As an adjective cruel
is not nice; mean; heartless.
As a verb cruel
is to spoil or ruin (one's chance of success).
As a noun creel is
(fishing) an osier basket, such as anglers use to hold fish.
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cruel English
Adjective
( en-adj)
Not nice; mean; heartless.
- The supervisor was very cruel to Josh, as he would always give Josh the hardest, most degrading work he could find.
(slang) Cool; awesome; neat.
Synonyms
* brutal
* sadistic
* vicious
Antonyms
* merciful
Derived terms
* cruelly
Related terms
* crude
* crudeness
* cruelty
Verb
To spoil or ruin (one's chance of success)
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creel English
Noun
( en noun)
(fishing) An osier basket, such as anglers use to hold fish.
*1897 , William Henley, In Fisherrow :
*:Her great creel forehead-slung, she wanders nigh,
*:Easing the heavy strap with gnarled, brown fingers
A bar or set of bars with skewers for holding paying-off bobbins, as in the roving machine, throstle, and mule.
Derived terms
* creeler
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