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Crumb

/kɹʌm/

A small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread).

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📖 Definitions of "Crumb"

noun

1
A small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread).
"The pigeons were happily pecking at crumbs of bread on the ground."
2
A small piece of other material, such as rubber.
3
A bit, small amount.
"a crumb of comfort"
4
The soft internal portion of bread, surrounded by crust.

verb

1
To cover with crumbs.
2
To break into crumbs or small pieces with the fingers; to crumble.
"to crumb bread"

🔄 Synonyms of "Crumb"

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
bumnoun	(colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A homeless person, usually a man.
ratnoun	(zoology) A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus.
rotternoun	(UK, Australia, slang) A despicable, worthless person; a scoundrel.
so-and-sonoun	A placeholder name for a person or thing, used when a name is not known; a generic person or thing.
lowlifenoun	(derogatory) An untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person, especially one suspected of being a criminal.
stinkernoun	(slang) A contemptible person or thing.
scum bagnoun	a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
pukeverb	(colloquial, uncountable) vomit.
skunknoun	Any of various small mammals, of most genera of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Crumb"

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Word	Definition
skunknoun	Any of various small mammals, of most genera of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure.
ratnoun	(zoology) A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus.
stinkernoun	(slang) A contemptible person or thing.
pukenoun	(colloquial, uncountable) vomit.
bumnoun	(colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A homeless person, usually a man.
lowlifenoun	(derogatory) An untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person, especially one suspected of being a criminal.
rotternoun	(UK, Australia, slang) A despicable, worthless person; a scoundrel.
so-and-sonoun	A placeholder name for a person or thing, used when a name is not known; a generic person or thing.
scum bagnoun	a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
teaspoonnoun	A unit of measure, equivalent to one-third of a tablespoon or roughly five milliliters.
granulenoun	A tiny grain, a small particle.
pelletnoun	A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.
slicenoun	A thin, broad piece cut off.
ortnoun	(usually in the plural) A fragment; a scrap of leftover food; any remainder; a piece of refuse.
cakecrumbnoun	(usually in the plural) A crumb from a cake.
bread crumbnoun	Alternative form of breadcrumb. [(chiefly in the plural) A tiny piece of bread, either one that falls from bread as it is cut or eaten, or one made deliberately by crumbling bread.]
breadcrumbnoun	(chiefly in the plural) A tiny piece of bread, either one that falls from bread as it is cut or eaten, or one made deliberately by crumbling bread.
croutonnoun	A small, often seasoned, piece of dry or fried bread.
particlenoun	A very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something.
crumb cakenoun	Synonym of Streuselkuchen.