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Crunches
- noun - a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources); "an end-of-the year crunch"; "a financial crunch"
- another word for a sit up
- chew noisily; "The children crunched the celery sticks"
- make a crushing noise; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel"
- press or grind with a crushing noise
- reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"
- the act of crushing
- the sound of something crunching; "he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path"
Crusaded
- verb - exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"
- go on a crusade; fight a holy war
Crusader
- noun - a disputant who advocates reform
- a warrior who engages in a holy war; "the Crusaders tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims"
Crusades
- noun - a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end;
- any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims
- exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"
- go on a crusade; fight a holy war
Crustier
- adjective - brusque and surly and forbidding; "crusty remarks"; "a crusty old man"; "his curmudgeonly temper"; "gruff manner"; "a gruff reply"
- having a hardened crust as a covering
Crutched
- - Supported upon crutches.
Crutches
- noun - a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking
- anything that serves as an expedient; "he uses drugs as a psychological crutch"
Daughter
- noun - a female human offspring; "her daughter cared for her in her old age"
Diureses
- noun - increased secretion of urine; if not due to increased liquid intake or to the action of a diuretic drug it can be a symptom of diabetes mellitus
Douanier
- - An officer of the French customs.