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noun | verb crewcrew1 /kru/ ●●● S2 W2 noun ETYMOLOGYcrew1Origin: 1500-1600 crew additional soldiers, reinforcements (15-16 centuries), from Old French creue increase, from creistre THESAURUSseveral people or things that are all together in the same place► groupseveral people or things that are all together in the same place: Let’s take a group photo before everyone leaves. The teacher led a group discussion. ► A GROUP OF PEOPLE► team a group of people who work together or play a sport together: A team of doctors performed the delicate surgery. The basketball team won the state championships. ► crew a group of people who do a job together, especially on a ship or airplane, or doing building work: The same flight crew was working on the return flight. Please slow down for road construction crews. ► cast all the people who act in a play or movie: There was a party for the whole cast after the play ended. ► party a group of people who have been organized to do something together: They formed a search party to look for the missing children. ► committee a small group of people in an organization who have been chosen to make official decisions: The finance committee will meet again next Wednesday. ► gang a group of young people, especially a group that often causes trouble and fights: He joined a gang when he was 16. ► band a group of people who are together because they are fighting for the same belief or purpose: He was the leader of a band of rebels. ► crowd a large group of people in one place: The crowd was huge, and I got separated from my friends. ► mass a large group of people all close together in one place: As soon as the doors opened a mass of people pushed their way into the store. ► mob a large noisy group of people, especially one that is angry and violent: An angry mob smashed store windows and started fires. ► horde a large group with too many people. Used especially in writing: There were hordes of people coming out of the subway. ► groupseveral people or things that are all together in the same place: Let’s take a group photo before everyone leaves. The teacher led a group discussion. ► A GROUP OF ANIMALS► herd a group of cows, deer, or elephants: There was a herd of cows grazing in the pasture. ► flock a group of sheep or birds: A flock of pigeons flew overhead. ► school a group of fish that swim together: We saw schools of silvery fish when we went snorkeling. ► pack a group of dogs, wolves, or similar animals that live and hunt together: A pack of wild dogs had killed the deer. ► litter a group of baby animals born from the same mother at the same time: She chose a kitten from the litter. ► swarm a large group of insects that move together: He was chased by a swarm of angry bees. ► groupseveral people or things that are all together in the same place: Let’s take a group photo before everyone leaves. The teacher led a group discussion. ► A GROUP OF THINGS► bunch a group of things that grow together or are tied together, for example bananas, grapes, flowers, or keys: She put some cheese, crackers, and a bunch of grapes on a plate. ► cluster a group of things that are close together: A molecule is a cluster of atoms held tightly together. ► clump a group of trees or plants growing closely together: The soldiers were hiding in a clump of trees. ► bundle a group of things that are usually tied together, especially papers, letters, clothes, or sticks: He tied the papers in bundles and left them for the recycling truck. ► set several things that belong together or are related in some way: She bought a new set of silverware when she moved. ► collection a group of similar things that have been put together because they are interesting, valuable, or attractive: Andrea has a collection of Japanese vases. ► batch a group of similar things that are all dealt with together at the same time: I made three batches of cookies for the party. 1[countable] all the people that work together on a ship, airplane, etc.: the crew of the space shuttle► see thesaurus at group12[countable] all the people, except the most important officers, who work on a ship, airplane, etc., especially a military one: I’d like to thank you on behalf of the officers and crew.3[countable] a group of people with special skills who work together on something: the movie’s cast and crew → see also ground crew4[singular] a group of people: a happy crew of foreign students → see also a motley crew/bunch/crowd etc. at motley (1)5[countable] a team of people who compete in rowing races: the Boston College crew6[uncountable] the sport of rowing a boat in races: He tried out for crew.7[countable] a group of musicians, especially in garage music [Origin: 1500–1600 crew additional soldiers, reinforcements (15–16 centuries), from Old French creue increase, from creistre] noun | verb crewcrew2 verb VERB TABLEcrew |
| Present | I, you, we, they | crew | | he, she, it | crews | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | crewed | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have crewed | | he, she, it | has crewed | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had crewed | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will crew | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have crewed |
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| Present | I | am crewing | | he, she, it | is crewing | | you, we, they | are crewing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was crewing | | you, we, they | were crewing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been crewing | | he, she, it | has been crewing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been crewing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be crewing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been crewing |
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