crumb

[ kruhm ]

/ krʌm /

noun

a small particle of bread, cake, etc., that has broken off.

a small particle or portion of anything; fragment; bit.

the soft inner portion of a bread (distinguished from crust).

crumbs, a cake topping made of sugar, flour, butter, and spice, usually crumbled on top of the raw batter and baked with the cake.

Slang. a contemptibly objectionable or worthless person.

verb (used with object)

Cookery. to dress or prepare with crumbs.

to break into crumbs or small fragments.

to remove crumbs from: The waiter crumbed the table.

Origin of crumb

before 1000; Middle English crome, crume, Old English cruma; akin to Dutch kruim, German Krume crumb, Latin grūmus heap of earth

SYNONYMS FOR crumb

2 scrap, shred, morsel, sliver, speck.

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OTHER WORDS FROM crumb

crumb·a·ble, adjective crumb·er, noun de·crumb, verb (used with object)

Words nearby crumb

cruiserweight, cruiseway, cruising radius, cruizie, cruller, crumb, crumble, crumblings, crumbly, crumbs, crumbum

Example sentences from the Web for crumbs

Had it remained in these locations, Crumbs would likely still be alive today.

The Cupcake Boom’s Sugar High Finally Crashes |Daniel Gross |July 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Crumbs tried to adjust by closing stores, cutting costs, and seeking to license its name.

The Cupcake Boom’s Sugar High Finally Crashes |Daniel Gross |July 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Crumbs, sensing an opportunity, went public in early 2011, and set about expanding.

The Cupcake Boom’s Sugar High Finally Crashes |Daniel Gross |July 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Mia and Jason Bauer founded the first Crumbs in New York in 2003, and did quite well.

The Cupcake Boom’s Sugar High Finally Crashes |Daniel Gross |July 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Crumbs avoided advertising and contracted production out, thus keeping a lid on costs.

The Cupcake Boom’s Sugar High Finally Crashes |Daniel Gross |July 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
She has nothing but the crumbs of that feast to live on, and she doesn't really know how meagre they are—she has yet to learn it.

The Portrait of a Lady |Henry James
Rachel with a sickle-shaped tool was sedulously brushing the crumbs from the damask into a silver tray.

The Price of Love |Arnold Bennett
Add another layer of crumbs and repeat until the dish is full, having crumbs and butter on top.

The Myrtle Reed Cook Book |Myrtle Reed
On the night-table lay a tea-tray in disorder, and on the turned-down sheet some crumbs of toast.

Hilda Lessways |Arnold Bennett
Mrs Caffyn twitched at her gown and pulled it down over her knees and brushed the crumbs off with energy.

Clara Hopgood |Mark Rutherford

British Dictionary definitions for crumbs (1 of 2)

crumbs

/ (krʌmz) /

interjection

slang an expression of dismay or surprise

Word Origin for crumbs

C20: euphemistic for Christ!

British Dictionary definitions for crumbs (2 of 2)

crumb

/ (krʌm) /

noun

a small fragment of bread, cake, or other baked foods

a small piece or bit crumbs of information

the soft inner part of bread

slang a contemptible person

verb

(tr) to prepare or cover (food) with breadcrumbs

to break into small fragments

adjective

(esp of pie crusts) made with a mixture of biscuit crumbs, sugar, etc

Derived forms of crumb

crumber, noun

Word Origin for crumb

Old English cruma; related to Middle Dutch krome, Middle High German krūme, Latin grūmus heap of earth

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crumb

noun

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interjection

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noun

verb

adjective

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Word Origin for crumb

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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crumb

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of crumb

SYNONYMS FOR crumb

OTHER WORDS FROM crumb

Words nearby crumb

Words related to crumbs

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interjection

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noun

verb

adjective

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