crescent wrench

an adjustable wrench designed to fit hexagonal nuts with the adjusting screw built into the head of the wrench ;

crescentia

a genus of tropical American trees of the family Bignoniaceae; has a short trunk and crooked limbs and drooping branches ;

crescentia cujete

tropical American evergreen that produces large round gourds ;

cresol

any of three poisonous colorless isomeric phenols; derived from coal or wood tar; used as a disinfectant ;

cress

pungent leaves of any of numerous cruciferous herbs ; any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste ;

cress plant

any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste ;

crest

a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal ; (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet ; the center of a cambered road ; the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave ; the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock" ;

crested cariama

Brazilian Cariama; sole representative of the genus Cariama ;

crested coral root

orchid with yellowish-brown flowers with dark veins; southeastern Arizona to the eastern United States ;

crested myna

dark brown crested bird of southeastern Asia ;

crested penguin

small penguin of the Falkland Islands and New Zealand ;

crested screamer

distinguished from the horned screamer by a feathery crest on the back of the head ;

crested swift

birds of southeast Asia and East Indies differing from true swifts in having upright crests and nesting in trees ;

crested wheat grass

Eurasian grass grown in United States great plains area for forage and erosion control ;

crested wheatgrass

Eurasian grass grown in United States great plains area for forage and erosion control ;

crestless wave

the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea ;

cretaceous

from 135 million to 63 million years ago; end of the age of reptiles; appearance of modern insects and flowering plants ;

cretaceous period

from 135 million to 63 million years ago; end of the age of reptiles; appearance of modern insects and flowering plants ;

cretan

a native or inhabitant of Crete ;

cretan dittany

dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete ;

crete

the largest Greek island in the Mediterranean; site of the Minoan civilization that reached its peak in 1600 BC ;

crete dittany

dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete ;

cretin

a person of subnormal intelligence ;

cretinism

severe hypothyroidism resulting in physical and mental stunting ;

cretonne

an unglazed heavy fabric; brightly printed; used for slipcovers and draperies ;

creutzfeldt-jakob disease

rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus; characterized by progressive dementia and gradual loss of muscle control ;

crevalle jack

fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico ;

crevasse

a deep fissure ;

crevice

a long narrow opening ; a long narrow depression in a surface ;

crew

an organized group of workmen ; the men who man a ship or aircraft ; the team of men manning a racing shell ; an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd" ;

crew cut

a closely cropped haircut; usually for men ;

crew member

a member of a flight crew ;

crew neck

a plain straight neckline opening from shoulder to shoulder of sweaters ;

crew neckline

a plain straight neckline opening from shoulder to shoulder of sweaters ;

crewelwork

embroidery done with loosely twisted worsted yarn ;

crewet

bottle that holds wine or oil or vinegar for the table ;

crewman

a member of a work crew ; a member of a flight crew ; any member of a ship's crew ;

crex

corncrakes ;

crex crex

common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields ;

crib

a card game (usually for two players) in which each player is dealt six cards and discards one or two ; the cards discarded by players at cribbage ; baby bed with high sides made of slats ; a bin or granary for storing grains ; a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly) ;