Appendix 3
Type Frequencies of Phonaesthemes in French
/sl/ (pejoration)
Type Frequency = 2/12 (17%)
slalom
slavisant(e)
Slavonie
slavophile
sleeping
slice
slip
slogan
sloop
Slovaquie
Slovènie
slow
slalom
slavist
Slavonia
slavophile
sleeping car
(tennis etc) slice
underwear
slogan
sloop
Slovakia
Slovenia
slow
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/sm/ (pejoration)
Type Frequency = 0/5 (0%)
smala
smicard
smocks
smoking
smurf
tribe
minimum wage earner
smocking
dinner suit; evening suit; dress suit
break dancing
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/sn/ (pejoration)
Type Frequency = 3/3 (100%)
snif(f)
sniffer
sniper
boo-hoo; [onomatopoeic] sound of crying
to sniff
sniper
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No /skw/ in French
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/st/ (strength/stoicism)
Type Frequency = 23/106 (22%)
stabilisant
stable
stabulation
staccato
stade
stadier
staff
staffeur
stage
stagnant(e)
stalactite
stalag
stalagmite
stalle
stance
stand
standard
standardiser
standing
staphylocoque
star
starking
starlette
starter
stase
station
stabilizer
stable; steady
stalling (stabling)
staccato
stadium
steward (in a stadium)
staff (personnel)
plasterer (working in staff)
placement; internship
stagnant
stalacite
stalag
stalagmite
stall; box
stanza
stand
(i) switchboard (ii) standard
standardize
standing
staphylococcus
star (celebrity)
starking (apple)
starlet
choke (car/motoring)
stasis
(i) station (ii) petrol etc station (iii) site (iv) resort
(v) posture; stance (vi) stop (vii) ...of the cross
stationner
to be parked
statique
static
statisme
statis
statisticien(ienne) statistician
statistique
statistics
stator
stator
statuaire
statuary
statue
statue
statuer
to give a verdict
statu quo
status-quo
stature
stature (calibre)
statut
status
statutaire
statutory
steak
steak
stéarine
stearin
stéatite
steatite
steeple
steeple
stèle
stele
stellaire
stem(m)
stencil
sténographie
sténopé
stenotype
stentor
steppe
stepper
stercoraire
stère
stereo
stéréophonique
stéréoscope
stereotype
stérile
stérilet
stériliser
sterling
sterne
sternum
stéroïde
stethoscope
Stetson
steward
stick
stigmate
stigmatiser
stimulant(e)
stimulateur
stimulus
stipendié(e)
stipuler
stock-car
stocker
Stockholm
stockiste
stock-option
stoïcien(ienne)
stomacal
stop
stoppage
store
stuc
studette
studieux (ieuse)
studio
stupéfaire
stupide
stupre
stellar
stem
stencil
short-hand; stenography
pinhole
stenotype
stentor
steppe
stepper
skua (sea bird)
stere
stereo
stereophonic
stereoscope
stereotype
sterile; infertile
coil (inter-uterine device)
to sterilize
sterling
Arctic tern
sternum; breastbone
steroid
stethoscope
Stetson
steward; flight attendant
stick
mark; scar; stigmata
stigmatize
stimulating
pacemaker
stimulus
hired
to state; to stipulate
stock-car
to stock; to store
Stockholm
stockist (dealer)
stock-option
stoic
stomach
stop
invisible mending
blind; awning; shade
stucco
small studio flat
studious
studio flat
to stun; to dumfound; to astound
stupid
debauchery; depravity
stups
style
stylé (e)
stylet
styliser
stylisme
stylist(e)
stylistique
stylo
stylographe
Styx
brigade
style
perfectly trained
(i) stiletto (ii) stylet (iii) proboscis
to stylize
dress designing
designer
stylistics
ball-point (pen); biro
fountain-pen
the Styx
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/stɹ/ (straightness/stretching)
Type Frequency = 7/34 (21%)
strabisme
squinting
stradivarius
Stradivarius
strangulation
strangulation
strapontin
jump seat; foldaway seat
Strasbourg
Strasbourg
strass
paste
strate
stratum
stratégie
strategy
stratigraphie
stratigraphy
stratocumulus
stratocumulus
stratosphère
stratosphere
stratus
stratus
streptocoque
streptococcus
streptomycine
streptomycin
stress
stress
stresser
to put under stress
stretch
stretch
strict(e)
strict
stricto sensu
strictly speaking
strident(e)
shrill; strident
striduler
to stridulate; to chirr
strie
streak
strié(e)
striated
strier
to streak
string
G-string
striptease
striptease
strip-teaseur (euse)stripper; striptease artist
stroboscope
stroboscope
strontium
strontium
strophe
strophe; verse; stanza
structuralisme
structuralism
structurant(e)
founding; formative
structure
strychnine
structure
strychnine
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/sw/ (fast or strong movement)
Type Frequency = 1/5 (20%)
swaheli(e)
Swaziland
sweat(er)
swing
swinguer
Swahilian
Swaziland
sweatshirt
swing (music)
to swing
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/ɡl/ (light)
Type Frequency = 7/76 (9%)
glabre
glaçage
glace
glacer
glaceuse
glaciaire
glaciairist
glaciation
glacier
glacière
glacis
glaçon
gladiateur
glaïeul
glaire
glaireux (euse)
glaise
glaisière
glaive
glamour
gland
glande
glander
glandulaire
glaner
glapir
glas
glasnost
glaucome
hairless
glazing
(i)ice (ii) mirror
to freeze
glazing machine
glacial; the ice age
ice-climber
glaciation
(i) glacier (ii) ice-cream maker
icebox; cool box
(i) glaze (ii) weathering
block of ice; icicle
gladiator
gladiola, gladiolus
white
slimy
clay
clay pit
two-edged sword
glamorous; glitzy
(i) acorn (ii) glans (iii) tassel
gland
to footle about; to kick one’s heels
glandular
to glean
to bark; to yap; to yelp
knell
glasnost
glaucoma
glauque
glavioter
glèbe
glissade
glissage
glisse
global(e)
globalisation
globalité
globe
globe-trotter
globine
globule
glockenspiel
gloire
Gloria
gloriette
glorieux (ieuse)
glorifier
gloriole
glossaire
glossématique
glossine
glossolalie
glotte
glouglouter
glousser
gloutonnerie
gloxinia
glu
gluant (e)
glucide
glucose
glutamate
gluten
glutineux
glycémie
glycerine
glyceriné(e)
glycérique
glycérol
glycérophtalique
glycine
glycocolle
glycogène
glycol
glyphe
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(i) blue-green (ii) shabby
to spit; to gob
glebe
to slide; to slip; to skid
sledging (of wood)
glide
total; comprehensive
globalization
global nature
globe
globe-trotter
globin
globule
glockenspiel
glory; fame
(i) Gloria (ii) laced coffee
gazebo
glorious; triumphant
to glorify; to extol
misplaced vanity; vain-glory
glossary
glossematics
glossina
glossolalia
glottis
to gurgle; to gobble
(i) to chuckle (ii) to cluck
gluttony; greed
gloxinia
birdlime
sticky; slimy
carbohydrate
glucose
glutamate
gluten
glutinous
glycaemia
glycerine; glycerol
glycerine-coated
glyceric acid
glycerine; glycerol
oil-based
wisteria
glycene
glycogen
glycol
glyph
/ɡɹ/ (gripping)
Type Frequency = 2/268 (0.8%)
Graal
grabat
grabataire
grabuge
grâce
gracier
gracile
Gracques
gradation
grade
gradé (e)
gradient
gradin
graduation
gradué
gradual (elle)
graduer
graffiti
graille
graillon
graillonner
grain
graine
graisser
graminée
grammaire
gramme
gramophone
grand(e)
Grail
pallet
bedridden
ructions; a ruckus
grace; charm
to pardon
slender
the Gracchi (Roman nobles)
gradation
rank
officer
gradient
tier
graduation
graded
gradual
to increase in difficulty
graffiti
grub; nosh; chow
a piece of burnt fat
to cough
(i) grain (ii) bean (iii) pellet (iv) particle; speck
seed
to grease;
grass
grammar
gramme
gramaphone
(i) tall; high; (ii) older (iii) big; large (iv) great
(v) loud; intense (vi) leading (vii) important
(viii) main (ix) hard; intensive (x) remarkable
(xi) grand (xii) noble
grand-angle
wide-angle lens
grand-chose
not much
grand-croix
holder of the Grand Cross
grand-duc
grand duke
grand-ducal(e)
grand ducal
grand-duché
grand duchy
Grande-Bretagne Great Britain
grande-duchesse grand duchess
grandement
to be greatly mistaken
grandesse
Spanish grandeeship
Grand-Guignol
Grand Guignol [theatre]
grandiloquent(e) grandiloquent; bombastic
grandiose
imposing; grandiose
grandir
(i) to grow (ii) to increase
grandissement
grandissisme
grand-livre
grand-mère
grand-messe
grand-oncle
grand-papa
grand-peine
grand-père
grand-rue
grand-parents
grand-tante
grand-vergue
grand-voile
grange
granit(e)
granivore
granulat
granulation
granule
grape-fruit
graphe
graphème
grapheur
graphie
graphisme
graphiste
graphite
graphologie
grappe
grappillage
grappiller
grappin
gras(se)
magnification
tremendous
ledger
grandmother
high mass
great uncle
grandpa; granddad
with great difficulty
grandfather
the high street
grand-parents
great-aunt
main yard
mainsail
barn
granite
grain-eating
aggregate
grainy effect (esp. photography)
granule
grapefruit
graph
grapheme
graphics software
written form
graphics
graphic designer
graphite
graphology
cluster; bunch
gathering; picking
to glean
grapnel
(i) fatty; fat (ii) podgy (iii) greasy (iv) thick
(v) phlegm (vi) coarse, crude (vii) rich, luxuriant
grass-double
tripe
grassement
(i) generously; handsomely (ii) coarsely
grasseyant(e)
guttural
grassouillet (ette) podgy; plump
gratifiant (e)
rewarding; gratifying
gratification
(i) bonus (ii) gratification
gratifier
to present with; to favour
gratin
cheese (topped) dish
gratiné (e)
(i) au gratin (ii) (really) stiff
gratiner
to cook au gratin
gratis
free; for nothing
gratitude
gratitude
grattouiller
(i) to make itch (ii) to strum
grattage
scratching
grate
pickings
gratte-ciel
gratte-cul
gratte-dos
gratte-papier
gratte-pieds
grater
grattoir
grattons
gratuiciel
gratuit(e)
gratuité
gratuitement
gravats
grave
graveleux (euse)
gravelure
gravement
graver
gravide
gravier
gravière
gravillonner
gravimétrie
gravir
gravissime
gravitation
gravité
graviter
gravure
gré
grèbe
grec/grecque
Grèce
gréco-latin(e)
gréco-romain(e)
gredin
gréement
green
gréer
greffage
greffe
greffé (e)
greffer
greffier
grégaire
grège
grégeois
grégorien (ienne)
grêle
grêlé(e)
scraper
rose-hip
back-scratcher
pen-pusher
shoe-scraper
(i) to scratch (ii) to strum
scraper
pork-scratchings
freeware
free
grant (monetary)
(i) free of charge (ii) wantonly; gratuitously
rubble
solemn; grave
(i) smutty (ii) gravelly; gritty
smut
(i) gravely; solemnly (ii) seriously
to engrave
gravid
(little) stone; piece of gravel
gravel pit
to gravel
gravimetry
to climb (up)
extremely serious
gravitation
gravity, solemnity
(i) to revolve (ii) to gravitate towards
(i) engraving (ii) cutting
preference; choice
grebe
Greek
greece
Graeco-Latin
Graeco-Roman
scoundrel
rigging
green
to rig
grafting
(i) graft (ii) clerk’s office
heart transplant patient
to transplant
clerk (of the court)
gregarious
(i) raw (ii)dove-coloured
firey
Gregorian
(i) spindly (ii) hail
damaged by hail; pock-marked
grelot
grelotter
greluche
Grenade
grenade
grenadin(e)
grenaille
grenat
grener
grenier
grenouillage
grenouille
grenouillère
grenu(e)
grenure
grès
grèsil
grésiller
gressin
grève
grever
gréviste
gribiche
gribouille
gribouilleur
grief
grièvement
griffade
griffe
griffé (e)
griffer
griffon
griffonner
grignotage
grignoter
grigou
grigri/gri-gri
gril
grill
grillade
grillage
grillager
grille
grillé (e)
grille-pain
griller
grillon
grimaçant(e)
grimacer
(little spherical) bell
to shiver
bird; chick
Granada
(i) pomegranate (ii) grenade
(i) Grenadian (ii) grenadine
shot
garnet
to granulate; to grain
attic; loft
shady dealings
churchy old man
sleep suit
coarse grained
graining
(i) sandstone (ii) stoneware
(fine) hail
(i) to sizzle; to crackle (ii) to chirp
breadstick
(i) strike (ii) shore
to put a strain on
striker
sauce
short-sighted idiot; rash fool
to scribble; to scrawl; to doodle
grievance
seriously injured
scratch
claw
designer
(i) to scratch; to claw (ii) to put one’s name to
griffon
to scribble; to jot down; to sketch hastily
(i) snacking (ii) erosion, eroding; whittling away
(i) to nibble at; to gnaw at (ii) to eat away; to erode
curmudgeon
charm
(i) steak pan; grill pan (ii)rib cage
grill-room
grill
(i) toasting (ii) wire netting
to put wire netting on
railings
found-out (adj.)
toaster
(i) to toast (ii) to burn (iii) to grill
cricket
twisted; grimacing
to grimace; to wince
grimacier (ière)
grimer
grimoire
grimpant(e)
grimpe
grimper
grimpereau
grinçant(e)
grincer
grincheux (euse)
gringalet
gringo
gringue
griot
griotte
grip
grippé(e)
gripper
grippe-sou
gris(e)
grisant(e)
grisbi
griser
grisette
gris-gris
grison (onne)
grisou
grisoumètre
grive
grivèlerie
griveton
grivna
grivois(e)
grivoiserie
grizzli/grizzly
groenendaels
Groenland
grog
groggy
grognard
grognasse
grogne
grognement
grogner
grognon (onne)
groin
grolle
grommellement
gronder
grondin
affected
to apply make-up
piece of mumbo jumbo
climbing plant
rock-climbing
to climb (up); to clamber up
creeper
darkly humorous; grating
to grate; to creak
grumpy
puny
gringo
to chat up
griot (African musician and poet)
morello cherry
grip
(the) flu
to jam; to seize up; to bunch up
penny-pincher; skinflint
(i) grey (ii) colourless
exhilarating
loot
to intoxicate; to make tipsy
coquettish working-girl
charm
of Graubünden
firedamp
firedamp detector
thrush
ordering food/drink in restaurant and not being able to pay
soldier
grivna (Ukranian unit of currency)
saucy
saucy expression
grizzly bear
sheepdog
Greenland
hot toddy
groggy
soldier of the old guard of Napoleon
old bag
rumbling; simmering discontent
grunt; snort
to grumble; to moan
grumpy; gruff; surly
snout
shoe
muttering; indistinct grumbling
to tell off; to scold
gurnard
groom
gros/grosse
gros-bec
gros-cul
groseille
groseiller
gross-grain
Gros-Jean
grosse
grossesse
grosseur
grossier (ière)
grossièrement
grossir
grossiste
grosso modo
grotesque
grotte
grouiller
grouillot
groupage
groupe
groupement
groupie
grouse
Grozny/Groznyï
gruau
grue
gruger
grume
grumeau
grunge
gruppetto
gruter
grutier (ière)
gruyère
bellboy; bellhop
(i) big; fat (ii) important (iii)very (intens.) (iv) full
hawfinch
juggernaught
currant
currant bush
closely woven silk or rayon [usually ribbon]
the common-man; a worker or peasant
engrossment; gross
pregnancy
(i) size (ii) lump
(i) coarse; unrefined; crude (ii) roughly done (iii) crass
(iv) base (v) (insolent) rude (vi) (vulgar) uncouth
(i) roughly (ii) coarsely (iii) grossly mistaken
to gain weight; swell; grow
wholesaler
more or less; roughly
grotesque; ludicrous; ridiculous
cave; grotto
to mill about; to be swarming or teeming
messenger boy
(i) bulking (ii) blood grouping
(i) group (ii) party; band (iii) club (iv) cluster
(i) grouping words (ii) group; organisation
groupie
grouse
Grozny
hulled grain; groats
crane
to swindle
bark; undressed timber; rough lumber
lump
grunge (music)
gruppetto, turn
to crane
crane driver
Gruyère (Swiss) cheese
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/kl/ (clumsiness/thickness/stupidity)
Type Frequency = 0/153 (0%)
clabauder
clabaudeur (euse)
clac
clafoutis
claie
clair(e)
to moan; to whinge
gossiping; yapping
slam
clafoutis (tart made with fruit set in batter)
rack
(i) bright; light (ii) light coloured (iii) clear (iv) thin
claire
claire-voire
clairière
clair-obscur
clairon
claironnant (e)
claironner
clairsemé (e)
clairvoyant (e)
clam
clamecer
clamer
clameur
clan
clandé
clandestin(e)
clanique
clap
clapet
clapier
clapoter
clapper
claquage
claquant,e
claque
claqué (e)
claquemurer
claquer
claquette
claquoir
clarifier
clarine
clarinette
clarisse
clarté
clash
classable
classe
classé (e)
classement
classeur
classicisme
classifier
classique
claudication
claudiquer
clause
(vi) obvious
oyster bed
open fencework
clearing; glade
twilight
bugle
strident; resonant
to trumpet; to shout from the roof
scattere; thin; sparse
clear-sighted; perceptive
clam
to kick the bucket; to snuff it
to shout out; to proclaim
clamour
clan
brothel
secret; clandestine
clan
clapperboard
valve
hutch
to lap
to click
pulling, straining (of a muscle)
killing, exhausting
(i) slap (ii) fed-up (iii) cheer (iv) galosh
(v) opera hat (vi) brothel
all-in; dead beat
coop-up
(i) to bang; to crack (ii) to click (iii) to snap (iv) to conk out
tap dancing
clapper
to clarify
cowbell
clarinet
(poor) Clare
(i) light (ii) brightness
clash
classifiable
(i) class (social) (ii) grade; group (iii) class (transport)
(v) class (distinction) (vi) class (school) (vii) class (lesson)
listed
(i) classification (ii) grading (iii) ranking (iv) league table
filing cabinet
classicism
to classify
(i) classical (ii) classic (iii) standard
limp
to limp
clause
claustral (e)
claustrer
claustrophobie
clausule
clavecin
clavette
clavicorde
clavicule
clavier
clayette
clayon
clé
clean
clébard
clef
clématite
clément (e)
clémentine
clenche
Cléopâtre
cleptomane
clerc
clergé
clérical(e)
clic
clic-clac
cliché
client(e)
clientélisme
clientéliste
cligner
clignotant(e)
clignoter
climat
climatisation
climatologie
clin
clinfoc
clinician (-ienne)
clinique
cliniquement
clinquant(e)
clip
clipper
cliquable
clique
cliquer
cliquet
cliqueter
clisser
monastic
to confine
claustrophobia
clausula
harpsichord
key; cotter pin
clavichord
collarbone; clavicle
keyboard
wicker or wire rack
rack; tray
(i) key (ii) spanner (iii) clef (iv) clue (v) lock
clean
dog; mutt
(i) key (ii) spanner (iii) clef (iv) clue (v) lock
clematis
mild; clement
clementine
latch
Cleopatra
kleptomaniac
(i) clerk (ii) cleric (iii) scholar
clergy
clerical
click
clickety-clack
(i) cliché; (ii) (photo) negative (iii) (typo) plate
client; customer
clientilism; vote-catching
client list; based on patronage
to blink
indicator; warning light
to blink; to twinkle; to flash; to flicker
climate
air conditioning
climatology
wink
flying jib
clinician
(i) private clinic/hospital (ii) clinic
clinically
flashy
(i) brooch (ii) clip-on (iii) video clip (iv) clamp
clipper
clickable
(i) clique; set (ii) band
to click
pawl
to clink; to jingle; to chink; to rattle
to cover with wickerwork
clitoridectomie
clitoris
clivage
cliver
cloaque
clochard(e)
cloche
Clochemerie
cloche-pied
clocher
clocheton
clochette
clodo
cloison
cloisonné(e)
cloisonner
cloîtrer
cloner
clope
cloper
clopiner
clopinettes
cloporte
cloque
clore
clôturé
clôturer
clou
clouer
clouté(e)
clouterie
clovisse
clown
club
cluse
clystère
clitoridectomy
clitoris
cleavage
to cleave
cloaca; cesspool; cesspit; pigsty; dump; tip
down and out; tramp
bell
petty small town squabbling; parish pump politics
hopping
(i) steeple; church tower (ii)village (ii) to be cockeyed
pinnacle
small bell
tramp
(i) partition (ii) bulkhead (iii) septum
isolated or cut off
to divide up; to partition off; to compartmentalize
to shut away; to cloister
to clone
cigarette
to smoke
to hobble along; to limp along
to work for peanuts
woodlouse
blister; leaf curl
(i) to close; to end (ii) to conclude
(i) fence; hedge; wall (ii) closing; closure
(i) to enclose; to fence (ii) to close
(i) nail (ii) stud (iii) boil (iv) attraction (v) to pawn
(vi) ancient machine/implement (vii) no way!
(i) to nail down (ii) to pin down
studded
nail factory
clam
clown
club
transverse valley
clyster
klaxon
klaxonner
kleb(s)
kleptomane
horn
to sound one’s horn
dog; mutt
kleptomaniac
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/kɹ/ (crookedness)
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crabe
crac
craché(e)
cracher
cracheur (euse)
crachin
crachiner
crachoir
crachoter
crack
Cracovie
cracra
craie
craignos
craindre
craintif(ive)
cramé(e)
cramer
cramoisi (e)
crampe
crampon
cramponnage
cramponner
cran
crâne
crâner
crânerie
crânien (ienne)
cranter
crapahuter
crapaud
crapaud-buffle
crapaudine
crapoter
crapoteux (euse)
crapouillot
crapule
crapulerie
craquage
craquant(e)
craque
craqueler
crash
crasher(se)
crassane
crasse
crab
crack
spitting image
(i) to spit (ii) to splutter
fire-eater
drizzle
to drizzle
spittoon
to crackle; to splutter
(i) crack (ii) ace (iii) crack-cocaine
Cracow
dirty; grotty
chalk
shady; dodgy
to fear; to be afraid or scared of
timid
burnt
to burn down; to go up in flames
crimson
cramp
(i) crampon; (ii) cramp iron; clamp; stud
crampon technique
(i) to cling to (ii) to cramp/clamp together
(i) notch (ii) nick (iii) wave (iv) guts
(i) skull; cranium (ii) gallant
to show-off
gallantry
cranial
to put notches in
(i) to yomp (trek) (ii) to bonk
(i) toad (ii) brat (iii) flaw
buffalo frog
grating
failure to inhale [smoking]
murky; gloomy; grimy-looking
trench mortar
crook
villainy
cracking
crunchy
whopper; whopping lie
to crack; to crackle
crash
to crash; to have a crash
a variety of winter pear
(i) grime; filth (ii) dirty trick (iii) dross; scum; slag
crassier
cratère
cravache
cravacher
cravate
cravater
crawl
crawler
crayeux (euse)
crayon
crayonner
créance
créancier
créateur (trice)
créatif
créatine
créatinine
creation
créationnisme
créature
crécelle
crécerelle
crèche
crécher
crédence
crédibiliser
credible
crédirentier (ière)
credit
credit-bail
créditer
créditeur (trice)
crédit-relais
credo
crédule
créer
crémaillère
crémant
crémation
crématoirium
crème
crémerie
crémeux (euse)
crémier (ière)
crémone
créneau
crénelage
créneler
crénelom
slag-heap
crater
(riding) crop
to whip
(i) tie (ii) headlock (iii) sling
(i) to put a tie on (ii) to grab around the neck
crawl
to swim the crawl
chalky
pencil; crayon
to scribble; to jot down (in pencil); to sketch
(i) claim; debt (ii) credence
creditor
creator (artist/designer)
creative
creatine
creatinine
(i) creation (ii) setting up (iii) production
creationism
creature
rattle
kestrel
(i) nativity scene (ii) crèche; day nursery
to hang out
credence
to back up; to give credibility to
credible
recipient of an annuity
(i) credit (ii) loan (iii) bank (iv) to credit a sum to
(v) funds (vi) reputation
leasing
to credit
creditor
bridging loan
(i) Creed (ii) credo; creed
credulous; gullible
(i) to create; to design (ii) to set up; to form (iii) to produce
house-warming party
sparkling-wine
cremation
crematorium
(i) cream (dessert) (ii) cream (skin/body) (iii) cream of the crop
dairy
creamy
person working in dairy
window catch
(i) crenelations (ii) to park between two cars (iii) gap; niche
milling
to crenellate; to notch
confound it!
créole
créolité
Créon
créosote
crêpage
crêpé
crêper
crêperie
crépi (e)
crêpier (ière)
crépine
crépinette
crépiter
crépon
crépu (e)
crépusculaire
crépuscule
crescendo
cresson
cressonnette
cressonnière
Crésus
Crésyl
crétac(e)
crête
Crête
crétin(e)
crétiniser
crétinisme
crétois (e)
cretonne
creuser
creuset
creux / creuse
crevaison
crevant(e)
crevasse
crevasser
crève
crève-couer
crève-la-faim
crever
crevette
cri
criailler (euse)
criant(e)
criblé (e)
cribler
Creole
Creole identity
Creon (Greek mythology)
creosote
(i) back combing (ii) dust-up; free for all
(i) pancake (ii) crepe
(i) backcomb (ii) to crimp
pancake house/restaurant
roughcast
pancake seller
(i) strainer; fringe (ii) caul
flat sausage
to crackle; to sputter
seersucker
frizzy
(i) crepuscular (ii) twilight glow
twilight; dusk
(i) crescendo (ii) to grow louder and louder
watercress
lady’s smock
bed of watercress
Croesus
type of disinfectant containing cresol
Cretaceous
(i) comb; crest (ii) top; ridge
Crete
cretinous; idiotic; moronic
to turn into a moron or half-wit
cretinism
Cretan
cretonne (fabric)
(i) to hollow out; to dig out (ii) to sink/bore (iii) to look into
(i) crucible (ii) melting pot
(i) hollow; empty (ii) concave; deep-set; sunken (iii) empty; barren
(iv) slack period
puncture
gruelling; killing
crack; fissure; crevice
to cause cracks or fissures in; to crack; to chap
bad cold
heartbreak
miserable wretch
(i) to burst; to puncture (ii) to wear out; exhaust
(iii) to be starving (iv) to kill
prawn; shrimp
cry; shout; scream; screech; yell
grouch; grouser
glaring; blatant
riddled with
to sift; to riddle; to screen
cric
cric-crac
cricket
cricoïde
cricri
criée
crier
crieur (euse)
crime
Crimée
criminaliste
criminel (elle)
criminogène
criminologie
crin
crincrin
crinière
crinoline
crique
criquet
crise
crispant(e)
crispation
crispé (e)
crisper
crispin
criss
crisser
cristal
cristallerie
cristallier
cristallin (e)
cristalliser
cristallisoir
cristallographie
cristallomancie
criste-marine
critère
cretérium
criticisme
critiquable
critique
critiquer
croasser
croate
(car) jack
creak; click
cricket
cricoid
chirping
(sale by) auction
(i) to shout; to scream; to cry out (ii) to call;
to quack; to screech; to hoot; (iii) to nag; to scold
newspaper seller
(i) murder (ii) crime; offence (iii) it’s criminal (iv) sin
The Crimea
criminal lawyer
criminal
encouraging criminality or crime
criminology
hair
squeaky fiddle
(i) mane; (ii) mane of hair (iii) plume
crinoline petticoat
creek; inlet
locust
(i) crisis (ii) fit or attack (iii) outburst; fit
(iv) rage; tantrum (v) shortage
irritating; aggravating; annoying
(i) tensing; contraction; shrivelling (ii) twitch (iii) state of tension
nervous; tense; on edge
(i) to tense; to flex; to clench (ii) to shrivel (up)
(iii) to get on one’s nerves
gauntlets
creese (arms and armour, excluding firearms)
to crunch; to screech; to squeal; to rustle
(i) crystal (ii) crystalware
crystal (glass) making
crystal seeker
crystalline; crystal clear
to crystallize
crystallizing dish
crystalography
crystal gazing
samphire
(i) criterion (ii) requirement
(i) rally; gala (ii) criterion
critical approach
reprehensible; open to criticism
(i) critical (crucial) (ii) critical (analysis)
(iii) critical (censorious)
to criticize
to caw
Croatian
Croatie
Croatia
croato-musulman(e)Muslim-Croat
crobard
sketch
croc
fang
croc-en-jambe
to trip (up); pull a fast one on
croche
quaver
croche-pied
to trip (up); pull a fast one on
crochet
(i) hook; spiked stick (ii)crochet hook (iii) left or right hook
(iv) sudden swerve (v) square brackets (vi) serpent fang
(vii) crocket (viii) talent show
crocheter
(i) to pick (ii) to trip up (iii) to crochet
crocheteur
picklock
crochu (e)
hooked; claw-like
croco
crocodile skin
crocodile
crocodile
crocus
crocus
croire
believe
croisade
crusade
croisé
(i) double breasted (ii) crusader
croisée
(i) junction; crossroads; crossing (ii) window casement
croisement
(i) crossing (ii) cross breeding (iii) crossroads
croiser
(i) to fold (ii) to cross; to cut across (iii) to pass
croiseur
cruiser
croisière
cruise
croisiériste
cruise passenger
croisillon
crosspiece; crossbar; transept
croissance
growth; development
croissant (e)
(i) crescent (ii) croissant (iii) growing; increasing; rising
croissanterie
croissant shop
Croissant-Rouge Red Crescent
croître
(i) to grow; to increase in size (ii) to swell; to rise; to wax
croix
cross
Croix-Rouge
the Red Cross
cromlech
cromlech
cromorne
crumhorn (musical instrument)
croquant (e)
(i) yokel; country bumpkin (ii) crisp; crunchy
croquet
abbrev croque-monsieur
croque-au-sel
with salt (and nothing else)
croque-madame toasted ham and cheese sandwich with fried egg on top
croquembouche pyramid of cream filled choux pastry balls
croque-mitaine
bogey-man; ogre
croque-monsieur toasted ham and cheese sandwich
croque-morte
undertaker’s or mortician’s assistant
croquenot
clod-hopper
croquer
(i) to crunch (ii) to squander (iii) to sketch
croquet
croquet
croquette
croquette
croqueuse
gold digger; fortune-hunter
croquignolet (ette) sweet; cute; dinky
croquis
(rough) sketch
crosne
cross-country
crosse
crotale
crotchon
crotte
crotter
crouillat
crouler
croup
croupe
croupetons
croupi(e)
croupier (ière)
croupion
croupir
croustade
croustillant (e)
croûte
Chinese artichoke
cross-country race or run
(i) butt (revolver); grip (ii) crook; crosier (iii) head; scroll
rattlesnake
crust
(i) dropping (excrement) (ii) mud
(i) to make dirty/muddy (ii) to do its business
North African
(i) to collapse; to fall down (ii) submerge
croup
(i) crupper; hindquarters (ii) rump (iii) hilltop
to be crouching; to be squatting
stagnant
croupier
rump; parson’s nose; rear end; backside
to stagnate
pie crust
(i) crusty; crisp; crunchy (ii) spicy
(i) crust; rind (ii)food; grub (iii) layer; scab (iv) veneer
(v) undressed leather or hide
croûté (e)
crusted snow
croûter
to eat
croûteux (euse) scabby; covered with scabs
crouton
(i) crust (ii) crouton (iii) fuddy-duddy; old fossil
croyable
unbelievable; incredible
croyant (e)
to believe
cru (e)
(i) raw; uncooked (ii)untreated; crude (iii) harsh
(iv) forthright; blunt (v) coarse
cru
(i) vineyard (ii) wine (iii) local
cruauté
(i) cruelty (ii) cruel act
cruche
(i) jug; pitcher (ii) twit; imbecile
crucial(e)
crucial
crucifère
cruciferous
crucifier
to crucify
crucifix
crucifix
cruciverbiste
crossword enthusiast
crudité
(i) crudeness; bluntness (ii) coarseness (iii) raw vegatables
crue
rise in water level; flood
cruel (elle)
(i) cruel (ii) harsh; bitter; severe
crûment
bluntly; forthrightly
crustacé
shellfish
cryobiology
cryobiology
cryohirurgie
cryosurgery
cryogénie
cryogenics
crypte
crypt
crypter
to encrypt
cryptique
cryptic
cryptocommuniste crypto-communist
cryptogame
cryptogamic
cryptogramme
cryptogram
cryptographie
crypton
cryptography
krypton
krach
kraft
Kremlin
krill
krypton
crash
craft paper
The Kremlin
krill
krypton
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tweed
twin-set
twist
twister
tweed
twinset
twist
to twist