Definition of cracker in English:

cracker

noun ˈkrakəˈkrækər

1A person or thing that cracks.
Example sentencesExamples
- It was six feet tall and held a rocket launcher in one claw and a giant stainless steel shell cracker in the other.
- Any right minded code cracker would know what he just told me.
- This gives copyright holders the legal tools in the UK to pursue action against copyright crackers, however benign their intentions.
- When the police find someone slain, they call on their resident cracker to interrogate.
- The remaining states, like Minnesota, provide lots of fun for the determined code cracker.
1. 1.1 An installation for cracking hydrocarbons.
  a catalytic cracker
  Example sentencesExamples
  The catalytic cracker takes a number of feedstocks, including heavy gas and residue, from the lubricant treatment plant.
  The company suffered a series of accidents, culminating in a blaze at its catalytic cracker.
  The separation costs are a consequence of less than complete conversion for ethane crackers.
  Light olefins from the fluid catalytic cracker are processed in either hydrofluoric or sulfuric acid units.
  After the completion of the sixth naphtha cracker, its annual production of ethylene could reach 1.15 million tonnes.
2. 1.2 A person who breaks into a computer system, typically for an illegal purpose.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Aladdin makes software that protects corporations and their data from attack by computer crackers.
  It fears that any information would give vital clues to criminal crackers about how to exploit unpatched systems.
  Now that you're here we have an advantage we never had before, a computer cracker!
  Eight million credit cards were exposed to a cracker or crackers this week resulting in huge potential for fraud.
  Nor is there any evidence of crackers scanning the Internet in search of vulnerable machines.
  On infected machines, it opens a back door that allows a cracker to control the computer using IRC.
  Computer crackers might exploit this behaviour to inject malicious code into vulnerable systems.
  It far from the first time crackers have broken into the web servers of software developers.
  Harris believes this modest improvement might lead crackers into targeting computers of home users rather than businesses.
  In such a case a cracker's actions are obvious: he suppresses the anti-debugging tricks and dumps the unpacked and decrypted application code.
  Computer crackers have obtained details of up to five million US Visa and MasterCard accounts, the two firms admitted yesterday.
  The user still connects to the Internet, but through the cracker's system.
  I said computer crackers were going to cause some serious damage and predicted they'd try blackmail.
  The case studies are in-depth descriptions of how three crackers have broken into computers.
  Although I doubt crackers are attempting to break into your PC as you read this, there's always the possibility.
  Forget about Internet crackers, employees are the biggest security problem for most businesses.
  But sometimes your personal data is loaned out to third parties, and that's the weak spot where crackers are able to break in.
  How long before the crackers intrude upon this cosy intimacy?
  Sure, no electronic voting system is yet safe enough to withstand computer crackers.
  Computer crackers have obtained access to computer systems codes used in America's space program.
2A decorated paper cylinder which, when pulled apart, makes a sharp noise and releases a small toy or other novelty.
a Christmas cracker
Example sentencesExamples
- Jeffrey will be sitting down with his paper hat and his cracker contemplating his bright new future.
- The youngster's face lit up after pulling a cracker with the bubbly mayor - before settling down for a Christmas meal with his family.
- The gathering enjoyed a beautiful four course meal and enjoyed pulling Christmas crackers across the tables.
- They also stole Christmas crackers, toys and snacks from the garden centre's café.
- For those who are not acquainted with Christmas crackers, they're little packages in garish paper.
- All the presents were opened, the crackers were pulled.
- We had matching paper napkins, crackers and tablecloth!
- Elvira sent this Ferdinand on a quest to identify the writer of poems in the paper crackers at a ball.
- Problem is, you'll have finished the bottle before you start pulling the crackers.
- And after their roast turkey dinner, the gang pulled the crackers and donned the paper hats.
- With a crack like a thousand crackers being pulled and a shower of glitter, the Spirit vanished.
- Jemery Fisher, the frog, was replaced with a small plastic frog that had come out of a cracker once.
- But then, horror of horrors, it was time to pull the crackers.
- The cracker fell apart and just hung there all limp in my hand.
- The children pulled crackers and we read corny jokes to each other.
- With festive spot prizes, crackers and balloons, it was truly a great start to the Christmas par-tying season.
- It seems more like a toy than the real thing - the kind which you might pull out of a cracker.
- The Reserve Bank Board meets today - not just to pull Christmas crackers.
- You may also want to pull some Christmas crackers at the dinner table.
- Children will be around to pull a few crackers and share the turkey.
1. 2.1 A firework that explodes with a sharp noise.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The SPCA has been calling for the complete ban of fireworks and crackers for some time now.
  Scared away by the noise of crackers, street dogs return to their regular haunts after nearly three days.
  Gradually, the owners should keep the pets along with them while bursting bigger crackers.
  Public buildings were illuminated and crackers were burst.
  This year will be the last Guy Fawkes day when people can let off crackers, rockets, Catherine wheels and the like.
  We would follow up the long drive and wait for the crackers to be lit, lurking a short distance from the graveside.
  The bombardment by bangers, crackers and fireworks was such that there was hardly a silent minute in any town.
  Bursting crackers and shouting slogans, the party partied.
  The Pakistanis demonstrated it by bursting crackers when we won in Lahore.
  Police would take action against those bursting noisy crackers near hospitals, schools, courts and other silence zones.
  Boisterous crowds dispelled the darkness of night with fireworks as crackers shattered the stillness of the night.
  On Christmas Eve between 7 and 8 o clock a firework and cracker display was noticed about the Town Hall.
  I remember bursting crackers and really enjoying myself as soon as we won that game.
  Every year incidence of bursting crackers on the roads is growing in the city.
  I could imagine children leaping up and down while their parents lit up the crackers on rooftops.
  The last straw was when a flock of sparrows appeared making the noise of bursting crackers.
  Some of the crackers that we light every year, have a lot in common with flares and smokescreens.
  ARE THE traditional types of crackers that produce ear-shattering noises, slowly losing their popularity?
  Many parents across the city only hope that the manufacturers would change its focus from sound based crackers to the light based ones in the future.
  At 7: 47 there were crackers exploding everywhere.
3A thin dry biscuit, typically eaten with cheese.
the sausage is delicious on hot toast or crackers
Example sentencesExamples
- She pulled out some more crackers and peanut butter and sat down to eat.
- Each would make a creamy, rich covering for your whole-grain cracker.
- With perfect wheels of cheese and crackers before me, I misted up a bit.
- Another idea is to eat whole-grain crackers with fat-free block cheese.
- Spread smoked salmon and low-fat cream cheese on whole wheat crackers or pith rounds and top with fresh dill.
- He brought the wine. I organised the cheese and crackers.
- Cheese is usually too strong; bread or dry, savoury crackers are generally preferred by professionals.
- Then I went back in to the store and bought cheese and crackers on sale.
- First of all, graham crackers are not allowed.
- He settled for a pack of cheese crackers with peanut butter inside.
- Elaine put the last animal cracker in her mouth and chewed dismally.
- Sensible shoes, diapers and animal crackers are just the tip of the iceberg.
- Luke humorously questions Annie as he puts a cheese cracker into his mouth.
- There's cheese and crackers for those who still have wine left to finish.
- They start to cook turnips and eat graham crackers, as they wait for their mother to come home.
- I ripped the package open and shoved a cracker into my mouth, whole.
- She grabbed a few crackers and cream cheese, grabbed her backpack, and hiked upstairs to start.
- In fact, the peanut butter cracker I left for him is still there.
- It was a good night of chatter and red wine with crackers and cheese.
- Give your child whole-grain crackers with soups, chili, and stew.
1. 3.1 A light crisp made of rice or tapioca flour.
  prawn crackers
  Example sentencesExamples
  Quite some time back I was snacking and found the perfect rice cracker.
  Also, some bakeries make flats and crackers from rice and millet.
  I'm currently eating BBQ rice crackers with salsa and sour cream.
  Japanese food markets, where you'll find low-fat savory rice crackers and low-fat roasted green peas.
  Then I stared at the computer screen and ate rice crackers.
  This neighbour boy eats sweet potato and rice crackers.
  After school I went home with a sulk, Kirara was relaxed at the couch watching TV while eating rice crackers.
  But cheaper tickets and wrestlers hawking rice crackers won't be enough to rescue sumo.
  Sora thought tiredly, as he grabbed a rice cracker from the plate filled with the low-fat snacks set nearby.
  Seaweed is commonly eaten by the Japanese in a variety of snack foods, including tiny crisp rice crackers.
  Prawn rice crackers and anchovy-like dried fish chips are the sails.
  Over cups and cups of green tea and bowlfuls of rice crackers, we chat in his kitchen well into the afternoon.
  They threw back local smoked mussels served on crisp rice crackers with mayonnaise.
  Read your ingredients carefully; even rice crackers can contain brown rice syrup.
  They were learning to use the chopsticks, and everyone tried the noodles and prawn crackers.
  Yesterday I had the remains of a lemon meringue and a packet of prawn crackers.
  You come all this way and they didn't have any prawn crackers.
  Consequently, he's mainly a sweet potato and rice cracker kind of guy.
  We went to Kevin's place to eat some rice crackers and practice for their dance.
4British informal A fine example of something.
don't miss this cracker of a CD
Example sentencesExamples
- The final was a real cracker with some marvellous pitching from both sides.
- He also scored a cracker of a goal in the first-half.
- Titled Celtic Christmas, this second solo album from Tommy is a real cracker.
- It turned out, in fact, to be a cracker of a show to cheer up the punters on a showery and cold early-March night.
- A cracker of a game was played with both sides giving their all.
- The singer has pulled off another cracker of an album which deserves to be heard.
- An absolute cracker of a match is confidently expected.
- Of course the Chelsea and Barcelona game has the promise of being an absolute cracker.
- What an absolute cracker we have in store for you tonight.
- Ward and John Joe Maguire were both just wide, while Damian Curran hit a cracker that Rice saved.
- Well, we're all set for what should be an absolute cracker of a game.
- Oh, I have a cracker of a photo of the two of us after a massive goodbye cry, when I left Australia 10 years ago.
- ‘As free holidays go, I think they pulled off a cracker,’ sneers Braithwaite.
- It's a cracker of a book and you should read it if you haven't already.
- Fifteen minutes into the second half, Paul Donnelly scored a cracker to equalise.
- If you get the chance to come along I reckon you will see a cracker of a match so don't forget the date.
- Joe Cole scored a cracker of a goal, but Norwich were certainly not outclassed, except up front.
- If both play to their undoubted potential then a cracker of a game is in prospect.
- In the other semi-final, Bishopthorpe edged out Pickering Town on penalties after a cracker of a match.
Synonyms
masterpiece, sensation, marvel, wonder, triumph, winner, success, feat, coup, master stroke
1. 4.1 An attractive person, especially a woman.
  you look a cracker
  Synonyms
  beautiful woman, belle, vision, charmer, enchantress, venus, goddess, beauty queen, english rose, picture, seductress
5US offensive
another term for poor white

Phrases

be not worth a cracker

informal Be of no value.
the battered old boat was not worth a cracker
Example sentencesExamples
- Mum emphasized he's not worth a cracker, having never done a decent day's work in his life.
- I saw these people every day when I was in local government and they are not worth a cracker.
- You can return your plastic, glass, or aluminium containers, though the tops aren't worth a cracker.
- Remember, all this lot are just copies. Not worth a cracker!
- My opinion is not worth a cracker when it comes to sea ice.

Rhymes

alpaca, attacker, backer, clacker, claqueur, Dhaka, hacker, Hakka, lacquer, maraca, paca, packer, sifaka, slacker, smacker, stacker, tacker, tracker, whacker, yakka

Definition of cracker in US English:

cracker

nounˈkrakərˈkrækər

1A thin, crisp wafer often eaten with cheese or other savory toppings.
Example sentencesExamples
- She pulled out some more crackers and peanut butter and sat down to eat.
- Elaine put the last animal cracker in her mouth and chewed dismally.
- Then I went back in to the store and bought cheese and crackers on sale.
- With perfect wheels of cheese and crackers before me, I misted up a bit.
- Cheese is usually too strong; bread or dry, savoury crackers are generally preferred by professionals.
- Another idea is to eat whole-grain crackers with fat-free block cheese.
- In fact, the peanut butter cracker I left for him is still there.
- She grabbed a few crackers and cream cheese, grabbed her backpack, and hiked upstairs to start.
- Give your child whole-grain crackers with soups, chili, and stew.
- They start to cook turnips and eat graham crackers, as they wait for their mother to come home.
- Sensible shoes, diapers and animal crackers are just the tip of the iceberg.
- Luke humorously questions Annie as he puts a cheese cracker into his mouth.
- He settled for a pack of cheese crackers with peanut butter inside.
- He brought the wine. I organised the cheese and crackers.
- It was a good night of chatter and red wine with crackers and cheese.
- Each would make a creamy, rich covering for your whole-grain cracker.
- There's cheese and crackers for those who still have wine left to finish.
- Spread smoked salmon and low-fat cream cheese on whole wheat crackers or pith rounds and top with fresh dill.
- I ripped the package open and shoved a cracker into my mouth, whole.
- First of all, graham crackers are not allowed.
2A person or thing that cracks.
Example sentencesExamples
- It was six feet tall and held a rocket launcher in one claw and a giant stainless steel shell cracker in the other.
- This gives copyright holders the legal tools in the UK to pursue action against copyright crackers, however benign their intentions.
- Any right minded code cracker would know what he just told me.
- When the police find someone slain, they call on their resident cracker to interrogate.
- The remaining states, like Minnesota, provide lots of fun for the determined code cracker.
1. 2.1 A person who breaks into a computer system, typically for an illegal purpose.
  computer crackers will push the outer limits of network security
  Example sentencesExamples
  Aladdin makes software that protects corporations and their data from attack by computer crackers.
  In such a case a cracker's actions are obvious: he suppresses the anti-debugging tricks and dumps the unpacked and decrypted application code.
  How long before the crackers intrude upon this cosy intimacy?
  Harris believes this modest improvement might lead crackers into targeting computers of home users rather than businesses.
  Sure, no electronic voting system is yet safe enough to withstand computer crackers.
  Now that you're here we have an advantage we never had before, a computer cracker!
  But sometimes your personal data is loaned out to third parties, and that's the weak spot where crackers are able to break in.
  Nor is there any evidence of crackers scanning the Internet in search of vulnerable machines.
  Computer crackers have obtained access to computer systems codes used in America's space program.
  The user still connects to the Internet, but through the cracker's system.
  The case studies are in-depth descriptions of how three crackers have broken into computers.
  It fears that any information would give vital clues to criminal crackers about how to exploit unpatched systems.
  I said computer crackers were going to cause some serious damage and predicted they'd try blackmail.
  On infected machines, it opens a back door that allows a cracker to control the computer using IRC.
  Forget about Internet crackers, employees are the biggest security problem for most businesses.
  Although I doubt crackers are attempting to break into your PC as you read this, there's always the possibility.
  Eight million credit cards were exposed to a cracker or crackers this week resulting in huge potential for fraud.
  Computer crackers might exploit this behaviour to inject malicious code into vulnerable systems.
  Computer crackers have obtained details of up to five million US Visa and MasterCard accounts, the two firms admitted yesterday.
  It far from the first time crackers have broken into the web servers of software developers.
2. 2.2 An installation for cracking hydrocarbons.
  a catalytic cracker
  Example sentencesExamples
  The company suffered a series of accidents, culminating in a blaze at its catalytic cracker.
  Light olefins from the fluid catalytic cracker are processed in either hydrofluoric or sulfuric acid units.
  The separation costs are a consequence of less than complete conversion for ethane crackers.
  The catalytic cracker takes a number of feedstocks, including heavy gas and residue, from the lubricant treatment plant.
  After the completion of the sixth naphtha cracker, its annual production of ethylene could reach 1.15 million tonnes.
3US offensive
another term for poor white
4British informal A fine example of something.
don't miss this cracker of a CD
Example sentencesExamples
- Oh, I have a cracker of a photo of the two of us after a massive goodbye cry, when I left Australia 10 years ago.
- Of course the Chelsea and Barcelona game has the promise of being an absolute cracker.
- ‘As free holidays go, I think they pulled off a cracker,’ sneers Braithwaite.
- Well, we're all set for what should be an absolute cracker of a game.
- It turned out, in fact, to be a cracker of a show to cheer up the punters on a showery and cold early-March night.
- If you get the chance to come along I reckon you will see a cracker of a match so don't forget the date.
- A cracker of a game was played with both sides giving their all.
- In the other semi-final, Bishopthorpe edged out Pickering Town on penalties after a cracker of a match.
- An absolute cracker of a match is confidently expected.
- Fifteen minutes into the second half, Paul Donnelly scored a cracker to equalise.
- The final was a real cracker with some marvellous pitching from both sides.
- He also scored a cracker of a goal in the first-half.
- What an absolute cracker we have in store for you tonight.
- Joe Cole scored a cracker of a goal, but Norwich were certainly not outclassed, except up front.
- The singer has pulled off another cracker of an album which deserves to be heard.
- Ward and John Joe Maguire were both just wide, while Damian Curran hit a cracker that Rice saved.
- Titled Celtic Christmas, this second solo album from Tommy is a real cracker.
- If both play to their undoubted potential then a cracker of a game is in prospect.
- It's a cracker of a book and you should read it if you haven't already.
Synonyms
masterpiece, sensation, marvel, wonder, triumph, winner, success, feat, coup, master stroke
5British A paper cylinder that is pulled apart at Christmas or other celebrations, making a sharp noise and releasing a small toy or other novelty.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Reserve Bank Board meets today - not just to pull Christmas crackers.
- The cracker fell apart and just hung there all limp in my hand.
- Problem is, you'll have finished the bottle before you start pulling the crackers.
- Elvira sent this Ferdinand on a quest to identify the writer of poems in the paper crackers at a ball.
- All the presents were opened, the crackers were pulled.
- The gathering enjoyed a beautiful four course meal and enjoyed pulling Christmas crackers across the tables.
- Children will be around to pull a few crackers and share the turkey.
- Jeffrey will be sitting down with his paper hat and his cracker contemplating his bright new future.
- And after their roast turkey dinner, the gang pulled the crackers and donned the paper hats.
- They also stole Christmas crackers, toys and snacks from the garden centre's café.
- It seems more like a toy than the real thing - the kind which you might pull out of a cracker.
- The children pulled crackers and we read corny jokes to each other.
- We had matching paper napkins, crackers and tablecloth!
- With festive spot prizes, crackers and balloons, it was truly a great start to the Christmas par-tying season.
- With a crack like a thousand crackers being pulled and a shower of glitter, the Spirit vanished.
- But then, horror of horrors, it was time to pull the crackers.
- Jemery Fisher, the frog, was replaced with a small plastic frog that had come out of a cracker once.
- The youngster's face lit up after pulling a cracker with the bubbly mayor - before settling down for a Christmas meal with his family.
- You may also want to pull some Christmas crackers at the dinner table.
- For those who are not acquainted with Christmas crackers, they're little packages in garish paper.
1. 5.1 A firework that explodes with a sharp noise.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Some of the crackers that we light every year, have a lot in common with flares and smokescreens.
  Police would take action against those bursting noisy crackers near hospitals, schools, courts and other silence zones.
  I remember bursting crackers and really enjoying myself as soon as we won that game.
  The Pakistanis demonstrated it by bursting crackers when we won in Lahore.
  On Christmas Eve between 7 and 8 o clock a firework and cracker display was noticed about the Town Hall.
  The bombardment by bangers, crackers and fireworks was such that there was hardly a silent minute in any town.
  Public buildings were illuminated and crackers were burst.
  Bursting crackers and shouting slogans, the party partied.
  At 7: 47 there were crackers exploding everywhere.
  Scared away by the noise of crackers, street dogs return to their regular haunts after nearly three days.
  We would follow up the long drive and wait for the crackers to be lit, lurking a short distance from the graveside.
  Many parents across the city only hope that the manufacturers would change its focus from sound based crackers to the light based ones in the future.
  Every year incidence of bursting crackers on the roads is growing in the city.
  The last straw was when a flock of sparrows appeared making the noise of bursting crackers.
  Boisterous crowds dispelled the darkness of night with fireworks as crackers shattered the stillness of the night.
  The SPCA has been calling for the complete ban of fireworks and crackers for some time now.
  I could imagine children leaping up and down while their parents lit up the crackers on rooftops.
  This year will be the last Guy Fawkes day when people can let off crackers, rockets, Catherine wheels and the like.
  Gradually, the owners should keep the pets along with them while bursting bigger crackers.
  ARE THE traditional types of crackers that produce ear-shattering noises, slowly losing their popularity?

单词	cracker
释义	Definition of cracker in English: cracker noun ˈkrakəˈkrækər 1A person or thing that cracks. Example sentencesExamples It was six feet tall and held a rocket launcher in one claw and a giant stainless steel shell cracker in the other. Any right minded code cracker would know what he just told me. This gives copyright holders the legal tools in the UK to pursue action against copyright crackers, however benign their intentions. When the police find someone slain, they call on their resident cracker to interrogate. The remaining states, like Minnesota, provide lots of fun for the determined code cracker. 1.1 An installation for cracking hydrocarbons. a catalytic cracker Example sentencesExamples The catalytic cracker takes a number of feedstocks, including heavy gas and residue, from the lubricant treatment plant. The company suffered a series of accidents, culminating in a blaze at its catalytic cracker. The separation costs are a consequence of less than complete conversion for ethane crackers. Light olefins from the fluid catalytic cracker are processed in either hydrofluoric or sulfuric acid units. After the completion of the sixth naphtha cracker, its annual production of ethylene could reach 1.15 million tonnes. 1.2 A person who breaks into a computer system, typically for an illegal purpose. Example sentencesExamples Aladdin makes software that protects corporations and their data from attack by computer crackers. It fears that any information would give vital clues to criminal crackers about how to exploit unpatched systems. Now that you're here we have an advantage we never had before, a computer cracker! Eight million credit cards were exposed to a cracker or crackers this week resulting in huge potential for fraud. Nor is there any evidence of crackers scanning the Internet in search of vulnerable machines. On infected machines, it opens a back door that allows a cracker to control the computer using IRC. Computer crackers might exploit this behaviour to inject malicious code into vulnerable systems. It far from the first time crackers have broken into the web servers of software developers. Harris believes this modest improvement might lead crackers into targeting computers of home users rather than businesses. In such a case a cracker's actions are obvious: he suppresses the anti-debugging tricks and dumps the unpacked and decrypted application code. Computer crackers have obtained details of up to five million US Visa and MasterCard accounts, the two firms admitted yesterday. The user still connects to the Internet, but through the cracker's system. I said computer crackers were going to cause some serious damage and predicted they'd try blackmail. The case studies are in-depth descriptions of how three crackers have broken into computers. Although I doubt crackers are attempting to break into your PC as you read this, there's always the possibility. Forget about Internet crackers, employees are the biggest security problem for most businesses. But sometimes your personal data is loaned out to third parties, and that's the weak spot where crackers are able to break in. How long before the crackers intrude upon this cosy intimacy? Sure, no electronic voting system is yet safe enough to withstand computer crackers. Computer crackers have obtained access to computer systems codes used in America's space program. 2A decorated paper cylinder which, when pulled apart, makes a sharp noise and releases a small toy or other novelty. a Christmas cracker Example sentencesExamples Jeffrey will be sitting down with his paper hat and his cracker contemplating his bright new future. The youngster's face lit up after pulling a cracker with the bubbly mayor - before settling down for a Christmas meal with his family. The gathering enjoyed a beautiful four course meal and enjoyed pulling Christmas crackers across the tables. They also stole Christmas crackers, toys and snacks from the garden centre's café. For those who are not acquainted with Christmas crackers, they're little packages in garish paper. All the presents were opened, the crackers were pulled. We had matching paper napkins, crackers and tablecloth! Elvira sent this Ferdinand on a quest to identify the writer of poems in the paper crackers at a ball. Problem is, you'll have finished the bottle before you start pulling the crackers. And after their roast turkey dinner, the gang pulled the crackers and donned the paper hats. With a crack like a thousand crackers being pulled and a shower of glitter, the Spirit vanished. Jemery Fisher, the frog, was replaced with a small plastic frog that had come out of a cracker once. But then, horror of horrors, it was time to pull the crackers. The cracker fell apart and just hung there all limp in my hand. The children pulled crackers and we read corny jokes to each other. With festive spot prizes, crackers and balloons, it was truly a great start to the Christmas par-tying season. It seems more like a toy than the real thing - the kind which you might pull out of a cracker. The Reserve Bank Board meets today - not just to pull Christmas crackers. You may also want to pull some Christmas crackers at the dinner table. Children will be around to pull a few crackers and share the turkey. 2.1 A firework that explodes with a sharp noise. Example sentencesExamples The SPCA has been calling for the complete ban of fireworks and crackers for some time now. Scared away by the noise of crackers, street dogs return to their regular haunts after nearly three days. Gradually, the owners should keep the pets along with them while bursting bigger crackers. Public buildings were illuminated and crackers were burst. This year will be the last Guy Fawkes day when people can let off crackers, rockets, Catherine wheels and the like. We would follow up the long drive and wait for the crackers to be lit, lurking a short distance from the graveside. The bombardment by bangers, crackers and fireworks was such that there was hardly a silent minute in any town. Bursting crackers and shouting slogans, the party partied. The Pakistanis demonstrated it by bursting crackers when we won in Lahore. Police would take action against those bursting noisy crackers near hospitals, schools, courts and other silence zones. Boisterous crowds dispelled the darkness of night with fireworks as crackers shattered the stillness of the night. On Christmas Eve between 7 and 8 o clock a firework and cracker display was noticed about the Town Hall. I remember bursting crackers and really enjoying myself as soon as we won that game. Every year incidence of bursting crackers on the roads is growing in the city. I could imagine children leaping up and down while their parents lit up the crackers on rooftops. The last straw was when a flock of sparrows appeared making the noise of bursting crackers. Some of the crackers that we light every year, have a lot in common with flares and smokescreens. ARE THE traditional types of crackers that produce ear-shattering noises, slowly losing their popularity? Many parents across the city only hope that the manufacturers would change its focus from sound based crackers to the light based ones in the future. At 7: 47 there were crackers exploding everywhere. 3A thin dry biscuit, typically eaten with cheese. the sausage is delicious on hot toast or crackers Example sentencesExamples She pulled out some more crackers and peanut butter and sat down to eat. Each would make a creamy, rich covering for your whole-grain cracker. With perfect wheels of cheese and crackers before me, I misted up a bit. Another idea is to eat whole-grain crackers with fat-free block cheese. Spread smoked salmon and low-fat cream cheese on whole wheat crackers or pith rounds and top with fresh dill. He brought the wine. I organised the cheese and crackers. Cheese is usually too strong; bread or dry, savoury crackers are generally preferred by professionals. Then I went back in to the store and bought cheese and crackers on sale. First of all, graham crackers are not allowed. He settled for a pack of cheese crackers with peanut butter inside. Elaine put the last animal cracker in her mouth and chewed dismally. Sensible shoes, diapers and animal crackers are just the tip of the iceberg. Luke humorously questions Annie as he puts a cheese cracker into his mouth. There's cheese and crackers for those who still have wine left to finish. They start to cook turnips and eat graham crackers, as they wait for their mother to come home. I ripped the package open and shoved a cracker into my mouth, whole. She grabbed a few crackers and cream cheese, grabbed her backpack, and hiked upstairs to start. In fact, the peanut butter cracker I left for him is still there. It was a good night of chatter and red wine with crackers and cheese. Give your child whole-grain crackers with soups, chili, and stew. 3.1 A light crisp made of rice or tapioca flour. prawn crackers Example sentencesExamples Quite some time back I was snacking and found the perfect rice cracker. Also, some bakeries make flats and crackers from rice and millet. I'm currently eating BBQ rice crackers with salsa and sour cream. Japanese food markets, where you'll find low-fat savory rice crackers and low-fat roasted green peas. Then I stared at the computer screen and ate rice crackers. This neighbour boy eats sweet potato and rice crackers. After school I went home with a sulk, Kirara was relaxed at the couch watching TV while eating rice crackers. But cheaper tickets and wrestlers hawking rice crackers won't be enough to rescue sumo. Sora thought tiredly, as he grabbed a rice cracker from the plate filled with the low-fat snacks set nearby. Seaweed is commonly eaten by the Japanese in a variety of snack foods, including tiny crisp rice crackers. Prawn rice crackers and anchovy-like dried fish chips are the sails. Over cups and cups of green tea and bowlfuls of rice crackers, we chat in his kitchen well into the afternoon. They threw back local smoked mussels served on crisp rice crackers with mayonnaise. Read your ingredients carefully; even rice crackers can contain brown rice syrup. They were learning to use the chopsticks, and everyone tried the noodles and prawn crackers. Yesterday I had the remains of a lemon meringue and a packet of prawn crackers. You come all this way and they didn't have any prawn crackers. Consequently, he's mainly a sweet potato and rice cracker kind of guy. We went to Kevin's place to eat some rice crackers and practice for their dance. 4British informal A fine example of something. don't miss this cracker of a CD Example sentencesExamples The final was a real cracker with some marvellous pitching from both sides. He also scored a cracker of a goal in the first-half. Titled Celtic Christmas, this second solo album from Tommy is a real cracker. It turned out, in fact, to be a cracker of a show to cheer up the punters on a showery and cold early-March night. A cracker of a game was played with both sides giving their all. The singer has pulled off another cracker of an album which deserves to be heard. An absolute cracker of a match is confidently expected. Of course the Chelsea and Barcelona game has the promise of being an absolute cracker. What an absolute cracker we have in store for you tonight. Ward and John Joe Maguire were both just wide, while Damian Curran hit a cracker that Rice saved. Well, we're all set for what should be an absolute cracker of a game. Oh, I have a cracker of a photo of the two of us after a massive goodbye cry, when I left Australia 10 years ago. ‘As free holidays go, I think they pulled off a cracker,’ sneers Braithwaite. It's a cracker of a book and you should read it if you haven't already. Fifteen minutes into the second half, Paul Donnelly scored a cracker to equalise. If you get the chance to come along I reckon you will see a cracker of a match so don't forget the date. Joe Cole scored a cracker of a goal, but Norwich were certainly not outclassed, except up front. If both play to their undoubted potential then a cracker of a game is in prospect. In the other semi-final, Bishopthorpe edged out Pickering Town on penalties after a cracker of a match. Synonyms masterpiece, sensation, marvel, wonder, triumph, winner, success, feat, coup, master stroke 4.1 An attractive person, especially a woman. you look a cracker Synonyms beautiful woman, belle, vision, charmer, enchantress, venus, goddess, beauty queen, english rose, picture, seductress 5US offensive another term for poor white Phrases be not worth a cracker informal Be of no value. the battered old boat was not worth a cracker Example sentencesExamples Mum emphasized he's not worth a cracker, having never done a decent day's work in his life. I saw these people every day when I was in local government and they are not worth a cracker. You can return your plastic, glass, or aluminium containers, though the tops aren't worth a cracker. Remember, all this lot are just copies. Not worth a cracker! My opinion is not worth a cracker when it comes to sea ice. Rhymes alpaca, attacker, backer, clacker, claqueur, Dhaka, hacker, Hakka, lacquer, maraca, paca, packer, sifaka, slacker, smacker, stacker, tacker, tracker, whacker, yakka noun.1 phr. Definition of cracker in US English: cracker nounˈkrakərˈkrækər 1A thin, crisp wafer often eaten with cheese or other savory toppings. Example sentencesExamples She pulled out some more crackers and peanut butter and sat down to eat. Elaine put the last animal cracker in her mouth and chewed dismally. Then I went back in to the store and bought cheese and crackers on sale. With perfect wheels of cheese and crackers before me, I misted up a bit. Cheese is usually too strong; bread or dry, savoury crackers are generally preferred by professionals. Another idea is to eat whole-grain crackers with fat-free block cheese. In fact, the peanut butter cracker I left for him is still there. She grabbed a few crackers and cream cheese, grabbed her backpack, and hiked upstairs to start. Give your child whole-grain crackers with soups, chili, and stew. They start to cook turnips and eat graham crackers, as they wait for their mother to come home. Sensible shoes, diapers and animal crackers are just the tip of the iceberg. Luke humorously questions Annie as he puts a cheese cracker into his mouth. He settled for a pack of cheese crackers with peanut butter inside. He brought the wine. I organised the cheese and crackers. It was a good night of chatter and red wine with crackers and cheese. Each would make a creamy, rich covering for your whole-grain cracker. There's cheese and crackers for those who still have wine left to finish. Spread smoked salmon and low-fat cream cheese on whole wheat crackers or pith rounds and top with fresh dill. I ripped the package open and shoved a cracker into my mouth, whole. First of all, graham crackers are not allowed. 2A person or thing that cracks. Example sentencesExamples It was six feet tall and held a rocket launcher in one claw and a giant stainless steel shell cracker in the other. This gives copyright holders the legal tools in the UK to pursue action against copyright crackers, however benign their intentions. Any right minded code cracker would know what he just told me. When the police find someone slain, they call on their resident cracker to interrogate. The remaining states, like Minnesota, provide lots of fun for the determined code cracker. 2.1 A person who breaks into a computer system, typically for an illegal purpose. computer crackers will push the outer limits of network security Example sentencesExamples Aladdin makes software that protects corporations and their data from attack by computer crackers. In such a case a cracker's actions are obvious: he suppresses the anti-debugging tricks and dumps the unpacked and decrypted application code. How long before the crackers intrude upon this cosy intimacy? Harris believes this modest improvement might lead crackers into targeting computers of home users rather than businesses. Sure, no electronic voting system is yet safe enough to withstand computer crackers. Now that you're here we have an advantage we never had before, a computer cracker! But sometimes your personal data is loaned out to third parties, and that's the weak spot where crackers are able to break in. Nor is there any evidence of crackers scanning the Internet in search of vulnerable machines. Computer crackers have obtained access to computer systems codes used in America's space program. The user still connects to the Internet, but through the cracker's system. The case studies are in-depth descriptions of how three crackers have broken into computers. It fears that any information would give vital clues to criminal crackers about how to exploit unpatched systems. I said computer crackers were going to cause some serious damage and predicted they'd try blackmail. On infected machines, it opens a back door that allows a cracker to control the computer using IRC. Forget about Internet crackers, employees are the biggest security problem for most businesses. Although I doubt crackers are attempting to break into your PC as you read this, there's always the possibility. Eight million credit cards were exposed to a cracker or crackers this week resulting in huge potential for fraud. Computer crackers might exploit this behaviour to inject malicious code into vulnerable systems. Computer crackers have obtained details of up to five million US Visa and MasterCard accounts, the two firms admitted yesterday. It far from the first time crackers have broken into the web servers of software developers. 2.2 An installation for cracking hydrocarbons. a catalytic cracker Example sentencesExamples The company suffered a series of accidents, culminating in a blaze at its catalytic cracker. Light olefins from the fluid catalytic cracker are processed in either hydrofluoric or sulfuric acid units. The separation costs are a consequence of less than complete conversion for ethane crackers. The catalytic cracker takes a number of feedstocks, including heavy gas and residue, from the lubricant treatment plant. After the completion of the sixth naphtha cracker, its annual production of ethylene could reach 1.15 million tonnes. 3US offensive another term for poor white 4British informal A fine example of something. don't miss this cracker of a CD Example sentencesExamples Oh, I have a cracker of a photo of the two of us after a massive goodbye cry, when I left Australia 10 years ago. Of course the Chelsea and Barcelona game has the promise of being an absolute cracker. ‘As free holidays go, I think they pulled off a cracker,’ sneers Braithwaite. Well, we're all set for what should be an absolute cracker of a game. It turned out, in fact, to be a cracker of a show to cheer up the punters on a showery and cold early-March night. If you get the chance to come along I reckon you will see a cracker of a match so don't forget the date. A cracker of a game was played with both sides giving their all. In the other semi-final, Bishopthorpe edged out Pickering Town on penalties after a cracker of a match. An absolute cracker of a match is confidently expected. Fifteen minutes into the second half, Paul Donnelly scored a cracker to equalise. The final was a real cracker with some marvellous pitching from both sides. He also scored a cracker of a goal in the first-half. What an absolute cracker we have in store for you tonight. Joe Cole scored a cracker of a goal, but Norwich were certainly not outclassed, except up front. The singer has pulled off another cracker of an album which deserves to be heard. Ward and John Joe Maguire were both just wide, while Damian Curran hit a cracker that Rice saved. Titled Celtic Christmas, this second solo album from Tommy is a real cracker. If both play to their undoubted potential then a cracker of a game is in prospect. It's a cracker of a book and you should read it if you haven't already. Synonyms masterpiece, sensation, marvel, wonder, triumph, winner, success, feat, coup, master stroke 5British A paper cylinder that is pulled apart at Christmas or other celebrations, making a sharp noise and releasing a small toy or other novelty. Example sentencesExamples The Reserve Bank Board meets today - not just to pull Christmas crackers. The cracker fell apart and just hung there all limp in my hand. Problem is, you'll have finished the bottle before you start pulling the crackers. Elvira sent this Ferdinand on a quest to identify the writer of poems in the paper crackers at a ball. All the presents were opened, the crackers were pulled. The gathering enjoyed a beautiful four course meal and enjoyed pulling Christmas crackers across the tables. Children will be around to pull a few crackers and share the turkey. Jeffrey will be sitting down with his paper hat and his cracker contemplating his bright new future. And after their roast turkey dinner, the gang pulled the crackers and donned the paper hats. They also stole Christmas crackers, toys and snacks from the garden centre's café. It seems more like a toy than the real thing - the kind which you might pull out of a cracker. The children pulled crackers and we read corny jokes to each other. We had matching paper napkins, crackers and tablecloth! With festive spot prizes, crackers and balloons, it was truly a great start to the Christmas par-tying season. With a crack like a thousand crackers being pulled and a shower of glitter, the Spirit vanished. But then, horror of horrors, it was time to pull the crackers. Jemery Fisher, the frog, was replaced with a small plastic frog that had come out of a cracker once. The youngster's face lit up after pulling a cracker with the bubbly mayor - before settling down for a Christmas meal with his family. You may also want to pull some Christmas crackers at the dinner table. For those who are not acquainted with Christmas crackers, they're little packages in garish paper. 5.1 A firework that explodes with a sharp noise. Example sentencesExamples Some of the crackers that we light every year, have a lot in common with flares and smokescreens. Police would take action against those bursting noisy crackers near hospitals, schools, courts and other silence zones. I remember bursting crackers and really enjoying myself as soon as we won that game. The Pakistanis demonstrated it by bursting crackers when we won in Lahore. On Christmas Eve between 7 and 8 o clock a firework and cracker display was noticed about the Town Hall. The bombardment by bangers, crackers and fireworks was such that there was hardly a silent minute in any town. Public buildings were illuminated and crackers were burst. Bursting crackers and shouting slogans, the party partied. At 7: 47 there were crackers exploding everywhere. Scared away by the noise of crackers, street dogs return to their regular haunts after nearly three days. We would follow up the long drive and wait for the crackers to be lit, lurking a short distance from the graveside. Many parents across the city only hope that the manufacturers would change its focus from sound based crackers to the light based ones in the future. Every year incidence of bursting crackers on the roads is growing in the city. The last straw was when a flock of sparrows appeared making the noise of bursting crackers. Boisterous crowds dispelled the darkness of night with fireworks as crackers shattered the stillness of the night. The SPCA has been calling for the complete ban of fireworks and crackers for some time now. I could imagine children leaping up and down while their parents lit up the crackers on rooftops. This year will be the last Guy Fawkes day when people can let off crackers, rockets, Catherine wheels and the like. Gradually, the owners should keep the pets along with them while bursting bigger crackers. ARE THE traditional types of crackers that produce ear-shattering noises, slowly losing their popularity?
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