Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Anagrams | English word CROW
CROW
Definitions of CROW
- A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
- A member of a Native American tribe of southern Montana.
- A bar of iron with a beak, crook or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.
- Any of various dark-coloured nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euploea.
- (historical) A gangplank (corvus) used by the Ancient Roman navy to board enemy ships.
- (among butchers) The mesentery of an animal.
- (derogatory) An ill-tempered and obstinate woman, or one who otherwise has features resembling the bird; a harpy.
- (ethnic slur, offensive, slang) A black person.
- (military, slang) The emblem of an eagle, a sign of military rank.
- (intransitive) To make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in gaiety, joy, pleasure, or defiance.
- (intransitive) To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
- (intransitive, music) To test the reed of a double reed instrument by placing the reed alone in the mouth and blowing it.
- (linguistics) The Siouan language of this tribe.
- A surname.
- (now, rare, slang) Someone who keeps watch while their associates commit a crime; a lookout.
- (uncommon) Dark black, the color of a crow; crow-black.
- The cry or call of a rooster or a cockerel, especially as heard at sunrise.
- Alternative spelling of cro ("marijuana").
Number of letters
4
Is palindrome
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Examples of Using CROW in a Sentence
- When a hooded crow informed Apollo of the affair, he sent his sister Artemis to kill Coronis, unable to perform the task himself.
- Corone, a daughter of King Coronaeus of Phocis who fled from Poseidon and was changed into a crow by Athena.
- In Greek mythology, King Coronaeus (Ancient Greek: Κορωναῖος) of Phocis was the father of Corone, who was changed into a crow by Athena as she fled from Poseidon.
- The Mediomatrici (Alsace, Lorraine) depicted her in art as holding a round house on a pole and with a crow.
- Many animals have a spirit associated with them; for example, Chulyen (crow) and Guguyni (raven) are trickster gods.
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