crumb

noun

/krʌm/

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a very small piece of food, especially of bread or cake, that has fallen off a larger piece
- She stood up and brushed the crumbs from her sweater.
Extra Examples
- He didn't even leave any crumbs on his plate.
- I swept away the crumbs.
- She brushed the cake crumbs off the table.
- a few crumbs of bread
Topics Foodc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- biscuit
- bread
- cake
- …
verb + crumb
- brush
- sweep
- wipe
- …
preposition
- crumb of
See full entry
a small piece or amount
- I managed to pick up a few crumbs of useful information.
- The government's only crumb of comfort is that their opponents are as confused as they are.
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Word OriginOld English cruma, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kruim and German Krume. The final -b was added in the 16th cent., perhaps from crumble but also influenced by words such as dumb, where the original final -b is retained although no longer pronounced.

单词	crumb
释义	crumb noun /krʌm/ /krʌm/ jump to other results a very small piece of food, especially of bread or cake, that has fallen off a larger piece She stood up and brushed the crumbs from her sweater. Extra Examples He didn't even leave any crumbs on his plate. I swept away the crumbs. She brushed the cake crumbs off the table. a few crumbs of bread Topics Foodc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective biscuit bread cake … verb + crumb brush sweep wipe … preposition crumb of See full entry a small piece or amount I managed to pick up a few crumbs of useful information. The government's only crumb of comfort is that their opponents are as confused as they are. More Like This Silent lettersSilent letters gnarled gnash gnat gnaw gnome haute cuisine heir herb honour hors d’oeuvre hour knack knee kneel knife knight knit knob knock knot know knuckle psalm psephology psychic ptarmigan pterodactyl psychology wrangle wrap wreath wreck wrench wrestle wriggle wring write wrong bomb climb crumb doubt lamb limb ascent fascinate muscle scene scissors height right sleigh weight align campaign design foreign malign reign unfeigned balmy calm calf half yolk autumn column condemn damn hymn solemn bristle fasten listen mortgage soften thistle wrestle biscuit build circuit disguise guilty league rogue vague yacht answer sword two Word OriginOld English cruma, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kruim and German Krume. The final -b was added in the 16th cent., perhaps from crumble but also influenced by words such as dumb, where the original final -b is retained although no longer pronounced.
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