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crumb

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crumb  (krm)
n.
1. A very small piece broken from a baked item, such as a cookie, cake, or bread.
2. A small fragment, scrap, or portion: eraser crumbs; not a crumb of kindness for you.
3. The soft inner portion of bread.
4. Slang A contemptible, untrustworthy, or loathsome person.
v. crumbed, crumb·ing, crumbs
v.tr.
1. To break into very small pieces; crumble.
2. To cover or prepare with very small pieces of bread.
3. To brush (a table or cloth) clear of small scraps or fragments of food.
v.intr.
To break apart in very small pieces: a solid cake that won't crumb.

[Middle English crome, from Old English cruma.]

crumb [krʌm]
n
1. a small fragment of bread, cake, or other baked foods
2. a small piece or bit crumbs of information
3. (Cookery) the soft inner part of bread
4. Slang a contemptible person
vb
1. (Cookery) (tr) to prepare or cover (food) with breadcrumbs
2. to break into small fragments
adj
(Cookery) (esp of pie crusts) made with a mixture of biscuit crumbs, sugar, etc.
[Old English cruma; related to Middle Dutch krome, Middle High German krūme, Latin grūmus heap of earth]
crumber  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.crumbcrumb - a very small quantity of something; "he gave only a crumb of information about his plans"; "there were few crumbs of comfort in the report"
small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
2.crumbcrumb - a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'"
disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
3.crumb - small piece of e.g. bread or cake
bite, morsel, bit - a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread"
baked goods - foods (like breads and cakes and pastries) that are cooked in an oven
breadcrumb - crumb of bread; used especially for coating or thickening
cracker crumbs - crumbs of crackers used especially for coating or thickening
Verb1.crumb - coat with bread crumbs; "crumb a cutlet"
cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
coat, surface - put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate"
2.crumb - break into crumbs
fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up - break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented"
3.crumb - remove crumbs from; "crumb the table"
remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

crumb
noun
1. bit, grain, particle, fragment, shred, speck, sliver, morsel I stood up, brushing crumbs from my trousers.
2. morsel, scrap, atom, shred, mite, snippet, sliver, soupçon (French) There is one crumb of comfort - at least we've still got each other.
Translations
crumb [krʌm] N
1. [of bread, cake etc] → miga f
to live off or on the crumbs from sb's tablevivir de las migajas de algn
2. (fig) (= small piece) → migaja f
a crumb of comfortalgo de consuelo
crumbs of knowledge/informationfragmentos mpl de conocimiento/información

crumb [ˈkrʌm] n
[bread] → miette f; [cake, cheese] → miette f
[affection, hope] → brin m
a crumb of comfort → un maigre réconfort
a crumb of consolation → une maigre consolation

crumb
n
(of bread etc)Krümel m, → Krume f, → Brösel m; (inside of loaf) → Krume f; can you spare a crumb?haben Sie eine Scheibe Brot für einen hungrigen Menschen?; crumbs from the rich man’s/master’s tableBrosamen, die von des Reichen/des Herren Tisch fallen; a few crumbs of informationein paar Informationsbrocken; that’s one crumb of comfortdas ist (wenigstens) ein winziger Trost
(inf) (= fool)Depp m (inf); (= brute)Lump m (inf)
interj crumbs! (inf)Mensch! (inf), → Mensch Meier! (inf)
vt (Cook) fish etcpanieren

crumb [krʌm] n (of bread, cake) → briciola; (inner part of bread) → mollica
a crumb of comfort (fig) → un briciolo di conforto
crumbs of information → ben poche informazioni
crumbs! (fam) → accidenti!
crumb [krʌm] n (of bread, cake) → briciola; (inner part of bread) → mollica
a crumb of comfort (fig) → un briciolo di conforto
crumbs of information → ben poche informazioni
crumbs! (fam) → accidenti!

crumb
n crumb [kram]
a tiny piece, especially of bread She puts crumbs for the birds on her window-sill. krummel, brokkie, kriesel فُتات خُبْز троха drobek krumme der Krümel ψίχουλο migaja (leiva)raasuke خرده؛ تکه muru miette פֵּרוּר ओटी का टुकड़ा mrvica morzsa remah (brauð)mylsna briciola, mollica パンくず 부스러기 trupinys (maizes) drupata cebisan kruimel (brød)smule, rasp okruch migalha firimitură хлебные крошки omrvinka drobtina mrvica []smula เศษขนมปัง ekmek kırıntısı 麵包屑 крихта, кришка روٹ‍ی کا ٹ‍ک‍ڑا các vụn bánh mỳ

crumb كِسْرة خبز drobek krumme Krümel ψίχουλο miga murunen miette mrva briciola パン粉 부스러기 kruimel smule okruszyna migalha крошка smula เศษเล็กเศษน้อย ekmek kırıntısı mảnh vụn của ruột bánh mỳ 碎屑


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You will live long, if you act like the miser who, bit by bit, crumb by crumb, collects and heaps up diamonds and gold.
returned Silver, smiling away, but warier than ever, his eye a mere pin-point in his big face, but gleaming like a crumb of glass.
He had picked up every crumb that had been left from his former meals, and was beginning to eat the matting which covered the floor of his cell.
 
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