Craze
11craze — vogue, fad, rage, *fashion, style, mode, dernier cri, cry …
12craze — ► NOUN ▪ a widespread but short lived enthusiasm for something. ► VERB (be crazed) ▪ (of a surface) be covered with a network of fine cracks. ORIGIN originally in the sense «break, shatter, produce cracks»: perhaps Scandinavian …
13craze — [krāz] vt. crazed, crazing [ME crasen, to crack, break < Scand, as in Dan krase, to crackle, Swed krasa, to break up] 1. Obs. to break or shatter 2. to cause to become mentally ill; make insane 3. to produce a crackled surface or small cracks… …
14craze — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ current, latest, new ▪ passing ▪ Is this interest in health foods just a passing craze? ▪ dance, diet …
15craze — n. 1) the current, latest, newest craze 2) the craze swept the country 3) a craze for * * * [kreɪz] latest newest craze a craze for the current the craze swept the country …
16craze — UK [kreɪz] / US noun [countable] Word forms craze : singular craze plural crazes something that suddenly becomes very popular, but for only a short time craze for: the craze for Irish music …
17craze — [[t]kre͟ɪz[/t]] crazes N COUNT: usu with supp If there is a craze for something, it is very popular for a short time. ...the craze for Mutant Ninja Turtles... Walking is the latest fitness craze. Syn: fad …
18craze — I. verb (crazed; crazing) Etymology: Middle English crasen to crush, craze, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Swedish krasa to crush Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. obsolete break, shatter 2. to produce minute cracks on the surface or… …
19craze — /krayz/, v., crazed, crazing, n. v.t. 1. to derange or impair the mind of; make insane: He was crazed by jealousy. 2. to make small cracks on the surface of (a ceramic glaze, paint, or the like); crackle. 3. Brit. Dial. to crack. 4. Archaic. to… …
20Craze — This most interesting and unusual surname is of either Anglo Saxon or French origin. Firstly, it may derive from the Olde English pre 7th Century word creas , Middle English crease , meaning fine, elegant, as a nickname for someone who dressed in …
