Index of English words, starting with "cr"

(1) - Crocodile (n.) A fallacious dilemma, mythically supposed to have been first used by a crocodile.
(2) - Crocodile (n.) A large reptile of the genus Crocodilus, of several species. They grow to the length of sixteen or eighteen feet, and inhabit the large rivers of Africa, Asia, and America. The eggs, laid in the sand, are hatched by the sun's heat. The best known species is that of the Nile (C. vulgaris, or C. Niloticus). The Florida crocodile (C. Americanus) is much less common than the alligator and has longer jaws. The name is also sometimes applied to the species of other related genera, as the gavial and the alligator.

(1) - Crocodilian (n.) One of the Crocodilia.
(2) - Crocodilian (a.) Like, or pertaining to, the crocodile; characteristic of the crocodile.

(1) - Crocus (n.) A deep yellow powder; the oxide of some metal calcined to a red or deep yellow color; esp., the oxide of iron (Crocus of Mars or colcothar) thus produced from salts of iron, and used as a polishing powder.
(2) - Crocus (n.) A genus of iridaceous plants, with pretty blossoms rising separately from the bulb or corm. C. vernus is one of the earliest of spring-blooming flowers; C. sativus produces the saffron, and blossoms in the autumn.

(1) - Croft (n.) A small, inclosed field, adjoining a house; a small farm.