crow
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Is crow a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (now rare, slang) Someone who keeps watch while their associates commit a crime; a lookout.Examples: "“Ay,” put in a young man, who had the reputation of being the smartest “crow” in London—“‘fishers of men,’ as the parson says.”"; "By nine o'clock on the evening of November 12, 1854, Pierce had his confederates in their places. The crow, Agar's woman, lounged across the street from the Trent mansion."archaicslang
2. (historical) A gangplank (corvus) used by the Ancient Roman navy to board enemy ships.historical
3. (among butchers) The mesentery of an animal.
4. (derogatory) An ill-tempered and obstinate woman, or one who otherwise has features resembling the bird; a harpy.Examples: "But it helps a man along to have a wife he can be proud of. Suppose you marry some old crow. People point at her and ask, 'Who is that death's head yonder?'"; "(Mrs. Meany to Woody, from a window) "I don't care! I'm not running a pet shop." "Well it looks like one with an old crow in the window!""Synonyms: battle axe, bitch, brim, brimstone, cat, crow, dragon, faggotderogatory
5. (ethnic slur, offensive, slang) A black person.ethnicoffensiveslangslur
6. (military, slang) The emblem of an eagle, a sign of military rank.Examples: "A young petty officer that must have just received his “crow” (a single chevron, with an eagle over it) was showing off to several seamen."; "The young man had been threatened with loss of his third class rank, his “crow,” the eagle in a petty officer's sleeve insignia."slang
adj (English)
1. (uncommon) Dark black, the color of a crow; crow-black.Examples: ""Though her her crow hair is lovely and wavy, she loathes it and craves yellow locks. Since she saw Hugh, she's given me no peace.” Sheffield's square , good-looking face shaped a grimace."; "[…] only her crow hair could be seen. Her appearance could not be seen as she anxiously called out, "Mother ..." The setting sun cast a dim yellow light on the interior of the house. The woman lay on her back and looked up at the beams overhead[…]"uncommon
verb (English)
1. (intransitive) To make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in gaiety, joy, pleasure, or defiance.Examples: "Yet once me thought it [the ghost of Hamlet's father] was about to ſpeake, / And lifted vp his head to motion, / Like as he would ſpeake, but euen the / The morning cocke crew lowd, and in all haſte / It ſhrunke in haſte away, and vaniſhed / Our ſight."; "This is the Cock that crowed in the Morn[.]"; "'You are that Psyche' Cyril said again / 'The mother of the sweetest little maid, / That ever crow'd for kisses.'"intransitive
2. (intransitive) To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.Examples: "He’s been crowing all day about winning the game of cards."; "Touting its sponsorship of local engineering and sustainability programs, Amazon crows about such “investments” as its dog park, playing fields, art installations, and Buckyball-reminiscent domical gardens."; "Another of my favorite dishes, the Asian chicken salad, was inspired by a skit by comedian Margaret Cho (“This is not the salad of my people…” she crows)."intransitive
3. (intransitive, music) To test the reed of a double reed instrument by placing the reed alone in the mouth and blowing it.intransitive
name (English)
1. (linguistics) The Siouan language of this tribe.Synonyms: Absaroki
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Definition source: Wiktionary