Word Meanings - CRAZE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

cf. Sw. krasa to crackle, sl, to break to pieces, F. to crush, fr. 1. To break into pieces; to crush; to grind to powder. See Crase. God, looking forth, will trouble all his host, And craze their chariot wheels. Milton. 2. To weaken; to impair;

Additional info about word: CRAZE

cf. Sw. krasa to crackle, sl, to break to pieces, F. to crush, fr. 1. To break into pieces; to crush; to grind to powder. See Crase. God, looking forth, will trouble all his host, And craze their chariot wheels. Milton. 2. To weaken; to impair; to render decrepit. Till length of years, And sedentary numbness, craze my limbs. Milton. 3. To derange the intellect of; to render insane. Any man . . . that is crazed and out of his wits. Tilloston. Grief hath crazed my wits. Shak.

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• FORTHPUTING
  Bold; forward; aggressive.
• BREAKMAN
  See BRAKEMAN
• GRINDSTONE
  A flat, circular stone, revolving on an axle, for grinding or sharpening tools, or shaping or smoothing objects. To hold, pat, or bring one's nose to the grindstone, to oppress one; to keep one in a condition of servitude. They might be ashamed,
• LOOKDOWN
  See
• GRINDLE STONE
  A grindstone.
• POWDERY
  1. Easily crumbling to pieces; friable; loose; as, a powdery spar. 2. Sprinkled or covered with powder; dusty; as, the powdery bloom on plums. 3. Resembling powder; consisting of powder. "The powdery snow." Wordsworth.
• TROUBLER
  One who troubles or disturbs; one who afflicts or molests; a disturber; as, a troubler of the peace. The rich troublers of the world's repose. Waller.
• GRINDLET
  A small drain.
• BREAKABLE
  Capable of being broken.
• POWDERED
  See WALPOLE (more info) 1. Reduced to a powder; sprinkled with, or as with, powder. 2. Sprinkled with salt; salted; corned. Powdered beef, pickled meats. Harvey.
• GRINDINGLY
  In a grinding manner.
• FORTHCOMING
  Ready or about to appear; making appearance.
• IMPAIRMENT
  The state of being impaired; injury. "The impairment of my health." Dryden.
• FORTHY
  Therefore. Spenser.
• LOOK
  1. To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to observe with the eyes while keeping them directed; -- with various prepositions, often in a special or figurative sense. See Phrases below. 2. To
• IMPAIRER
  One who, or that which, impairs.
• CRACKLE
  To make slight cracks; to make small, sharp, sudden noises, rapidly or frequently repeated; to crepitate; as, burning thorns crackle. The unknown ice that crackles underneath them. Dryden.
• FORTHWARD
  Forward. Bp. Fisher.
• CRACKLED
  Covered with minute cracks in the glaze; -- said of some kinds of porcelain and fine earthenware.
• CHARIOTEE
  A light, covered, four-wheeled pleasure carriage with two seats.
• MAKE AND BREAK
  Any apparatus for making and breaking an electric circuit; a circuit breaker.
• LAWBREAKER
  One who disobeys the law; a criminal. -- Law"break`ing, n. & a.
• ILL-LOOKING
  Having a bad look; threatening; ugly. See Note under Ill, adv.
• OVERTROUBLED
  Excessively troubled.
• WHENCEFORTH
  From, or forth from, what or which place; whence. Spenser.
• FLOOKAN; FLUKAN
  See FLUCAN
• OATHBREAKING
  The violation of an oath; perjury. Shak
• PEACEBREAKER
  One who disturbs the public peace. -- Peace"break`ing, n.
• IDOCRASE
  See VESUVIANITE