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[ adjective ] overfilled or compacted or concentrated
Examples "a crowded theater" "a crowded program" "crowded trains" "a young mother's crowded days" Used in print (L. Don Leet and Florence J. Leet, editors, The World of...)The seemingly quiet ocean had crashed a wall of water from 10 to 100 feet high upon beaches crowded with bathers , drowning thousands of them and flattening villages along the shore . (Irving Fineman, Woman of Valor: The Life of Henrietta...)In September ' 76 Thomas_Huxley , Darwin 's famous disciple , came from England to speak in a crowded auditorium at the formal opening of the University ; and although it was a school for men only , it afforded Henrietta an opportunity to attend its public_lectures . (Frances and Richard Lockridge, Murder Has...)- to lunge anxiously through crowded streets to railroad_stations and , at odd hours of night , drive from smaller stations to distant homes , probably through rain or , in November , something worse . (Samuel Elkin, "The Ball Player," Nugget, 6: 5...)In the next moment , it seemed , the infield was crowded with spectators , ballplayers , cops , kids and a dog . Related terms |
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