crumb

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/kɹʌm/

noun 5verb 2name 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

biscuit, bread (also breadcrumb), cake

VERB + CRUMB

brush (away), sweep (away)

We swept away the bread crumbs after finishing breakfast.

drop, scatter

The cookies were so dry that crumbs dropped all over the kitchen floor.

PREP

~ of

She brushed a few crumbs of cake off her lap after eating dessert.

Definitions

noun

A small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread).

The pigeons were happily pecking at crumbs of bread on the ground.

desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table

A small piece of any other solid substance.

Then erase any pencil lines with a good, soft eraser, rubbing gently, in only one direction. A dustbrush can be useful in removing any eraser crumbs.

A bit, small amount.

a crumb of comfort

Ellipsis of crumb rubber.

Production of rubber granules, or crumb, is well-established in this country.

The soft internal portion of bread, surrounded by crust.

Dust unto dust, what must be, must; / If you can't get crumb, you'd best eat crust.

verb

To cover with crumbs.

To break into crumbs or small pieces with the fingers; to crumble.

to crumb bread

name

A surname.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The pigeons were happily pecking at crumbs of bread on the ground.

Wiktionary

desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table

Wiktionary

At twilight in the summer there is never anybody to fear—man, woman, or cat—in the chambers and at that hour the mice come out. They do not eat parchment or foolscap or red tape, but they eat the lunc

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to crumb bread

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Now listen to me, children. You must be civil and kind to everyone, and never say a cross word to anyone, and never touch a crumb belonging to anyone else.

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There is a crumb in his beard.

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Usage Notes

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