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creek, creek_o_day, creik, greek, greik, screak, screek, screik, skreek, skriek,
creek [krik, griːk]
also with prothetic s screek
n. The break of day, dawn.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
creek o day: The break of day, dawn.
creel, creels, creil, crell, cril, krel,
creel [kril]
n. A deep wicker basket used for carrying fish, peats, potatoes etc. A wickerwork contrivance used as a trap for fish, lobsters etc. The stomach or womb.
pl. creels
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
cowp the creels: Turn a somersault, fall head over heels.
creeminal, creiminal, crïminal,
creeminal [ˈkrimənəl]
n. A criminal.
Creemin, Creemon, Creemond, Crimon, Crimond,
Creemond [ˈkrimən(d)]
pn. Crimond (Aberdeenshire).
creenge, creengin, creinge, screenge, screenge, screinge, scringe, skreenge, skreinge,
creenge [krin(d)ʒ]
n. A cringe.
v. To cringe.
 
also with prothetic s screenge
n. U. A starved-looking or ill-conditioned creature.
v. SW. To shrink, contract.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
creengin: Cringing.
crap, crappen, crapt, creep, creeper, creepie, creepie, creepin, creepit, creepit-in, creepy, creip, creipie, creipit, creipy, crep, crep-in, crept-in, croppen, cruppen, kroppm,
creep [krip]
v. To creep.
pt. creepit, crap [krap, krɛp]
pp. creepit, cruppen [ˈkrɔpən, ˈkrɑːpən, ˈkrapən]
 
creepie
n. A low, three-legged stool. A footstool. The stool of repentance in a kirk.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
creep doun: To shrink, bend with age.
creeper: Something that creeps. A grappling-iron, dim. creepie A grapnel.
creepin: Creeping.
creepit-in: Shrunk from washing.
creesis,
creesis [ˈcrisɪs]
n. A crisis
creast, creastie, creastin, creastit, creasty, creest, creestie, creestin, creestit, creesty, creist, creistie, creistin, creistit, creisty, crest, creyst, creystie, creystin, creystit, creysty, criest, criestie, criestin, criestit, criesty, cryst, cryste, crystey, crystie, crystin, crystit, crysty, gowden_crest, gowden_crestie,
creest [krist]
also crest [krɛst]
n. The crest (of a bird). A self-important or officious person.
 
creesty
adj. Self-important.
 
creestit
adj. Crested.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
creestin: Bragging, boasting, assuming airs of self-importance, raising the head proudly.
gowden crest(ie): S. SEC. The goldcrest Regulus regulus
creestal, creistal, kirstal, kristal,
creestal [ˈkristəl]
also U. kirstal [ˈkɪrstəl]
n. Crystal.
creetic, creetical, creeticeese, creeticeesed, creeticeesm, creeticism, creetick, creitic, creiticeise, creiticise, creiticised, creiticism, creitick, creiticyse, creiticysed, criticeese,
creetic [ˈkritɪk]
n. A critic.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
creetical [ˈkritɪkl]: Critical.
creeticism [ˈkritəsɪsm]: Criticism.
creeticeese [ˈkritəsiːz]: To criticise. pt. pp. creeticeesed.

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