crackingadjective
uk/ˈkræk.ɪŋ/us/ˈkræk.ɪŋ/UK informalextremely good:
He scored with a cracking shot into the back of the goal.
The marathon began at a cracking (= very fast) pace.
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Informal words for good
- A-OK
- ace
- amazeballs
- apple pie
- awesomesauce
- badass
- champion
- juicy
- killer
- knock
- knock spots off sth idiom
- magic
- mega
- rule
- serious
- some
- splendiferous
- steal the show/scene idiom
- stupendous
- suck
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crackingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈkræk.ɪŋ/us/ˈkræk.ɪŋ/specializeda process in which large molecules of a hydrocarbon are broken down into smaller molecules
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Physical & chemical processes
- addition reaction
- adiabatic
- adsorb
- advection
- alpha decay
- corrode
- degradable
- diffraction
- dissolve
- exothermic reaction
- impregnate
- redox
- refraction
- rehydrate
- saponification
- scald
- secretion
- sop
- suction
- the carbon cycle
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