crow
IPA: krˈoʊ
noun
- 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.
- (now rare, slang) Someone who keeps watch while their associates commit a crime; a lookout.
- (historical) A gangplank (corvus) used by the Ancient Roman navy to board enemy ships.
- (among butchers) The mesentery of an animal.
- (derogatory) An ill-tempered and obstinate woman, or one who otherwise has features resembling the bird; a harpy.
- (ethnic slur, offensive, slang) A black person.
- (military, slang) The emblem of an eagle, a sign of military rank.
- The cry of the bird known in the US as a rooster and in British English as a cockerel.
- A member of a Native American tribe of southern Montana.
- (linguistics) The Siouan language of this tribe.
- A surname.
verb
- (intransitive) To make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in gaiety, joy, pleasure, or defiance.
- (intransitive) To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
- (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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