crystal
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈkrɪstl/
:
cristal
- Such fine crystal shouldn't go to waste.
- a crystal glass
She's like, why are you buying some granny crystal looking necklace thing?
- She's like, why are you buying some granny crystal looking necklace thing?
- And these shoes are from the crystal collection.
Examples
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I got them for my crystal collection, glass flowers for my crystal dancer.
Fiction book (1990) -
Max opened the bronze and crystal door and brought us into an empty little room.
Fiction book (1994) -
How much for the crystal ball?
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And if we're being served things on very fine China with crystal, that's nice too.
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Then her eyes found the familiar crystal pitcher on the shelf.
Fiction book (1994) -
There were over a hundred crystal glasses and a peacock carved of ice.
Fiction book (1990) -
Blackberries served in a crystal bowl with powdered sugar, a pitcher of cream on the side?
Fiction book (1995) -
The Venetian crystal chandeliers in this room were commissioned by the Third Earl of Carlyle in the late 1 8th century.
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Baskets of croissants, pots of strong coffee, crystal dishes of black currant preserves.
Fiction book (1991) -
The store sells beautiful crystal vases that sparkle in the light.
Synonyms
785
1.0
A hard clear material made from sand used for windows and bottles
10
2.5
Items made of glass used for serving food or drinks
2
5.3
A type of glass shaped with many flat, shiny sides for decoration
Idioms
Compounds
- NSFW
21
8.6
An illegal, very strong drug in clear crystals that makes people very awake and active
- Specialized
3
4.5
A material that flows like a liquid but has a solid-like internal pattern used in screens
- Specialized
1
3.7
A thin flat electronic screen like on watches, phones, and TVs that shows pictures
- Specialized
1
7.0
A regular three-dimensional pattern of atoms, molecules, or ions inside a solid
- Specialized
1
5.1
A small clear stone cut to make a steady electrical signal for clocks and radios
- Specialized
1
4.9
A clear, colorless mineral used to make lenses and in some electronics
- Archaic
A simple radio part that uses a crystal and wire to turn signals into sound
- Archaic
A device for recording or sending voices that uses a small crystal to change sound into an electrical signal
- Specialized
An electronic device that makes a very steady electrical signal at one frequency using a small quartz crystal
- Archaic
A small part in a record player that uses a crystal to make electric signals from the needle's movement
- Archaic
A small electronic device that changes alternating current into direct current
- Archaic
A simple early radio that uses a crystal to receive signals without a battery
- Archaic
A small evergreen shrub with white bell-shaped flowers whose leaves were used to make tea during the American Revolution
- Specialized
A dark purple dye used to colour cells for microscopes and to help stop infection
Predicting the future by looking into a crystal ball or guessing about the future without real proof
How Valuable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Crystal comes from Greek krystallos meaning 'ice', and later meant a clear, shiny rock. Glass makers began to call high-quality, very clear glass 'crystal' because it looks and shines like that clear rock, which is why fine glasses and bowls are called crystal.