crack
Translation
crack, fissure, sharp noise, joke
Examples
There is a crack in the wall.
There is a crack in the wall.
I heard a loud crack of thunder.
I heard a loud crack of thunder.
He made a crack about my new haircut.
He made a crack about my new haircut.
Grammar Patterns
a crack in ((sth.)) a line on the surface of something that has broken There is a crack in the wall.
a crack of ((sth.)) a sudden sharp or explosive noise I heard a crack of thunder.
to make a crack about ((sth.)) to make a joke about something He made a crack about my new haircut.
Similar Words
Synonyms: fissure, split, break; joke, quip
Etymology
From Old English 'cracian' (to make a sharp noise).
Memory Tips
Imagine the sound a cracker makes when it breaks - 'crack!'. This sound is similar to the word itself and the visual of a crack forming.