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• crow — Ⅰ. crow [1] ► NOUN 1) a large perching bird with mostly glossy black plumage, a heavy bill, and a raucous voice. 2) informal an old or ugly woman. ● as the crow flies Cf. ↑as the crow flies ORIGIN O …   English terms dictionary

• Crow — (kr[=o]), v. i. [imp. {Crew} (kr[udd]) or {Crowed} (kr[=o]d); p. p. {Crowed} ({Crown} (kr[=o]n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crowing}.] [AS. cr[=a]wan; akin to D. kraijen, G. kr[aum]hen, cf. Lith. groti to croak. [root]24. Cf. {Crake}.] 1. To make… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• crow — crow1 /kroh/, n. 1. any of several large oscine birds of the genus Corvus, of the family Corvidae, having a long, stout bill, lustrous black plumage, and a wedge shaped tail, as the common C. brachyrhynchos, of North America. 2. any of several… …   Universalium

• crow — I. /kroʊ / (say kroh) noun 1. either of two large, lustrous black Australian birds of the genus Corvus, having a characteristic harsh staccato call and shorter neck feathers than the raven: a. the Torresian crow, C. orru, found in Indonesia, New… …  

• crow — 1. n. 1 any large black bird of the genus Corvus, having a powerful black beak. 2 any similar bird of the family Corvidae, e.g. the raven, rook, and jackdaw. 3 sl. derog. a woman, esp. an old or ugly one. Phrases and idioms: as the crow flies in… …   Useful english dictionary

• Crow — 1. n. 1 any large black bird of the genus Corvus, having a powerful black beak. 2 any similar bird of the family Corvidae, e.g. the raven, rook, and jackdaw. 3 sl. derog. a woman, esp. an old or ugly one. Phrases and idioms: as the crow flies in… …   Useful english dictionary

• crow — I [[t]kroʊ[/t]] n. 1) orn any of various large, stout billed, usu. gregarious songbirds of the genus Corvus (family Corvidae), typically black or drab colored, and nearly worldwide in distribution 2) orn any of several other birds of the family… …   From formal English to slang

• crow — I. noun Etymology: Middle English crowe, from Old English crāwe; akin to Old High German krāwa crow, Old English crāwan to crow Date: before 12th century 1. any of various large usually entirely glossy black passerine birds (family Corvidae and… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• crow — crow1 noun 1》 a large perching bird with mostly glossy black plumage, a heavy bill, and a raucous voice. [Corvus corone (carrion crow) and related species, family Corvidae.] 2》 informal an old or ugly woman. Phrases as the crow flies in a… …   English new terms dictionary

• To crow over — Crow Crow (kr[=o]), v. i. [imp. {Crew} (kr[udd]) or {Crowed} (kr[=o]d); p. p. {Crowed} ({Crown} (kr[=o]n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crowing}.] [AS. cr[=a]wan; akin to D. kraijen, G. kr[aum]hen, cf. Lith. groti to croak. [root]24. Cf. {Crake}.] 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• American Crow — American Crow …   Wikipedia