crumb
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old English cruma (“crumb, fragment”). The b appeared in the mid 15th century to match crumble and words like dumb, numb, thumb.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
crumb (plural crumbs)
- A small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread).
- The pigeons were quite happily picking at bread crumbs on the ground.
- (figuratively) A bit, small amount.
- a crumb of comfort
- The soft internal portion of bread, surrounded by crust.
- A mixture of sugar, cocoa and milk, used to make industrial chocolate.
- (slang) A nobody, worthless person.
- (slang) A body louse.
Synonyms [edit]
- (crumbled food): crumbling
- (small amount): see also Wikisaurus:modicum.
Derived terms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
small piece of biscuit, cake, etc
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(figurative) small amount
soft internal portion of bread
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Verb [edit]
crumb (third-person singular simple present crumbs, present participle crumbing, simple past and past participle crumbed)
- To cover with crumbs.
- To break into crumbs or small pieces with the fingers; to crumble.
- to crumb bread
