cranium

the part of the skull that encloses the brain ;

crank

a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle ; an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant ; a whimsically eccentric person ; a bad-tempered person ;

crank call

a hostile telephone call (from a crank) ;

crank handle

crank used to start an engine ;

crank letter

a hostile (usually anonymous) letter ;

crankcase

housing for a crankshaft ;

crankiness

a fussy and eccentric disposition ;

crankshaft

a rotating shaft driven by (or driving) a crank ;

cranny

a small opening or crevice (especially in a rock face or wall) ; a long narrow depression in a surface ;

crap

obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull" ; obscene terms for feces ;

crap-shooter

a gambler who throws dice in the game of craps ;

crap game

playing craps ;

crap shooting

playing craps ;

crapaud

large toothed frog of South America and Central America resembling the bullfrog ;

crape

a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface ; small very thin pancake ;

crape fern

New Zealand with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly stalks; sometimes included in genus Todea ;

crape jasmine

tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand ;

crape myrtle

ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the southern United States ;

crapette

solitaire with two players using separate packs ;

crapper

a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination ;

crappie

small sunfishes of central United States rivers ; small sunfishes of the genus Pomoxis of central United States rivers ;

craps

a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice ; when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot the results is called `craps' or `snake eyes' ;

crapshoot

playing craps ; a risky and uncertain venture; "getting admitted to the college of your choice has become a crapshoot" ;

crapshooter

a gambler who plays the game of craps ;

crapulence

the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall" ;

crash

the act of colliding with something; "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line" ; a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles); "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane" ; a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells" ; a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) ; (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative; "the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since" ;

crash barrier

a strong protective barrier that is erected around a racetrack or in the middle of a dual-lane highway in order to reduce the likelihood of severe accidents ;

crash course

a rapid and intense course of training or research (usually undertaken in an emergency); "he took a crash course in Italian on his way to Italy"; "his first job was a crash course in survival and in learning how to get along with people"; "a crash programme is needed to create new jobs" ;

crash dive

a rapid descent by a submarine ;

crash helmet

a padded helmet worn by people riding bicycles or motorcycles; protects the head in case of accidents ;

crash landing

an emergency landing under circumstances where a normal landing is impossible (usually damaging the aircraft) ;

crash program

a rapid and intense course of training or research (usually undertaken in an emergency); "he took a crash course in Italian on his way to Italy"; "his first job was a crash course in survival and in learning how to get along with people"; "a crash programme is needed to create new jobs" ;

crash programme

a rapid and intense course of training or research (usually undertaken in an emergency); "he took a crash course in Italian on his way to Italy"; "his first job was a crash course in survival and in learning how to get along with people"; "a crash programme is needed to create new jobs" ;

crasher

someone who gets in (to a party) without an invitation or without paying ;

craspedia

herbs of Australia and New Zealand ;

crassitude

the quality of being crass--devoid of refinement ;

crassness

the quality of being crass--devoid of refinement ;

crassostrea

Virginia oysters ;

crassula

type genus of Crassulaceae; herbs and small shrubs having woody stems and succulent aerial parts ;

crassulaceae

succulent shrubs and herbs ;