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Meaning of "croft" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CROFT

Old English croft; related to Middle Dutch krocht hill, field, Old English creopan to creep.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CROFT

krɒft


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CROFT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Croft is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CROFT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Croft

Croft may refer to: ▪ Croft, an area of land with a crofter's dwelling, used for crofting. ▪ Bleachfield, an open space used for the bleaching of fabric, sometimes called crofts. Locations in the United Kingdom: ▪ Croft, Cheshire, in the Borough of Warrington ▪ Croft, Leicestershire ▪ Croft, Lincolnshire ▪ Croft, Pembrokeshire ▪ Croft, Herefordshire ▪ Croft Castle, Herefordshire ▪ Croft-on-Tees, North Yorkshire ▪ Crofton town, originally called "Croft-town, the town standing upon the Crofts Locations in the United States: ▪ Croft, California ▪ Croft, Kansas For people named Croft, see Croft. Other uses: ▪ Croft Circuit, a motor racing circuit in northeast England located Darlington...

Definition of croft in the English dictionary

The definition of croft in the dictionary is a small enclosed plot of land, adjoining a house, worked by the occupier and his family, esp in Scotland. Other definition of croft is a patch of wasteland, formerly one used for bleaching fabric in the sun.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CROFT

aloft · Ashcroft · Cockcroft · cockloft · coft · cornloft · hayloft · loft · Lowestoft · oft · oversoft · semisoft · soft · supersoft · thoft · toft · ultrasoft · undercroft · unsoft · Wafd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CROFT

crocodile clip · Crocodile River · crocodile tears · crocodile-infested · crocodilian · crocoisite · crocoite · crocosmia · crocus · Croesus · crofter · crofting · crog · croggies · croggy · Crohn´s disease · croissant · Croix de Guerre · crojik · crokinole

WORDS THAT END LIKE CROFT

aircraft · choir loft · craft · draft · drift · ft · gesellschaft · gift · Hooft · kraft · left · lift · mould loft · organ loft · pigeon loft · rigging loft · shift · swift · theft · to the left

Synonyms and antonyms of croft in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «croft» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF CROFT

Find out the translation of croft to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of croft from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «croft» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

克罗夫特
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

croft
570 millions of speakers
en

English

croft
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

क्रॉफ्ट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كروفت
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Крофт
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

croft
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ক্ষুদ্র খেত
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

petite ferme
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Croft
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Kate
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

クロフト
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

크로프트
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Croft
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trại nhỏ
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

கிராஃப்ட்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

क्रॉफ्ट
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

küçük çiftlik
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

piccolo podere
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Croft
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

Крофт
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

Croft
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

croft
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Croft
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

torp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

husmannsplassen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of croft

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CROFT»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of croft
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «croft».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about croft

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CROFT»

Discover the use of croft in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to croft and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Lara Croft:Tomb Raider
THE POWER.
Dave Stern, 2001
2
Typology and Universals
A thorough rewriting to reflect advances in typology and universals in the past decade.
William Croft, 2003
3
Explaining Language Change: An Evolutionary Approach
This is an important new study which reintegrates sociolinguistics and historical linguistics and weaves together research on grammatical change, pragmatics, social variation, language contact and genetic linguistics.
William Croft, 2000
4
Cognitive Linguistics
Introduces the field of cognitive linguistics, presenting its theoretical foundations and the arguments supporting it.
William Croft, D. A. Cruse, 2004
5
Invisible Enemies: How to Recognize and Defeat Demons
All the basic themes necessary to take the reader on a trek of discovery into New Testament deliverance ministry, illustrated with an abundance of testimonies.
Jim Croft, 2011
6
Search Engines: Information Retrieval in Practice
This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book.
Bruce Croft, Donald Metzler, Trevor Strohman, 2011
7
Culture, Crisis and America's War on Terror
The 'war on terror' discourse has developed not only through American politics but via other channels including the media, the church, music, novels, films and television, and therefore permeates many aspects of American life.
Stuart Croft, 2006
8
Foundation Maths
For those whose mathematical expertise is already established, the book will be a helpful revision and reference guide. The style of the book also makes it suitable for self-study and distance learning.
Anthony Croft, Tony Croft, Robert Davison, 2006
9
Whiplash Injuries: The Cervical Acceleration/deceleration ...
Written by two leading chiropractic authorities, this Third Edition helps the reader understand, assess, diagnose, and treat whiplash injuries (cervical acceleration/deceleration syndrome).
Stephen M. Foreman, Arthur C. Croft, 2001
10
Jimmy Perry and David Croft
This book explores the collaborative sitcoms of two of British television’s most well-known comedy writers.
Simon Morgan-Russell, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CROFT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term croft is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Croft leads professional Lancashire on second day of rain
This was the sort of day when cricketers do well to remember that they are not clairvoyants. Although rain has already taken 122 overs out of ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»
2
Rise of the Tomb Raider Focuses on Lara Croft's Destiny
Remember the first trailer for Crystal Dynamics' Rise of the Tomb Raider, which showcased Lara Croft in a counselling session of sorts? «GamingBolt, Jul 15»
3
Whorton-Eales Praises SV Team After Croft Heroics
Whorton-Eales Praises SV Team After Croft Heroics ... team after they got him back on track after a big qualifying crash at Croft last weekend. «The Checkered Flag, Jul 15»
4
Opening of MEATliquor Bristol in Stokes Croft is delayed indefinitely
... Scott Collins and Yianni Papoutsis issued a statement in January, which said they were excited to move into the premises at 77 Stokes Croft, ... «Bristol Post, Jul 15»
5
Croft weekend success for Sennan Fielding
Rising young star Sennan Fielding claimed another win for the Amigos Tequila Flavoured Beer racing team at Croft with victory in round 13 of ... «Derbyshire Times, Jul 15»
6
Zelos Fired Up After Nightmare Croft Outing
Dan Zelos says he is hungrier than ever for success in the Ginetta Junior Championship following a nightmare outing at Croft last weekend. «The Checkered Flag, Jul 15»
7
Games Inbox: Does Lara Croft need a better personality?
The morning Inbox wants to know why Halo 5 doesn't have split screen co-op, as one reader asks a very old question about Nintendo. «Metro, Jul 15»
8
Ingram bags top eight hat-trick at Croft
Tom Ingram went wheel-to-wheel with the very best in the business as the 2015 British Touring Car Championship stopped off at Croft Circuit in ... «Bucks Herald, Jul 15»
9
'Unexpected' Croft Win Fills Smith With Confidence
“This was our first ever visit to Croft, so it was completely new, turning up saying 'where's the paddock, where's the pitlane'. We knew that this ... «The Checkered Flag, Jul 15»
10
Erdene Appoints Layton Croft to the Board of Directors
Mr. Croft is a senior corporate executive with diversified management and extensive Mongolia focused resource industry expertise with more ... «Junior Mining Network, Jul 15»
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