Index of English words, starting with "cr"

(1) - Crammer (n.) One who crams; esp., one who prepares a pupil hastily for an examination, or a pupil who is thus prepared.

(1) - Cramming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cram

(1) - Cramp (n.) Knotty; difficult.
(2) - Cramp (v. t.) To afflict with cramp.
(3) - Cramp (v. t.) To form on a cramp; as, to cramp boot legs.
(4) - Cramp (v. t.) to bind together; to unite.
(5) - Cramp (v. t.) To fasten or hold with, or as with, a cramp.
(6) - Cramp (v. t.) To compress; to restrain from free action; to confine and contract; to hinder.
(7) - Cramp (n.) A spasmodic and painful involuntary contraction of a muscle or muscles, as of the leg.
(8) - Cramp (n.) A piece of wood having a curve corresponding to that of the upper part of the instep, on which the upper leather of a boot is stretched to give it the requisite shape.
(9) - Cramp (n.) A rectangular frame, with a tightening screw, used for compressing the joints of framework, etc.
(10) - Cramp (n.) A device, usually of iron bent at the ends, used to hold together blocks of stone, timbers, etc.; a cramp iron.
(11) - Cramp (n.) That which confines or contracts; a restraint; a shackle; a hindrance.

(1) - Crampfish (n.) The torpedo, or electric ray, the touch of which gives an electric shock. See Electric fish, and Torpedo.