crow

noun · adjective · verbA1

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

crows

1.
A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
2.
Any of various dark-coloured nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euploea.
3.
A bar of iron with a beak, crook or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.
Đồng nghĩa: crowbar
4.
(archaic, slang)(now rare, slang) Someone who keeps watch while their associates commit a crime; a lookout.
5.
(historical)A gangplank (corvus) used by the Ancient Roman navy to board enemy ships.
6.
(among butchers) The mesentery of an animal.
7.
(derogatory)An ill-tempered and obstinate woman, or one who otherwise has features resembling the bird; a harpy.
Đồng nghĩa: battle axe, bitch, brim, brimstone, cat, crow, dragon, faggot, fishwife, harpy, harridan, hellcat, jade, nag, nudnik, scold, she-devil, shrew, termagant, virago, vixen, witch
8.
(ethnic, offensive, slang, slur)(ethnic slur, offensive, slang) A black person.
9.
(slang)(military, slang) The emblem of an eagle, a sign of military rank.
10.
The cry or call of a rooster or a cockerel, especially as heard at sunrise.
Đồng nghĩa: cock-a-doodle-doo
11.
(alt of, alternative, uncountable)Alternative spelling of cro (“marijuana”).

Tính từ

adjective

1.
(uncommon)Dark black, the color of a crow; crow-black.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

crows

V_ing/Gerund

crowing

V_ed/pp

crowedcrew

1.
(intransitive)To make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in gaiety, joy, pleasure, or defiance.
2.
(intransitive)To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
He’s been crowing all day about winning the game of cards.
3.
(intransitive)(intransitive, music) To test the reed of a double reed instrument by placing the reed alone in the mouth and blowing it.

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English crowe, from Old English crāwe, from *krāā, from Proto-Germanic *krēǭ (compare krie, kraai, Krähe), from *krēaną (to crow). See below.