crab

/kræb/ nounverb
4 letters1 syllable8 points in Scrabble®10 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS11
NOUN
1

A quarrelsome grouch.

2

A louse that infests the pubic region of the human body.

3

The edible flesh of any of various crabs.

4

The fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22.

5

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer.

6

A stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply.

“he caught a crab and lost the race”

7

Decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers.

VERB
1

Fish for crab.

2

Scurry sideways like a crab.

3

Complain.

4

Direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind.

WORD FORMS
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Starts & ends withC … B
Syllablescrab
SYNONYMS & RELATED15
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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