่ ทำให้ สยบ
crust
N ขนมปัง ป่น ka-nom-pang-pon
crust
N พฤติกรรม ที่ หยาบคาย parued-ti-kam-ti-yab-kai
crust
N เปลือก encrustation incrustation plueak
crust
N เปลือก ขนมปัง plueak-ka-nom-pang
crust
N เปลือกโลก Earth's crust plueak-lok
crust
SL เงิน ngen
crust
VI เป็น เปลือก แข็ง pen-plueak-kaeng
crust
VT คลุม ด้วย เปลือก klum-duai-plueak
crust
VT ทำให้ เป็น เปลือก แข็ง tam-hai-pen-plueak-kaeng
crust over
PHRV ทำให้ เกาะ เป็น แผ่น แข็ง tam-hai-kol-pen-paen-kaeng
crustacea
N สัตว์ ทะเล ประเภท ที่ มี เปลือก แข็ง เช่น กุ้ง หรือ ปู
crustacean
A เกี่ยวกับ สัตว์ ทะเล ประเภท ที่ มี เปลือก แข็ง เช่น กุ้ง หรือ ปู
crusted
ADJ ที่ มี เปลือก แข็ง crustlike crusty encrusted ti-me-plueak-kaeng
crusty
ADJ ที่ มี เปลือกนอก กรอบ ti-me-plueak-nok-krob
crusty
ADJ ที่ อารมณ์เสีย ง่าย bad-tempered ti-ar-rom-sia-ngai
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CRUSADE
n.[L.] A military expedition undertaken by Christians, for the recovery of the Holy Land, the scene of our Saviors life and sufferings, from the power of infidels or Mohammedans. Several of these expeditions were carried on from Europe, under the banner of the cross, from which the name originated.
CRUSADE
n.A Portuguese coin stamped with a cross.
CRUSADER
n.A person engaged in a crusade.
CRUSE
n.[See Crucible. ] A small cup. Take with thee a cruse of honey. 1 Kings 14:3.
In New England, it is used chiefly or wholly for a small bottle or vial for vinegar, called a vinegar-cruse.
CRUSET
n.[See Crucible. ] A goldsmiths crucible or melting pot.
CRUSH
v.t. 1. To press and bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to force a thing out of its natural shape; to bruise by pressure.
The ass--crushed Balaams foot against the wall. Numbers 22:25.
To crush grapes or apples, is to squeeze them till bruised and broken, so that the juice escapes. Hence, to crush out, is to force out by pressure.
2. To press with violence; to force together into a mass.
3. To overwhelm by pressure; to beat or force down, by an incumbent weight, with breaking or bruising; as, the man was crushed by the fall of a tree.
To crush the pillars which the pile sustain.
Who are crushed before the moth. Job 4:19.
4. To overwhelm by power; to subdue; to conquer beyond resistance; as, to crush ones enemies; to crush a rebellion.
5. To oppress grievously.
Thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed always. Deuteronomy 28:33.
6. To bruise and break into fine particles by beating or grinding; to comminute.
CRUSH
v.i.To be pressed into a smaller compass by external weight or force.
CRUSH
n.A violent collision, or rushing together, which breaks or bruises the bodies; or a fall that breaks or bruises into a confused mass; as the crush of a large tree, or of a building. The wrecks of matter, and the crush of worlds.
CRUSHED
pp. Pressed or squeezed so as to break or bruise; overwhelmed or subdued by power; broken or bruised by a fall; grievously oppressed; broken or bruised to powder; comminuted.
CRUSHING
ppr. Pressing or squeezing into a mass, or until broken or bruised; overwhelming; subduing by force; oppressing; comminuting.
CRUST
n.[L., G.] 1. An external coat or covering of a thing, which is hard or harder than the internal substance; as the crust of bread; the crust of snow; the crust of dross; the crust of a pie.
2. A piece of crust; a waste piece of bread.
3. A shell, as the hard covering of a crab and some other animals.
4. A scab.
5. The superficial substances of the earth are, in geology, called its crust.
CRUST
v.t. 1. To cover with a hard case or coat; to spread over the surface a substance harder than the matter covered; to incrust; as, to crust a thing with clay; to crust cake with sugar; crusted with bark.
2. To cover with concretions.
CRUST
v.i.To gather or contract into a hard covering; to concrete or freeze, as superficial matter.
CRUSTACEOLOGY
[See Crustalogy. ]
CRUSTACEOUS
a.[L.] Pertaining to crust; like crust; of the nature of crust or shell. Crustaceous animals, or Crustacea, have a crust or shell composed of several jointed pieces, and in their external form have a great resemblance to insects; but in their internal structure and economy, they are quite different. They were arranged by Linne, in the same class with the insects, but now form a class by themselves. They include the crab, lobster, shrimp, etc.
CRUSTACEOUSNESS
n.The quality of having a soft and jointed shell.
CRUSTALOGICAL
a.[See Crustalogy. ] Pertaining to curstalogy.
CRUSTALOGIST
n.One who describes, or is versed in the science of crustaceous animals.
CRUSTALOGY
n.[L., a shell, Gr. , discourse. ] That part of zoology which treats of crustaceous animals, arranging them in orders, tribes and families, and describing their forms and habits. [Crustaceology, the word sometimes used, is ill-formed, and its derivatives inconveniently long. Who can endure such words as crustaceological? ]
CRUSTATED
a.Covered with a crust; as crustated basalt.
CRUSTATION
n.An adherent crust; incrustation.
CRUSTED
pp. Covered with a crust.
CRUSTILY
adv. [from crusty. ] Peevishly; harshly; morosely.
CRUSTINESS
n. 1. The quality of crust; harness.
2. Peevishness; moroseness; surliness.
CRUSTING
ppr. Covering with crust.
CRUSTY
a. 1. Like crust; of the nature of crust; pertaining to a hard covering; hard; as a crusty coat; a crusty surface or substance.
2. Peevish; snappish; morose; surly; a word used in familiar discourse, but not deemed elegant.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CRUS
Crus (krs ), n.; pl. Crura (kr. Etym: [L., the leg. ] (Anat. )(a ) That part of the hind limb between the femur, or thigh, and the ankle, or tarsus; the shank. (b ) Often applied, especially in the plural, to parts which are supposed to resemble a pair of legs; as, the crura of the diaphragm, a pair of muscles attached to it; crura cerebri, two bundles of nerve fibers in the base of the brain, connecting the medulla and the forebrain.
CRUSADE
Cru *sade " (kr-sd "), n. Etym: [F. croisade, fr. Pr. crozada, or Sp cruzada, or It. crociata, from a verb signifying to take the cross, mark one's self with a cross, fr. L. crux cross; or possibly taken into English directly fr. Pr. Cf. Croisade, Crosado, and see Cross. ]
1. Any one of the military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers, in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries, for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Mohammedans.
2. Any enterprise undertaken with zeal and enthusiasm; as, a crusade against intemperance.
3. A Portuguese coin. See Crusado.
CRUSADE
Cru *sade ", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Crusaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Crusading. ]
Defn: To engage in a crusade; to attack in a zealous or hot-headed manner. "Cease crusading against sense. " M. Green.
CRUSADER
CRUSADER Cru *sad "er (-s "dr ), n.
Defn: One engaged in a crusade; as, the crusaders of the Middle Ages. Azure-eyed and golden-haired, Forth the young crusaders fared. Longfellow.
CRUSADING
CRUSADING Cru *sad "ing, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a crusade; as, a crusading spirit.
CRUSADO
Cru *sa "do (-s "d ), n. Etym: [Pg. cruzado, fr. cruz, fr. L. crux. See Crusade, 3.]
Defn: An old Portuguese coin, worth about seventy cents. [Written also cruade.] Shak.
CRUSE
Cruse (krs ), n. Etym: [Akin to LG. kruus, kroos, mug, jug, jar, D.kroes, G. krause, Icel. krus, Sw. krus, Dan. kruus. Cf. Crucible, Cresset. ]
1. A cup or dish. Take with thee. .. a cruse of honey. 1 Kings xiv. 3.
2. A bottle for holding water, oil, honey, etc. So David took. .. the cruse of water. 1 Sam. xxvi. 12.
CRUSET
Cru "set (kr "st ), n. Etym: [Cf. F. creuset. See Cruse, Crucible. ]
Defn: A goldsmith's crucible or melting pot.
CRUSH
Crush (krsh ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crushed (krsht ); p. pr. & vb. n.Crushing. ] Etym: [OE. cruschen, crousshen, Of. cruisir, croissir, fr. LL. cruscire, prob. of Ger. origin, from a derivative of the word seen in Goth. kruistan to gnash; akin to Sw. krysta to squeeze, Dan. kryste, Icel. kreysta.]
1. To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts, or to force together into a mass; as, to crush grapes. Ye shall not offer unto the Lord that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut. Lev. xxii. 24. The ass. .. thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall. Num. xxii. 25.
2. To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to comminute; as, to crush quartz.
3. To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down, as by an incumbent weight. To crush the pillars which the pile sustain. Dryden. Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again. Bryant.
4. To oppress or burden grievously. Thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway. Deut. xxviii. 33.
5. To overcome completely; to subdue totally. Speedily overtaking and crushing the rebels. Sir. W. Scott. To crush a cup, to drink. [Obs. ] -- To crush out. (a ) To force out or separate by pressure, as juice from grapes. (b ) To overcome or destroy completely; to suppress.
CRUSH
CRUSH Crush (krsh ), v. i.
Defn: To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force; as, an eggshell crushes easily.
CRUSH
CRUSH Crush, n.
1. A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin. The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds. Addison.
2. Violent pressure, as of a crowd; a crowd which produced uncomfortable pressure; as, a crush at a peception. Crush hat, a hat which collapses, and can be carried under the arm, and when expanded is held in shape by springs; hence, any hat not injured by compressing. -- Crush room, a large room in a theater, opera house, etc. , where the audience may promenade or converse during the intermissions; a foyer. Politics leave very little time for the bow window at White's in the day, or for the crush room of the opera at night. Macualay.
CRUSHER
CRUSHER Crush "er (-r ), n.
Defn: One who, or that which, crushes. Crusher gauge, an instrument for measuring the explosive force of gunpowder, etc. , by its effect in compressing a piece of metal.
CRUSHING
CRUSHING Crush "ing, a.
Defn: That crushes; overwhelming. "The blow must be quick and crushing. " Macualay.
CRUST
Crust (krst ), n. Etym: [L. crusta: cf. OF. crouste, F. cro; prob. akin to Gr. crystal, from the same root as E. crude, raw. See Raw, and cf. Custard. ]
1. The hard external coat or covering of anything; the hard exterior surface or outer shell; an incrustation; as, a crust of snow. I have known the statute of an emperor quite hid under a crust of dross. Addison. Below this icy crust of conformity, the waters of infidelity lay dark and deep as ever. Prescott.
2. (Cookery ) (a ) The hard exterior or surface of bread, in distinction from the soft part or crumb; or a piece of bread grown dry or hard. (b ) The cover or case of a pie, in distinction from the soft contents. (c ) The dough, or mass of doughy paste, cooked with a potpie; -- also called dumpling. Th' impenetrable crust thy teeth defies. Dryden. He that keeps nor crust nor crumb. Shak. They. .. made the crust for the venison pasty. Macualay.
3. (Geol.)
Defn: The exterior portion of the earth, formerly universally supposed to inclose a molten interior.
4. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The shell of crabs, lobsters, etc.
5. (Med. )
Defn: A hard mass, made up of dried secretions blood, or pus, occurring upon the surface of the body.
6. An incrustation on the interior of wine bottles, the result of the ripening of the wine; a deposit of tartar, etc. See Beeswing.
CRUST
Crust, v. t. [imp. & p.p. Crusted; p. pr. & vb. n. Crusting. ] Etym: [Cf. OF. crouster, L. crustare. See Crust, n. ]
Defn: To cover with a crust; to cover or line with an incrustation; to incrust. The whole body is crusted over with ice. Boyle. And now their legs, and breast, and bodies stood Crusted with bark. Addison. Very foul and crusted bottles. Swift. Their minds are crusted over, like diamonds in the rock. Felton.
CRUST
CRUST Crust, v. i.
Defn: To gather or contract into a hard crust; to become incrusted. The place that was burnt. .. crusted and healed. Temple.
CRUSTA
Crus "ta (krs "t ), n. Etym: [L., shell, crust, inlaid work. ]
1. A crust or shell.
2. A gem engraved, or a plate embossed in low relief, for inlaying a vase or other object.
CRUSTACEA
Crus *ta "ce *a (krs-t "sh- ), n. pl. Etym: [Neut. pl. of NL. crustaceus pert. to the crust or shell, from L. crusta the hard surfsce of a body, rind, shell. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the classes of the arthropods, including lobsters and crabs; -- so called from the crustlike shell with which they are covered.
Note: The body usually consists of an anterior part, made up of the head and thorax combined, called the cephalothorax, and of a posterior jointed part called the abdomen, postabdomen, and (improperly ) tail. They breathe by means of gills variously attached to some of the limbs or to the sides the body, according to the group. They are divisible into two subclasses, Entomostraca and Malacostraca, each of which includes several orders.
CRUSTACEAN
CRUSTACEAN Crus *ta "cean (krs-t "shan; 97 ), a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Crustacea; crustaceous. -- n.
Defn: An animal belonging to the class Crustacea.
CRUSTACEOLOGICAL
CRUSTACEOLOGICAL Crus *ta `ce *o *log "ic *al (-sh--lj "-kal ), a.
Defn: Pertaining to crustaceology.
CRUSTACEOLOGIST
CRUSTACEOLOGIST Crus *ta `ce *ol "o *gist (-ll "-jst ), n.
Defn: One versed in crustaceology; a crustalogist.
CRUSTACEOLOGY
Crus *ta `ce *ol "o *gy (-j ), n. Etym: [Crustacea + -logy. ]
Defn: That branch of Zoölogy which treats of the Crustacea; malacostracology; carcinology.
CRUSTACEOUS
Crus *ta "ceous (krs-t "shs; 97 ), a. Etym: [NL. crustaceous. See crustacea. ]
1. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, crust or shell; having a crustlike shell.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Belonging to the Crustacea; crustacean.
CRUSTACEOUSNESS
CRUSTACEOUSNESS Crus *ta "ceous *ness, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being crustaceous or having a crustlike shell.
CRUSTAL
CRUSTAL Crust "al (krst "al ), a.
Defn: Relating to a crust.
CRUSTALOGICAL
CRUSTALOGICAL Crus `ta *log "ic *al (krs `t-lj "-kal ), a.
Defn: Pertaining to crustalogy.
CRUSTALOGIST
CRUSTALOGIST Crus *tal "o *gist (-t, n.
Defn: One versed in crustalogy.
CRUSTALOGY
Crus *tal "o *gy (krs-tl "-j ), n. Etym: [L. crusta shell + -logy. ]
Defn: Crustaceology.
CRUSTATED
Crus "ta *ted (krs "t-td ), a. Etym: [L. crustatus, p. p. of crustare,fr. crusta. See Crust. ]
Defn: Covered with a crust; as, crustated basalt.
CRUSTATION
CRUSTATION Crus *ta "tion (krs-t "shn ), n.
Defn: An adherent crust; an incrustation. Pepys.
CRUSTED
CRUSTED Crust "ed (krst "d ), a.
Defn: Incrusted; covered with, or containing, crust; as, old, crusted port wine.
CRUSTIFIC
Crus *tif `ic (krs-tf "k ), a. Etym: [L. crusta crust + -facere to make. ]
Defn: Producing or forming a crust or skin. [R.]
CRUSTILY
CRUSTILY Crust "i *ly (krst "-l *), adv.
Defn: In a crusty or surly manner; morosely.
CRUSTINESS
CRUSTINESS Crust "i *ness (--ns ), n.
1. The state or quality of having crust or being like crust; hardness.
2. The quality of being crusty or surly. Old Christy forgot his usual crustiness. W. Irving.
CRUSTY
CRUSTY Crust "y (-), a.
1. Having the nature of crust; pertaining to a hard covering; as, a crusty coat; a crusty surface or substance.
2. Etym: [Possibly a corruption of cursty. Cf. Curst, Curstness. ]
Defn: Having a hard exterior, or a short, rough manner, though kind at heart; snappish; peevish; surly. Thou crusty batch of nature, what's the news Shak.
New American Oxford Dictionary
crus
crus |kro͞os, krəs krus | ▶noun ( pl. crura |kro͝orə | ) Anatomy an elongated part of an anatomical structure, esp. one that occurs in the body as a pair. See crus cerebri. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: Latin, literally ‘leg. ’
crusade
cru sade |kro͞oˈsād kruˈseɪd | ▶noun (often Crusade ) a medieval military expedition, one of a series made by Europeans to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries. • a war instigated by the Church for alleged religious ends. • an organized campaign concerning a political, social, or religious issue, typically motivated by a fervent desire for change: a crusade against crime. ▶verb [ no obj. ] lead or take part in an energetic and organized campaign concerning a social, political, or religious issue: he crusaded against gambling in the 1950s. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (originally as croisade ): from French croisade, an alteration (influenced by Spanish cruzado ) of earlier croisée, literally ‘the state of being marked with the cross, ’ based on Latin crux, cruc- ‘cross ’; in the 17th cent. the form crusado, from Spanish cruzado, was introduced; the blending of these two forms led to the current spelling, first recorded in the early 18th cent.
crusader
cru sad er |kro͞oˈsādər kruːˈseɪdər | ▶noun 1 ( Crusader ) a fighter in the medieval Crusades. 2 a person who campaigns vigorously for political, social, or religious change; a campaigner: crusaders for early detection and treatment of mental illness.
crus cerebri
crus ce re bri |ˈserəˌbrī, ˈkerəˌbrē ˌkrus ˈsɛrəbraɪ | ▶noun ( pl. crura cerebri |ˈkro͝orə | ) Anatomy either of two symmetrical tracts of nerve fibers at the base of the midbrain, linking the pons and the cerebral hemispheres. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘leg of the brain. ’
cruse
cruse |kro͞oz kruz | ▶noun archaic an earthenware pot or jar. ORIGIN Old English crūse, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kroes and German Krause; reinforced in Middle English by Low German krūs.
crush
crush |krəSH krəʃ | ▶verb [ with obj. ] deform, pulverize, or force inwards by compressing forcefully: you can crush a pill between two spoons | he was crushed to death by a subway train | (as adj. crushed ) : the crushed remains of a Ford Bronco. • crease or crumple (cloth or paper ): (as adj. crushed ) : crushed trousers and a crumpled jacket. • (of a government or state ) violently subdue (opposition or a rebellion ): the government had taken elaborate precautions to crush any resistance. • bring about a feeling of overwhelming disappointment or embarrassment in (someone ): his defeat crushed a lot of left-wing supporters | (as adj. crushing ) : the news came as a crushing blow. ▶noun 1 [ usu. in sing. ] a crowd of people pressed closely together, esp. in an enclosed space: a number of youngsters fainted in the crush. 2 informal a brief but intense infatuation for someone, esp. someone unattainable or inappropriate: she did have a crush on Dr. Russell. 3 a drink made from the juice of pressed fruit: lemon crush. DERIVATIVES crush a ble adjective, crush er noun, crush ing ly adverb ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French cruissir ‘gnash (teeth ) or crack, ’ of unknown origin.
crush bar
crush bar ▶noun Brit. a bar in a theatre or opera house selling drinks to the audience in the interval.
crush barrier
crush bar |rier ▶noun Brit. a barrier, especially a temporary one, for restraining a crowd.
crushed velvet
crushed vel vet ▶noun velvet that has its nap pointing in different directions in irregular patches.
crush space
crush space ▶noun 1 space in a motor vehicle between occupants and a point of impact that can absorb some of the shock of collision. 2 space in the common area of a performance venue that can accommodate the largest crowd expected.
crush zone
crush zone ▶noun another term for crumple zone.
crusie
crusie |ˈkruːzi |(also cruisie ) ▶noun ( pl. crusies ) Scottish historical a small oil lamp with a handle. • a triangular candlestick. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: perhaps representing French creuset ‘crucible ’.
crust
crust |krəst krəst | ▶noun the tough outer part of a loaf of bread: a sandwich with the crusts cut off | I tore off several pieces of crust from the loaf. • a hard, dry scrap of bread: a kindly old woman might give her a crust. • a layer of pastry covering a pie. • a hardened layer, coating, or deposit on the surface of something, esp. something soft: a crust of snow. • the outermost layer of rock of which a planet consists, esp. the part of the earth above the mantle: the earth's crust | at the midocean ridge new crust is formed. • a deposit of tartrates and other substances formed in wine aged in the bottle, esp. port. ▶verb [ no obj. ] form into a hard outer layer: the blisters eventually crust over. • [ with obj. ] cover with a hard outer layer: the burns crusted his cheek. DERIVATIVES crus tal |ˈkrəstəl |adjective Geology ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French crouste, from Latin crusta ‘rind, shell, crust. ’
Crustacea
Crus ta cea |krəˈstāSHə krəˈsteɪʃə |Zoology a large group of mainly aquatic arthropods that include crabs, lobsters, shrimps, wood lice, barnacles, and many minute forms. They are very diverse, but most have four or more pairs of limbs and several other appendages. [Subphylum (or phylum ) Crustacea. ] • (as plural noun crustacea ) arthropods of this group. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from crusta (see crust ).
crustacean
crus ta cean |krəˈstāSHən krʌˈsteɪʃn |Zoology ▶noun an arthropod of the large, mainly aquatic group Crustacea, such as a crab, lobster, shrimp, or barnacle. ▶adjective relating to or denoting crustaceans. DERIVATIVES crus ta ceous |-SHəs |adjective
crusted
crust ed |ˈkrəstəd krəstəd | ▶adjective 1 having or forming a hard top layer or covering: she washed away the crusted blood. • denoting a style of unfiltered, blended port that deposits a sediment in the bottle. 2 old-fashioned; venerable: a crusted establishment figure.
crustose
crus tose |ˈkrəsˌtōs ˈkrəstoʊs | ▶adjective Botany (of a lichen or alga ) forming or resembling a crust. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Latin crustosus, from crusta (see crust ).
crusty
crust y |ˈkrəstē ˈkrəsti | ▶adjective ( crustier, crustiest ) 1 having a crisp or hard outer layer or covering: crusty bread. • (of a substance ) acting as a hard outer layer or covering: Lake Manyara was ringed by crusty salt deposits. 2 (esp. of an old person ) outspoken and irritable: a crusty old grandfather. DERIVATIVES crust i ly |ˈkrəstəlē |adverb, crust i ness noun
Oxford Dictionary
crus
crus |krʌs | ▶noun ( pl. crura |ˈkrʊərə | ) Anatomy an elongated part of an anatomical structure, especially one which occurs in the body as a pair. See crus cerebri. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from Latin, ‘leg ’.
crusade
crusade |kruːˈseɪd | ▶noun 1 ( Crusade ) each of a series of medieval military expeditions made by Europeans to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries. • a war instigated for alleged religious ends. 2 a vigorous campaign for political, social, or religious change: a crusade against crime. ▶verb [ no obj. ] (often as adj. crusading ) lead or take part in a vigorous campaign for social, political, or religious change: a crusading stance on poverty. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (originally as croisade ): from French croisade, an alteration (influenced by Spanish cruzado ) of earlier croisée, literally ‘the state of being marked with the cross ’, based on Latin crux, cruc- ‘cross ’; in the 17th cent. the form crusado, from Spanish cruzado, was introduced. The blending of these two forms led to the current spelling, first recorded in the early 18th cent.
crusader
crusader |kruːˈseɪdə | ▶noun 1 ( Crusader ) a fighter in the medieval Crusades. 2 a person who campaigns vigorously for political, social, or religious change; a campaigner: crusaders for early detection and treatment of mental illnesses.
crus cerebri
crus cerebri |ˈsɛrɪbrʌɪ | ▶noun ( pl. crura cerebri ) Anatomy either of two symmetrical tracts of nerve fibres at the base of the midbrain, linking the pons and the cerebral hemispheres. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘leg of the brain ’.
cruse
cruse |kruːz | ▶noun archaic an earthenware pot or jar. ORIGIN Old English crūse, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kroes and German Krause; reinforced in Middle English by Low German krūs.
crush
crush |krʌʃ | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 deform, pulverize, or force inwards by compressing forcefully: you can crush a pill between two spoons | a labourer was crushed to death by a lorry | (as adj. crushed ) : the crushed remains of a Ford Cortina. • crease or crumple (cloth or paper ). 2 violently subdue (opposition or a rebellion ): the government had taken elaborate precautions to crush any resistance. 3 make (someone ) feel overwhelmingly disappointed or embarrassed: I was crushed —was I not good enough? | (as adj. crushing ) : the news came as a crushing blow. ▶noun 1 [ usu. in sing. ] a crowd of people pressed closely together: a number of youngsters fainted in the crush. 2 informal a brief but intense infatuation for someone: she did have a crush on Dr Russell. 3 [ mass noun ] a drink made from the juice of pressed fruit: lemon crush. 4 (also crush pen ) a fenced passage with one narrow end, used for handling cattle or sheep. PHRASAL VERBS crush on US informal be infatuated with: he's awesome, so it wasn't too surprising that other girls were crushing on him. DERIVATIVES crushable adjective, crusher noun, crushingly adverb ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French cruissir, ‘gnash (teeth ) or crack ’, of unknown origin.
crush bar
crush bar ▶noun Brit. a bar in a theatre or opera house selling drinks to the audience in the interval.
crush barrier
crush bar |rier ▶noun Brit. a barrier, especially a temporary one, for restraining a crowd.
crushed velvet
crushed vel ¦vet ▶noun [ mass noun ] velvet which has its nap pointing in different directions in irregular patches.
crush space
crush space ▶noun 1 space in a motor vehicle between occupants and a point of impact that can absorb some of the shock of collision. 2 space in the common area of a performance venue that can accommodate the largest crowd expected.
crush zone
crush zone ▶noun another term for crumple zone.
crusie
crusie |ˈkruːzi |(also cruisie ) ▶noun ( pl. crusies ) Scottish historical a small oil lamp with a handle. • a triangular candlestick. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: perhaps representing French creuset ‘crucible ’.
crust
crust |krʌst | ▶noun 1 the tough outer part of a loaf of bread: a sandwich with the crusts cut off | [ mass noun ] : I tore off several pieces of crust from the loaf. • a hard, dry scrap of bread: a kindly old woman might give her a crust. 2 a hardened layer, coating, or deposit on the surface of something soft: a crust of snow. • a layer of pastry covering a pie. • the outermost layer of rock of which a planet consists, especially the part of the earth above the mantle: the earth's crust. • a deposit of tartrates and other substances formed in wine aged in the bottle, especially port. 3 Brit. informal a living or livelihood: I've been earning a crust wherever I can. ▶verb [ no obj. ] form into a hard outer layer: the blisters eventually crust over. • [ with obj. ] cover with a hard outer layer: the burns crusted his cheek. DERIVATIVES crustal adjective (Geology )ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French crouste, from Latin crusta ‘rind, shell, crust ’.
Crustacea
Crustacea |krʌˈsteɪʃ (ə )| ▶plural noun Zoology a large group of mainly aquatic arthropods which include crabs, lobsters, shrimps, woodlice, barnacles, and many minute forms. They are very diverse, but most have four or more pairs of limbs and several other appendages. ●Subphylum (or phylum ) Crustacea. • (crustacea ) arthropods of the group Crustacea. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from crusta (see crust ).
crustacean
crustacean |krʌˈsteɪʃn |Zoology ▶noun an arthropod of the large, mainly aquatic group Crustacea, such as a crab, lobster, shrimp, or barnacle. ▶adjective relating to or denoting crustaceans. DERIVATIVES crustaceous adjective
crusted
crust ¦ed |ˈkrʌstɪd | ▶adjective 1 having or forming a hard outer layer: she washed away the crusted blood. • denoting a style of unfiltered, blended port which deposits a sediment in the bottle. 2 old-fashioned or venerable: a crusted establishment figure.
crustose
crustose |ˈkrʌstəʊs | ▶adjective Botany (of a lichen or alga ) forming or resembling a crust. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Latin crustosus, from crusta (see crust ).
crusty
crusty |ˈkrʌsti | ▶adjective ( crustier, crustiest ) 1 having or acting as a hard outer layer or covering: crusty bread | Lake Manyara was ringed by crusty salt deposits. 2 (especially of an old person ) easily irritated: a crusty old Scots judge. ▶noun (also crustie ) ( pl. crusties ) informal a young person who is homeless or travels constantly, has a shabby appearance, and rejects conventional values. DERIVATIVES crustily adverb, crustiness noun
American Oxford Thesaurus
crusade
crusade noun 1 the medieval crusades: holy war. 2 a crusade against crime: campaign, drive, push, movement, effort, struggle; battle, war, offensive. ▶verb she likes crusading for the cause of the underdog: campaign, fight, do battle, battle, take up arms, work, strive, struggle, agitate, lobby, champion, promote.
crusader
crusader noun she was a crusader against domestic violence: campaigner, fighter, champion, advocate; reformer.
crush
crush verb 1 essential oils are released when the herbs are crushed: squash, squeeze, press, compress; pulp, mash, macerate, mangle; flatten, trample on, tread on; informal smush, smoosh. 2 your dress will get crushed: crease, crumple, rumple, wrinkle, crinkle, scrunch (up ). 3 crush the cookies with a rolling pin: pulverize, pound, grind, break up, smash, crumble; mill; technical comminute. 4 he crushed her in his arms: hug, squeeze, hold tight, embrace, enfold. 5 the new regime crushed all popular uprisings: suppress, put down, quell, quash, stamp out, put an end to, overcome, overpower, defeat, triumph over, break, repress, subdue, extinguish. 6 Alan was crushed by her words: mortify, humiliate, abash, chagrin, deflate, flatten, demoralize, squash; devastate, shatter; informal shoot down in flames, knock the stuffing out of. ▶noun 1 the crush of people: crowd, throng, horde, swarm, sea, mass, pack, press, mob. 2 informal a teenage crush: infatuation, obsession, love, passion; informal puppy love. WORD NOTE smush The informal cousin of crush and smash, smush is much friendlier than either. There's no evil intent with smush. You can smush a cupcake, or a couple more people into a subway car; the cupcake can still be eaten and no one needs to visit the emergency room. Smash the cupcake and it goes straight into the garbage. Crush the people, and it makes the nightly news. — EM Conversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage.
crust
crust noun a thin crust will form where the twig was snapped off: covering, layer, coating, cover, coat, sheet, thickness, film, skin, topping; incrustation, scab.
crusty
crusty adjective 1 crusty French bread: crisp, crispy, well baked; crumbly, brittle, friable. ANTONYMS soft, soggy. 2 a crusty old man: irritable, cantankerous, irascible, bad-tempered, ill-tempered, grumpy, grouchy, crotchety, short-tempered, testy, crabby, curmudgeonly, peevish, cross, fractious, pettish, crabbed, prickly, waspish, peppery, cross-grained; informal snappish, cranky, ornery. ANTONYMS affable, good-natured.
Oxford Thesaurus
crusade
crusade noun 1 the medieval crusades: holy war; military campaign. 2 a crusade against crime | a crusade to improve education: campaign, drive, push, move, movement, effort, struggle; battle, war, offensive. ▶verb you know how she likes crusading for the cause of the underdog: campaign, fight, do battle, battle, take up arms, take up the cudgels, work, push, press, strive, struggle, agitate, lobby; champion, promote.
crusader
crusader noun campaigner, fighter, battler; champion, advocate, promoter, enthusiast; reformer.
crush
crush verb 1 essential oils in the leaves are released when the herbs are crushed or heated: squash, squeeze, press, compress; pulp, mash, macerate, mangle; flatten, trample on, tread on; informal squidge, splat; N. Amer. informal smush. 2 your dress will get crushed: crease, crumple, rumple, wrinkle, crinkle, scrunch up, ruck up; Brit. scrumple up; Brit. rare ruckle. ANTONYMS smooth out. 3 crush the biscuits with a rolling pin | crushed stone: pulverize, pound, grind, break up, smash, shatter, crumble, crunch, splinter; mill, pestle; technical triturate, comminute; archaic bray, levigate, powderize; rare kibble. 4 he crushed her in his arms: hug, squeeze, hold tight, clutch; embrace, enfold. 5 the new regime ruthlessly crushed all popular uprisings: suppress, put down, quell, quash, squash, stamp out, put an end to, put a stop to, overcome, overpower, defeat, extinguish, vanquish, triumph over, break, bring someone to their knees, repress, subdue. 6 the England No 1 was crushed 15 –7, 15 –6, 15 –6: defeat utterly, beat hollow, win a resounding victory over, drub, rout, give someone a drubbing, overwhelm; informal hammer, clobber, thrash, paste, give someone a pasting, whip, pound, pulverize, demolish, destroy, wipe the floor with, take to the cleaners, make mincemeat of, annihilate, slaughter, murder, massacre, crucify, flatten, turn inside out, run rings around; Brit. informal stuff, marmalize; N. Amer. informal shellac, blow out, cream, skunk. ANTONYMS lose, be defeated. 7 Alan was crushed by her words: mortify, humiliate, abash, chagrin, deflate, demoralize, flatten, squash; devastate, shatter; informal put down, shoot down in flames, take down a peg or two, cut down to size, put someone in their place, make someone eat humble pie, settle someone's hash, knock the stuffing out of; N. Amer. informal make someone eat crow. ▶noun 1 we were caught up in the crush of people: crowd, throng, horde, swarm, sea, mass, pack, press, multitude, mob; huddle; jam, congestion; archaic rout. 2 informal it was just a teenage crush: infatuation, obsession, love, passion, passing fancy; informal pash, puppy love, calf love; rare mash. 3 lemon crush: squash, fruit juice, cordial, drink.
crust
crust noun 1 a loaf with a crisp brown crust: outer layer /part, outside, exterior; heel, end, remnant. 2 informal I'm just trying to earn an honest crust: living, livelihood, means of subsistence, income, daily bread; informal bread and butter. 3 a crust of ice and snow: covering, layer, coating, cover, coat, sheet, thickness, film, skin; topping, caking; encrustation, scab; rare concretion.
crusty
crusty adjective 1 crusty French bread: crisp, crispy, well baked, well done; crumbly, brittle, friable. ANTONYMS soft, soggy. 2 a crusty old man: irritable, bad-tempered, irascible, grumpy, grouchy, crotchety, tetchy, testy, cantankerous, curmudgeonly, ill-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, peevish, cross, fractious, disagreeable, pettish, crabbed, crabby, waspish, prickly, peppery, touchy, scratchy, splenetic, shrewish, short-tempered, quick-tempered, dyspeptic, choleric, bilious, liverish, cross-grained; argumentative, quarrelsome, captious; informal snappish, snappy, chippy, on a short fuse, short-fused; Brit. informal shirty, stroppy, narky, ratty, eggy, like a bear with a sore head; N. Amer. informal cranky, ornery, peckish, soreheaded; Austral. /NZ informal snaky. ANTONYMS good-natured, affable.
Duden Dictionary
Crus
Crus Substantiv, Neutrum Medizin , das |Cr u s |das Crus; Genitiv: des Crus, Crura lateinisch 1 [Unter ]schenkel 2 schenkelartiger Teil eines Körperteils
Crusta
Crus ta Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Cr u sta |die Crusta; Genitiv: der Crusta, Plural: die Crustae |[…tɛ ] |lateinisch Kruste, Schorf
French Dictionary
crustacé
crustacé , ée adj. et n. m. adjectif vieux Revêtu d ’un tissu calcaire formant une enveloppe dure. nom masculin Animal aquatique à carapace, comme le crabe, le homard, la crevette, etc. : Plusieurs crustacés sont délicieux à manger.
Spanish Dictionary
crustáceo, -cea
crustáceo, -cea adjetivo /nombre masculino 1 [animal ] Que es un invertebrado artrópodo con respiración branquial, dos pares de antenas y el cuerpo cubierto generalmente por un caparazón calcáreo :el centollo es un animal crustáceo; el milpiés es un crustáceo terrestre .2 crustáceos nombre masculino plural zool Clase formada por estos animales :la mayoría de los crustáceos son acuáticos, ya sea marinos, como la langosta, o de agua dulce, como el cangrejo de río .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
crusade
cru sade /kruːséɪd /〖cross (十字架の印を付ける )ade (こと 集団 )〗名詞 複 ～s /-dz /C 1 «…に反対する /…に賛成する » 改革 [撲滅 , 推進 , 擁護 ]運動 «against /for » ▸ a man on a crusade against smoking 喫煙に反対する運動に参加している男性 ▸ launch a crusade for A Aの推進運動に着手する 2 〖通例C -〗〘史 〙十字軍 , 聖戦 .動詞 自動詞 1 «…に反対する /…に賛成する » 改革 [撲滅 , 推進 , 擁護 ]運動に参加する «against /for » ▸ crusade for lower taxes 減税運動に参加する 2 〘史 〙十字軍 (による聖戦 )に加わる .
crusader
cru s á d er 名詞 C 1 (改革の )熱心な運動家 .2 〖C- 〗〘史 〙十字軍戦士 .
cruse
cruse /kruːz , ｟米 ｠kruːs /名詞 C ｟古 ｠(油 ワインなどの )土焼きつぼ [びん ].
crush
crush /krʌʃ /〖語源は 「歯ぎしりする 」〗動詞 ～es /-ɪz /; ～ed /-t /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈人 物などが 〉〈物 〉を押しつぶす ; 〈石など 〉を (押し )砕く , 粉砕する , 粉末にする (up ); 〖～ A into [to ] B 〗A 〈物 〉を押しつぶして [砕いて ]B 〈細かい物 〉にする ▸ crush the rock into [to ] powder 石を砕いて粉にする ▸ be crushed to death 圧死する 2 〈抵抗勢力 敵軍など 〉を鎮圧する , 粉砕する , 壊滅させる ▸ crush the rebellions 反乱を鎮圧する 3 a. 〈希望など 〉をなくさせる ; …を打ち砕く ▸ crush A's hopes [confidence ]A 〈人 〉の希望 [自信 ]をなくさせる b. 〈人 〉を (精神的に )打ちのめす , 圧倒する .4 «…の中に /…に » (強く )〈人など 〉を押しつける , 押し込む «into /against » ▸ They crushed his head against the wall .彼らは彼の頭を壁に押しつけた 5 〈物 〉をくしゃくしゃにする (crumple ).6 …を (強く )抱きしめる .7 «…から » 〈果汁など 〉を絞り出す (out ) «of » .自動詞 1 くしゃくしゃになる , つぶれる .2 〈人が 〉押し合って入る , 殺到する (in ).cr ù sh ú p ｟英 ｠〈人が 〉席を詰める .名詞 1 C ｟くだけて ｠べたぼれ , 夢中 ; ほれこんだ相手 ▸ have a crush on A A 〈人 〉に夢中になる 2 〖単数形で 〗雑踏 , 混雑 , 群衆 ; C ｟くだけて ｠混雑した宴会 [会合 ].3 U ｟主に英 ｠果汁 ▸ orange crush オレンジジュース 4 U 押しつぶす [される ]こと ; くしゃくしゃにする [なる ]こと .～̀ b á r (劇場で幕間 （まくあい ）に飲み物を売る )バー .～̀ b á rrier (仮設の )観客 [群衆 ]立ち入り防止 柵 （さく ）.～́ s ỳ ndrome 〘医 〙圧挫 （あつざ ）症候群 .cr ú sh a ble 形容詞 押しつぶせる .
crusher
cr ú sh er 名詞 C 1 押しつぶすもの ; (野菜 果物などを押しつぶす )調理道具 [器具 ], 絞り器 ; (石などを砕く )粉砕機 .2 痛烈な一撃, ノックアウト .
crushing
cr ú sh ing 形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 圧倒的な, 過酷な, 立ち上がれないほどの 〈敗北 負担 失望感 〉▸ a crushing blow 決定的な打撃 ▸ a crushing defeat 圧倒的な敗北 2 非常に手厳しい, 辛辣 （しんらつ ）な 〈発言 返答など 〉.
Crusoe
Cru soe /krúːsoʊ /名詞 →Robinson Crusoe .
crust
crust /krʌst /名詞 複 ～s /-ts /1 C U パンの外皮 [耳 ] 〘きつね色のかたい部分 〙; (パイの )皮 ▸ cut the crusts off パンの耳を切り落とす ▸ a pie crust パイの皮 2 C かたい皮のついた [かたいひからびた ]ひと切れのパン (!「乏しい食物 」を含意する ) .3 C U 〘地 〙地殻 ▸ the earth's crust [the crust of the earth ]地殻 4 C U (一般に )かたくなった表面 , かたい外皮 ; (傷口の )かさぶた .5 C U 見せかけ , うわべのふるまい .6 C U ｟主に英 ｠生活の糧 , 生計 (!特にあまり気乗りしない仕事をして得る収入のこと ) ▸ earn a crust 生活の糧を得る 7 U ｟くだけて ｠厚顔 , 厚かましさ .off one's cr ú st ｟俗 ｠気の狂った, いかれた .動詞 他動詞 …をかたい皮 [表面 ]で覆う ; かたい表面にする .自動詞 かたい皮 [表面 ]で覆われる ; かたい表面になる ; 表面が凍る (over ).
crustacean
crus ta cean /krʌstéɪʃ (ə )n /名詞 C 〘動 〙甲殻類 (の動物 ) 〘エビ カニなど 〙.形容詞 甲殻類の .
crusted
cr ú st ed /-ɪd /形容詞 ｟文 ｠かたい皮 [表面 ]のある ; 【かたい皮 乾いた泥などで 】覆われた «with » ; 表面がかたくなった 〈雪など 〉.
crusty
crust y /krʌ́sti /形容詞 1 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗パリパリしたかたい外皮のある 〈パンなど 〉.2 ｟くだけて ｠〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗気難しい, 短気な 〈老人など 〉.3 【かたい皮 乾いた泥などで 】覆われた «with » .cr ú st i ness 名詞
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