Meaning
- (noun) 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.”
- (noun) A small piece of other material, such as rubber.
- (noun) A bit, small amount. “a crumb of comfort”
- (noun) The soft internal portion of bread, surrounded by crust.
- (noun) A mixture of sugar, cocoa and milk, used to make industrial chocolate.
- (noun) A nobody; a worthless person.
- (noun) A body louse (Pediculus humanus).
- (verb) To cover with crumbs.
- (verb) To break into crumbs or small pieces with the fingers; to crumble. “to crumb bread”
Letter breakdown
- Crumb contains 5 letters: 1 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
- It uses 5 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 1.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 11.
Synonyms
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Other 5-letter words
- abaci
- aback
- abaft
- abase
- abash
- abate
- abbey
- abbot
- abeam
- abets
- abhor
- abide
- abler
- abode
- abort
- about
- above
- abuse
Words starting with CRU
- crucial
- crucially
- crucible
- crucibles
- crucified
- crucifies
- crucifix
- crucifixes
- crucifixion
- crucifixions
- cruciform
- cruciforms
- crucify
- crucifying
- crud
- cruddier
- cruddiest
- cruddy
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Reader questions
What does Crumb mean?
A small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread).
How many letters are in Crumb?
Crumb has 5 letters.
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