In this article, you’ll discover a comprehensive list of words that begin with “cra.
- Crack- A line on the surface of something where it has split without breaking into separate parts.
- Cracker- A thin, crisp baked bread product or a person who cracks something.
- Crackle- A series of small, sharp sounds.
- Cradle- A baby’s bed or a place where something begins.
- Craft- An activity involving skill in making things by hand.
- Craftsman- A person skilled in a particular craft.
- Crafty- Clever at achieving one’s aims by indirect or deceitful methods.
- Crag- A steep or rugged cliff or rock face.
- Craggy- Having a rugged, rocky appearance.
- Crake- A bird of the rail family.
- Cranberry- A small, red, tart berry used in cooking and drinks.
- Crane- A large, tall machine used for moving heavy objects or a tall, long-legged bird.
- Cranial- Relating to the skull or cranium.
- Cranium- The skull, especially the part enclosing the brain.
- Crank- A device for turning, or a peculiar or eccentric person.
- Cranky- Irritable or ill-tempered.
- Cranny- A small, narrow space or opening.
- Crap- Nonsense or something of poor quality.
- Craps- A gambling game played with two dice.
- Crash- A sudden loud noise as of something breaking or a collision.
- Crash- land – To land an aircraft in an emergency, especially without landing gear.
- Crass- Lacking sensitivity, refinement, or intelligence.
- Crate- A large container for transporting goods.
- Crater- A large, bowl-shaped cavity in the ground or on the surface of a planet.
- Crave- To have a strong desire for something.
- Craving- A powerful desire for something.
- Craw- The stomach of a bird or insect.
- Crawl- To move on hands and knees.
- Crawler- A person or thing that crawls.
- Crawly- Giving the feeling of creeping or crawling, often used in reference to insects.
- Crayfish- A freshwater crustacean resembling a small lobster.
- Crayon- A stick of colored wax used for drawing or coloring.
- Craze- An intense and widespread enthusiasm for something.
- Crazed- Wildly insane or crazy.
- Crazily- In a crazy manner.
- Craziness- The quality of being crazy or wild.
- Crazing- A network of fine cracks on the surface of something, especially pottery or glass.
- Crazy- Mentally deranged or extremely enthusiastic about something.
- Craze- A very popular and temporary fad or trend.
- Crackdown- Severe measures to restrict or discourage undesirable behavior.
- Crackpot- An eccentric or foolish person.
- Crackup- A physical or mental breakdown.
- Cradle- A framework to support something or someone.
- Crack- up – A breakdown under stress; also, a laugh riot.
- Crash- dive – To dive into water with great speed; often used for submarines.
- Crashproof- Designed to resist damage in the event of a crash.
- Crashworthy- Capable of withstanding a crash or minimising injury in one.
- Cradle- A place where something is nurtured in its early stages.
- Cragsman- A person who climbs crags or cliffs.
- Crustacean- Aquatic arthropods like crabs, lobsters, and shrimp.
- Crayonist- An artist who works with crayons.
- Crayfish- Small, freshwater crustaceans resembling little lobsters.
- Cradlesong- A soothing song to lull babies to sleep, also known as a lullaby.
- Cratch- A manger or crib.
- Crate- Container for storage or shipping.
- Cravats- Short, wide strip of fabric worn around the neck, especially by men.
- Craven- Cowardly, lacking in courage.
- Cravenly- In a cowardly manner.
- Crania- Plural form of cranium, the skull.
- Craspedodromous- Having veins that run parallel and with cross connections, typically in leaves.
- Cratchit- To scratch an itch with vigor.
- Cratchery- A place where cratches or scratchers are made or used.
- Craped- Covered with crape (a smooth, intertwisted fabric).
- Crayer- A merchant ship.
- Crapshoot- Something that is risky or uncertain.
- Crackleware- Pottery with a crackle-glaze.
- Cracksman- A burglar, especially a safecracker.
- Crackle- To break with many small cracks and a noisy sound.
- Crawlspace- A narrow, unfinished, accessible area within a building, typically beneath the first floor.
- Cracking- Excellent, impressive.
- Crackling- The crisp, fatty skin of roast pork or chicken.
- Crackly- Making a succession of slight cracking sounds.
- Crash- landed – Made an emergency landing.
- Crash- land – To make a controlled but rough landing.
- Craquelure- A network of fine cracks in the paint or varnish of a painting.
- Craniosacral- Relating to the cranium and the sacrum.
- Craniofacial- Pertaining to the skull and the face.
- Cranioscopy- The examination of the skull to interpret the mental faculties and tendencies.
- Craniovertebral- Pertaining to the cranium and the vertebrae.
- Craniology- The scientific study of the shape and size of the skulls of different human races.
- Cranioscopy- Study of the skull.
- Cranioschisis- A congenital condition where there is a fissure in the skull.
- Craniorachischisis- A congenital defect of the skull and spinal column.
- Craniotomy- A surgical operation in which a bone flap is removed from the skull.
- Craniosynostosis- A birth defect in which one or more of the joints between the bones of a baby’s skull close prematurely.
- Cranioradiology- The radiologic study of the skull.
- Cranioclasis- The breaking of the fetal skull to facilitate delivery.
- Cranionecrosis- Death of the bone tissue in the skull.
- Craniofacial- Relating to the bones of the skull and face.
- Craquelure- A pattern of fine cracks on old paintings or ceramics.
- Craneberry- A rare alternative term for cranberry.
- Craquelée- Another term for craquelure.
- Crashproof- Resistant to crashing or damage from crashes.
- Craveably- In a manner that evokes strong desire.
- Crackingly- In a very good, impressive manner.
- Crabstick- A stick made from the wood of a crab apple tree; sometimes used as a term for a grumpy person.
- Crabapple- A small, tart fruit related to the apple.
- Crawlin- Moving slowly or on all fours.
- Crassitude- Grossness or coarseness.
- Crassify- To make less refined or more crude.