cremains /kri'meinz/ noun [pi.] {NAmE) the powder that is left after a
dead person’s body has been cremated (= burned) E£m ashes
cre-mate /kra'meit/ verb [VN] [often passive] to burn a dead body, especially as
part of a funeral ceremony
mm,
cremation /kra'meijn/ noun 1 [u] the act of cremating sb A it 2 [C] a funeral at which the dead person is
cremated AP; Aft.t^
crema tor ium /.krema’tairiam/
noun (pi crema toria /-‘tairia/ or crematoriums) (NAmE also crematory /'kriimatairi; 'krem-/ pi -ies) a building in which the bodies of dead
people are burned creme brulee /,krem brui'lei/ noun [C, U] (pi crepies brulees /.krem brui'lei/) (from French) a cold dessert
{= a sweet dish) made from cream, with burnt sugar on
top mmmm ()
creme caramel /.krem
'kaeramel/ noun [C, u] (pi cremes caramels /.krem 'kaeramel/) (BrE, from French) (NAmE flan) a cold dessert (= a sweet dish) made from milk,
eggs and sugar jUftS ft ( )
creme de cassis /.krem da kae'siis/ noun [u, C] (pi cremes de cassis /.krem da kae'siis/) = cassis creme de la creme /.krem da
lai 'krem/ noun [sing.] (from French, formal or humorous) the best people or things of their kind
Jjf ^ ^ fit: This school
takes only the creme de la
creme, ^ H fS fSc
creme de menthe /.krem da 'monG; NAmE 'men0/ noun [U, C] (pi cremes de menthe /.krem da 'mDn0; NAmE 'men0/) (from French) a strong sweet alcoholic drink made with mint
creme fraiche /.krem ‘freJV noun [U] (from French) thick cream with a slightly
sour taste 6|$c#5?ft, &ftift ( )
crenel-lated (US also cren-el-ated) /‘krenaleitid/ adj. (technical Ai§) (of a tower, castle, etc. ig, ilf)
having battlements
Creole
/’kriiaul; NAmE -oul/ (also creole) noun 1 [C] a person of mixed European and African
race, especially one who lives in the
) 2 [C] a person
whose ancestors
were among the first Europeans who
settled in the West Indies or S America, or one of the French or Spanish people
who settled in the southern states of the US AiMllAA (
iSftMBHHIAWJsl*,
) : Creole cookery
3 [U] a language formed when a mixture of
a European language with a local language (especially an African language
spoken by slaves in the
— compare pidgin
cre-olize (BrE also -ise) /'kriialaiz; BrE also 'kria-/ verb [VN] (linguistics i?fW) to change a language by combining it
with a language from another place ( ilTa ) ;£M H A in ft; {<£ M o' ft : Creolized forms of Latin
were spoken in various parts of
► creol-ization, -isation /.kriialai'zeijn; BrE also 'kria-/ noun [U, C] creo-sote /'kriiasaut; NAmE -sout/ noun, verb mnoun [U] a thick brown liquid that is
made from coal tar, used to preserve wood ^®)ift, Attlift ( ffif
mm)
w verb [VN] to paint or preserve sth with
creosote
?ft&ft (mm)
crepe (also crepe) /kreip/ noun 1 [U] a type of
light thin cloth, made especially from cotton or silk, with a surface that is
covered in lines and folds ( A
fa )$ tU a black crepe dress Mfe ft IBS:3c ft 0 a crepe bandage 2 [U] a type of
strong
rubber with a rough surface, used for making the soles of shoes ftii£ ( rfrJiiljlffl ) : crepe-soled shoes 3 [C] a thin pancake
crepe paper noun [U] a type of thin
brightly coloured paper that stretches and has a surface covered in lines and
folds, used especially for making decorations ( A
m
crepe Su-zette /.kreip sui’zet; ,krep/ noun (pi crepes Su-zette /.kreip sui'zet; .krep/)
(from French) a pancake
(=
thin flat round cake) which has alcohol poured over it and is served covered in
flames A^oJM
m ( )
crepi ta tion /.krepi'teijn/ noun a series of short sharp
sounds, for example like those made by sth burning in a fire
crept pt, pp of creep
cre
pus cul ar /kri'pAskjala(r)/
adj.
(literary) related to the period of
the evening when the sun has just gone down but there is still some light in
the sky M
cres cendo /kra'Jendau; NAmE -dou/ noun (pi -os) [C, U] 1 (music H) a gradual increase in
how loudly a piece of music is played or sung ( )
$r!M PTU13 diminu
endo 2 a gradual increase in noise; the loudest
point of a period of continuous noise ® I® ft?] P; J#
am swell: Voices rose in a crescendo
and drowned him out. A
Cl i# iS ftj P W A M A , He ji 7 ftfe r k o 0 (figurative) The advertising campaign
reached a crescendo just before Christmas. M
^,
cres cent /'kresnt; BrE also 'kreznt/ noun 1 [C] a curved shape
that is wide in the middle and pointed at each end §i MM; M5FM: a crescent moon §\M 2 [C] (often used in
street names # M if & ffc) a curved street with a row of
houses on it §rM MffilK ( — WfeM ) : I live at
Crescent
[sing]
the curved shape that is used as a symbol of Islam 0fM ( ) —see also Red
Crescent
cress /kres/ noun [U] a small plant with
thin stems and very small leaves, often eaten in
salads and sandwiches 7jtjr ( )
—see also
WATERCRESS
crest /krest/ noun, verb
mnoun 1 [usually sing.] ~ (of sth) the top part of a hill
or wave ii|M; surfers riding the crest
of the wave 2 a design used as
the symbol of a particular
family, organization, etc., especially one that has a long history (
the university crest 3 a group of feathers that stand up on top
of a bird’s head 4S; 'M — picture o page R28 ITiTTl the crest of a/the
wave a
situation in which sb is very successful, happy, etc. #
— more at ride
v.
m verb 1 [VN] (formal) to reach the top of a
hill, mountain or wave PJiilijM ( )
: He
slowed the pace as
they crested the ridge. ^ fftCl fU Lil WH, i%0 2 [V] (NAmE) (of a flood, wave, etc.
^^^) to reach its highest level before it falls again 3?!]i£'#tilit; li IiJ]jA&: (figurative) The level of
debt crested at a massive $290 billion in 1992. * 1992
\L% o
crest-ed /‘krestid/ adj. 1 marked with a crest ^
: crested
notepaper k tfp M ft ^ 2 used especially in names of birds or
animals which have a crest ( A tjmmwj-. crested newts M
mm
crestfall en /'krestfoilan/ adj. sad and disappointed
because you have failed and you did not expect toi^
cre tin /'kretin; NAmE ‘kriitn/ noun (informal, offensive) a very stupid person JR; S : Why did you
do that, you cretin? A ft £
►
cret-in ous /‘kretinas;
NAmE 'kriitnas/ adj.
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease /.kroitsfelt 'jaekDb
diziiz; NAmE 'jaekoib/ noun [U] (abbr. CJD) a brain disease that
causes gradual loss of control of the mind and body and, finally, death. It is believed to be
caused by prions and is linked to
BSE in cows.