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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

creatively
adverb in a creative manner; `she solved the problem creatively`

creativity
creativeness noun the ability to create

creator
noun a person who grows or makes or invents things

creature
noun a human being; `wight` is an archaic term

creche
foundling hospital noun a hospital where foundlings (infant children of unknown parents) are taken in and cared for

Crecy
battle of Crecy noun the first decisive battle of the Hundred Years` War; in 1346 the English under Edward III defeated the French under Philip of Valois

credence
acceptance noun the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true; `he gave credence to the gossip`; `acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years`

credenza
credence noun a kind of sideboard or buffet

credibility
credibleness noun the quality of being believable or trustworthy

credible
adjective a common but incorrect usage where `credulous` would be appropriate; `she was not the...credible fool he expected`

credibly
believably 3 plausibly adverb easy to believe on the basis of available evidence; `he talked plausibly before the committee`; `he will probably win the election`

credit
course credit noun recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours

credit
noun an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items

credit account
charge account noun credit extended by a business to a customer

credit analyst
noun an analyst who studies the financial statements and financial history of applicants for credit in order to evaluate their creditworthiness

credit application
noun an application for a line of credit

credit bureau
noun a private firm that maintains consumer credit data files and provides credit information to authorized users for a fee

credit card
charge card noun a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered

credit crunch
liquidity crisis noun a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high

credit entry
noun an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items

credit line
line of credit noun the maximum credit that a customer is allowed

credit order
bill-me order noun an order that is received without payment; requires billing at a later date

credit side
noun account of payments received; usually the right side of a financial statement

credit system
noun a system for allowing people to purchase things on credit

credit union
noun a cooperative depository financial institution whose members can obtain loans from their combined savings

creditable
adjective worthy of often limited commendation; `the student`s effort on the essay--though not outstanding--was creditable`

creditably
adverb to a tolerably worthy extent; `he did respectably well for his age`

credited(p)
adjective (usually followed by `to`) given credit for; `an invention credited to Edison`

creditor
noun a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists

credits
noun a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film)

creditworthiness
noun trustworthiness with money as based on a person`s credit history; a general qualification for borrowing

creditworthy
responsible adjective having an acceptable credit rating; `a responsible borrower`

credulity
noun tendency to believe readily

credulous
adjective showing a lack of judgment or experience; `so credulous he believes everything he reads`

credulously
believingly adverb in a credulous manner; `the children followed the teacher credulously`

credulousness
gullibility noun tendency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceived

Cree
noun the Algonquian language spoken by the Cree

creed
credo noun any system of principles or beliefs

creedal
credal adjective of or relating to a creed

Creek
noun any member of the Creek Confederacy (especially the Muskogee) formerly living in Georgia and Alabama but now chiefly in Oklahoma

Creek Confederacy
noun a North American Indian confederacy organized by the Muskogee that dominated the southeastern part of the United States before being removed to Oklahoma

creel
noun a wicker basket used by anglers to hold fish

creep
noun a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot

creep feed
noun feed given to young animals isolated in a creep

creep up
sneak up verb advance stealthily or unnoticed; `Age creeps up on you`

creeper
noun any of various small insectivorous birds of the northern hemisphere that climb up a tree trunk supporting themselves on stiff tail feathers and their feet

creeper
noun a person who crawls or creeps along the ground

creepiness
noun an uneasy sensation as of insects creeping on your skin

creeping bellflower
Campanula rapunculoides noun erect European herb with creeping rootstocks and nodding spikelike racemes of blue to violet flowers

creeping bent
creeping bentgrass noun common pasture or lawn grass spread by long runners

creeping bugle
Ajuga reptans noun low rhizomatous European carpeting plant having spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in parts of United States

creeping buttercup
creeping crowfoot noun perennial European herb with long creeping stolons

creeping fern
Hartford fern noun delicate fern of the eastern United States having a twining stem and palmately-lobed sterile fronds and forked fertile fronds

creeping juniper
Juniperus horizontalis noun low to prostrate shrub of Canada and northern United States; bronzed purple in winter

creeping oxalis
creeping wood sorrel noun creeping much-branched mat-forming weed; cosmopolitan

creeping snowberry
moxie plum noun slow-growing procumbent evergreen shrublet of northern North America and Japan having white flowers and numerous white fleshy rough and hairy seeds

creeping soft grass
Holcus mollis noun European perennial grass with soft velvety foliage

creeping spike rush
Eleocharis palustris noun cylindrical-stemmed sedge

creeping St John`s wort
Hypericum calycinum noun creeping evergreen shrub with bright yellow star-shaped summer flowers; useful as ground cover

creeping willow
Salix repens noun small trailing bush of Europe and Asia having straggling branches with silky green leaves of which several varieties are cultivated

creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens noun low-branching leafy annual with flower heads resembling zinnias; found in southwestern United States and Mexico to Guatemala

creeps
noun a feeling of fear and revulsion; `he gives me the creeps`

creepy
creepy-crawly adjective causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin; `a creepy story`; `I had a creepy-crawly feeling`

creepy-crawlies
noun feelings of dislike and anxiety; `the cave gave me the creepy-crawlies`

creepy-crawly
noun an animal that creeps or crawls (such as worms or spiders or insects)

cremains
noun the remains of a dead body after cremation

cremate
verb reduce to ashes; `Cremate a corpse`

cremation
noun the incineration of a dead body

crematory
crematorium noun a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes

creme anglais
noun custard sauce flavored with vanilla or a liqueur

creme brulee
noun custard sprinkled with sugar and broiled

creme caramel
noun baked custard topped with caramel

creme de cacao
noun sweet liqueur flavored with vanilla and cacao beans

creme de fraise
noun strawberry-flavored liqueur

creme de menthe
noun sweet green or white mint-flavored liqueur

Cremona
noun a city in Lombardy on the Po River; noted for the manufacture of fine violins from the 16th to the 18th centuries

crenate
crenated adjective having a margin with rounded scallops

crenate leaf
noun a leaf having a scalloped margin

crenel
crenelle noun a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement

crenelation
crenellation noun the action of constructing ramparts with gaps for firing guns or arrows

crenulate
crenulated adjective having a margin with small rounded teeth; `a crenulate leaf`

creole
noun a mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages

creole-fish
Paranthias furcifer noun deep-sea fish of tropical Atlantic

creolize
verb develop into a creole; `pidgins often creolize`

Creon
noun (Greek mythology) the brother of Jocasta and uncle of Antigone who became king of Thebes after the fall of Oedipus

creosol
noun a colorless to yellow aromatic liquid that is a constituent of creosote

creosote
noun a colorless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by distillation of wood tar; used as an antiseptic

creosote
noun a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; used as a preservative for wood

creosote bush
coville noun desert shrub of southwestern United States and New Mexico having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small yellow flowers

crepe
crape noun a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface

crepe
noun paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for decorations

crepe de Chine
noun a very thin crepe of silk or silklike fabric

crepe fern
noun fern of rain forests of tropical Australia and New Zealand and South Africa

crepe paper
noun paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for decorations

crepe rubber
noun crude natural rubber; used mainly for shoe soles

crepe Suzette
noun crepes flamed in a sweet orange-and-lemon flavored liqueur sauce

Crepis
genus Crepis noun hawk`s beard; cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere

crepitate
crackle verb make a crackling sound; `My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl`

crepitation rale
noun the crackling sound heard on auscultation when patients with respiratory diseases inhale; associated with tuberculosis and pneumonia and congestive heart failure

crepuscular
adjective like twilight; dim; `the evening`s crepuscular charm`