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Creon
- noun - (Greek mythology) the brother of Jocasta and uncle of Antigone who became king of Thebes after the fall of Oedipus
Crepe
- noun - a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface
- cover or drape with crape; "crape the mirror"
- paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for decorations
- small very thin pancake
Crept
- verb - grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface); "ivy crept over the walls of the university buildings"
- move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"
- show submission or fear
- to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"
Cress
- noun - any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste
- pungent leaves of any of numerous cruciferous herbs
Crest
- noun -
- (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet
- a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal
- lie at the top of; "Snow capped the mountains"
- reach a high point; "The river crested last night"
- the center of a cambered road
- the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
Crete
- noun - the largest Greek island in the Mediterranean; site of the Minoan civilization that reached its peak in 1600 BC
Creux
- - Used in English only in the expression en creux. Thus, engraving en creux is engraving in intaglio, or by sinking or hollowing out the design.
Crewe
- unknown - English station
Crews
- noun - an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd"
- an organized group of workmen
- Gary David Crew (born 23 September 1947) is an Australian writer of young adult fiction.
- serve as a crew member on
- the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
- the team of men manning a racing shell
Dread
- adjective - be afraid or scared of; be frightened of;
- causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"
- fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"