crud
Plural: cruds
Noun
- heavy wet snow that is unsuitable for skiing
- any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant
- an ill-defined bodily ailment
- "he said he had the crud and needed a doctor"
- Dirt, filth or refuse.
- Something of poor quality.
- A contemptible person.
- Mixed impurities, especially wear and corrosion products in nuclear reactor coolant.
- A heavy wet snow on which it is difficult to travel.
- Feces; excrement.
- Venereal disease, or (by extension) any disease.
- A fast-paced game, loosely based on billiards or pool, with many players participating at the same time.
- Cottage cheese.
Verb
Verb Forms: crudded, crudding, cruds
- To curdle or form into a solid mass; to clot.
- To clog with dirt or debris.
Intj
- Non-vulgar interjection expressing annoyance, anxiety, etc.; sugar, darn.
Examples
- Aw, crud! I have to start all over again!
- Oh, crud! I'm gonna be late for work!
- Sometimes the letters on the rack seem to CRUD together, making it hard to form words.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English crud, crudde (“coagulated milk; curd; any coagulated or thickened substance; dregs”), from Old English crūdan (“to press”). Doublet of curd.
Scrabble Score: 7
crud: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcrud: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
crud: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 9
crud: valid Words With Friends Word