dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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Sounds | krae'k |
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Rhymes | aback, almanac, amnesiac, and 120 more rhymes in aek at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Of the highest quality. |
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Examples | "a crack shot" |
Synonyms | ace, A-one, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, tops |
Similar to | superior |
Usage | colloquialism |
Meaning | A long narrow opening. |
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Synonyms | cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure |
Narrower | chap; chink; crevasse; fatigue crack; fault, geological fault, shift, fracture, break; rift; slit; split; vent, volcano; volcanic crater, crater |
Broader | opening, gap |
Verbs | crack |
Meaning | A narrow opening. |
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Examples | "he opened the window a crack" |
Synonyms | gap |
Narrower | lacuna, blank; spark gap |
Broader | opening |
Meaning | A long narrow depression in a surface. |
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Synonyms | crevice, cranny, fissure, chap |
Broader | depression, impression, imprint |
Meaning | A sudden sharp noise. |
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Examples | "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice" |
Synonyms | cracking, snap |
Broader | noise |
Meaning | A chance to do something. |
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Synonyms | shot |
Broader | opportunity, chance |
Usage | colloquialism |
Meaning | Witty remark. |
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Synonyms | wisecrack, sally, quip |
Broader | remark, comment |
Verbs | crack |
Meaning | A blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts. |
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Examples | "there was a crack in the mirror" |
Narrower | craze |
Broader | blemish, defect, mar |
Meaning | A purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted. |
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Synonyms | tornado |
Broader | cocaine, cocain |
Meaning | A usually brief attempt. |
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Examples | "he took a crack at it" |
Synonyms | fling, go, pass, whirl, offer |
Broader | attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try |
Meaning | The act of cracking something. |
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Synonyms | fracture, cracking |
Broader | breakage, break, breaking |
Meaning | Become fractured. Break or crack on the surface only. |
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Pattern | Something ----s |
Model | The glass tubes crack; These glasses crack easily |
Examples | "The glass cracked when it was heated" |
Synonyms | check, break |
Narrower | crack |
Broader | change |
Similar to | check, chink; crack |
Meaning | Make a very sharp explosive sound. |
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Pattern | Something ----s |
Examples | "His gun cracked" |
Broader | sound, go |
Nouns | cracker; cracking |
Meaning | Make a sharp sound. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something |
Synonyms | snap |
Broader | sound, go |
Nouns | cracker |
Meaning | Hit forcefully. Deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody with something |
Model | The fighter managed to crack his opponent |
Examples | "The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler" |
Broader | hit |
Nouns | cracking |
Meaning | Pass through (a barrier). |
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Pattern | Something ----s something |
Examples | "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county" |
Synonyms | break through |
Broader | pass, go through, go across |
Meaning | Break partially but keep its integrity. |
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Pattern | Something ----s |
Examples | "The glass cracked" |
Narrower | chap; craze; alligator |
Broader | crack, check, break |
Nouns | crack |
Meaning | Break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Synonyms | snap |
Broader | break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart |
Meaning | Suffer a nervous breakdown. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s |
Synonyms | crack up, crock up, break up, collapse |
Broader | suffer, sustain, have, get |
Meaning | Tell spontaneously. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "crack a joke" |
Broader | tell, narrate, recount, recite |
Nouns | crack |
Meaning | Cause to become cracked. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Model | They crack the glass tubes |
Examples | "heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair" |
Narrower | check, chink; fissure |
Broader | change, alter, modify |
Similar to | crack, check, break |
Meaning | Reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Category | chemistry, chemical science |
Cause to | crack |
Broader | decompose, break up, break down |
Nouns | cracking |
Meaning | Break into simpler molecules by means of heat. |
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Pattern | Something ----s |
Examples | "The petroleum cracked" |
Category | chemistry, chemical science |
Caused by | crack |
Broader | change |
Nouns | cracking |