bread-crumb
21crumb — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ biscuit (esp. BrE), bread (usually breadcrumbs), cake, cookie (AmE), cracker, food VERB + CRUMB ▪ …
22Bread — For other uses, see Bread (disambiguation). Various leavened breads …
23bread — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fresh ▪ hard, mouldy/moldy, soggy, stale ▪ This bread is going stale. ▪ crusty …
24crumb — UK [krʌm] / US noun [countable] Word forms crumb : singular crumb plural crumbs [usually plural] a very small piece that falls off a dry food such as bread or cake He brushed the crumbs from his jacket. a) [usually singular] informal a very small …
25crumb — crumbable, adj. crumber, n. /krum/, n. 1. a small particle of bread, cake, etc., that has broken off. 2. a small particle or portion of anything; fragment; bit. 3. the soft inner portion of a bread (distinguished from crust). 4. crumbs, a cake… …
26crumb — 1. noun /kɹʌm/ a) A small piece of baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread). The pigeons were quite happily picking at bread crumbs on the ground. b) A bit, small amount. a crumb of comfort Syn: crumbling See Also …
27crumb — [[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)… …
28crumb — 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 …
29crumb — [[t]krʌ̱m[/t]] crumbs 1) N COUNT: usu pl Crumbs are tiny pieces that fall from bread, biscuits, or cake when you cut it or eat it. I stood up, brushing crumbs from my trousers. 2) N COUNT: usu N of n A crumb of something, for example information …
30crumb — noun (C) 1 a very small piece of dry food, especially bread or cake: Brush the crumbs off the table. 2 crumb of comfort/hope etc a very small amount of comfort, hope etc: Marie s offer of help was our only crumb of comfort. 3 AmE old fashioned… …
