CRICKET-MATCH
CRICKET-MATCH, noun A match at cricket.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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CRICKETER
CRICKETER, noun One who plays at cricket.
CRIED
CRIED, preterit tense and part. of cry.
CRIER
CRIER, CRYER, noun [See Cry.] One who cries; one who makes proclamation. The crier of a court is an officer whose duty is to proclaim the orders or commands of the court, to ope...
CRIME
CRIME, noun [Latin, Gr., to separate, to judge, to decree, to condemn.]1. An act which violates a law, divine or human; an act which violates a rule of moral duty; an offense ag...
CRIMEFUL
CRIMEFUL, adjective Criminal; wicked; partaking of wrong; contrary to law, right to duty.
CRIMELESS
CRIMELESS, adjective Free from crime; innocent.
CRIMINAL
CRIMINAL, adjective1. Guilty of a crime; applied to persons.2. Partaking of a crime; involving a crime; that violates public law, divine or human; as, theft is a criminal act.3....
CRIMINALITY
CRIMINALITY, CRIMINALNESS, noun The quality of being criminal, or a violation of law; guiltiness; the quality of being guilty of a crime.
CRIMINALLY
CRIMINALLY, adverb In violation of public law; in violation of divine law; wickedly; in a wrong or iniquitous manner.
CRIMINALNESS
CRIMINALITY, CRIMINALNESS noun The quality of being criminal, or a violation of law; guiltiness; the quality of being guilty of a crime.This is by no means the only criterion of...
CRIMINATE
CRIMINATE, verb transitive [Latin] To accuse; to charge with a crime; to alledge to be guilty of a crime, offense or wrong.Our municipal laws do not require the offender to plea...
CRIMINATED
CRIMINATED, participle passive Accused; charge with a crime.
CRIMINATING
CRIMINATING, participle present tense Accusing; alledging to be guilty.
CRIMINATION
CRIMINATION, noun [Latin] The act of accusing; accusation; charge of having been guilty of a criminal act, offense or wrong.
CRIMINATORY
CRIMINATORY, adjective Relating to accusation; accusing.
CRIMINOUS
CRIMINOUS, adjective Very wicked; hainous; involving great crime. [Not used.]
CRIMINOUSLY
CRIMINOUSLY, adverb Criminally; hainously; enormously. [Not used.]
CRIMINOUSNESS
CRIMINOUSNESS, noun Wickedness; guilt; criminality. [Not used.]
CRIMOSIN
CRIMOSIN. [See Crimson.]
CRIMP
CRIMP, adjective [See Crumble.]1. Easily crumbled; friable; brittle. [Little used.]The fowler--treads the crimp earth.2. Not consistent. [Not used.]CRIMP, verb transitive To cat...
CRIMPLE
CRIMPLE, verb transitive [G. See Crumple and Rumple.] To contract or draw together; to shrink; to cause to shrink; to curl.
CRIMPLED
CRIMPLED, participle passive Contracted; shrunk; curled.
CRIMPLING
CRIMPLING, participle present tense Contracting; shrinking; curling; hobbling.
CRIMSON
CRIMSON, noun [G.] A deep red color; a red tinged with blue; also, a red color in general; as the virgin crimson of modesty.He made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson 2 C...
CRIMSONED
CRIMSONED, participle passive Dyed or tinged with a deep red.
CRIMSONING
CRIMSONING, participle present tense Dyeing or tinging with a deep red.