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cremate

Short Definition : incinerate (a corpse); N. crematory, crematorium

Definition
(verb) reduce to ashes
Example Sentence
  • Cremate a corpse
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for cremate

remember cemetery.. where all people are reduced to ashes

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crescendo

Short Definition : increase in the volume or intensity as in a musical passage; climax; CF. crescent

Definition
(noun) (music) a gradual increase in loudness Definition
(verb) grow louder
Example Sentence
  • The music crescendoes here
Definition
(adj) gradually increasing in volume
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for crescendo

divide it like cresc(sound like krish)+end..at the end of krish movie..when hrithik kills the villian..the intensity or the volume of music increses .which conveys the feeling.

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crescent is moon...moon increases in size phase by phase..therefore crescendo is to increase in volume

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CRESCENDO - CR + ESCENDO (ASCEND) - ascend means a gradual rising...here it refers to an increase in volume.

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do u know the organisation red crescent? the shape of curved moon in red crescent's symbol? so this moon's shape will be full in days step by step. And crescendo means gradual increase in the intensity

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The crescent moon fills in more and more reaching a crescendo of being full.

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another mnemonic:the climax or end of the krish movie is very good.

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crescendo,sounds like"creep shadow", lets imagine, a shadow of a creepy person, saw it self in the mirror and started gradually screaming! " basically because he was scared from his own reflection" -creep shadow crescendo.

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crest

Short Definition : top (as of a hill or wave); showy feathers on the head of a bird

Definition
(noun) the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave Definition
(noun) the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
Synonyms : crown peak summit tip top
Example Sentence
  • the view from the peak was magnificent
  • they clambered to the tip of Monadnock
  • the region is a few molecules wide at the summit
Definition
(noun) the center of a cambered road
Synonyms : crown
Definition
(noun) (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet Definition
(noun) a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal Definition
(verb) lie at the top of
Synonyms : cap
Example Sentence
  • Snow capped the mountains
Definition
(verb) reach a high point
Example Sentence
  • The river crested last night
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for crest

In EM waves the shape is continuous consisting of crusts & troughs..so crest is like Crust i.e upper part/highest point of that wave.

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crestfallen means sad, depressed, if we remember the mnemonic we used for crestfallen was falling from height, so sad or depressed, so CREST means HIGHEST/TOPMOST POINT

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crestfallen

Short Definition : dejected; dispirited

Definition
(adj) brought low in spirit
Example Sentence
  • left us fatigued and deflated spiritually
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for crestfallen

after fell from the everest(crest).u felt sad and disappointed.

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crest+fallen.....crest means top part of hill ....or wave......now people who always remain on top..when don't perform they feel despirited

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crest +fallen; after winning the game he got a CREST but after few moments it was FALLEN and hence he was very DISAPPOINTED.

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crest+fallen.....crest means top part of hill ....or wave......now people who always remain on top..when don't perform they feel despirited

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crestfallen...take fallen, when u fail or fall in something important, u feel dejected

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some one with such bad haalat as if he has falllen from a high cliff down to the ground below

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crevice

Short Definition : crack; fissure

Definition
(noun) a long narrow depression in a surface
Synonyms : chap crack cranny fissure
Definition
(noun) a long narrow opening
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for crevice

sounds like REVISE-so revise all the words so that u dont have any gap(crack) left.

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Crevice...to play the vice city game..we need the crack!!:p

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Sometimes example works: ice is free of crevice

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crevice -> crev -> cleft; cleft and crevice have same meaning means crack, split, fissure

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crevice sounds like "ravine" which means narrow valley.

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cringe

Short Definition : shrink back as if in fear; cower

Definition
(verb) draw back, as with fear or pain
Example Sentence
  • she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
Definition
(verb) show submission or fear
Synonyms : cower crawl creep fawn grovel
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for cringe

SYRINGE...the child CRINGEd at the sight of the doctor holding a syringe. Cringed with laughter

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cri....very close to word CRY....so you CRY when you shrink in fear.

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clothes ringe in atomatic machines so they shrink

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cringe: cri(criminal) + nge(age): criminal becomes age so he is in fear of young boys.

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crinkle

Short Definition : wrinkle

Definition
(noun) a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
Example Sentence
  • his face has many lines
  • ironing gets rid of most wrinkles
Definition
(verb) make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in
Example Sentence
  • The dress got wrinkled
  • crease the paper like this to make a crane
Definition
(verb) become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
Example Sentence
  • This fabric won't wrinkle
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for crinkle

crinkle=cry+wrinkle,cry=depression ,and wrinkle represents a depression in the surface

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Sounds like Wrinkle i.e no smoothness.

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crochet

Short Definition : make (a piece of needlework) by looping thread with a hooked needle; N. CF. crotchet

Definition
(noun) needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle
Synonyms : crocheting
Definition
(verb) create by looping or crocheting
Example Sentence
  • crochet a bedspread
Definition
(verb) make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
Synonyms : hook
Example Sentence
  • She sat there crocheting all day
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for crochet

especially girls would be aware of this word as is special type of needlework named "KROSIYA" in hindi.

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c+roc +hat=rock hat created how by needle framework

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crone

Short Definition : hag; ugly old woman

Definition
(noun) an ugly evil-looking old woman
Synonyms : beldam beldame hag witch
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for crone

sounds similar to crown...an ugly woman can never be crowned, Miss World.

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child rone lage after seeing crone

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crone is a woman having the neck(ne) of a crow (cro) and a beak for her nose

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crone= crow jaise naiyan(eyes)...

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ONE CRoaky woman (or read woman as beginning with the sound of ONE)

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crone - (CRONE) Banega Crorepati :)..

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"Attack of the clone" = a big clone army is going to attack you. "Attack of the CRONE" = A very big group of HAG is going to attack you.

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CRONE: ugly womans are more PRONE to attack by crowd,cos of belief that there WITCH

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CROw-ravEN: Crow-like and Raven-like crone to be crowned Mrs."Ugly and old"

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cross

Short Definition : bad-tempered; showing ill-humor; angry

Definition
(noun) a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece Definition
(noun) a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
Synonyms : crisscross mark
Definition
(noun) a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry Definition
(noun) any affliction that causes great suffering
Synonyms : crown of thorns
Example Sentence
  • that is his cross to bear
  • he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns
Definition
(noun) (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species
Synonyms : crossbreed hybrid
Example Sentence
  • a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey
Definition
(noun) (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids Definition
(verb) travel across or pass over
Example Sentence
  • The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day
Definition
(verb) meet at a point
Synonyms : intersect
Definition
(verb) hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
Example Sentence
  • What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
  • foil your opponent
Definition
(verb) fold so as to resemble a cross
Example Sentence
  • she crossed her legs
Definition
(verb) to cover or extend over an area or time period
Synonyms : span sweep traverse
Example Sentence
  • Rivers traverse the valley floor
  • The parking lot spans 3 acres
  • The novel spans three centuries
Definition
(verb) meet and pass
Example Sentence
  • the trains crossed
Definition
(verb) trace a line through or across
Example Sentence
  • cross your `t'
Definition
(verb) breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
Example Sentence
  • cross a horse and a donkey
  • Mendel tried crossbreeding
  • these species do not interbreed
Definition
(adj) extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis
Example Sentence
  • cross members should be all steel
  • from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully
  • transversal vibrations
  • transverse colon
Definition
(adj) annoyed and irritable
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for cross

you try typing "X"(a cross)..yu wu'd get a angry smiley .....

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after so much hardwork ,when ur teacher gives u a CROSS on ur answer sheet, u bcum angry, pissed off, loose ur sense of humour and decide to work even harder

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