crystal

  • 31Crystal 99 — The Crystal 99 is the student run school newspaper of Malden Catholic High School. The name derives from the address of the school at 99 Crystal St., Malden, Massachusetts. The paper has been running for decades, with five or six issues printed… …

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  • 32crystal — n. & adj. n. 1 a a clear transparent mineral, esp. rock crystal. b a piece of this. 2 (in full crystal glass) a highly transparent glass; flint glass. b articles made of this. 3 the glass over a watch face. 4 Electronics a crystalline piece of… …

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  • 33crystal — [[t]krɪ̱st(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦♦ crystals 1) N COUNT: oft n N A crystal is a small piece of a substance that has formed naturally into a regular symmetrical shape. → See also , liquid crystal display ...salt crystals. ...ice crystals. ...a single crystal… …

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  • 34crystal — 01. They drank champagne out of [crystal] glasses. 02. Salt [crystals] look really cool if you examine them under a microscope. 03. The liquid [crystal] display on my alarm clock isn t working properly, so I can t read the time. 04. We have fake… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 35crystal — /ˈkrɪstl / (say kristl) noun 1. a clear, transparent mineral or glass resembling ice. 2. the transparent form of crystallised quartz. 3. Chemistry, Mineralogy a solid body having a characteristic internal structure and enclosed by symmetrically… …

  • 36crystal — noun /ˈkrɪstəl/ a) A solid (mineral quartz or otherwise) composed of an array of atoms possessing long range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions. b) A piece of glimmering, shining mineral resembling ice or glass …

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  • 37crystal — UK [ˈkrɪst(ə)l] / US noun Word forms crystal : singular crystal plural crystals 1) [countable] chemistry a piece of a substance that has a regular shape with many sides and is formed when the substance becomes solid ice/salt/sugar/snow crystals… …

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  • 38crystal — crys|tal [ krıstl ] noun 1. ) uncount clear glass of very good quality: a set of crystal wine glasses a ) objects such as glasses and bowls made from crystal: We should use the good crystal at dinner tonight. 2. ) count a piece of a substance… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 39crystal — I. noun Etymology: Middle English cristal, from Anglo French, from Latin crystallum, from Greek krystallos more at crust Date: 13th century 1. quartz that is transparent or nearly so and that is either colorless or only slightly tinged 2.… …

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  • 40crystal — crys•tal [[t]ˈkrɪs tl[/t]] n. 1) cry a clear, transparent mineral or glass resembling ice 2) cry the transparent form of crystallized quartz 3) chem. a solid body having a characteristic internal structure and enclosed by symmetrically arranged… …

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