CRES

C3R1E1S1

proper noun

A town in Croatia.

“Near-synonyms: (broadly synonymous) SS, stainless, stainless steel”

Similar
SSstainlessstainless steel
OriginSerbo-Croatian Cres ← Ancient Greek Χέρσος →
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Meanings

CRES1

nounCRES (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of corrosion-resistant steel.

    Near-synonyms: (broadly synonymous) SS, stainless, stainless steel

    Synonyms: SS, stainless, stainless steel

Cres2

proper noun
  1. A town in Croatia.
  2. An island of the Adriatic Sea.

Cres3

noun
  1. CanadaUKabbreviationAbbreviation of crescent.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
ss

Origin

Cres · proper noun

  1. Ancient GreekΧέρσος
  2. Serbo-CroatianCres
  3. EnglishCres

From Serbo-Croatian Cres, ultimately from Ancient Greek Χέρσος (Khérsos) from χέρσος (khérsos, “dry land”).

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Cres · noun

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Translations

German Kersch
  • Kerschisland in the Adriatic Sea
Greek Χέρσος
  • Χέρσος (Chérsos)island in the Adriatic Sea
Italian Cherso
  • Chersoisland in the Adriatic Sea
Latin Crepsa
  • Crepsaisland in the Adriatic Sea

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

RCSE
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APA

CRES. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CRES

MLA

“CRES.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CRES. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “CRES,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CRES.

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