cruse. n. A small earthenware container, such as a pot or jar, for holding liquids. [Middle English., perhaps from Middle Dutch. , pot .]. (kruËz).er mother prepared her a basket of provisions with all sorts of good things, and a goat skin full of wine; the girl now got into the waggon, and her mother gave her also a golden cruse of oil, that she and her women might anoint themselves.
dominate verb (BE IMPORTANT). C1 [T] to be the âlargest, most âimportant, or most ânoticeable âpart of something: The âcathedral dominates the âlandscape for âmiles around. The âdispute is âlikely to dominate the ânews.
to tower above; overlook; overshadow: A tall pine dominated the landscape. 3. to predominate, permeate, or characterize. 4. Mathematics. (of a series, vector, etc.) to have terms or components greater in absolute value than the corresponding terms or components of a given series, vector, etc. 5. Linguistics.