crud

Other forms of crud

plural

cruds·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about crud

What does crud mean?

crud means "heavy wet snow that is unsuitable for skiing". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in crud?

crud has 1 syllable: crud. In IPA it is /ˈkɹʌd/.

What is another word for crud?

Close synonyms include filth, skank. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is crud a common word?

crud is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.