crumb

  • 11crumb — crumb·i·ness; crumb; …

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  • 12crumb — [krum] n. [ME crome < OE cruma, lit., scraping from bread crust, akin to Ger krume < IE * gr eu, to scratch, scrape (> Ger krauen, to scratch) < base * ger , to turn, twist] 1. a very small piece broken off something; small particle… …

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  • 13crumb — index iota Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 14crumb — [n] tiny bit, morsel atom, dab, dash, dram, drop, grain, iota, jot, mite, ounce, particle, pinch, scrap, seed, shred, sliver, smidgen, snippet, soupçon, speck; concept 831 …

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  • 15crumb — ► NOUN 1) a small fragment of bread, cake, or biscuit. 2) the soft inner part of a loaf of bread. 3) informal, chiefly N. Amer. an objectionable or contemptible person. ► VERB ▪ cover (food) with breadcrumbs. ORIGIN Old English …

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  • 16crumb — UK [krʌm] / US noun [countable] Word forms crumb : singular crumb plural crumbs [usually plural] a very small piece that falls off a dry food such as bread or cake He brushed the crumbs from his jacket. a) [usually singular] informal a very small …

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  • 17crumb — I. noun Etymology: Middle English crumme, from Old English cruma; akin to Middle High German krume crumb Date: before 12th century 1. a. a small fragment especially of something baked (as bread) b. a porous aggregate of soil particles 2. bit < a&#8230; …

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  • 18Crumb — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. George Crumb est un compositeur américain de musique contemporaine. Robert Crumb est un auteur de bande dessinée underground américain. Crumb est un film&#8230; …

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  • 19Crumb — Recorded in a number of spelling forms including Crum, Crumb, Crome, Croom, Croome, and the diminutives Cromett and Crommett, this is an English medieval surname. It has at least three possible origins. The first being a metonymic occupational&#8230; …

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  • 20crumb — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ biscuit (esp. BrE), bread (usually breadcrumbs), cake, cookie (AmE), cracker, food VERB + CRUMB ▪ …

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