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31crow — crow1 [krəu US krou] n [Sense: 1,3; Origin: Old English crawe] [Sense: 2; Date: 1200 1300; Origin: CROW2] 1.) a large shiny black bird with a loud cry 2.) [singular] the loud sound a ↑cock makes …
32crow — crow1 [ krou ] noun count a large black bird that makes a loud sound called cawing as the crow flies in a straight line: We re only 10 miles away as the crow flies, but it s an hour s drive by road. eat crow AMERICAN INFORMAL to admit that you… …
33crow — I. noun Etymology: Middle English crowe, from Old English crāwe; akin to Old High German krāwa crow, Old English crāwan to crow Date: before 12th century 1. any of various large usually entirely glossy black passerine birds (family Corvidae and… …
34crow — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ black ▪ carrion … OF CROWS ▪ flock CROW + VERB ▪ fly …
35Crow — [[t]kroʊ[/t]] n. pl. Crows, (esp. collectively)Crow. 1) peo a member of a Plains Indian people of the Yellowstone River drainage basin in Montana and N Wyoming 2) peo the Siouan language of the Crow • Etymology: 1795–1805; trans. of North… …
36crow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. caw; brag, boast, gloat. See boasting, cry. n. raven, blackbird. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. raven, rook, jackdaw, Corvus brachyrhynchos (Latin); see bird 1 . • as the crow flies, Syn. straight, in a… …
37crow — [[t]kro͟ʊ[/t]] crows, crowing, crowed 1) N COUNT A crow is a large black bird which makes a loud, harsh noise. 2) VERB When a cock crows, it makes a loud sound, often early in the morning. The cock crows and the dawn chorus begins. 3) VERB… …
38crow — crow1 noun 1》 a large perching bird with mostly glossy black plumage, a heavy bill, and a raucous voice. [Corvus corone (carrion crow) and related species, family Corvidae.] 2》 informal an old or ugly woman. Phrases as the crow flies in a… …
39crow — 1 noun 1 (C) a large shiny black bird with a loud cry 2 (singular) the loud sound a cock 1 (1) makes 3 as the crow flies in a straight line: ten miles from here as the crow flies see also: eat crow eat (5) 2 verb (I) 1 if a cock 1 (1) crows, it… …
40crow — 1. noun /kɹəʊ,kroʊ/ a) A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call. Gaslark in his splendour on the golden stairs saying adieu to those three captains and their …
