noun Download 🔗Share A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material. Examples : "A large crack had formed in the roadway." material structure gap Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share Crack cocaine, a potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine; often a rock, usually smoked through a crack-pipe. Examples : "crack head" substance medicine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The sharp sound made when solid material breaks. Examples : "The crack of the falling branch could be heard for miles." sound material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share An attempt at something. Examples : "Here are two example sentences: 1. "She's taking acting classes, so she's taking cracks at becoming a professional actress." 2. "He took several cracks at fixing the leaky faucet, but it still drips." " achievement Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The space between the buttocks. Examples : "Pull up your pants! Your crack is showing." body anatomy part human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share (elsewhere throughout the North of the UK) a meaningful chat. Examples : "After a long day at work, I look forward to having some good cracks with my mates down at the pub. " language communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Extremely silly, absurd or off-the-wall ideas or prose. Examples : "His presentation was full of interesting ideas, but also some weird cracks that made the audience laugh. " language literature style writing entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The tone of voice when changed at puberty. Examples : "During the school play, everyone giggled when Mark's voice had sudden cracks as he delivered his lines. " phonetics physiology sound age body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share A boy, generally a pert, lively boy. Examples : "Young Timmy, one of the biggest cracks in the class, always had a clever answer and a mischievous grin. " person character age Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A brief time; an instant; a jiffy. Examples : "The teacher gave us a few cracks of time to finish the last problem. " time Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share (of a pubescent boy's voice) To alternate between high and low register in the process of eventually lowering. Examples : "His voice finally cracked when he was fourteen." physiology body age sound Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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