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We have reached a critical stage in our negotiations. —SYNONYM crucial

very serious or dangerous

The patient is in critical condition . ►crit • i • cal • ly / ' kritikli / adverb She's critically injured.

crit .i cism © / 'kntosizom / noun

1 [ count, noncount ] what you think is bad about someone or something

listened to all their criticisms of my plan.

[ noncount ] ( english language arts ) a description of the good and bad points of a play, movie, book, etc. literary criticism

crit .i .cize Ф/ 'kntpsaiz/ verb ( crit . i . ciz . es , crit . i . ciz . ing , crit i cized )

to say that someone or something is wrong or bad She was criticized for not following orders.

croak / krouk / verb ( croaks , croak . ing , croaked )

If a frog (= a small green animal that lives in or near water ) croaks , it makes a low rough sound.

to speak in a low, rough voice "My throat's really sore," he croaked. ► croak noun [ count ]

croc • o • dile / ' krckdail / noun [count]

a big animal with a long tail and a big mouth with sharp teeth. Crocodiles live in rivers in hot countries A crocodile is a reptile.

crocodile

crook • ed / ' krukэd / adjective

not straight

That picture is crooked.

crop / krap / noun [count]

all the plants of one kind that a farmer grows at one time There was a good crop of potatoes last year. Rain is good for the crops.

cross l Ф/ kros / verb

(cross es, cross . ing , crossed )

to go from one side of something to the other Be careful when you cross the street.

to put one thing over another thing She sat down and crossed her legs .

cross your mind

(used about a thought or an idea) to come into your mind It never even crossed my mind that she was lying.

cross something off to remove something written down, by drawing a line through it

Sarah will be out of town, so you can cross her name off the guest list.

cross something out to draw a line through a word or words, for example because you have made a mistake I crossed out the misspelled word and wrote it again correctly.

cross2 / kros / noun [ count ] ( plural cross .es )

something with the shape X or t

She wears a cross (= a symbol of the Christian religion ) around her neck.

something that is a mixture of two different things a fruit that is a cross between a peach and a plum

cross • ing / ' krosig / noun [ count ]

a place where you can cross something, for example a road or a river

cross-leg • ged / ' kros ^дэ! / adjective,

adverb

sitting on the floor with your legs pulled up in front of you and with one leg or foot over the other The kids sat cross-legged on the carpet.

cross ref • er • ence / ' kros ,ref_rens / noun

[ count ]

( english language arts ) a note in a book that tells you to look in another place in the book for more information

cross • roads / ' krosroudz / noun [ count ] ( plural cross . roads )

a place where two roads meet and cross each other

cross sec • tion / ' kros ,sekjn / noun

[ count, noncount ] ( general science ) a picture of what the inside of something would look like if you cut through it

a cross section of the human brain

[ count ] a group of people that are typical of a larger group

The families in the study represent a cross section of society.

cross • walk / kroswok / noun [ count ]

a place where cars must stop so that people can cross the road

cross . word puz • zle

/ ' kroswэrd ,pvzl / ( also cross . word ) noun [ count ]

crouch / krautf / verb (crouch . es , crouch . ing , crouched )

to bend your legs and back so that your body is close to the ground