S: (n) noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)) "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
S: (n) crunch (a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources)) "an end-of-the year crunch"; "a financial crunch"
S: (v) crunch, munch (chew noisily) "The children crunched the celery sticks"
S: (v) grind, mash, crunch, bray, comminute (reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading) "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"