crow
crow (krō)
noun
- any of a genus (Corvus) of large, nonmigratory corvids with glossy black plumage and a typical harsh call, including the raven, rook, and jackdaw
- certain other unrelated birds, as the turkey vulture
- Rare a crowbar
Etymology: ME croue < OE crawa, akin to Ger krähe, ON kraka < IE base *ger-, echoic of hoarse cry > crake, crane, crack
as the crow flies
eat crow
☆the Crow
crow (krō)
intransitive verb crowed, Chiefly Brit.crew (kro̵̅o̅), crowed, crowing crow′·ing
- to make the shrill cry of a rooster
- to boast in triumph; exult to crow over a victory
- to make a sound expressive of well-being or pleasure, as a baby does
Etymology: ME crouen < OE crawan: for IE base see crow
noun
Crow (krō)
crow
n.
as the crow flies
eat crow*
crow
v.
Adjective modifier
- Caledonian: Betty is, in fact, a New Caledonian crow, a creature perhaps better adapted to bending wire than a cow.
Modifies a noun
- fly: To determine who lives nearest, distance will be measured on a straight line ' crow fly ' basis, using Ordnance Survey data.
- bar: I set about enlarging the hole with the crow bar.
Noun used with modifier
- carrion: Soon a carrion crow which has been doing its rounds over the upland fields spots the spill.
- sheryl: Read Reviews. www.nextag.co.uk sheryl crow sheryl crow at opal music - the premier site for indie music.. .
- charlie: This... [ Read More ] Welcome to charlie crow - costumes for kids.
- jim: Next week will see a serious session with the jim crow to convert the switches from right to left.
Possessives
- nest: View from the crow's nest The turbine blade can be seen at the end of the walkway.
- foot: Now I can't wait to conquer my crow's feet!
Preposition: of
The cock doth craw, the day doth daw, The channerin' worm doth chide.
It is only natural, of course, that each man should think his own opinions best: the old crow loves his fledglings, and the ape his cubs.
She understood how much louder a cockcan crow in its own farmyard then elsewhere.
I will go stark: and let my meanings show Clear as a milk-white feather in a crow Or a black stallion on a field of snow.
He was likea cock who thoughtthesun had risento hear him crow.
For there isanupstartcrow, beautified with our feathers, that with his tiger's heart wrapped in a player's hide, supposes he is as well able to bombast out a blank verse as the best of you; and being an absolute Iohannes fac totum, is in his own conceit the only Shake-scene in a country.
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