Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter C - Page 150
Crissal (a.) (Zool.) Having highly colored under tail coverts; as, the crissal thrasher.
Crisscross (n.) A mark or cross, as the signature of a person who is unable to write.
Crisscross (n.) A child's game played on paper or on a slate, consisting of lines arranged in the form of a cross.
Crisscross (v. t.) To mark or cover with cross lines; as, a paper was crisscrossed with red marks.
Crisscross (adv.) In opposite directions; in a way to cross something else; crossing one another at various angles and in various ways.
Crisscross (adv.) With opposition or hindrance; at cross purposes; contrarily; as, things go crisscross.
Crisscross-row (n.) See Christcross-row.
Crissa (n. pl. ) of Crissum.
Crissum (n.) That part of a bird, or the feathers, surrounding the cloacal opening; the under tail coverts.
Cristate (a.) Crested.
Criteria (n. pl. ) of Criterion.
Criterions (n. pl. ) of Criterion.
Criterion (n.) （判斷、批評的）標準，準則，尺度 [C] A standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test, by which facts, principles opinions, and conduct are tried in forming a correct judgment respecting them.
Of the diseases of the mind there is no criterion. -- Donne.
Inferences founded on such enduring criteria. -- Sir G. C. Lewis.
Syn: Standard; measure; rule.
Criterion (n.) A basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "the schools comply with federal standards"; "they set the measure for all subsequent work" [syn: standard, criterion, measure, touchstone].
Criterion (n.) The ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community" [syn: criterion, standard].
Crith (n.) (Chem.) ‘物理’克瑞（氣體重量單位，相當於一升氫氣在標準狀況下之重量，合0.0896克） The unit for estimating the weight of a["e]rifor substances; -- the weight of a liter of hydrogen at 0[deg] centigrade, and with a tension of 76 centimeters of mercury. It is 0.0896 of a gram, or 1.38274 grains.
Compare: Hydrogen
Hydrogen (n.) [Mass noun]【化】氫 [U] A colourless, odourless, highly flammable gas, the chemical element of atomic number 1.
Hydrogen is the lightest of the chemical elements and has the simplest atomic structure, a single electron orbiting a nucleus consisting of a single proton. It is by far the commonest element in the universe, although not on the earth, where it occurs chiefly combined with oxygen as water.
Compare: Aeriform
Aeriform (a.) 空氣狀的；無形的 Of the form or nature of a gas; gaseous. Now chiefly historical.
Aeriform (a.) [Figurative] Insubstantial, intangible, unreal.
Compare: Figurative
Figurative (a.) 比喻的；象徵；（文章等）多比喻的 Departing from a literal use of words; metaphorical.
‘A figurative expression.’
Figurative (a.) (Of an artist or work of art) Representing forms that are recognizably derived from life.
Compare: Insubstantial
Insubstantial (a.) 無實質的，無實體的；幻想的；不堅固的；脆弱的 Lacking strength and solidity.
‘The huts are relatively few and insubstantial.’
‘Insubstantial evidence.’
Insubstantial (a.) Not having physical existence.
‘The flickering light made her face seem insubstantial.’
Compare: Intangible
Intangible (a.) 觸摸不到的；無形的，無實體的；難以確定的，模糊的；難以理解的 Unable to be touched; not having physical presence.
‘The moonlight made things seem intangible.’
Intangible (a.) Difficult or impossible to define or understand; vague and abstract.
‘The rose symbolized something intangible about their relationship.’
Intangible (a.) (Of an asset or benefit) not constituting or represented by a physical object and of a value not precisely measurable.
‘Intangible business property like patents.’
Intangible (n.) (Usually intangibles) 無形的東西 [C]；無形資產 [P] An intangible thing.
‘Intangibles like self-confidence and responsibility.’
Compare: Unreal
Unreal (a.) 不真實的，假的；虛構的，幻想的 Imaginary or illusory.
‘In the half-light the tiny cottages seemed unreal.’
Unreal (a.) [North American] [Informal] Incredible; amazing.
Unreal (a.) Unrealistic.
‘Many people have unreal expectations of marriage.’
Crith (n.) The weight of a liter of hydrogen (at 0 centigrade and 760 millimeters pressure).
Crithomancu (n.) A kind of divination by means of the dough of the cakes offered in the ancient sacrifices, and the meal strewed over the victims.
Critic (n.) One skilled in judging of the merits of literary or artistic works; a connoisseur; an adept; hence, one who examines literary or artistic works, etc., and passes judgment upon them; a reviewer.
The opininon of the most skillful critics was, that nothing finer [than Goldsmith's "Traveler"] had appeared in verse since the fourth book of the "Dunciad." -- Macaulay.
Critic (n.) One who passes a rigorous or captious judgment; one who censures or finds fault; a harsh examiner or judge; a caviler; a carper.
When an author has many beauties consistent with virtue, piety, and truth, let not little critics exalt themselves, and shower down their ill nature. -- I. Watts.
You know who the critics are? the men who have failed in literature and art. -- Beaconsfield.
Critic (n.) The art of criticism. [Obs.] -- Locke.
Critic (n.) An act of criticism; a critique. [Obs.]
And make each day a critic on the last. -- Pope.
Critic (a.) Of or pertaining to critics or criticism; critical. [Obs.] "Critic learning." -- Pope.
Critic (v. i.) To criticise; to play the critic. [Obs.]
Syn: critique.
Nay, if you begin to critic once, we shall never have done. -- A. Brewer.
Critique (n.) The art of criticism. [Written also critic.] [R.]
Critique (n.) A critical examination or estimate of a work of literature or art; a critical dissertation or essay; a careful and thorough analysis of any subject; a criticism; as, Kant's "Critique of Pure Reason."
I should as soon expect to see a critique on the poesy of a ring as on the inscription of a medal. -- Addison.
Critique (n.) A critic; one who criticises. [Obs.]
A question among critiques in the ages to come. -- Bp. Lincoln.
Critique (v. t.) To criticise or pass judgment upon. [Obs.] -- Pope.
Critique (n.) An essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play) [syn: review, critique, critical review, review article].
Critique (n.) A serious examination and judgment of something; "constructive criticism is always appreciated" [syn: criticism, critique].
Critique (v.) Appraise critically; "She reviews books for the New York Times"; "Please critique this performance" [syn: review, critique].
Critic (n.) A person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art.
Critic (n.) Anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something.
Critic (n.) Someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments.
Critic (n.) [ C ] (C1) 批評者，反對者 Someone who says that they do not approve of someone or something.
// Her critics say she is leading the party to disaster.
// He's his own worst critic (= he judges himself severely).
Critic (n.) [ C ] (B2) （尤指電影、書籍、音樂等的）批評家，評論家 Someone whose job is to give their opinion about something, especially films, books, music, etc.
// She's a film/ theatre critic for the "Irish Times."
// The play has been well received by the critics.
Critical (a.) Qualified to criticise, or pass judgment upon, literary or artistic productions.
It is submitted to the judgment of more critical ears to direct and determine what is graceful and what is not. -- Holder.
Critical (a.) Pertaining to criticism or the critic's art; of the nature of a criticism; accurate; as, critical knowledge; a critical dissertation.
Critical (a.) Inclined to make nice distinctions, or to exercise careful judgment and selection; exact; nicely judicious.
Virgil was so critical in the rites of religion, that he would never have brought in such prayers as these, if they had not been agreeable to the Roman customs. -- Bp. Stillingfleet.
Critical (a.) Inclined to criticise or find fault; fastidious; captious; censorious; exacting.
O gentle lady, do not put me to 't, For I am nothing, if not critical. -- Shak.
Critical (a.) Characterized by thoroughness and a reference to principles, as becomes a critic; as, a critical analysis of a subject.
Critical (a.) [See Crisis.] Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis, turning point, or specially important juncture; important as regards consequences; hence, of doubtful issue; attended with risk; dangerous; as, the critical stage of a fever; a critical situation.
Our circumstances are indeed critical. -- Burke.
The small moment, the exact point, the critical minute, on which every good work so much depends. -- South.
Critical angle (Optics), That angle of incidence of a luminous ray at which it is wholly reflected, and no portion of it transmitted. The sine of this angle is the reciprocal of the refractive index of the medium.
Critical philosophy, The metaphysical system of Kant; -- so called from his most important work, the "Critique of Pure Reason."
Critical (a.) Marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws; "a critical attitude" [ant: uncritical].
Critical (a.) At or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction; "a critical temperature of water is 100 degrees C--its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure"; "critical mass"; "go critical" [ant: noncritical].
Critical (a.) Characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; "a critical reading"; "a critical dissertation"; "a critical analysis of Melville's writings" [ant: noncritical, uncritical].
Critical (a.) Urgently needed; absolutely necessary; "a critical element of the plan"; "critical medical supplies"; "vital for a healthy society"; "of vital interest" [syn: critical, vital].
Critical (a.) Forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis; "a critical point in the campaign"; "the critical test" [syn: critical, decisive].
Critical (a.) Being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency; "a critical shortage of food"; "a critical illness"; "an illness at the critical stage" [ant: noncritical, noncrucial].
Critical (a.) Of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism; "critical acclaim."
Critical (a.) (Not pleased) (B2) 批評的；批判的；挑剔的，吹毛求疵的 Saying that someone or something is bad or wrong.
// A critical report.
// The report is highly critical of safety standards at the factory.
Critical (a.) (Important) (B2) 關鍵性的；決定性的；至關重要的 Of the greatest importance to the way things might happen.
// The president's support is critical (to this project).
// A critical decision.
Critical (a.) (Giving opinions) (C2) （對書、戲劇、電影等）評論的 Giving opinions or judgments on books, plays, films, etc.
// She has written a major critical appraisal/ study of Saul Bellow's novels.
// His last film won/ received critical acclaim (= was praised by film critics).
Critical (a.) (Serious) (B2) 嚴重的；危急的，危險的 Extremely serious or dangerous.
// Both drivers are critical/in a critical condition (= so badly hurt that they might die) after the 120 mph crash.
Critically (adv.) In a critical manner; with nice discernment; accurately; exactly.
Critically to discern good writers from bad. -- Dryden.
Critically (adv.) At a crisis; at a critical time; in a situation, place, or condition of decisive consequence; as, a fortification critically situated.
Coming critically the night before the session. -- Bp. Burnet.
Critically (adv.) In a critical manner; "this must be examined critically" [ant: uncritically].
Criticalness (n.) The state or quality of being critical, or of occurring at a critical time.
Criticalness (n.) Accuracy in examination or decision; exactness.
Criticalness (n.) A state of critical urgency [syn: criticality, criticalness, cruciality].
Criticaster (n.) A contemptible or vicious critic.
The rancorous and reptile crew of poeticules, who decompose into criticasters. -- Swinburne.
Criticisable (a.) Capable of being criticised.
Criticised (imp. & p. p.) of Criticise.
Criticising (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Criticise.
Criticise (v. t.) To examine and judge as a critic; to pass literary or artistic judgment upon; as, to criticise an author; to criticise a picture.
Criticise (v. t.) To express one's views as to the merit or demerit of; esp., to animadvert upon; to find fault with; as, to criticise conduct. --Blackwood's Mag.
Syn: criticize, pick apart.
Criticise (v. i.) To act as a critic; to pass literary or artistic judgment; to play the critic; -- formerly used with on or upon.
Several of these ladies, indeed, criticised upon the form of the association. -- Addison.
Criticise (v. i.) To discuss the merits or demerits of a thing or person; esp., to find fault.
Cavil you may, but never criticise. -- Pope.
Criticise (v.) Find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" [syn: knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart] [ant: praise].
Criticise (v.) Act as a critic; "Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either" [syn: criticize, criticise].
Criticize (v.) (UK usually criticize) (B2) [ I, T often passive ] 批評，批判；指責 To express disapproval of someone or something.
// The government is being widely criticized in the media for failing to limit air pollution.
// We'll get nowhere if all you can do is criticize.
Criticize (v.) (UK usually criticize) [ T ] 評論，評判（書、影片等） To give an opinion or judgment about a book, film, etc.
// We're a group of artists who meet to discuss ideas and criticize each other's work.
Criticiser (n.) One who criticises; a critic.
Criticism (n.) The rules and principles which regulate the practice of the critic; the art of judging with knowledge and propriety of the beauties and faults of a literary performance, or of a production in the fine arts; as, dramatic criticism.
The elements ofcriticism depend on the two principles of Beauty and Truth, one of which is the final end or object of study in every one of its pursuits: Beauty, in letters and the arts; Truth, in history and sciences. -- Brande & C.
By criticism, as it was first instituted by Aristotle, was meant a standard of judging well. -- Dryden.
Criticism (n.) The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed; a critical observation or detailed examination and review; a critique; animadversion; censure.
About the plan of "Rasselas" little was said by the critics; and yet the faults of the plan might seem to invite severe criticism. -- Macaulay.
Criticism (n.) Disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent" [syn: criticism, unfavorable judgment].
Criticism (n.) A serious examination and judgment of something; "constructive criticism is always appreciated" [syn: criticism, critique].
Criticism (n.) A written evaluation of a work of literature [syn: criticism, literary criticism].
Criticism. () The art of judging skillfully of the merits or beauties, defects or faults of a literary or scientific performance, or of a production of art; when the criticism is reduced to writing, the writing itself is called a criticism.
Criticism. () Liberty of criticism must be allowed, or there would be neither purity of taste nor of morals. Fair discussion, is essentially necessary to, the truth of history and advancement of science. That publication therefore, is not a libel, which has for its object, not to injure the reputation of an individual, but to correct misrepresentations of facts, to refute sophistical reasoning, to expose a vicious taste for literature, or to censure what is hostile to morality. Campb. R. 351-2. As every man who publishes a book commits himself to the judgment of the public, any one may comment on his performance. If the commentator does not step aside from the work, or introduce fiction for the purpose of condemnation, he exercises a fair and legitimate right. And the critic does a good service to the public who writes down any vapid or useless publication such as ought never to have appeared; and, although the author may suffer a loss from it, the law does not consider such loss an injury; because it is a loss which the party ought to sustain. It is the loss of fame and profit, to which he was never entitled. 1 Campb. R. 358, n. See 1 Esp. N. P. Cas. 28; 2 Stark. Cas. 73; 4 Bing. N. S. 92; S. C. 3 Scott, 340;. 1 M. & M. 44; 1 M. & M. 187; Cooke on Def. 52.
Criticism (n.) [ C or U ] (B2) 批評，批判；指責，反對 The act of saying that something or someone is bad.
// The designs for the new mosque have attracted widespread criticism.
// I have a few criticisms to make about your speech.
Criticism (n.) [ C or U ]（尤指對書、電影等的）評論，評價 The act of giving your opinion or judgment about the good or bad qualities of something or someone, especially books, films, etc.
// Literary criticism.
// If you have any constructive (= helpful) criticism of the project, I'd be glad to hear it.
Critique (n.) 批評；評論；評論文章 The art of criticism. [Written also critic.] [R.]
Critique (n.) A critical examination or estimate of a work of literature or art; a critical dissertation or essay; a careful and through analysis of any subject; a criticism; as, Kant's "Critique of Pure Reason."
I should as soon expect to see a critique on the poesy of a ring as on the inscription of a medal. -- Addison.
Critique (n.) A critic; one who criticises. [Obs.]
A question among critiques in the ages to come. -- Bp. Lincoln.
Critique (v. t.) 評論 To criticise or pass judgment upon. [Obs.] -- Pope.
Critique (n.) An essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play) [syn: {review}, {critique}, {critical review}, {review article}].
Critique (n.) A serious examination and judgment of something; "constructive criticism is always appreciated" [syn: {criticism}, {critique}].
Critique (v.) Appraise critically; "She reviews books for the New York Times"; "Please critique this performance" [syn: {review}, {critique}].
Critique (n.) [ C ] 評論文章，評論 （常指否定的評論） A report of something such as a political situation or system, or a person's work or ideas, that examines it and provides a judgment, especially a negative one.
// A Marxist critique of neo-liberal policy.
Crizzel (n.) A kind of roughness on the surface of glass, which clouds its transparency. [Written also crizzeling and crizzle.]
Croak (v. t.) To utter in a low, hoarse voice; to announce by croaking; to forebode; as, to croak disaster.
The raven himself is hoarse, That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan. -- Shak.
Two ravens now began to croak Their nuptial song. -- Wordsworth.
Croak (n.) The coarse, harsh sound uttered by a frog or a raven, or a like sound.
Croaked (imp. & p. p.) of Croak.
Croaking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Croak.
Croak (v. i.) To make a low, hoarse noise in the throat, as a frog, a raven, or a crow; hence, to make any hoarse, dismal sound.
Loud thunder to its bottom shook the bog, And the hoarse nation croaked. -- Pope.
Croak (v. i.) To complain; especially, to grumble; to forebode evil; to utter complaints or forebodings habitually.
Marat . . . croaks with reasonableness. -- Carlyle.
Croak (n.) A harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog) [syn: croak, croaking].
Croak (v.) Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102" [syn: die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it] [ant: be born].
Croak (v.) Utter a hoarse sound, like a raven [syn: croak, cronk].
Croak (v.) Make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked" [syn: murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl].
Compare: Sciaenoid
Sciaenoid (a.) (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Sciaenidae, a family of carnivorous marine fishes which includes the meagre ({Sciaena umbra or Sciaena aquila), and fish of the drum and croaker families. The croaker is so called because it may make a croaking noise by use of its bladder; the Atlantic croaker ({Micropogonias undulatus, formerly Micropogon undulatus) and the squeteague are a members of the croaker family, and the kingfish is a drum.
Croaker (n.) One who croaks, murmurs, grumbles, or complains unreasonably; one who habitually forebodes evil.
Croaker (n.) (Zool.) A small American fish ({Micropogon undulatus), of the Atlantic coast.
Croaker (n.) (Zool.) An American fresh-water fish (Aplodinotus grunniens); -- called also drum.
Croaker (n.) (Zool.) The surf fish of California.
Note: When caught these fishes make a croaking sound; whence the name, which is often corrupted into crocus.
Croaker (n.) The lean flesh of a saltwater fish caught along Atlantic coast of southern U.S..
Croaker (n.) Any of several fishes that make a croaking noise.
Croat (n.) A native or resident of Croatia.
Croat (n.) An irregular soldier, generally from Croatia. [archaic]
Croat (n.) A member of the Slavic people living in Croatia [syn: Croatian, Croat].
Croatia (n.) 克羅埃西亞共和國（一般通稱「克羅埃西亞」）是一個位於中歐、地中海和巴爾幹半島交會處的單一議會共和制國家，首都與最大城市為札格瑞布。克國將行政區劃分為20個縣與一個直轄市兼首都的札格瑞布，其領土面積為56,538平方公里。克羅埃西亞氣候多樣，同時具備大陸性與地中海型氣候，並於亞得里亞海沿岸擁有超過1000座島嶼。2017年克羅埃西亞人口約為415萬人，多數為克羅埃西亞人，自從克羅埃西亞由南斯拉夫獨立後至今該國如同大部分巴爾幹半島國家一樣人口持續減少。
Officially the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Republika Hrvatska,) [b] is a country at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, on the Adriatic Sea. Its capital Zagreb forms one of the country's primary subdivisions, along with twenty counties. Croatia has an area of 56,594 square kilometres (21,851 square miles) and a population of 4.28 million, most of whom are Roman Catholics.
Croatia (n.) A Slavic-speaking country on the Adriatic, part of the Balkan region. It was formerly part of Yugoslavia.
Croatia (n.) A republic in the western Balkans in south-central Europe in the eastern Adriatic coastal area; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; became independent in 1991 [syn: Croatia, Republic of Croatia, Hrvatska].
Croatian (a.) Of or pertaining to Croatia.
Croatian (n.) A Croat.
Croatian (a.) Of or relating to or characteristic of Croatia or its people or language; "Croatian villages."
Croatian (n.) A member of the Slavic people living in Croatia [syn: Croatian, Croat].
Crocein (n.) (Chem.) A name given to any one of several yellow or scarlet dyestuffs of artificial production and complex structure. In general they are diazo and sulphonic acid derivatives of benzene and naphthol.
Croceous (a.) Of, pertaining to, or like, saffron; deep reddish yellow. [R.]
Crocetin (n.) (Chem.) A dyestuff, obtained from the Chinese crocin, which produces a brilliant yellow.
Croche (n.) A little bud or knob at the top of a deer's antler.
Crochet (n.) A kind of knitting done by means of a hooked needle, with worsted, silk, or cotton; crochet work. Commonly used adjectively.
Crochet hook, Crochet needle, A small hook, or a hooked needle (often of bone), used in crochet work.
Crocheted (imp. & p. p.) of Crochet.
Crocheting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Crochet.
Crochet (v. t. & i.) To knit with a crochet needle or hook; as, to crochet a shawl.
Crochet (n.) Needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle [syn: crochet, crocheting].
Crochet (v.) Create by looping or crocheting; "crochet a bedspread."
Crochet (v.) Make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle; "She sat there crocheting all day" [syn: crochet, hook].
Crociary (n.) (Eccl.) One who carries the cross before an archbishop. [Obs.]
Crocidolite (n.) (Min.) A mineral occuring in silky fibers of a lavender blue color. It is related to hornblende and is essentially a silicate of iron and soda; -- called also blue asbestus. A silicified form, in which the fibers penetrating quartz are changed to oxide of iron, is the yellow brown tiger-eye of the jewelers.
Compare: Polychroite
Polychroite (n.) (Chem.) The coloring matter of saffron; -- formerly so called because of the change of color on treatment with certain acids; -- called also crocin, and safranin.
Crocin (n.) (Chem.) The coloring matter of Chinese yellow pods, the fruit of Gardenia grandiflora. -- Watts.
Crocin (n.) (Chem.)A red powder (called also polychroite), which is made from the saffron ({Crocus sativus). See Polychroite.
Crocked (imp. & p. p.) of Crock.
Crocking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Crock.
Crock (v. t.) To soil by contact, as with soot, or with the coloring matter of badly dyed cloth.
Crock (v. i.) To give off crock or smut.
Crock (v. t.) To lay up in a crock; as, to crock butter. -- Halliwell.
Crock (n.) The loose black particles collected from combustion, as on pots and kettles, or in a chimney; soot; smut; also, coloring matter which rubs off from cloth.
Crock (n.) A low stool. "I . . . seated her upon a little crock." -- Tatler.
Crock (n.) Any piece of crockery, especially of coarse earthenware; an earthen pot or pitcher.
Like foolish flies about an honey crock. -- Spenser.
Crock (n.) A person who is worn out with age or illness.
Crock (n.) An old person who complains frequently about illness, especially imaginary ailments.
Crock (n.) Nonsense; balderdash; humbug; -- usually used in the phrase a crock. [slang]
Crock (n.) A black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink [syn: carbon black, lampblack, soot, smut, crock].
Crock (n.) Nonsense; foolish talk; "that's a crock."
Crock (n.) An earthen jar (made of baked clay) [syn: crock, earthenware jar].
Crock (v.) Release color when rubbed, of badly dyed fabric.
Crock (v.) Soil with or as with crock.
Crock (n.) [from the American scatologism crock of shit] An awkward feature or programming technique that ought to be made cleaner. For example, using small integers to represent error codes without the program interpreting them to the user (as in, for example, Unix make (1) , which returns code 139 for a process that dies due to segfault).
Crock (n.) A technique that works acceptably, but which is quite prone to failure if disturbed in the least. For example, a too-clever programmer might write an assembler which mapped instruction mnemonics to numeric opcodes algorithmically, a trick which depends far too intimately on the particular bit patterns of the opcodes. (For another example of programming with a dependence on actual opcode values, see The Story of Mel' in Appendix A.) Many crocks have a tightly woven, almost completely unmodifiable structure.
See kluge, brittle. The adjectives crockish and crocky, and the nouns crockishness and crockitude, are also used.
Crock, () [American scatologism "crock of shit"] 1. An awkward feature or programming technique that ought to be made cleaner. For example, using small integers to represent error codes without the program interpreting them to the user (as in, for example, Unix "make(1)", which returns code 139 for a process that dies due to segfault).
Crock, () A technique that works acceptably, but which is quite prone to failure if disturbed in the least. For example, a too-clever programmer might write an assembler which mapped instruction mnemonics to numeric opcodes algorithmically, a trick which depends far too intimately on the particular bit patterns of the opcodes. (For another example of programming with a dependence on actual opcode values, see The Story of Mel.) Many crocks have a tightly woven, almost completely unmodifiable structure. See kluge, brittle. The adjectives "crockish" and "crocky", and the nouns "crockishness" and "crockitude", are also used. [{Jargon File]
Crocker (n.) A potter. [Obs.] -- Wyclif.
Crocker, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
Population (2000): 1033
Housing Units (2000): 517
Land area (2000): 1.189548 sq. miles (3.080914 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.189548 sq. miles (3.080914 sq. km)
FIPS code: 17344
Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location: 37.949542 N, 92.265660 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 65452
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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Crockery (n.) （總稱）陶器，瓦器 [U] Earthenware; vessels formed of baked clay, especially the coarser kinds.
Crockery (n.) Tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively [syn: crockery, dishware].
Crocket (n.) (Arch.)【建】歌德式建築的蔓草花紋雕飾 An ornament often resembling curved and bent foliage, projecting from the sloping edge of a gable, spire, etc.
Crocket (n.) A croche, or knob, on the top of a stag's antler.
The antlers and the crockets. -- W. Black.
Crocket (n.) An architectural ornament of curved foliage used at the edge of a spire or gable.
Crocketed (a.) (Arch.) Ornamented with crockets.
Crocketed (a.) (Of a gable or spire) Furnished with a crocket (an ornament in the form of curved or bent foliage); "a crocketed spire."
Crocketing (n.) (Arch.) Ornamentation with crockets. -- Ruskin.
Crocky (a.) Smutty.
Crocodile (n.) (Zool.) 【動】鱷魚 [C]；鱷魚皮革 [U] A large reptile of the genus Crocodilus, of several species. They grow to the length of sixteen or eighteen feet, and inhabit the large rivers of Africa, Asia, and America. The eggs, laid in the sand, are hatched by the sun's heat. The best known species is that of the Nile ({Crocodilus vulgaris, or Crocodilus Niloticus). The Florida crocodile ({Crocodilus Americanus) is much less common than the alligator and has longer jaws. The name is also sometimes applied to the species of other related genera, as the gavial and the alligator.
Crocodile (n.) (Logic) A fallacious dilemma, mythically supposed to have been first used by a crocodile.
{Crocodile bird} (Zool.), 非洲產之鱷鳥 An African plover ({Pluvianus [ae]gypticus}) which alights upon the crocodile and devours its insect parasites, even entering its open mouth (according to reliable writers) in pursuit of files, etc.; -- called also {Nile bird}. It is the {trochilos} of ancient writers.
{Crocodile tears}, 鱷魚眼淚；假慈悲 False or affected tears; hypocritical sorrow; -- derived from the fiction of old travelers, that crocodiles shed tears over their prey.
Crocodile (n.) Large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters.
Crocodilia (n. pl.) (Zool.) An order of reptiles including the crocodiles, gavials, alligators, and many extinct kinds.
Crocodilia (n.) Crocodiles; alligators; caimans; gavials [syn: Crocodylia, order Crocodylia, Crocodilia, order Crocodilia].
Crocodilian (a.) (Zool.) Like, or pertaining to, the crocodile; characteristic of the crocodile.
Crocodilian (n.) (Zool.) One of the Crocodilia.
Crocodilian (n.) Extant archosaurian reptile [syn: crocodilian reptile, crocodilian].
Crocodility (n.) (Logic) A caption or sophistical mode of arguing. [R.]
Crocoisite (n.) (Min.) Same as Crocoite.
Crocoite (n.) (Min.) Lead chromate occuring in crystals of a bright hyacinth red color; -- called also red lead ore.
Croconate (n.) (Chem.) A salt formed by the union of croconic acid with a base.
Croconic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling saffron; having the color of saffron; as, croconic acid.
Croconic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, croconic acid.
Croconic acid (Chem.), A yellow crystalline substance, C5O3(OH)2, obtained from potassium carboxide, rhodizonic acid, and various phenol and quinone derivatives of benzene, and forming yellow or orange colored salts.
Crocose (n.) (Chem.) A white crystalline sugar, metameric with glucose, obtained from the coloring matter of saffron. [Written also crokose.]