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adjective + cry : anguished, plaintive, loud, shrill

verb + cry : hear; give, utter VERB 1

cry+ adverb : hysterically, uncontrollably; quietly, silently; openly

cry|baby /kra I be I bi/ (crybabies ) also cry baby , cry-baby N‑COUNT If someone calls a child a crybaby , they mean that the child cries a lot for no good reason. [INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ]

cry|ing /kra I I ŋ/

1 PHRASE If you say that there is a crying need for something, you mean that there is a very great need for it. □  There is a crying need for more magistrates from the ethnic minority communities.

2 PHRASE You can say that something is a crying shame if you are annoyed and upset about it. [FEELINGS ] □  It's a crying shame that police have to put up with these mindless attacks.

3 → see also cry

cryo|gen|ics /kra I oʊdʒe n I ks/ The form cryogenic is used as a modifier. N‑PLURAL Cryogenics is a branch of physics that studies what happens to things at extremely low temperatures.

crypt /kr I pt/ (crypts ) N‑COUNT A crypt is an underground room underneath a church or cathedral. □  …people buried in the crypt of an old London church.

cryp|tic /kr I pt I k/ ADJ A cryptic remark or message contains a hidden meaning or is difficult to understand. □  He has issued a short, cryptic statement denying the spying charges. □  My father's notes are more cryptic here. ●  cryp|ti|cal|ly ADV [ADV with v] □  'Not necessarily,' she says cryptically.

crypto- /kr I ptoʊ-/ COMB Crypto- is added to adjectives and nouns to form other adjectives and nouns which refer to people who have hidden beliefs and principles.

crys|tal ◆◇◇ /kr I st ^ə l/ (crystals )

1 N‑COUNT [oft n N ] A crystal is a small piece of a substance that has formed naturally into a regular symmetrical shape. □  …salt crystals. □  …a single crystal of silicon.

2 → see also liquid crystal , liquid crystal display

3 N‑VAR Crystal is a transparent rock that is used to make jewellery and ornaments. □  …a strand of crystal beads.

4 N‑UNCOUNT Crystal is a high-quality glass, usually with patterns cut into its surface. □  Some of the finest drinking glasses are made from lead crystal. □  …crystal glasses.

5 N‑UNCOUNT Glasses and other containers made of crystal are referred to as crystal . □  Get out your best china and crystal.

cry s|tal ba ll (crystal balls ) N‑COUNT If you say that someone, especially an expert, looks into a crystal ball , you mean that they are trying to predict the future. Crystal balls are traditionally used by fortune-tellers. □  Local economists have looked into their crystal balls and seen something rather nasty.

cry s|tal clea r

1 ADJ Water that is crystal clear is absolutely clear and transparent like glass. □  The cliffs, lapped by a crystal-clear sea, remind her of Capri.

2 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If you say that a message or statement is crystal clear , you are emphasizing that it is very easy to understand. [EMPHASIS ] □  The message is crystal clear–if you lose weight, you will feel better.

crys|tal|line /kr I st ^ə la I n/

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A crystalline substance is in the form of crystals or contains crystals. □  Diamond is the crystalline form of the element carbon.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Crystalline means clear or bright. [LITERARY ] □  …a huge plain dotted with crystalline lakes.