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51crumb — n bit, fragment, particle, mite, morsel; nip, pinch, nibble, bite, snatch; speck, trifle, scrap, shred, fritter, little crumb, tiny bit, Baby Talk. teensy weensy bit; snip, snippet, sliver, splinter, seed, grain; dot, dab, soupcon, minim; atom,… …
52crumb — [[t]krʌm[/t]] n. 1) a small particle of bread, cake, etc., that has broken off 2) a fragment of anything; bit 3) coo the soft inner portion of bread (disting. from crust) 4) coo crumbs, a cake topping made of sugar, flour, butter, and spice 5)… …
53crumb — Huna. ♦ Bread crumb, huna palaoa. ♦ Crumbs, hunahuna. oka …
54crumb-crusher — Go to crumb cruncher …
55crumb — [OE] Relatives of crumb are fairly widespread in the Germanic languages – German has krume, for example, and Dutch kruim – and it is represented in some non Germanic Indo European languages, such as Greek grūméā and even Albanian grime. As these… …
56crumb, you — To an American speaker this expression evokes a thoroughly worthless person, someone who is despised. It has less force to a British speaker, who would use it to imply that someone was insignificant. ‘Crumby’, as in a vocative expression such… …
57crumb — n. & v. n. 1 a a small fragment, esp. of bread. b a small particle (a crumb of comfort). 2 the soft inner part of a loaf of bread. 3 sl. an objectionable person. v.tr. 1 cover with breadcrumbs. 2 break into crumbs. Etymology: OE cruma …
58crumb structure — noun Date: circa 1906 a soil condition suitable for farming in which the soil particles are aggregated into crumbs …
59Crumb — biographical name George Henry 1929 American composer …
60Crumb, George (Henry) — born , Oct. 24, 1929, Charleston, W.Va., U.S. U.S. composer. Born to musician parents, he studied at the University of Michigan and from 1965 taught at the University of Pennsylvania. His style is known particularly for its unusual and hauntingly …
