crystal
IPA: krˈɪstʌɫ
noun
- (countable) A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions.
- (countable) A piece of glimmering, shining mineral resembling ice or glass.
- (uncountable) A fine type of glassware, or the material used to make it.
- (uncountable, slang) Crystal meth: methamphetamine hydrochloride.
- (obsolete, usually in the plural) a person's eye.
- The glass over the dial of a watch case.
- A female given name from English.
- A surname.
- A ghost town in Colorado.
- A town in Maine.
- A city in Minnesota.
- A census-designated place in New Mexico.
- A city and town in North Dakota.
- A town in Wisconsin.
adjective
- Made of crystal.
- Very clear.
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Examples of "crystal" in Sentences
- The plums are crystallized.
- They crystallized the liquor.
- The salver is made of crystal.
- The men crystallized the liquid.
- In March, the plans crystallized.
- The crystal is mildly hygroscopic.
- The people crystallized the mirror.
- It crystallizes in the tetragonal system.
- A rhinestone is a diamond simulant made from rock crystal, glass or acrylic.
- Alternatively, small, valueless crystals of the desired product can be used.
- She does this in crystal-clear syntax, where every clause demands our attention.
- Neither he nor the Titans are sharing those details from what he called his crystal ball.
- Another commercial has a dumb office worker with a glass snow globe, which he calls his crystal ball.
- In short the crystal is all about the exterior form, not about the displays or the experience inside the building.
- Q: Am I the only passenger whose primary reference for the term crystal ship is the song about heroin by the Doors?
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