A small stream, often a shallow or intermittent tributary to a river, A small inlet, bay, or cove; a recess in the shore of the sea or of a river, or of any considerable body of water, a natural stream of water smaller than a river

A usually ornamental tuft, ridge, or similar projection on the head of a bird or other animal, An elevated, irregularly toothed ridge on the stigmas of certain flowers, The upper curve of a horse's neck

A group of people working together; a gang, All personnel operating or serving aboard an aircraft in flight, the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc), verb_ serve as a crew member on, To supply workers or sailors for a crew, intransitive verb_ To serve as a member of a crew, To serve as a crew member on

A game much played in England, and sometimes in America, with a ball, bats, and wickets, the players being arranged in two contesting parties or sides, leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together, A wooden footstool, intransitive verb_ To play at cricket, verb_ play cricket, rare, intransitive To play the game of cricket

An act committed in violation of law where the consequence of conviction by a court is punishment, especially where the punishment is a serious one such as imprisonment, An unjust, senseless, or disgraceful act or condition, a crime punishable with death

Plural form of crime

Of, involving, or having the nature of crime, Shameful; disgraceful, Guilty of breaking the law, noun_ someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime, A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law

A crucial or decisive point or situation, especially a difficult or unstable situation involving an impending change, An emotionally stressful event or traumatic change in a person's life, A point in a story or drama when a conflict reaches its highest tension and must be resolved

Plural form of criterion, nonstandard, proscribed A single criterion

a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated, the ideal in terms of which something can be judged, A standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test, by which facts, principles opinions, and conduct are tried in forming a correct judgment respecting them