Definitions for crumb

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Spelling: [kruhm]

IPA: /krʌm/

Crumb is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 44 anagrams from letters in crumb (bcmru).

Definitions for crumb

noun

1. a small particle of bread, cake, etc., that has broken off.
2. a small particle or portion of anything; fragment; bit.
3. the soft inner portion of a bread (distinguished from crust).
4. crumbs, a cake topping made of sugar, flour, butter, and spice, usually crumbled on top of the raw batter and baked with the cake.
5. Slang. a contemptibly objectionable or worthless person.

verb (used with object)

1. Cookery. to dress or prepare with crumbs.
2. to break into crumbs or small fragments.
3. to remove crumbs from:

Origin of crumb

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

Examples for crumb

I got all worried up about him, barely peckin' at a crumb or two.

He looked at Gorman, pathetically anxious for some crumb of encouragement.

Slice to these the crumb of four small rolls, and then strain to it three quarts of good veal gravy, boiled with a blade of mace.

It is as though I had asked for a crumb of bread, and he gave me the entire loaf.

In a formal mood, we may even use a fork to eat a slice of cake, crumb by crumb.

The rats ate up every crumb, regardless of the significance.

Try if the fat is hot by dropping a crumb into it; if it browns at once, put in the fish.

Pour the mixture onto the crumb base and place the tin on a cookie sheet.

There was not a crumb of biscuit, and only half a pound of coffee.

Why, a man didn't know where to turn himself for a crumb of comfort.