FluentPlex

crude

/kɹuːd/ noun C2
  1. Any substance in its natural state. (countable, uncountable)

Plural crudes

+ Save to review

From the library

“Because there are many ciphers which I would read as easily as I do the apocrypha of the agony column: such crude devices amuse the intelligence without fatiguing it.
The Valley of Fear, p. 3 · C1
There was enough comradeship and sympathy in this crude old father of his to draw his confidence.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 10 · C1

Other matches

Learn crude in real texts

With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.

Create free account
Words, meanings, pronunciations and translations from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); how common each word is from wordfreq. Made into this dictionary by FluentPlex.