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Definition of cracker - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
foodUS thin, crispy baked bread often salty or savouryUS
- I had cheese and a cracker for lunch.
2.
- She's a real cracker at solving problems.
3.
pyrotechnicssmall explosive firework
- The cracker exploded with a bright flash.
4.
celebrationUK decorated tube that pops when pulled apartUK
- We pulled a cracker at the Christmas dinner.
5.
technologyTECH. person who cracks computer securityTECH.
- The cracker bypassed the software's security.
6.
industryTECH. refinery equipment for pyrolysing organic feedstocksTECH.
- The refinery's cracker was essential for production.
7.
- The term 'cracker' is considered derogatory.
Images of cracker
thin, crispy baked bread often salty or savoury 
small explosive firework 
decorated tube that pops when pulled apart 
refinery equipment for pyrolysing organic feedstocks
Expressions with cracker
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type of caramel-coated popcorn and peanuts
He bought a box of Cracker Jack at the game.
very impressive or excellent in quality or effect
That was a cracker of a match!
having no value or importance
His opinion is not worth a cracker in this discussion.
small pieces of crackers used for coating food
She used cracker crumbs to coat the chicken.
cracker made from rice flour, not wheat
I love eating rice crackers with cheese.
thin, crisp biscuit often eaten with cheese
She topped the cream cracker with a slice of cheddar.
semisweet whole-wheat cracker often flavored with honey or cinnamon
I made s'mores with a graham cracker and chocolate.
small, salted cracker typically served with soup
She sprinkled oyster crackers over her tomato soup.
light snack made from shrimp and starch
We ordered prawn crackers as a starter.
thin, unsweetened cracker often called a saltine or soda biscuit
She ate a soda cracker with her soup.
thin dry cracker made from flour and water
She served cheese with water crackers.
very impressive or amazing goal scored in a game
He scored a cracker of a goal from outside the box!
impressive or remarkable shot in sports
He scored with a cracker of a shot from midfield.
small cookie shaped like an animal
She gave her child an animal cracker as a snack.
type of firecracker known for loud noise
He set off a cannon cracker during the festival.
small festive paper tube that pops and holds a gift or candy
She pulled the cracker bonbon and found a toy inside.
thin crispy flatbread made from flour and water
We served cheese on cracker bread.
showing simple, rustic style or small-town informality
The movie has a cracker-barrel charm that feels genuine.
very crisp and crunchy
The toast was crisp as a cracker.
refinery unit for catalytic cracking of heavy petroleum fractions
The cat cracker at the plant significantly boosts gasoline production.
unit in oil refinery converting oils to fuels
The refinery's catalytic cracker increased gasoline production.
petroleum plant performing steam cracking to produce chemicals
The steam cracker increased its production of ethylene.
ground crackers used as a breading
The fish was delicious with a cracker meal crust.
Origin of cracker
English, crack (break) + -er (agent)
Terms with cracker included in their meaning
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cracker
flat dry bread often eaten as a bread alternative
food
hard, unleavened biscuit or cracker used as a long-lasting food staple
food
thin crisp cracker with salt on top
sailing food
hard dry bread or cracker used at sea
food
cracker made from rice flour, not wheat
sweet snack
semisweet whole-wheat cracker often flavored with honey or cinnamon
food
small, salted cracker typically served with soup
food cracker
thin, unsweetened cracker often called a saltine or soda biscuit
food
thin dry cracker made from flour and water
original
cracker made from graham flour
Examples of cracker in a sentence
The child reached for a cracker from the plate. He's a cracker when it comes to negotiations. That scientist is a cracker in her field. The children were thrilled by the loud bang of the cracker. During the festival, crackers lit up the night sky. Each guest received a cracker at the party.
The cracker revealed a small toy inside. A skilled cracker accessed the confidential files. The cracker exploited vulnerabilities in the network. The new cracker increased the refinery's efficiency. Engineers inspected the cracker for any faults. He was insulted by being called a cracker. The movie depicted the struggles of a cracker family.
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- French:biscuit salé, crack, ...
- German:Cracker, Ass, ...
- Italian:cracker, fuoriclasse, ...
- Spanish:galleta salada, crack, ...
- Portuguese:tosta, craque, ...
- Chinese:饼干, 高手, ...
- Japanese:クラッカー, 素晴らしい人, ...
- Arabic:بسكويت مالح, شخص مميز, ...
- Hebrew:קְרַקֶר, תּוֹתַח, ...
- Russian:крекер, умница, ...
- Ukrainian:крекер, зірка, ...
- Hindi:क्रैकर, प्रशंसनीय व्यक्ति, ...
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