crumb
Meaning of crumb
noun
- a small fragment of bread, cake, or biscuit.
she brushed some cake crumbs off her dress
a crispy crumb topping
- a very small amount of something.
the Budget provided few crumbs of comfort
- an objectionable or contemptible person.
he's an absolute crumb
- granulated rubber, usually made from recycled car tyres.
- cover (food) with breadcrumbs.
while the sweet potato is cooking, crumb the fish
Old English cruma, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kruim and German Krume . The final -b was added in the 16th century, perhaps from crumble but also influenced by words such as dumb, where the original final -b is retained although no longer pronounced.
Information about crumb
- The plural form of crumb is: crumbs.
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Hyphenation of crumb
crumb
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- crumb is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
crumb synonyms
Meaning rotter:
rotter, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, lowlife, git
Meaning a small part broken off or separated from something:
Meaning a small piece, part, or quantity of something:
Meaning a small piece or amount of food; a mouthful:
Meaning the least possible amount:
Meaning a tiny spot:
Meaning a small piece or amount of something, especially one that is left over after the greater part has been used:
Meaning a very small amount:
Meaning a small, thin piece of something cut or split off a larger piece:
Meaning the smallest particle of a chemical element that can exist:
Meaning a small hard particle of a substance such as salt or sand:
Meaning a small compact particle of a substance:
Meaning a barely discernible indication of something:
Meaning a trace of a colour:
Meaning a minute arachnid which has four pairs of legs when adult, related to the ticks. Many kinds live in the soil and a number are parasitic on plants or animals:
Meaning the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet ( Ι, ι ), transliterated as ‘i’:
Meaning a very small part or amount:
Meaning a very small amount of something:
Meaning a tiny trace or spark of a specified quality or feeling:
Meaning the smallest amount:
Meaning a small amount of something:
Meaning another term for smidgen:
Meaning a timber beam of small cross section:
Meaning a feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action:
Translation of crumb
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