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1999 novel by Sheila Kohler
Cracks is the third novel by South African author Sheila Kohler. Published in 1999, it was chosen as one of the best books of the year by both Newsday
Cracks_(novel)
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television program Sesame Street Cracks (2009 film), an independent thriller Cracks (novel), a 1999 novel by Sheila Kohler Crack (password software), a UNIX/Linux
Crack
2009 drama film
Miss Jean Brodie (novel) Notes on a Scandal "Cracks (2009)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 10 March 2024. "StudioCanal takes 'Cracks'". Variety. 3 July
Cracks_(2009_film)
1928 novel
General Crack is a 1928 historical novel by the British writer Marjorie Bowen, written under her pen name of George Preedy. In 1929, it was adapted into
General_Crack_(novel)
Novel by Bapsi Sidhwa
Cracking India (1991, U.S., 1992, India; originally published as Ice Candy Man, 1988, England) is a novel by author Bapsi Sidhwa. Setting: Lahore Time:
Cracking_India
2009 novel by Julia Donaldson
Running on the Cracks is award-winning writer Julia Donaldson's first novel aimed at a teenage audience. It was published in 2009. The story revolves around
Running_on_the_Cracks
Mexican novelist and essayist (born 1968)
of the "Crack Manifesto" with several other young writers to protest the state of Mexican literature and promote their own work. Volpi's novels are distinct
Jorge_Volpi
1990 children's novel by Andrew Taylor
Hairline Cracks is a 1990 children's novel by Andrew Taylor. When Sam and his friend Mo begin to investigate his mother's disappearance, they put themselves
Hairline_Cracks
1966 novel by Philip K. Dick
The Crack in Space is a 1966 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. In the United Kingdom, it has been published under the title of the
The_Crack_in_Space
British filmmaker
directors Luke and Jake Scott. Scott directed the feature film Cracks, an adaptation of a novel by Sheila Kohler. She also directed All the Invisible Children
Jordan_Scott_(filmmaker)
2007 novel by James Patterson
Step on a Crack is the first novel in the Michael Bennett series by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge featuring Detective Michael Bennett and his 10
Step_on_a_Crack
1981 Spanish film
by José Luis Garci, starring Alfredo Landa. The plot was inspired by the novels written by Dashiell Hammett, to whom the film is dedicated. It is a detective
El_Crack_(1981_film)
Book by Harmony Korine
A Crack Up at the Race Riots is a novel written by Harmony Korine, writer of such cult films as Kids and Gummo. The book was published in 1998 by Doubleday
A_Crack_Up_at_the_Race_Riots
American children's writer
adult novels and a former school librarian. Popular for her ghost and mystery novels, Hahn is known for novels such as Stepping On The Cracks and Wait
Mary_Downing_Hahn
American novelist and underwater explorer (1931–2020)
was an American adventure novelist and underwater explorer. His thriller novels, many featuring the character Dirk Pitt, have been listed on The New York
Clive_Cussler
South African author (born 1941)
African author now living in the United States and the author of ten novels (including Cracks which was adapted into a 2009 film of the same name), and three
Sheila_Kohler
2024 novel by Michael Crichton and James Patterson
Eruption is a 2024 novel by Michael Crichton and James Patterson, based on a manuscript by Crichton that was unfinished at the time of his death. It is
Eruption_(novel)
1967 novel by S. E. Hinton
The Outsiders is a coming-of-age novel by S. E. Hinton published in 1967 by Viking Press. The novel is set in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the 1960s—although this
The_Outsiders_(novel)
Novel by Irvine Welsh
Porno is a 2002 novel by Scottish writer Irvine Welsh, the sequel to Trainspotting. The book follows the characters of Trainspotting ten years after the
Porno_(novel)
2014 novel by Marlon James
Seven Killings is the third novel by Jamaican author Marlon James. It was published in 2014 by Riverhead Books. The novel spans several decades and explores
A Brief History of Seven Killings
A_Brief_History_of_Seven_Killings
Glass object created by dripping molten glass into cold water
the failure of brittle materials from the propagation of cracks. A fuller understanding of crack propagation had to wait until the work of A. A. Griffith
Prince_Rupert's_drop
1983 film by Francis Ford Coppola
"The cracks continue to show in Coppola's directorial style, but The Outsiders remains a blustery, weird, and fun adaptation of the classic novel." Roger
The_Outsiders_(film)
Play by S. Shakthidharan
Counting and Cracking is a play by Australian storyteller with Sri Lankan heritage and Tamil ancestry S. Shakthidharan (better known as Shakthi). Theatre
Counting_and_Cracking
2020 novel by Rumaan Alam
Leave the World Behind is a 2020 novel by Rumaan Alam, published by Ecco. In 2023, the novel was adapted into a feature film by Netflix. A family consisting
Leave the World Behind (novel)
Leave_the_World_Behind_(novel)
Topics referred to by the same term
band Brand New from Deja Entendu, 2003 Crack the Skye, a 2009 album by Mastodon Crack in the Sky, a 1997 novel by Terry C. Johnston This disambiguation
Crack the Sky (disambiguation)
Crack_the_Sky_(disambiguation)
2025 novel by Aisling Rawle
The Compound is a 2025 dystopian novel by Irish author Aisling Rawle. It was published by The Borough Press on 3 July 2025. It won a Goodreads Choice
The_Compound_(Rawle_novel)
Novel by Mai Jia
devoted to cryptography. At Unit 701, Rong cracks the nefarious Purple cipher, and soon becomes obsessed with cracking the Black cipher. After his notebook
Decoded_(novel)
1994 book by Michael Crichton
around in with the guidance of a helpful angel who cracks wise. In a 2013 review comparing the novel with the film adaptation, Nathan Rabin expressed a
Disclosure_(novel)
Chinese xianxia novel by Gu Zhen Ren
Reverend Insanity (Chinese: 蛊真人; pinyin: Gǔ Zhēn Rén) is a Chinese xianxia novel written by Gu Zhen Ren (蛊真人). It was serialized on the online platform Qidian
Reverend_Insanity
2011 young adult novel by Harlan Coben
aimed at teenagers, "older folk will love this cracking new series, too." Kirkus Reviews stated that the novel "benefits greatly from [Coben's] trademark
Shelter_(Coben_novel)
1975 novel by James Herbert
The Fog is a horror novel by English writer James Herbert, published in 1975. It is about a deadly fog that drives its victims insane when they come into
The_Fog_(novel)
2016 novel by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
The Nest is the bestselling debut novel by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, published on March 22, 2016. The book debuted at #3 on the New York Times Best Seller
The_Nest_(novel)
1992 novel by Donna Tartt
Secret History is the first novel by the American author Donna Tartt, published by Alfred A. Knopf in September 1992. A campus novel, it tells the story of
The_Secret_History
American song
"Jimmy Crack Corn" or "Blue-Tail Fly" is an American song which first became popular during the rise of blackface minstrelsy in the 1840s through performances
Jimmy_Crack_Corn
1967 novel by Joan Lindsay
Picnic at Hanging Rock is a 1967 novel by Australian author Joan Lindsay. Set in Victoria, Australia in 1900, it is about a group of female boarding school
Picnic at Hanging Rock (novel)
Picnic_at_Hanging_Rock_(novel)
1989 novel by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Remains of the Day is a 1989 novel by the Nobel Prize-winning British author Kazuo Ishiguro. The protagonist, Stevens, is a butler with a long record
The_Remains_of_the_Day
1939 novel by Geoffrey Household
Rogue Male is a classic thriller novel by Geoffrey Household, published in 1939. The story was serialized in three issues of The Atlantic Monthly (July–September
Rogue_Male_(novel)
Study of the fracture surfaces of materials
or striations on fatigue cracks. Microscopes can be used to determine the initiation point and the mechanism that caused crack growth. The information
Fractography
Novel by Paul Auster
Leviathan is American writer Paul Auster’s seventh novel, published by Viking Press in 1992. The novel follows the circumstances leading to the disappearance
Leviathan_(Auster_novel)
American writer and novelist
Gets a Clue (2020), Mimi Lee Reads Between the Lines (2020), and Mimi Lee Cracks the Code (2021). She wrote the Agatha, Anthony, Lefty & Lilian Jackson Braun
Jennifer_Chow_(novelist)
stories that Will Thornberry told him. Ozzie is really engrossed in a mystery novel he is reading. Harriet tries to get a suggestion from him about her hair
List of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet episodes
List_of_The_Adventures_of_Ozzie_and_Harriet_episodes
Military fantasy novel and series by Glen Cook
The Black Company, released in May 1984, is the first novel in Glen Cook's ongoing series The Black Company. The book combines elements of epic fantasy
The_Black_Company_(novel)
2015 novel by Martine Leavitt
Calvin is a 2015 young adult novel by Martine Leavitt published by Groundwood Books. Written in the form of a letter from Calvin (a seventeen-year-old
Calvin_(novel)
Dystopian novel series by James Dashner
The Maze Runner is a series of young adult dystopian science fiction novels written by American author James Dashner. The series consists of the trilogy
The Maze Runner (novel series)
The_Maze_Runner_(novel_series)
This is a list of novels written by multiple authors (or collaborative novels). These novels are works of collaborative fiction, written using one or more
List of novels written by multiple authors
List_of_novels_written_by_multiple_authors
2010 novel by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
Private is the first book of the Jack Morgan series. This novel was written by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. The Private London series was spun off
Private_(novel)
Set of novels by Philip K. Dick
The VALIS trilogy is a set of science fiction/philosophical novels by author Philip K. Dick which include VALIS (1981), The Divine Invasion (1981), and
Valis_(novel_series)
2009 novel by Danielle Steel
away to his palatial Irish estate. Hope finds Finn irresistible. But soon cracks begin to appear in his stories: Gaps in his history, a few innocent lies
Matters_of_the_Heart_(novel)
Australian novelist
Through the Cracks (2014) Six Degrees: The power of attraction connects us all (2015) 2009 winner, Aurealis Award for Best Horror Novel – Red Queen 2009
Honey_Brown
Television program characters
Princess and the Queen, his 2014 novella The Rogue Prince and his 2018 novel Fire & Blood. The series follows the devastating war of succession for the
List of House of the Dragon characters
List_of_House_of_the_Dragon_characters
1986 novel by Brian Jacques
Redwall is a fantasy novel by Brian Jacques. Originally published in 1986, it is the first book of the Redwall series. The book was illustrated by Gary
Redwall_(novel)
Bridge collapse in Sweetwater, Florida
know the reason for the cracks, but still expressed no safety concerns" at the meeting. FIGG did not know the reason for the cracks, but still expressed
Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapse
Florida_International_University_pedestrian_bridge_collapse
Book by Denis Guedj
The Parrot's Theorem is a French novel written by Denis Guedj and published in 1998. An English translation was published in 2000. The plot revolves around
The_Parrot's_Theorem
1981 novel by Philip K. Dick
Valis (stylized as VALIS) is a 1981 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick, intended to be the first book of a three-part series. The
Valis_(novel)
Australian novelist (born 1968)
parallel world, sealed off from our world but in connection with it via 'cracks,' through which letters, or even people, can travel. A Corner of White,
Jaclyn_Moriarty
Novel by James M. Cain
Double Indemnity is a 1943 crime novel by American journalist-turned-novelist James M. Cain. It was first published in Liberty magazine in 1936 as an
Double_Indemnity_(novel)
appeared in the Silly Symphony cartoon The Wise Little Hen (1934). The novelization of Lady and the Tramp written by Ward Greene was incidentally published
List_of_Disney_novelizations
Second novel about Jack McEvoy by Michael Connelly
The Scarecrow is a 2009 novel written by American author Michael Connelly. It was Connelly's 21st book (20th novel) and the second featuring as the main
The Scarecrow (Connelly novel)
The_Scarecrow_(Connelly_novel)
1982 romance novel
Lace is a 1982 novel by British writer Shirley Conran. The novel revolves around the lives of four women: Judy, Maxine, Kate and Pagan. The group become
Lace_(novel)
Book by Ingeborg Bachmann
I die in Malina," she says. At the end of the novel, the writer disappears without a trace into a crack in the wall and Malina removes all evidence of
Malina_(novel)
Reduction in ductility of a metal exposed to hydrogen
permeate solid metals. Once absorbed, hydrogen lowers the stress required for cracks in the metal to initiate and propagate, resulting in embrittlement. Hydrogen
Hydrogen_embrittlement
1999 film by Deepa Mehta
drama film directed by Deepa Mehta. It is based upon Bapsi Sidhwa's novel, Cracking India (1991, US; 1992, India; originally published as Ice Candy Man
Earth_(1998_film)
Topics referred to by the same term
Metal fatigue is the initiation and propagation of cracks in a material due to cyclic loading. Metal Fatigue may also refer to: Metal Fatigue (album),
Metal_Fatigue
2011 novel by Mieko Kawakami
a complicated colleague and a gentle, unusual man, Irie's stable veneer cracks. The story follows Irie's stream of consciousness from the present to memories
All_the_Lovers_in_the_Night
1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell
Gone with the Wind is a novel by American writer Margaret Mitchell, first published in 1936. The story is set in Clayton County and Atlanta, both in Georgia
Gone_with_the_Wind_(novel)
English actor and writer (1927–1978)
notable writer, winning the 1962 Hawthornden Prize for his novel The Sun Doctor. His novel and play The Man in the Glass Booth was an international success
Robert_Shaw
Novel by Anya Seton
Foxfire is a 1951 novel by Anya Seton. It was published by Houghton Mifflin. It was adapted as the 1955 film Foxfire starring Jane Russell, Jeff Chandler
Foxfire_(novel)
Australian writer of speculative fiction
with his story "Slow and Ache". In 2008 he won his second Aurealis Award. "Cracks" won the Aurealis Award for best young-adult short story, beating works
Trent_Jamieson
Australian author (born 1976)
Kate Morton is an Australian author. She is known for her best-selling novels, including The House at Riverton, The Forgotten Garden, and The Distant Hours
Kate_Morton
Trinidadian novelist and literary critic (born 1944)
(born 1944) is a Trinidadian novelist and literary critic. Her 1970 novel, Crick Crack, Monkey, is a classic of West Indian literature, and Hodge is acknowledged
Merle_Hodge
Pseudonymous Japanese novelist
Japanese novelist. Her debut novel and representative work, The Apothecary Diaries, has been adapted into a novel, a light novel series, multiple manga series
Hyūganatsu_(writer)
inspired by the Japanese repair technique Kintsugi as it uses gold to repair cracks in broken pottery. The Dark Dimension (based on the Marvel Comics location
Features of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Features_of_the_Marvel_Cinematic_Universe
Heinz Hoenig, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Otto Sander War a.k.a. The Boat. Based on a novel by Lothar-Günther Buchheim, Columbia Pictures Burning Rubber Norman Cohen
List of German films of the 1980s
List_of_German_films_of_the_1980s
1823 historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper
Descriptive Tale is an 1823 historical novel by American writer James Fenimore Cooper. It was the first of five novels published which became known as the
The_Pioneers_(novel)
American writer (1896–1940)
American novelist, essayist, and short story writer. He is best known for his novels depicting the flamboyance and excess of the Jazz Age, a term that he popularized
F._Scott_Fitzgerald
2012 film by Christopher Nolan
simply a backdrop for the story. What we're really trying to do is show the cracks of society, show the conflicts that somebody would try to wedge open. We're
The_Dark_Knight_Rises
1968 science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick
Electric Sheep? in some later printings) is a 1968 dystopian science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. It is set in a post-apocalyptic San Francisco
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do_Androids_Dream_of_Electric_Sheep?
1940 novel by Cornell Woolrich
American novel written by Cornell Woolrich, initially published under the pseudonym William Irish. Although it was Woolrich's seventh published novel, it was
The_Bride_Wore_Black_(novel)
American-Canadian media franchise
Machine: Dreams Come to Life is a novel written by Adrienne Kress published by Scholastic on September 3, 2019. The novel centers on Daniel "Buddy" Lewek
Bendy_(franchise)
Both Cancelled at NBC". TVLine. Retrieved June 9, 2023. Oddballs Graphic Novel! and Odd BTS - The Show Mustn't Go On. Ethan Banville. May 21, 2023. Retrieved
2023_in_American_television
contemporary horror, thriller, science fiction, and fantasy. In addition to many novels, King has written approximately 200 short stories. His works have been widely
List of adaptations of works by Stephen King
List_of_adaptations_of_works_by_Stephen_King
Fictional character from The Godfather series
Albert "Al" Neri is a fictional character appearing in Mario Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather and Francis Ford Coppola's trilogy of films based on it. In
Al_Neri
1866 novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Crime and Punishment is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. It was first published in the literary journal The Russian Messenger in twelve
Crime_and_Punishment
referring to Doctor Horace Bianchon, a recurring character in Balzac's novel sequence La Comédie humaine. Writer Michael D. Garval referred to the reference
List of last words (19th century)
List_of_last_words_(19th_century)
Novel series by James Patterson
Alex Cross is a crime, mystery, and thriller novel series written by James Patterson. The protagonist, Alex Cross, is an African-American detective for
Alex_Cross
2022 novel by Stephen King
Fairy Tale is a dark fantasy novel by American author Stephen King, published on September 6, 2022, by Scribner. The novel follows Charlie Reade, a 17-year-old
Fairy_Tale_(novel)
2011 science fiction novel by Charles Stross
Rule 34 is a near-future science fiction novel by Charles Stross. It is a loose sequel to Halting State and was published on 5 July 2011 in the US and
Rule_34_(novel)
2022 American television series
novels, previously wrote The Enterprise War that explored Pike and the Enterprise before the second season of Discovery. Asylum, another tie-in novel
Star_Trek:_Strange_New_Worlds
2024 film by Brady Corbet
is: "Gorgeous, conceptually stunning, and dizzying in its savagery about cracks in the foundation of the American dream." RogerEbert.com writers named The
The_Brutalist
American literary agent and author
agent and author. His first two memoirs detail his addiction to crack cocaine. His debut novel, Did You Ever Have a Family, received offers from four publishers
Bill_Clegg
American fantasy drama TV series (2011–2019)
adaptation of the A Song of Ice and Fire franchise, a series of high fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin, the first of which is A Game of Thrones. The show
Game_of_Thrones
2009 film by Karyn Kusama
a tie-in to the film, Boom! Studios produced a Jennifer's Body graphic novel, released in August 2009. Jennifer's Body premiered at the Toronto International
Jennifer's_Body
1929 film
Barrymore's last historical epic together. It was based on the 1928 novel General Crack by the British writer Marjorie Bowen, published under the name George
General_Crack
Production discography of American record producer Hit-Boy
the Rafters" (featuring The Game) 5. "Wild Chapters" (featuring T.I. and Novel) 12. "Thique" (produced with Beyoncé, LilJuMadeDaBeat, Stuart White, and
Hit-Boy production discography
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multiply substituted (or 'clumped') isotopologues like 13CH32H. This is a novel tool for studying methane formation. This proxy is based on the abundance
Hydrogen isotope biogeochemistry
Hydrogen_isotope_biogeochemistry
British actress (born 1968)
It was set in the 1930s and based on Christina Stead's 1945 best-selling novel of the same name. In 1990 she appeared in two episodes of the fourth season
Naomi_Watts
2024 television season
material from the appendices of the novel The Lord of the Rings (1954–55). Set thousands of years before the novel in Middle-earth's Second Age, the season
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2
The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Rings_of_Power_season_2
Military press produced without official approval
banning of anti-establishment or drug-related songs and posters; all in a crack down on suspected drug use. These policies backfired leading to a "resurgence
GI_Underground_Press
2000 film by Mary Harron
Harron, who co-wrote the screenplay with Guinevere Turner. Based on the 1991 novel by Bret Easton Ellis, it stars Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman, a wealthy
American_Psycho_(film)
1953 novel by William S. Burroughs
Junkie: Confessions of an Unredeemed Drug Addict, or Junky, is a 1953 novel by American Beat Generation writer William S. Burroughs. The book follows
Junkie_(novel)
CRACKS NOVEL
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Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : patronymic from a short form of Richard.English : topographic name for someone who lived where rushes grew, Middle English rexe, rixe (Old English rix).
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Lancashire)
English (chiefly Lancashire) : from Middle English cranke ‘lively’, ‘lusty’, ‘vigorous’, hence a nickname for a cheerful, boisterous, or cocky person.English : nickname from cranuc, a diminutive of Middle English cran ‘crane’ (see Crane).Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Kranke, from Low German Kraneke ‘crane’, applied to someone thought to resemble the bird in some way, or a nickname for a poor physical specimen, from Middle High German kranc ‘sickly’, ‘ailing’.
Surname or Lastname
English and North German
English and North German : patronymic from Jack.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant or patronymic form of Stack.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Cox.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Crate.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Middle English personal name Clac, which is from Old English Clacc or the Old Norse cognate Klakkr. As a personal name this is from a word meaning ‘lump’ and may have been used as a nickname for a large or thickset man. Reaney suggests that it could also be from clacker ‘chatterer’.
Surname or Lastname
Americanized spelling of German Krock.English
Americanized spelling of German Krock.English : perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a potter, from Middle English crock ‘pot’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Old French, Middle English cras ‘big’, ‘fat’ (Latin crassus).Possibly an altered spelling of German Krass.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Crick in Northamptonshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Crec, from Celtic creig ‘rock’, ‘cliff’.Possibly an Americanized spelling of any of the names mentioned at Creek 3.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : patronymic from Frank.
Girl/Female
Biblical
The covering of a lamb.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two places in North Yorkshire, one called Crakehall and the other Crakehill, both from Old Norse kráka ‘crow’ (or Old English craca ‘crake’) + Old English halh ‘recess’. This form of the surname is now rare in England.
Biblical
crack; leak; distillation; balm
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Crook 1.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : nickname for a lusty man, from Middle English craske ‘fat’, ‘lusty’ (see Crass).
Biblical
the covering of a lamb
Surname or Lastname
German
German : variant of Backhus.Latvian (Baks) : derivative of the German surname.English : patronymic from Back 2.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Croft.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Crass.
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a.
Crack-brained.
n.
A condition produced in certain porcelain, fine earthenware, or glass, in which the glaze or enamel appears to be cracked in all directions, making a sort of reticulated surface; as, Chinese crackle; Bohemian crackle.
n.
A kind of crackling sound or r/le, heard in some abnormal states of the lungs; as, dry crackle; moist crackle.
imp. & p. p.
of Crack
n.
A brief time; an instant; as, to be with one in a crack.
a.
Coarsely ground or broken; as, cracked wheat.
n.
One who, or that which, cracks.
v. t.
To follow the tracks or traces of; to pursue by following the marks of the feet; to trace; to trail; as, to track a deer in the snow.
n.
A thin, dry biscuit, often hard or crisp; as, a Boston cracker; a Graham cracker; a soda cracker; an oyster cracker.
n.
A sharp, sudden sound or report; the sound of anything suddenly burst or broken; as, the crack of a falling house; the crack of thunder; the crack of a whip.
n.
Mental flaw; a touch of craziness; partial insanity; as, he has a crack.
v. t.
To cause to sound suddenly and sharply; to snap; as, to crack a whip.
n.
The noise of slight and frequent cracks or reports; a crackling.
v. i.
To make slight cracks; to make small, sharp, sudden noises, rapidly or frequently repeated; to crepitate; as, burning thorns crackle.
v. t.
To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack; as, the sun checks timber.
n.
A boast. See Crack, n.
v. t.
To utter smartly and sententiously; as, to crack a joke.
superl.
Full of shakes or cracks; cracked; as, shaky timber.
n.
A crazy or crack-brained person.
v. t.
To break or burst, with or without entire separation of the parts; as, to crack glass; to crack nuts.