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A sudden violent collision, or the loud noise it makes.
A large bowl-shaped hollow in the ground, often caused by an explosion or the impact of an object.
A lake that forms inside the crater of an extinct or dormant volcano.
To move slowly on your hands and knees, or close to the ground.
A stick of coloured wax used for drawing.
Behaving in a wild or foolish way, or extremely enthusiastic about something.
The thick, fatty part of milk, or a similar thick, smooth substance.
To make something new that didn't exist before.
The act of making something new, or the thing that has been made.
Able to produce new and original ideas, or showing imagination.
A living being, especially an animal.
The quality of being trusted or believed.
Able to be believed or trusted.
Money that a bank or seller allows someone to borrow and pay back later, or recognition for something achieved.
Too willing to believe things without enough proof.
A small, narrow stream of water, smaller than a river.
A gradual increase in loudness or intensity, especially in music, or the peak moment such a rise builds toward.
Curved shapes that taper to points at both ends, like the moon in its early or late phases.
The top or highest point of something, such as a hill or wave.
A deep, open crack in thick ice, such as a glacier.
A group of people who work together, especially on a ship, plane, or film set.
A small bed with high sides for a baby to sleep in safely.
A small jumping insect known for the chirping sound the males make by rubbing their wings together.
An action that is against the law.
A person who has committed a crime.
A deep, rich red color.
A time of intense difficulty or danger that requires an urgent decision or response.
Pleasantly hard and easy to break, especially when describing food.
The standards or rules used to judge or decide something.
A standard used to judge or decide something.
Expressing disapproval, or extremely important, or in a dangerous condition.
A careful, structured examination of something that evaluates its strengths, weaknesses, and meaning.
The specific temperature and pressure at which the liquid and gas phases of a substance become indistinguishable from one another.
Comments that point out the faults or problems in something or someone.
To express disapproval of someone or something by pointing out faults.
A detailed evaluation or review of something, pointing out both strengths and weaknesses.
A large reptile with a long snout and powerful jaws that lives in rivers and swamps.
A plant grown in large amounts, usually for food.
The practice of growing different types of crop in the same field over successive seasons to keep the soil healthy.
To go from one side of something to the other.
A view or slice of an object cut straight through it, showing its internal structure.
Conflicting currents of water, air, or opinion moving in different directions at once.
A place where two or more roads meet or cross.
A marked area of road where pedestrians are meant to cross safely.
A large black bird known for its harsh call.
A large number of people gathered together in one place.
Full of people, sometimes uncomfortably so.
To get information, ideas, money, or work by asking a large number of people, usually online.