EGAVE

crow

About 4.34 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
  2. noun Any of various dark-coloured nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euploea.
  3. noun A bar of iron with a beak, crook or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.
  4. noun Someone who keeps watch while their associates commit a crime; a lookout.
  5. noun A gangplank (corvus) used by the Ancient Roman navy to board enemy ships.
  6. noun The mesentery of an animal.
  7. noun An ill-tempered and obstinate woman, or one who otherwise has features resembling the bird; a harpy.
  8. noun A black person.

Similar words

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Word family

Crow Crows crew crowed crowing crows

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