cucurbitaceous
- a of or relating to plants of the family Cucurbitaceae
crapulent
- s suffering from excessive eating or drinking
crapulent sleep
cracked
- v become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
The glass cracked when it was heated - v make a very sharp explosive sound
His gun cracked - v make a sharp sound
- v hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise
The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler - v pass through (a barrier)
Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county - v break partially but keep its integrity
The glass cracked - v break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
- v gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions
she cracked my password - v suffer a nervous breakdown
- v tell spontaneously
- v cause to become cracked
heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair - v reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
- v break into simpler molecules by means of heat
The petroleum cracked - s used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure
- s of paint or varnish; having the appearance of alligator hide
- s informal or slang terms for mentally irregular