NOUN
  • Definition - A noisy crackling sound; the sound usually associated with crunching.
  • Definition - A critical moment or event.
  • Definition - A problem that leads to a crisis.
  • Definition - (exercise) A form of abdominal exercise, based on a sit-up but in which the lower back remains in contact with the floor.
  • Definition - The overtime work required to catch up and finish a project, usually in the final weeks of development before release.
  • Definition - A dessert consisting of a crunchy topping with fruit underneath.
  • Definition - (generally in the plural) A small piece created by crushing; a piece of material with a friable or crunchy texture.
VERB
  • Definition - To crush something, especially food, with a noisy crackling sound.
  • Example - When I came home, Susan was watching TV with her feet up on the couch, crunching a piece of celery.
  • Definition - To be crushed with a noisy crackling sound.
  • Example - Beetles crunched beneath the men's heavy boots as they worked.
  • Definition - To calculate or otherwise process (e.g. to crunch numbers: to perform mathematical calculations). Presumably from the sound made by mechanical calculators.
  • Example - That metadata makes it much easier for the search engine to crunch the data for queries.
  • Definition - To grind or press with violence and noise.
  • Example - That metadata makes it much easier for the search engine to crunch the data for queries.
  • Definition - To emit a grinding or crunching noise.
  • Example - That metadata makes it much easier for the search engine to crunch the data for queries.
  • Definition - To compress (data) using a particular algorithm, so that it can be restored by decrunching.
  • Example - That metadata makes it much easier for the search engine to crunch the data for queries.
  • Definition - To make employees work overtime in order to meet a deadline in the development of a project.
  • Example - That metadata makes it much easier for the search engine to crunch the data for queries.
Words in your word
8 Letter Words
crunches 15
7 Letter Words
curches 14 scrunch 14
6 Letter Words
crunch 13 churns 11 ruches 11 cercus 10 cruces 10
5 Letter Words
curch 12 churn 10 chuse 10 crush 10 ruche 10 cusec 9 herns 8 usher 8 cruse 7 cures 7 curns 7 curse 7 ecrus 7 sucre 7 nurse 5 runes 5
4 Letter Words
such 9 hens 7 hern 7 hers 7 hues 7 huns 7 resh 7 rhus 7 rush 7 shen 7 shun 7 crus 6 cues 6 cure 6 curn 6 curs 6 ecru 6 ecus 6 recs 6 erns 4 rues 4 rune 4 runs 4 ruse 4 suer 4 sure 4 urns 4 user 4
3 Letter Words
hen 6 her 6 hes 6 hue 6 hun 6 she 6 cru 5 cue 5 cur 5 ecu 5 rec 5 sec 5 ens 3 ern 3 ers 3 nus 3 res 3 rue 3 run 3 sen 3 ser 3 sue 3 sun 3 uns 3 urn 3 use 3
2 Letter Words
eh 5 he 5 sh 5 uh 5 en 2 er 2 es 2 ne 2 nu 2 re 2 un 2 us 2
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