cruft
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8.7
- noun
- /krʌft/
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- After doing a clean re-install of Windows 8 (which I needed to do anyway as it had accumulated 3 years of cruft) and VS 2012, the 'Add Reference...' dialog now shows the "Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Package" option.
Examples
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If it weren't for all the cruft in URLs to begin with, we wouldn't need URL shorteners.
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The service is slow, misses a lot of search results (perhaps in the name of spam prevention), and is so loaded down with cruft and extraneous page loads that it makes us want to scream.
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And sometimes an enterprise's cruft is the real target of the program anyway.
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It's easy to forget that a founding and persistent grace of Google is the relative lack of promotional cruft on its index page.
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There was no ad cruft cluttering the website, causing confusing distractions.
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They are a great way to get rid of the accumulated cruft that builds up in your filesystem.
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Whether it's cruft or corruption, a clean install as a new device—incredible pain in the butt though it may be—is usually the best fix for any battery life issues.
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After cleaning out the attic, we discovered a lot of cruft that we no longer needed, like broken furniture and old toys.
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The software update removed the unnecessary cruft from the system, speeding up the computer's performance significantly.
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During the spring cleaning, she filled several bags with cruft from her closet, ready to donate the items to charity.
Synonyms
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1.1
Old or broken things that are no longer useful
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4.1
Scattered broken pieces left after something is destroyed
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3.6
Things left around in an untidy way
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9.6
Waste material that forms on the surface of melted metal and is removed
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2.7
A messy heap of old things that people throw away
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7.4
Unwanted things left behind, often washed up on a beach
A pile of dust and old rubbish thrown away
Small pieces of rubbish left behind in a place
Antonyms
How Unwanted
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cruft probably began as student slang for old, useless bits, like crumbs or small dirty pieces left behind, so it became a quick word for 'rubbish' or clutter.