crystal

Lattice-formed mineral

Crystal is a solid whose atoms are arranged in a highly ordered, repeating pattern—quartz, diamonds, and snowflakes are all crystals.

Crystal also refers to high-quality glass with a brilliant clarity: crystal chandeliers, crystal wineglasses.

Something crystal clear is perfectly transparent or completely understandable.

Crystal is also slang for methamphetamine in its crystalline form. (Capitalized Crystal is a given name.)

gemstone

amethyst

Purple semiprecious quartz

ruby · emerald · topaz · garnet · opal · aquamarine · citrine · tourmaline · beryl · zircon

methamphetamine

meth

Illegal amphetamine variant

  • iceWater's solid form
  • glassTransparent solid from sand
  • shardBroken fragment of something brittle

tweak · crank · speed · stimulant · illicit · addiction

mineral

quartz

Crystalline silicon dioxide

  • calciteCrystalline calcium carbonate
  • fluoriteCalcium-based cubic mineral
  • haliteCrystalline sodium chloride ore

gypsum · selenite · celestite · pyrite · galena · geode · druzy · cluster · point · specimen

structure

lattice

Openwork of crossed strips

axis · facet · plane · growth · habit · twinning · cleavage · prismatic · hexagonal · cubic

clarity

clear

Without obstruction or fog

lucid · pellucid · limpid · sparkling · gleaming · brilliant · luminous · radiant · glittering · shimmering

fragile

delicate

Easily broken or harmed

splinter · fragile · crack · chip · fracture · frangible

glassware

chandelier

Decorative suspended light fixture

  • decanterVessel for serving wine
  • vaseOrnamental container for flowers
  • gobletStemmed drinking vessel

stemware · figurine · paperweight · ornament · leaded · cut glass · etched · beveled · prism · pendant

mystical

ball

Spherical plaything or gala

oracle · clairvoyance · healing · energy · vibration · chakra · aura · metaphysical · wand · grid

Categories
Opposites
clarity/transparency

crystalopaque

Impassable to light

cloudy · murky · foggy · turbid · hazy

molecular structure

crystalamorphous

Without distinct shape

uncrystallized · disordered · random · glass · chaotic

COMPREHENSIBILITY (metaphorical)

crystalvague

Unclear, ill-defined

unclear · murky · nebulous · obscure · ambiguous

Phrases
Family

crystals, crystal systems, crystallize, crystalline, crystal ball, crystallization, crystallized, crystallizes, crystallizing

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G