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.
B2 [I or T] to have âcontrol over a âplace or âperson: He ârefuses to âlet âothers âspeak and dominates every âmeeting. They âwork as a âgroup-no one âperson is âallowed to dominate. More examples. 1  It's â astonishing to â think that only a few â years ago â Communism dominated â eastern â Europe. 2  The â skyline is dominated by â smoking â factory â chimneys.