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1Crack of doom — The Crack of Doom is an old term used for the Christian Day of Judgement, referring in particular to the blast of trumpets signalling the end of the world in Chapter 8 of the Book of the Apocalypse. A crack had the sense of any loud noise,… …
2crack — ► NOUN 1) a narrow opening between two parts of something which has split or been broken. 2) a sudden sharp or explosive noise. 3) a sharp blow. 4) informal a joke or jibe. 5) informal an attempt to do something. 6) Irish enjoyable entertainment; …
3crack — /kræk / (say krak) verb (i) 1. to make a sudden, sharp sound in, or as in, breaking; snap, as a whip. 2. to break with a sudden, sharp sound. 3. to break without complete separation of parts; become fissured. 4. (of the voice) to break abruptly… …
4crack — n., v., & adj. n. 1 a a sudden sharp or explosive noise (the crack of a whip; a rifle crack). b (in a voice) a sudden harshness or change in pitch. 2 a sharp blow (a crack on the head). 3 a a narrow opening formed by a break (entered through a… …
5Doom paintings — Some detail from a medieval doom wall painting, St Andrew s Church, Chesterton, Cambridge, 15th century …
6crack — noun 1》 a narrow opening between two parts of something which has split or been broken. 2》 a sudden sharp or explosive noise. ↘a sharp blow. 3》 informal a joke or jibe. 4》 (also craic) chiefly Irish enjoyable entertainment; a good time.… …
7The Fall of the House of Usher — Infobox Book | name = The Fall of the House of Usher title orig = translator = image caption = 1894 illustration by Aubrey Beardsley. author = Edgar Allan Poe country = flagicon|USA United States language = English series = genre = Horror… …
8The A-Team — This article is about the television series. For other uses, see The A Team (disambiguation). The A Team The A Team title screen (seasons 1–4). Format Action/Adventure …
9The Resistance (Half-Life 2) — articleissues unreferenced=April 2008 in universe=May 2008 notability=May 2008 cleanup=May 2008The Resistance is a faction of humans and Vortigaunts in Half Life 2 and its episodic continuations that fight the Combine in the Battle of City 17 .… …
10Crack — Crack, n. 1. A partial separation of parts, with or without a perceptible opening; a chink or fissure; a narrow breach; a crevice; as, a crack in timber, or in a wall, or in glass. [1913 Webster] 2. Rupture; flaw; breach, in a moral sense. [1913… …
