- crumb cake
- nouncake or coffeecake topped with a mixture of sugar and butter and flour• Hypernyms: ↑cake
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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crumb — [krʌm] n [: Old English; Origin: cruma] 1.) a very small piece of dry food, especially bread or cake ▪ She stood up to brush the crumbs off her uniform. ▪ Coat with bread crumbs and bake. 2.) a very small amount of something crumb of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
crumb — [ krʌm ] noun count 1. ) usually plural a very small piece that falls off a dry food such as bread or cake: He brushed the crumbs from his jacket. a ) usually singular INFORMAL a very small amount of food: She hasn t touched a single crumb of her … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
crumb — [krum] n. [ME crome < OE cruma, lit., scraping from bread crust, akin to Ger krume < IE * gr eu, to scratch, scrape (> Ger krauen, to scratch) < base * ger , to turn, twist] 1. a very small piece broken off something; small particle… … English World dictionary
crumb — ► NOUN 1) a small fragment of bread, cake, or biscuit. 2) the soft inner part of a loaf of bread. 3) informal, chiefly N. Amer. an objectionable or contemptible person. ► VERB ▪ cover (food) with breadcrumbs. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
crumb — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ biscuit (esp. BrE), bread (usually breadcrumbs), cake, cookie (AmE), cracker, food VERB + CRUMB ▪ … Collocations dictionary
crumb — crumbable, adj. crumber, n. /krum/, n. 1. a small particle of bread, cake, etc., that has broken off. 2. a small particle or portion of anything; fragment; bit. 3. the soft inner portion of a bread (distinguished from crust). 4. crumbs, a cake… … Universalium
crumb — UK [krʌm] / US noun [countable] Word forms crumb : singular crumb plural crumbs [usually plural] a very small piece that falls off a dry food such as bread or cake He brushed the crumbs from his jacket. a) [usually singular] informal a very small … English dictionary
crumb — [[t]krʌm[/t]] n. 1) a small particle of bread, cake, etc., that has broken off 2) a fragment of anything; bit 3) coo the soft inner portion of bread (disting. from crust) 4) coo crumbs, a cake topping made of sugar, flour, butter, and spice 5)… … From formal English to slang
crumb — [[t]krʌ̱m[/t]] crumbs 1) N COUNT: usu pl Crumbs are tiny pieces that fall from bread, biscuits, or cake when you cut it or eat it. I stood up, brushing crumbs from my trousers. 2) N COUNT: usu N of n A crumb of something, for example information … English dictionary
crumb — noun (C) 1 a very small piece of dry food, especially bread or cake: Brush the crumbs off the table. 2 crumb of comfort/hope etc a very small amount of comfort, hope etc: Marie s offer of help was our only crumb of comfort. 3 AmE old fashioned… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
