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Crow
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Crow 1  (kr)
n. pl. Crow or Crows In both senses also called Absaroke.
1.
a. A Native American people formerly inhabiting an area of the northern Great Plains between the Platte and Yellowstone rivers, now located in southeast Montana. The Crow became nomadic buffalo hunters after migrating west from the Missouri River in North Dakota in the 18th century.
b. A member of this people.
2. The Siouan language of the Crow.

Crow 2  (kr)
n.
See Corvus.

crow 1  (kr)
n.
1. Any of several large glossy black birds of the genus Corvus, having a characteristic raucous call, especially C. brachyrhynchos of North America.
2. A crowbar.
Idiom:
as the crow flies
In a straight line.

[Middle English croue, from Old English crwe; see ger-2 in Indo-European roots. Sense 2, from the resemblance of its forked end to a crow's foot or beak.]

crow 2  (kr)
intr.v. crowed, crow·ing, crows
1. To utter the shrill cry characteristic of a cock or rooster.
2. To exult loudly, as over another's defeat; boast. See Synonyms at boast1.
3. To make a sound expressive of pleasure or well-being, characteristic of an infant.
n.
1. The shrill cry of a cock.
2. An inarticulate sound expressive of pleasure or delight.

[Middle English crouen, from Old English crwan; see ger-2 in Indo-European roots.]

crow 1
Noun
1. a large black bird with a harsh call
2. as the crow flies in a straight line [Old English crāwa]

crow 2
Verb
1. past crowed or crew (of a cock) to utter a shrill squawking sound
2. to boast about one's superiority
3. (of a baby) to utter cries of pleasure
Noun
a crowing sound [Old English crāwan]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Crowcrow - black birds having a raucous call    
corvine bird - birds of the crow family
genus Corvus, Corvus - type genus of the Corvidae: crows and ravens
American crow, Corvus brachyrhyncos - common crow of North America
2.crow - the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it)
cock-a-doodle-doo - an imitation of the crow of a cock
cry - the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"
3.Crow - a member of the Siouan people formerly living in eastern Montana
Siouan, Sioux - a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains
4.Crow - a small quadrilateral constellation in the southern hemisphere near Virgo
5.Crowcrow - an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"
boast, boasting, jactitation, self-praise - speaking of yourself in superlatives
6.Crow - a Siouan language spoken by the Crow
Siouan language, Siouan - a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Sioux
Verb1.Crowcrow - dwell on with satisfaction          
preen, congratulate - pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement
2.crow - express pleasure verbally; "She crowed with joy"
let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
3.crow - utter shrill sounds; "The cocks crowed all morning"
let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"

crow
verb gloat, triumph, boast, swagger, brag, vaunt, bluster, exult, blow your own trumpet
Translations
crow [krəu] n (bird) → cuervo; [of cock] → canto, cacareo
vi [cock] → cantar;
(fig) → jactarse

crow [krəu] n (= bird) → corneille f [of cock]; chant m du coq, cocorico m
vi [cock] → chanter (fig); pavoiser, chanter victoire

crow [krəu] n (bird) → Krähe f;
(of cock) → Krähen nt
vikrähen (fig); sich brüsten, angeben

crow [krəu] n (bird) → cornacchia; [of cock] → canto del gallo
vi [cock] → cantare;
(fig) → vantarsi; cantar vittoria

crow
n crow [krəu]
1 the name given to a number of large birds, generally black. kraai غُراب، زاغ врана vrána krage die Krähe κόρακας cuervo, grajo vares کلاغ varis corneille עוֹרֵב कौआ, काक, काग vrana varjú burung gagak kráka corvo からす 까마귀 varna vārna gagak kraai kråke wrona corvo cioară ворон(а) vrana vrana vrana kråka นกกา karga 鴉,烏鴉 ворона كوا con quạ
2 the cry of a cock. gekraai صِياح الدّيك кукуригане kokrhání gal das Krähen λάλημα πετεινού canto, cacareo kiremine صدای خروس kiekuminen chant du coq קְרִיאַת הָעוֹרֵב मुर्गे की बांग kukurikanje kukorékolás kokok ayam gal canto del gallo おんどりの鳴き声 수탉의 울음 소리 giedojimas (gaiļa) dziedāšana kokok gekraai hanegal pianie canto do galo cucurigu кукареканье krákanie kikirikanje kukurikanje galande เสียงไก่ขัน horoz ötüşü 啼叫聲 спів півня كك‍ڑوکوں، مرغ كى بانگ tiếng gáy 啼叫
v
1 (past tensecrew) to utter the cry of a cock. kraai يَصيح (الدّيك) кукуригам kokrhat gale krähen κράζω cantar, cacarear kirema قوقولی قو قو کردن kiekua chanter לִקְרוֹא קְרִיאַת עוֹרֵב कांव कांव करना kukurikati kukorékol berkokok gala cantare 鳴く (수탉이) 울다 giedoti dziedāt (par gaili) kokokan ayam kraaien gale piać cantar a cânta cucurigu кукарекать krákať kikirikati kukurikati gala (ไก่) ขัน ötmek 啼叫 співати кукуріку كك‍ڑوکوں ک‍ہ‍نا gáy
2 to utter a cry of delight etc The baby crowed with happiness. spog يَصيحُ مُبْتَهِجـا ликувам výskat, jásat pludre krähen ξεφωνίζω gritar con satisfacción, emitir gorgoritos, gorjear koogama ذوق کردن jokeltaa gazouiller לִצהוֹל शेखी बघारना, डींग हांकना kriještati (od veselja) sikongat memekik kegirangan hjala fare gridolini 歓声を発する 기뻐서 소리지르다 džiūgauti, krykštauti klaigāt jritan kegembiraan kraaien pludre; triumfere, hovere piszczeć dar um gritinho a gânguri издавать радостные звуки (za)jasať gruliti gukati jollra, ropa av glädje ร้องแสดงความดีใจ 'aguu' demek (小孩)歡叫 агукати, кричати радісно كلكارياں مارنا، خوشى كا نعره لگانا nói bi bô小孩
n crowˌs-ˈnest
a shelter at the masthead of a ship, used as a lookout post. kraaines, maskorf مِنَصَّة المُراقَبة في السّفينـه наблюдателница strážní koš udkigstønde der Ausguck παρατηρητήριο cofa mastikorv برج دیده بانی märssykori nid de pie נְקוּדַת תָצפִּית בְּאוֹנִיָה पौरी कोटर izvidnica árbockosár menara pengawasan varðturn gabbia 見張台 돛대 위의 감시소 stebėjimo punktas novērošanas platforma (mastā) menara pengawasan kraaiennest utkikkstønne bocianie gniazdo gávea cuibul cor­bu­lui воронье гнездо́́ strážny kôš (na sťažni) izvidniški koš osmatračnica na brodu mastkorg, utkik จุดมองบนเสากระโดงเรือ çanaklık 桅上守望台, 守望樓 спостережний пост chòi trên đỉnh cột buồm ,


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