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Etymology: German kryo-, from Greek, from kryos — more at crust
cold ; freezing <cryonics> <cryogen>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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cry — cry·mo·therapy; cry·oc·o·nite; cry·o·gen; cry·o·gen·ics; cry·o·lite; cry·o·lith·i·o·nite; cry·ol·o·gy; cry·om·e·ter; cry·om·e·try; cry·o·phile; cry·o·phil·ic; cry·o·phor·ic; cry·oph·o·rus; cry·o·phyl·lite; cry·o·scope; cry·o·scop·ic;… … English syllables
Cry — may refer to: * Crying * CRY America (Child Relief and You) * Cry, Yonne, a commune of the Yonne département in Franceongs and albums* Cry (Kym Ryder song) * Cry (Michael Jackson song) * Cry (Faith Hill album) * Cry (Faith Hill song) * Cry (Lynn… … Wikipedia
Cry — (kr[imac]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cried} (kr[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crying}.] [F. crier, cf. L. quiritare to raise a plaintive cry, scream, shriek, perh. fr. queri to complain; cf. Skr. cvas to pant, hiss, sigh. Cf. {Quarrel} a brawl,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cry — (kr?), n.; pl. {Cries} (kr?z). [F. cri, fr. crier to cry. See {Cry}, v. i. ] 1. A loud utterance; especially, the inarticulate sound produced by one of the lower animals; as, the cry of hounds; the cry of wolves. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Outcry; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cry — [krī] vi. cried, crying [ME crien < OFr crier < L quiritare, to wail, shriek (var. of quirritare, to squeal like a pig < * quis, echoic of a squeal); assoc. in ancient folk etym. with L Quirites, Roman citizens (as if meaning “to call… … English World dictionary
Cry — Cry, v. t. 1. To utter loudly; to call out; to shout; to sound abroad; to declare publicly. [1913 Webster] All, all, cry shame against ye, yet I ll speak. Shak. [1913 Webster] The man . . . ran on,crying, Life! life! Eternal life! Bunyan. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cry — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. CRY, sigle composé des trois lettres C, R et Y, peut faire référence à : Carlton Hill en Australie Occidentale, selon la liste des codes AITA des… … Wikipédia en Français
Cry d'Er — Géographie Altitude 2 258 m Massif Alpes bernoises Coordonnées … Wikipédia en Français
cry — vb Cry, weep, wail, keen, whimper, blubber mean to show one s grief, pain, or distress by tears and utterances, usually inarticulate utterances. Cry and weep (the first the homelier, the second the more formal term) are frequently interchanged.… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
cry — [n1] weeping and making sad sounds bawl, bawling, bewailing, blubber, blubbering, howl, howling, keening, lament, lamentation, mourning, shedding tears, snivel, snivelling, sob, sobbing, sorrowing, tears, the blues*, wailing, weep, whimpering,… … New thesaurus
cry — ► VERB (cries, cried) 1) shed tears. 2) shout or scream loudly. 3) (of a bird or other animal) make a loud characteristic call. 4) (cry out for) demand as a self evident requirement or solution. 5) ( … English terms dictionary
