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Definition of cruse in English: crusenoun kruːzkruz archaic An earthenware pot or jar. 〈古〉陶罐；陶壶 Example sentencesExamples - Other events, such as a missile changing its trajectory in midair or the famous Chanukah miracle of a cruse of oil sufficient for one day burning for eight days, are simply impossible according to the natural order.
- The ‘miracle of the oil ‘involved a single cruse of oil which was used to light a menorah in the Temple, and which lasted eight days until new pure oil could be brought from the Galilee.’
Synonyms cooking utensil, container, receptacle, vessel
OriginOld English crūse, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kroes and German Krause; reinforced in Middle English by Low German krūs. Rhymesabuse, accuse, adieux, amuse, bemuse, billets-doux, blues, booze, bruise, choose, Clews, confuse, contuse, cruise, Cruz, diffuse, do's, Druze, effuse, enthuse, excuse, fuse (US fuze), Hughes, incuse, interfuse, lose, Mahfouz, mews, misuse, muse, news, ooze, Ouse, perfuse, peruse, rhythm-and-blues, ruse, schmooze, snooze, suffuse, Toulouse, transfuse, trews, use, Vaduz, Veracruz, who's, whose, youse Definition of cruse in US English: crusenounkro͞ozkruz archaic An earthenware pot or jar. 〈古〉陶罐；陶壶 Example sentencesExamples - Other events, such as a missile changing its trajectory in midair or the famous Chanukah miracle of a cruse of oil sufficient for one day burning for eight days, are simply impossible according to the natural order.
- The ‘miracle of the oil ‘involved a single cruse of oil which was used to light a menorah in the Temple, and which lasted eight days until new pure oil could be brought from the Galilee.’
Synonyms cooking utensil, container, receptacle, vessel
OriginOld English crūse, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kroes and German Krause; reinforced in Middle English by Low German krūs. |