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crumb

/kɹʌm/

noun

Meaning

  • A small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread).

    "The pigeons were happily pecking at crumbs of bread on the ground."

  • A small piece of other material, such as rubber.

  • A bit, small amount.

    "a crumb of comfort"

  • The soft internal portion of bread, surrounded by crust.

  • A mixture of sugar, cocoa and milk, used to make industrial chocolate.

  • A nobody; a worthless person.

  • A body louse (Pediculus humanus).

Synonyms

crumbling

verb

Meaning

  • To cover with crumbs.

  • To break into crumbs or small pieces with the fingers; to crumble.

    "to crumb bread"