Definition of CRAZE

craze

Meanings

Plural: crazes

Noun

  • an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
  • state of violent mental agitation
  • a fine crack in a glaze or other surface
  • A strong habitual desire or fancy.
  • A temporary passion or infatuation, as for some new amusement, pursuit, or fashion; a fad.
  • A crack in the glaze or enamel caused by exposure of the pottery to great or irregular heat.
  • Craziness; insanity.

Verb

  • cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind
  • develop a fine network of cracks
    • "Crazed ceramics"
  • To weaken; to impair; to render decrepit.
  • To derange the intellect of; to render insane.
  • To be crazed, or to act or appear as one that is crazed; to rave; to become insane.
  • To break into pieces; to crush; to grind to powder. See crase.
  • To crack, as the glazing of porcelain or pottery.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English crasen (“to crush, break, break to pieces, shatter, craze”), from Old Norse *krasa (“to shatter”), ultimately imitative.
Cognate with Scots krass (“to crush, squeeze, wrinkle”), Icelandic krasa (“to crackle”), Norwegian krasa (“to shatter, crush”), Swedish krasa (“to crack, crackle”), Danish krase (“to crack, crackle”), Faroese kras (“small pieces”).

Scrabble Score: 16

craze is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
craze is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
craze is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

craze is a valid Words With Friends word