CRI
Central Investigation and Information Service

Croesus
noun
Croesus, (died 546 BC) last king of Lydia who was known for his great wealth; man who is very rich

cracker
noun cracker (de)
cracker, biscuit, hard wheat cookie; one who breaks in; computer hacker, one who breaks into computer systems through illegal methods (Computers); firecracker; attractive girl, "babe"

cranberry
noun cranberry (de)
cranberry, edible red berry

craniometrie
noun craniometrie (de)
craniometry, measurement of the skull

crank
noun
crank, lever, handle; eccentric person, oddball, crackpot

crapaud
tub chair

crapuul
noun
mob, disorderly crowd of people; populace, common people; riffraff

craquele
noun
crackle china

crash
noun
crash, smash, wreck; downfall, collapse; condition in which the computer becomes stuck during an operation and must be restarted (Computers)

crashen
verb
, crash, smash into, collide with force; be crashed; break into pieces, fall apart; be broken into pieces; freeze up, stop working properly (Computers)

crawl
noun crawl (de)
crawl, act of crawling (moving along the ground on all fours, creeping)

crawlen
verb
crawl, creep, move along the ground on all fours; grovel, be servile

crawler
noun
crawler, one who moves along the ground on all fours, one who creeps; one who grovels

crawlslag
noun
swimming stroke

crayon
noun
crayon, colored pencil, stick of colored wax for drawing and coloring

crazy
adjective
crazy, insane, "nuts", mad

creamcracker
noun
cream cracker

creatie
noun creatie (de)
creation, created world; formation of something from nothing; work of art; invention

creatief
adjective
creative, artistic; full of creativity; innovative, inventive

creationisme
noun
creationism, belief that God created the universe

creationist
noun
creationist, one who believes in the creation of the world by God exactly as written in the Bible (opposes the theory of evolution)

creationistisch
adjective
creationist, of or pertaining to the belief that God created the world written in the Bible

creativiteit
noun
creativity, innovativeness, inventiveness; artistry; ability to create

creatuur
noun creatuur (het)
creature, living being (human or animal); something created

creche
noun
creche, day care center (for small children); display depicting the birth of Jesus at Bethlehem (usually in churches during Christmastime), nativity scene

credenstafel
noun credenstafel (de)
credence

credit
noun credit (het)
credit, money (in a bank account)

creditcard
noun
credit card, plastic card with a magnetic strip given to a customer by a bank or other business for the purpose of making purchases on credit, charge card, charge plate

crediteren
verb
credit, supply goods by deferred payment

crediteur
noun crediteur (de)
creditor, moneylender

creditmaatschappij
noun creditmaatschappij (de)
loan society, company which provides loans

creditpost
noun creditpost (de)
asset

creditzijde
noun creditzijde (de)
credit

credo
noun credo (het)
credo, confession of faith, creed

creeren
verb
create, produce, make

crematie
noun crematie (de)
cremation, incineration, burning to ashes (i.e. dead body)

cremator
noun cremator (de)
cremator, one who cremates dead bodies; furnace for cremating dead bodies

crematorium
noun crematorium (het)
crematorium, crematory, furnace, establishment for cremating dead bodies

creme
noun creme (de)
creme, cream (French)

cremedelacreme
noun cremedelacreme (de)
creme de la creme, best of the best

cremekleurig
adjective
in colour of creme

cremeren
verb
cremate, incinerate, burn to ashes (i.e. dead body)

creneleren
verb
crenellate

crenologie
noun
source study

crenologisch
adjective
pertaining to source study

creolisering
noun creolisering (de)
creolization

creool
noun
Creole, West Indian of European descent; person from the southern U.S. who is descended from French settlers

creools
adjective
Creole, pidgin French language spoken primarily by people of African heritage in southern Louisiana (USA)

creosoot
noun creosoot (het/de)
creosote, fragrant oily liquid derived from coal and wood tar

creosoteren
verb
season with creosote, creosote

crepe
noun
crepe, fine cloth, thin light fabric of silk or cotton; thin paper; small thin pancake

crepepapier
noun
crepe paper, thin paper with a crinkled texture

creperen
verb
perish, die

crescendo
adverb
crescendo

cretin
noun
cretin, one who is mentally retarded, one who suffers from cretinism; clod, lout, idiot

cretinisme
noun
cretinism, thyroid disease that causes mental and physical retardation

cretonne
noun cretonne (het)
cretonne, heavy cotton cloth

cretonnen
adjective
pertaining to cretonne

crew
noun
crew, group of people working together on an air or watercraft; team of people working together (i.e. on a stage, construction site, etc.); group of people on a rowing team

creëren
verb
create, make

criant
adjective
atrociously

cricket
noun
cricket, leaping insect which is related to the grasshopper; outdoor sport played with ball and bat (popular in England)

cricketbal
noun cricketbal (de)
cricket ball

cricketbat
noun cricketbat (het)
cricket bat

cricketen
play cricket

cricketer
noun cricketer (de)
cricketer, one who plays cricket (outdoor sport played with ball and bat)

cricketspel
noun cricketspel (het)
cricket, outdoor sport played with ball and bat (popular in England)

criducoeur
noun
cri du coeur

crieochemie
noun crieochemie (de)
cryochemistry

crieologie
noun crieologie (de)
cryology

crime
noun
crime, illegal act, felony; sin

crimenlaesaemajestatis
noun
crimenlaesaemajestatis

criminaliseren
verb
make a crime

criminalisering
noun criminalisering (de)
state of making criminal acts

criminalist
noun criminalist (de)
criminalist, expert in criminology; criminal psychiatrist or psychologist

criminalistiek
noun
criminalistics, science that deals with detecting crimes and arresting criminals

criminalistisch
adjective
criminalistic, pertaining to or characterized by crime; pertaining to criminalistics (techniques used to collect and analyze evidence connected to a crime)

criminaliteit
noun criminaliteit (de)
criminality

crimineel
adjective
criminal

criminologie
noun criminologie (de)
criminology, scientific study of crime and criminals

criminologisch
adjective
criminological, of or pertaining to criminology (scientific study of crime and criminals)

criminoloog
noun
criminologist, one who specializes in criminology (scientific study of crime and criminals)

crin
horsehair, hair of a horse

crinoline
noun crinoline (de)
crinoline, hoop skirt

crisis
noun crisis (de)
crisis, turning point; depression, economic slump

crisiscentrum
noun crisiscentrum (het)
crisis centre

criterium
noun criterium (het)
criterion, standard against which something is measured (i.e. standard or principle)

criticaster
noun criticaster (de)
criticaster

criticus
noun criticus (de)
critic, person who reviews the quality and content (of books, plays, etc.); person who criticizes

crochet
noun
type of knitting done with long hooked needle, crochet

croissant
noun
croissant, crescent-shaped pastry roll (French)

croissanterie
noun
croissant shop

croonen
verb
croon, sing softly, hum softly

croquant
adjective
crunchy

croquemonsieur
noun
croque-monsieur

croquet
noun croquet (de)
croquet, game played with mallets and balls on a grass court

croquet spelen
verb
croquet spelen

croquetspel
noun croquetspel (het)
croquet, game played with mallets and balls on a grass court

cross
noun
cross, upright post with a transverse piece upon which people were once put to death; symbol which resembles this structure (symbol of Christianity)

crossbal
noun crossbal (de)
cross ball, passing a ball along the width of a court (Sports)

crosscountry
adverb
cross-country, through the fields; from one side to the other of a nation, from shore to shore

crossen
verb
cross, go from one side to the other

crosser
noun
crosser, one who crosses

crossfiets
noun crossfiets (de)
cross -country bike

crossingover
noun
crossing over

crossmotor
noun
cross-country motorcycle

crosspass
noun
crossing pass

croupier
noun
croupier, casino cashier

crouton
noun
crouton, small cube of toasted bread used in soups and on salads

cru
adjective
crude, coarse, rude; unrefined, raw

cruciaal
adjective
crucial, decisive, critical

crucifix
noun crucifix (de)
crucifix, cross with a figure of Jesus crucified on it

cruditeit
noun
crudity, indelicacy, rudeness, vulgarity; quality of being unprocessed or unrefined

cruise
noun
cruise, cruising, sailing, traveling on a ship; sea voyage (generally taken for pleasure)

cruiser
noun
cruiser, navy ship; battle-ship; cruise liner; squad-car, patrol-car

cruiseschip
noun cruiseschip (het)
cruise ship

crusher
noun
crusher, destroyer, someone or something which crushes; decisive fact (Slang)

crustaceeen
verb
Crustacea, class of hard-shelled animals with jointed limbs (includes crabs, shrimp, etc.)

crux
crux, heart of the matter, main point

cruzeiro
noun cruzeiro (de)
cruzeiro, unit of money in Brazil

cryogeen
adjective
cryogenic, of or pertaining to cryogen (substance which creates low temperatures)

cryonica
cryonics, freezing of human bodies for future regeneration

cryonicus
noun
expert in cryonics

cryonologie
noun
study of cryonics

cryonologisch
adjective
pertaining to cryonics

cryonoloog
noun
expert in study of cryonics

cryotherapie
noun cryotherapie (de)
cryotherapy, method of treating disease using extreme cold (Medicine)

crypt
noun crypt (de)
crypt, underground burial chamber, vault, tomb

crypte
noun
crypt, underground burial chamber, vault, tomb

cryptisch
adjective
cryptic, secret; hidden, obscure; puzzling; hiding, concealing

cryptocommunist
noun
crypto-communist

cryptofascist
noun cryptofascist (m)
crypto-fascist

cryptogaam
noun
cryptogamous, lacking seeds or flowers (i.e. ferns or mosses)

cryptogram
noun cryptogram (het)
cryptogram, message written in secret code

cryptologie
noun
cryptology, science of coding, science of encoding in cipher (study of writing and deciphering codes)

cryptologisch
adjective
pertaining to cryptology

cryptoloog
noun
cryptologist, expert in cryptology

crystalloid
crystalloid, resembling a crystal, crystalline

crème
noun crème (de/het)
cream; beige, off-white color