Words Containing: C,R,I,C

• kill by nailing onto a cross

• treat cruelly

• hold within limits and control

• criticize harshly or violently

• the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute

• perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads

• root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee

• crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste

• of an obscure nature

• having a secret or hidden meaning

• having a puzzling terseness

• Of, relating to, or containing chromium, especially in oxidation state 3

• English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004)

• a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)

• twist (a body part) into a strained position

• leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together

• a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs

• play cricket

• experiencing motion sickness

• The remote-control device used to change settings on a television set, VCR, or other electronic equipment.

• An electronic device used by individual students in the classroom to respond to multiple-choice questions, etc.

• A person who cuts out the uppers of shoes from pieces of leather using a flexible knife that clicks as it changes direction.

• A machine that cuts materials using a steel rule die. The name comes from the sound (click) when the material is cut. May be hand, pneumatic, or hydraulic powered.

• A signalling device used by military forces. Pressed between thumb and fingers, it makes a small but distinctive click understood by other members of a unit.

• A small mechanical device that produces a clicking sound, used in dog training.

• Someone who clicks, for example using a computer mouse.

• One who stands before a shop door to invite people to buy.

• One who has charge of the work of a companionship.

• An employee who locks the type in the form to make it ready for printing.

• overly self-confident or self-assertive