crataegus

thorny shrubs and small trees: hawthorn; thorn; thorn apple ;

crataegus aestivalis

hawthorn of southern United States bearing juicy acid scarlet fruit often used in jellies or preserves ;

crataegus apiifolia

southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves ;

crataegus biltmoreana

common shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having few thorns and white flowers in corymbs followed by bright orange-red berries ;

crataegus calpodendron

erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries ;

crataegus coccinea

American red-fruited hawthorn with dense corymbs of pink-red flowers ;

crataegus coccinea mollis

American red-fruited hawthorn with stems and leaves densely covered with short woolly hairs ;

crataegus crus-galli

eastern United States hawthorn with long straight thorns ;

crataegus laevigata

thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America ;

crataegus marshallii

southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves ;

crataegus mollis

American red-fruited hawthorn with stems and leaves densely covered with short woolly hairs ;

crataegus monogyna

European hawthorn having deeply cleft leaves and bright red fruits; widely cultivated in many varieties and often grown as impenetrable hedges; established as an escape in eastern North America ;

crataegus oxyacantha

evergreen hawthorn of southeastern Europe ;

crataegus oxycantha

thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America ;

crataegus pedicellata

American red-fruited hawthorn with dense corymbs of pink-red flowers ;

crataegus tomentosa

erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries ;

crate

a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping ; the quantity contained in a crate ;

crateful

the quantity contained in a crate ;

crater

a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb ; a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus ; a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano ;

crater lake national park

a national park in Oregon having the deepest lake in the United States in the crater of an extinct volcano ;

crateva

tropical genus of small trees or shrubs ;

craton

the part of a continent that is stable and forms the central mass of the continent; typically Precambrian ;

cravat

neckwear worn in a slipknot with long ends overlapping vertically in front ;

craven

an abject coward ;

cravenness

meanspirited cowardice ;

craving

an intense desire for some particular thing ;

craw

a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food ;

crawdad

small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster ; tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly ;

crawdaddy

small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster ;

crawfish

large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters ; small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster ; tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly ;

crawford

United States film actress (1908-1977) ; United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857) ;

crawl

a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body; "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep" ; a very slow movement; "the traffic advanced at a crawl" ; a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick ;

crawl space

low space beneath a floor of a building; gives workers access to wiring or plumbing ;

crawler

terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers ; a person who crawls or creeps along the ground ; a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage ;

crawling

a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body; "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep" ;

crawlspace

low space beneath a floor of a building; gives workers access to wiring or plumbing ;

crax

type genus of the Cracidae: curassows ;

crayfish

large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters ; small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster ; tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly ; warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California ;

crayon

writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing ;

craze

a fine crack in a glaze or other surface ; an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season" ; state of violent mental agitation ;