verb Download 🔗Share To make (a piece of) needlework using a hooked needle; to make interlocking loops of thread. Examples : "My grandmother loves to crochet blankets for all the new babies in the family. " art style work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A musical note one beat long in 4/4 time. Examples : "The piano teacher instructed her student to play four crotchets in each bar of the piece. " music Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook Examples : "The old gate latch was just a simple metal bar with a crotchet at the end to hook it closed. " appearance figure style Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A whim or a fancy Examples : ""She decided to dye her hair bright purple on a crotchet, then regretted it the next day." " mind character Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A forked support; a crotch. Examples : "The branches formed a natural crotchet, perfectly supporting the swing my dad built. " part anatomy body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An indentation in the glacis of the covered way, at a point where a traverse is placed. Examples : "The engineer noted the depth of the crotchet in the covered walkway plans. " military architecture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The arrangement of a body of troops, either forward or rearward, so as to form a line nearly perpendicular to the general line of battle. Examples : "The general ordered the infantry to form a crotchet on the right flank to defend against a potential enemy advance from the woods. " military war position Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A square bracket. Examples : "The editor asked me to add a crotchet around the missing year in the citation [1988]. " writing language grammar Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To play music in measured time Examples : "The band members practiced hard to crotchet the piece perfectly, ensuring every note was played in its proper beat. " music Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
