Associations to the word «Cruciate»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
CRUCIATE, adjective. In the form of a cross; cruciform.
CRUCIATE, adjective. Overlapping or crossing.
CRUCIATE, verb. (obsolete) To torture; to torment.
CRUCIATE LIGAMENT, noun. Any of the pairs of ligaments arranged like a letter X in various joints of the body, such as the knee.
CRUCIATE SULCI, noun. Plural of cruciate sulcus
CRUCIATE SULCUS, noun. (anatomy) A major fissure in the brains of some mammals equivalent to the central sulcus of primates.
Dictionary definition
CRUCIATE, adjective. Shaped like a cross.
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.