crow Hear it!

crow¹ Definition

crow (krō)

noun

    1. any of a genus (Corvus) of large, nonmigratory corvids with glossy black plumage and a typical harsh call, including the raven, rook, and jackdaw
    2. certain other unrelated birds, as the turkey vulture
  2. Rare a crowbar

Etymology: ME croue < OE crawa, akin to Ger krähe, ON kraka < IE base *ger-, echoic of hoarse cry > crake, crane, crack

crow¹ Idioms

as the crow flies

in a straight, direct line

eat crow

☆
Informal to undergo the humiliation as of having to retract a statement or admit an error

the Crow

the constellation Corvus
crow² Definition

crow (krō)

intransitive verb crowed, Chiefly Brit.crew (kro̵̅o̅), crowed, crowing crow′·ing

  1. to make the shrill cry of a rooster
  2. to boast in triumph; exult to crow over a victory
  3. 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

a crowing sound
Crow Definition

Crow (krō)

noun

  1. pl. Crows or Crow a member of a North American Indian people living in the upper basins of the Yellowstone and Bighorn rivers
  2. the Siouan language of this people

Etymology: transl., via Fr gens de corbeaux, lit., people of the ravens, of their native name, apsáaloke, crow people

crow Synonyms

crow

n.

raven, rook, jackdaw, Corvus brachyrhynchos (Latin); see bird 1.

as the crow flies

straight, in a straight line, by a direct route; see direct 1.

eat crow*

retract, confess an error, take back; see admit 2, apologize, recant.

crow Synonyms

crow

v.

  1. To boast

    exult, gloat, brag; see boast 1.

  2. To make a crowing sound

    squawk, caw, cackle; see cry 3, sound 1. See syn. study at boast.

Crow Usage Examples

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

    crow Quotes

    The cock doth craw, the day doth daw, The channerin' worm doth chide.

    —Ballads

    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.

    —More, SirThomas

    She understood how much louder a cockcan crow in its own farmyard then elsewhere.

    —Trollope, Anthony

    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.

    —Campbell, (Ignatius) Roy Dunnachie

    He was likea cock who thoughtthesun had risento hear him crow.

    —Eliot, George pseudonym of  MaryAnn Evans

    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.

    —Greene, Robert

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