latest craze

  • 1craze — [kreız] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: craze to make crazy ; CRAZED] a fashion, game, type of music etc that becomes very popular for a short time = ↑fad craze for ▪ She started a craze for this type of jewellery. ▪ At that time, scooters were the… …

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  • 2craze — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ current, latest, new ▪ passing ▪ Is this interest in health foods just a passing craze? ▪ dance, diet …

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  • 3craze — I. verb (crazed; crazing) Etymology: Middle English crasen to crush, craze, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Swedish krasa to crush Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. obsolete break, shatter 2. to produce minute cracks on the surface or… …

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  • 4craze — noun (C) a fashion, game, type of music etc that suddenly becomes very popular but usually only remains popular for a very short time: This computer game is the latest craze …

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  • 5craze — [n] fad, strong interest chic, cry, enthusiasm, fashion, fever, furor, infatuation, in thing*, kick*, mania, mode, monomania, newest wrinkle*, novelty, passion, preoccupation, rage, the last word*, the latest thing*, trend, vogue, wrinkle;… …

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  • 6craze — n. 1) the current, latest, newest craze 2) the craze swept the country 3) a craze for * * * [kreɪz] latest newest craze a craze for the current the craze swept the country …

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  • 7craze — [[t]kre͟ɪz[/t]] crazes N COUNT: usu with supp If there is a craze for something, it is very popular for a short time. ...the craze for Mutant Ninja Turtles... Walking is the latest fitness craze. Syn: fad …

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  • 8craze — noun the latest fitness craze Syn: fad, fashion, trend, vogue, enthusiasm, mania, passion, rage, obsession, compulsion, fixation, fetish, fancy, taste, fascination, preoccupation; informal thing …

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  • 9latest — adj. Latest is used with these nouns: ↑acquisition, ↑addition, ↑album, ↑arrival, ↑batch, ↑book, ↑boyfriend, ↑CD, ↑conquest, ↑craze, ↑date, ↑development, ↑ …

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  • 10craze — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. derange, unbalance, madden, unsettle. See insanity. n. fad, rage. See fashion. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. fad, rage, fashion; see fad . See Synonym Study at fashion . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n …

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