Crow

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  • noun. Any of several large glossy black birds of the genus Corvus, having a characteristic raucous call, especially C. brachyrhynchos of North America.
  • noun. A crowbar.
  • idiom. (as the crow flies) In a straight line.
  • intransitive verb. To utter the shrill cry characteristic of a rooster.
  • intransitive verb. To exult over an accomplishment or piece of good fortune; boast. synonym: boast.
  • intransitive verb. To make a sound expressive of pleasure or well-being, characteristic of an infant.
  • noun. The shrill cry of a rooster.
  • noun. An inarticulate sound expressive of pleasure or delight.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The characteristic cry of the cock: sometimes applied to a similar cry of some other bird.
  • To cry as a cock; utter the characteristic cry of a cock.
  • To boast in triumph; vaunt; vapor; swagger: absolutely, or with over or about.
  • To utter a shouting sound expressive of pleasure, as an infant.
  • To announce by crowing.
  • noun. In the West Indies, particularly in Jamaica, the black vulture, Catharista atrata.
  • noun. A general name including most birds of the genus Corrus and of the family Corvidæ; especially, one of the Corvinæ. See these three words.
  • noun. A name of several birds of other families. See the phrases below.
  • noun. The constellation Corvus.
  • noun. The mesentery or ruffle of a beast: so called by butchers.
  • noun. One who watches or stands guard while another commits a theft; a confederate in a robbery.
  • noun. A crowbar.
  • noun. A device for holding a gas- or water-main in position while it is tapped for a service-pipe.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either in joy, gayety, or defiance.
  • intransitive verb. To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
  • intransitive verb. To utter a sound expressive of joy or pleasure.
  • intransitive verb. to exult over a vanquished antagonist.
  • noun. A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles. It has a harsh, croaking note. See Caw.
  • noun. A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.
  • noun. The cry of the cock. See Crow, v. i., 1.
  • noun. The mesentery of a beast; -- so called by butchers.
  • noun. See under Carrion.
  • noun. an American bird (Quiscalus quiscula); -- called also purple grackle.
  • noun. an Indian cuckoo; the common coucal. It is believed by the natives to give omens. See Coucal.
  • noun. any bird of the genera Gymnorhina, Craticus, or Strepera, mostly from Australia.
  • noun. See Crough.
  • noun. in a direct line.
  • noun. to state and adjust a difference or grievance (with any one).
  • noun. undefined
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in joy, gaiety, or defiance.
  • verb. To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
  • verb. To utter a sound expressive of joy or pleasure.
  • noun. A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
  • noun. A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.
  • noun. The cry of the rooster.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it)
  • verb. utter shrill sounds
  • noun. a small quadrilateral constellation in the southern hemisphere near Virgo
  • verb. dwell on with satisfaction
  • verb. express pleasure verbally
  • noun. a Siouan language spoken by the Crow
  • noun. a member of the Siouan people formerly living in eastern Montana
  • Word Usage
    ""They're having what they call a crow caucus," explained Jack."
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    Au  Beau  Bio  Bo  Bordeaux  
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    band  boy  crew  crowd  dog  
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    caw  
    verb-form
    crowed  crowes  crowing  crows