crow

Plural: crows

Noun

• black birds having a raucous call
• the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it)
• a member of the Siouan people formerly living in eastern Montana
• a small quadrilateral constellation in the southern hemisphere near Virgo
• an instance of boastful talk
• a Siouan language spoken by the Crow
• A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
• Any of various dark-coloured nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euploea.
• A bar of iron with a beak, crook or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.
• Someone who keeps watch while their associates commit a crime; a lookout.
• A gangplank (corvus) used by the Ancient Roman navy to board enemy ships.
• The mesentery of an animal.
• An ill-tempered and obstinate woman, or one who otherwise has features resembling the bird; a harpy.
• A black person.
• The emblem of an eagle, a sign of military rank.
• The cry or call of a rooster or a cockerel, especially as heard at sunrise.
• Alternative spelling of cro (“marijuana”).

Verb

Verb Forms: crowed, crowing, crows

• To utter a cry like a rooster; to boast or brag.
• dwell on with satisfaction
• express pleasure verbally
  • "She crowed with joy"
• utter shrill sounds
  • "The cocks crowed all morning"
• To make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in gaiety, joy, pleasure, or defiance.
• To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
• To test the reed of a double reed instrument by placing the reed alone in the mouth and blowing it.

Adj

• Dark black, the color of a crow; crow-black.

Examples

• He tried not to CROW too loudly after playing his third bingo of the Scrabble game.
• He’s been crowing all day about winning the game of cards.

Synonyms

brag, bragging, Corvus, crowing, gasconade, gloat, line-shooting, triumph, vaporing, battle axe, bitch, brim, brimstone, cat, cock-a-doodle-doo, crow, crowbar, dragon, faggot, fishwife, harpy, harridan, hellcat, jade, nag, nudnik, scold, she-devil, shrew, termagant, virago, vixen, witch

Related Words

caw, murder of crows, raven

Anagrams of crow