cruncher
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6.0
- noun
- /ˈkrʌnʧər/
- Specialized
Examples
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I brought him down this real bone cruncher.
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The heavy-duty lumber cruncher easily reduces large logs into smaller, manageable pieces.
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This industrial cruncher compacts the waste material for efficient disposal.
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Using a metal cruncher, the workers separated the scrap into different sized fragments.
Synonyms
37
2.5
A machine that crushes materials, for example coffee beans
12
3.9
A machine that breaks large objects into smaller pieces, like rocks or cans
12
3.8
A machine that presses waste or soil to make it smaller
1
5.9
A machine that grinds plant material into small pieces to cover soil
1
5.6
A machine or person that presses things flat
1
7.2
A machine that crushes things into powder or small pieces
1
6.1
A tool or person that makes things smaller in size
1
5.5
A machine that presses and ties hay, straw, or cardboard into tight bales
1
7.8
A machine that breaks large rocks or materials into smaller pieces
1
8.7
A person or machine that makes paper wrinkled
1
8.7
A machine that breaks things like food and tissue into small pieces for disposal and processing
1
6.7
A machine with a flat plate that packs dirt, gravel or sand tightly
1
6.8
A machine or person that crushes things like fruit and paper to remove the soft inner part
1
9.3
A machine that cuts plastic or organic waste into small pieces
A machine that breaks materials like plastic or organic waste into small pieces
A tool that packs soil or gravel tightly before building
Antonyms
Compounds
- Informal
5
4.5
A person who works with many numbers and can do difficult calculations using computers
How Powerful
- US
1
7.2
- Specialized
1
6.0
- Specialized
12
3.9
15
3.0
191
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cruncher comes from the sound word crunch (a sharp 'crushing' or 'crack' noise) plus the agent -er, so a cruncher is something that 'crunches' material into smaller, more compact pieces, like a machine that breaks cans or cardboard.