Definitions for craze

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Spelling: [kreyz]

IPA: /kreɪz/

Craze is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 47 anagrams from letters in craze (acerz).

Definitions for craze

noun

1. a popular or widespread fad, fashion, etc.; mania:
2. insanity; an insane condition.
3. a minute crack or pattern of cracks in the glaze of a ceramic object.
4. Obsolete. flaw; defect.

verb (used with object)

1. to derange or impair the mind of; make insane:
2. to make small cracks on the surface of (a ceramic glaze, paint, or the like); crackle.
3. British Dialect. to crack.
4. Archaic. to weaken; impair:
5. Obsolete. to break; shatter.

verb (used without object)

1. to become insane; go mad.
2. to become minutely cracked, as a ceramic glaze; crackle.
3. Metallurgy. (of a case-hardened object) to develop reticulated surface markings; worm. (of an ingot) to develop an alligator skin as a result of being teemed into an old and worn mold.
4. Archaic. to fall to pieces; break.

Origin of craze

1325-75; Middle English crasen to crush Scandinavian; compare Swedish, Norwegian krasa to shatter, crush

Examples for craze

Do not craze yourself with thinking, but go about your business anywhere.

The craze exploded in Asia, before cafés in East and then Central Europe opened their doors.

It is but a few years since the craze for the Angora cat started.

Perhaps his slight "craze" about a mine made him less cautious than usual.

It inspired several knockoffs, which in turn also were wiped from the shelves, and prompted a “little blue dress” craze.

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It can't help that it started a craze that seems unsupplantable.

Then his anxiety for Mordaunt sprang up and commenced to craze him.

Frantic thousands are swamping boats of all sizes in their craze to get away.

Like many of you, I've been caught up in the World Cup craze.