English adjective: cracking | |||
1. | cracking very good | ||
Samples | He did a bully job. A neat sports car. Had a great time at the party. You look simply smashing. | ||
Synonyms | bang-up, bully, corking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell | ||
Similar | good | ||
Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
Antonyms | bad | ||
English noun: cracking | |||
1. | cracking (event) a sudden sharp noise | ||
Samples | The crack of a whip. He heard the cracking of the ice. He can hear the snap of a twig. | ||
Synonyms | crack, snap | ||
Broader (hypernym) | noise | ||
2. | cracking (act) the act of cracking something | ||
Synonyms | crack, fracture | ||
Broader (hypernym) | break, breakage, breaking | ||
3. | cracking (process) the process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight (especially in the oil-refining process) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | chemical action, chemical change, chemical process | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | hydrocracking | ||