Open Dictionary
mouse here to listen, click to choose/add more
Location: USA
Source: Learn That Word
Profile URL: www.learnthat.org

Are you a native English speaker? How do you pronounce this word?

Thank you for contributing!
upload mp3 file or record now it's easy, promised!

{%type%} Definitions

WordNet 3.0Copyright Princeton University
{%wordnet%}
Definitions.net
{%definitions_com%}

Videos

Short "hint"

n. - Small jar.

edit
Usage examples (30)
  • Has the barrel of meal or the cruse of oil failed?
  • This is the story of two English gentlemen on a cruse.
  • And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein.
  • My fund is like the widow's cruse, -- it never gives out.
...click for more
Tutoring comment
  • "Crews" are workers on a boat trip, to "cruise" is to travel in a leisurely manner, the "crus" is part of the lower leg, while "cruse" is a small vessel designed to hold a liquid such as oil or water.
add more
The Open Dictionary of English is a collaborative project, based on Open Source materials, LearnThat resources, and partner APIs.
We give special thanks to our LearnThat volunteers, as well as Princeton University and Wiktionary for their Open Source word data. We're also grateful for the support given by Google, Wordnik.com, Dictionary.com, Stands4.com and YouTube, OEDILF.com, Kylescholz.com, Best-Practice.com, Forvo.com, as well as the generous Creative Commons community.