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.
any of several other birds of the family Corvidae.
any of various similar birds of other families.
(initial capital letter)Astronomy. the constellation Corvus.
crowbar (def. 1).
Idioms for crow
as the crow flies, in a straight line; by the most direct route: The next town is thirty miles from here, as the crow flies.
eat crow, Informal. to be forced to admit to having made a mistake, as by retracting an emphatic statement; suffer humiliation: His prediction was completely wrong, and he had to eat crow.
have a crow to pick / pluck with someone, Midland and Southern U.S.to have a reason to disagree or argue with someone.
Origin of crow
1
before 900; Middle English crowe, Old English crāwe, crāwa; cognate with Old High German krāwa; akin to Dutch kraai, German Krähe
It’s the first time that researchers have observed this behavior in snakes, though animals like crows or raccoons eat some toads in a similar fashion.
This snake rips a hole in living toads’ stomachs to feast on their organs|Erin Garcia de Jesus|October 2, 2020|Science News
Some sponsorship contracts are being sold for anything between five to 10 times lower than usual, Crow said.
‘We are permanently in beta’: European sports broadcasting is still in a coronavirus-forced state of reinvention|Lara O'Reilly|September 15, 2020|Digiday
“It tasted like a crow enchilada,” Morrissey said, as he literally ate his words.
The Chicago Bulls’ Joakim Noah Sounds Off on Weed, the Weather, and Winning|Bill Schulz|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And a third is that we all paused a second to look at the red glow over Baltimore, 35 miles away as the crow flies.
The Stacks: H.L. Mencken on the 1904 Baltimore Fire|H.L. Mencken|October 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Crow explained that his site put preventative measures in place to preclude trolls from reigning.
ReaganBook Is the Latest Conservative #Fail|Gideon Resnick|July 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Crow married and says that midway through the Clinton presidency his wife began to nudge him to the left.
These Clinton Haters Can’t Quit the Crazy|David Freedlander|May 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You could actually hear a crow in the distance when this happened.
Ted Cruz and the Times Square Anarchist Puppeteer|Dean Obeidallah|April 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The remote ancestors of the fox or of the crow were doubtless less shrewd and cunning than the crows and the foxes of to-day.
Ways of Nature|John Burroughs
He packed the cod in boxes and sent them by Crow and the steam-packet to the market in Liverpool.
The Manxman|Hall Caine
The proprietor, Mr. Crow, gave me my dinner which I accepted with many thanks, for it saved my coin to pay for the next meal.
Death Valley in '49|William Lewis Manly
She flapped her wings with prodigious effect—so—so—and, as for her crow, it was delicious!
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe|Edgar Allan Poe
In the Crow's Nest the sudden coup of the strikers had the effect which its originator had doubtless counted upon.
The Taming of Red Butte Western|Francis Lynde
British Dictionary definitions for crow (1 of 3)
crow1
/ (krəʊ) /
noun
any large gregarious songbird of the genus Corvus, esp C. corone (the carrion crow) of Europe and Asia: family Corvidae . Other species are the raven, rook, and jackdaw and all have a heavy bill, glossy black plumage, and rounded wingsSee also carrion crow Related adjective: corvine
any of various other corvine birds, such as the jay, magpie, and nutcracker
any of various similar birds of other families
offensivean old or ugly woman
short for crowbar
as the crow fliesas directly as possible
eat crowUS and Canadianinformalto be forced to do something humiliating
stone the crows stone
Word Origin for crow
Old English crāwa; related to Old Norse krāka, Old High German krāia, Dutch kraai
British Dictionary definitions for crow (2 of 3)
crow2
/ (krəʊ) /
verb(intr)
(past tense crowed or crew)to utter a shrill squawking sound, as a cock
(often foll by over)to boast one's superiority
(esp of babies) to utter cries of pleasure
noun
the act or an instance of crowing
Derived forms of crow
crower, nouncrowingly, adverb
Word Origin for crow
Old English crāwan; related to Old High German krāen, Dutch kraaien
British Dictionary definitions for crow (3 of 3)
Crow
/ (krəʊ) /
noun
pluralCrowsorCrowa member of a Native American people living in E Montana
the language of this people, belonging to the Siouan family