Crows

Variant of crow

crow 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

crow 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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