crow
noun · verb
Simple meaning
The mesentery of an animal.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
krohIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈkɹoʊ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
among butchers
The mesentery of an animal.
A bar of iron with a beak, crook or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.
The cry of a cock (or an imitation of it)
The cry or call of a rooster or a cockerel, especially as heard at sunrise.
A member of a Native American tribe of southern Montana.
Any of various dark-coloured nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euploea.
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.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: (among butchers) The mesentery of an animal.
Used this way, crow is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use crow
- “We heard a crow caw loudly from the top of the oak tree.”
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Word Family
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Compound terms
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A step on the top of a gable wall.
An emaciated horse likely soon to become carrion and so attractive to crows.
Long-tailed American blackbird having iridescent black plumage.
Any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic.
Pungent Old World wild onion.
Common coucal of India and China.
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Activity of controlling a crowd.
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