clear as crystal

  • 121crystal — crys·tal || krɪstl n. transparent mineral (especially a type of quartz); type of clear glass …

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  • 122crystal ball — circular orb made out of clear and transparent quartz or glass (used by fortune tellers to predict the future) …

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  • 123crystal — [ˈkrɪst(ə)l] noun 1) [C] a regular shape with many sides that is formed when a substance becomes solid ice/salt/sugar crystals[/ex] 2) [U] very good quality glass 3) [C/U] a clear rock that looks like glass …

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  • 124crystal — [OE] The prehistoric Indo European base *kru produced several words denoting ‘hard outer surface’, including English crust, Old High German hrosa ‘crust’, and Old Norse hrúthr ‘crust’. In some cases they reflect a hardening caused by freezing:… …

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  • 125crystal glass — noun : a clear glass with a high refractive index; especially : such glass containing lead …

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  • 126crys|tal-clear — «KRIHS tuhl KLIHR», adjective. 1. as clear as crystal: »crystal clear diamonds. 2. Figurative: »Being crystal clear in his own mind, he speaks directly and vividly to the minds of the theatre goer (New York Times) …

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  • 127loud and clear — Synonyms and related words: clean cut, clear, clear as crystal, clear as day, clear cut, coherent, connected, consistent, crisp, crystal clear, crystalline, defined, definite, direct, distinct, explicit, express, limpid, lucid, luminous, pellucid …

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  • 128Blood crystal — Crystal Crys tal (kr[i^]s tal), n. [OE. cristal, F. cristal, L. crystallum crystal, ice, fr. Gr. kry stallos, fr. kry os icy cold, frost; cf. AS. crystalla, fr. L. crystallum; prob. akin to E. crust. See {Crust}, {Raw}.] 1. (Chem. & Min.) The… …

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