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Critical
- adjective - at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction; "a critical temperature of water is 100 degrees C--its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure"; "critical mass"; "go critical"
- being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency; "a critical shortage of food"; "a critical illness"; "an illness at the critical stage"
- characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; "a critical reading"; "a critical dissertation"; "a critical analysis of Melville's writings"
- forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis; "a critical point in the campaign"; "the critical test"
- marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws; "a critical attitude"
- of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism; "critical acclaim"
- urgently needed; absolutely necessary; "a critical element of the plan"; "critical medical supplies
Critique
- noun - a serious examination and judgment of something; "constructive criticism is always appreciated"
- an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
- appraise critically; "She reviews books for the New York Times"; "Please critique this performance"
Critters
- noun - a regional term for `creature' (especially for domestic animals)
Crotalum
- - A kind of castanet used by the Corybantes.
Crotalus
- noun - large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey
Crotched
- - Having a crotch; forked.
Crotches
- noun - external sex organ
- the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk
- the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches; "they took the south fork"; "he climbed into the crotch of a tree"
Crotchet
- noun - a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note
- a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
- a small tool or hooklike implement
- a strange attitude or habit
Crotonic
- - Of or pertaining to, or derived from, a plant of the genus Croton, or from croton oil.
Crottals
- noun - any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made