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1. crab
noun. ['ˈkræb'] decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers.
Synonyms
- rock crab
- hard-shell crab
- Cancer borealis
- swimming crab
- Alaskan king crab
- spider crab
- Alaska king crab
- Alaska crab
- fiddler crab
- stone crab
- pea crab
- soft-shelled crab
- Menippe mercenaria
- decapod crustacean
- Paralithodes camtschatica
- decapod
- Dungeness crab
- soft-shell crab
- suborder Brachyura
- Cancer magister
- Brachyura
- king crab
- Cancer irroratus
Antonyms
Etymology
- crabbe (Middle English (1100-1500))
- crabba (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Rhymes with Crab
- prefab
- mcnabb
- mcnab
- macnab
- colab
- stab
- slab
- scab
- prab
- krabbe
- grabbe
- grab
- glab
- flab
- drab
- tabb
- tab
- schab
- sabb
- rabb
- nabb
- nab
- mab
- labbe
- lab
- knabb
- knab
- jab
- gab
- fab
How do you pronounce crab?
Pronounce crab as kræb.
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Sentences with crab
1. Noun, singular or mass
Dump the water and your frog or crab into a large, clean and unsoaped container.
2. Adjective
The most popular menu offerings include crab cakes, baked brie in pastry, lobster chimichangas and country-fried steak.
3. Verb, base form
If you're not into surfing, you can crab, fish and hunt for seashells.
Quotes about crab
1. Hermit Crab Should a hermit crab be required to have a real estate license?
- Beryl Dov
2. crab
noun. ['ˈkræb'] a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply.
Synonyms
Etymology
- crabbe (Middle English (1100-1500))
- crabba (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. crab
verb. ['ˈkræb'] complain.
Antonyms
Etymology
- crabbe (Middle English (1100-1500))
- crabba (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. crab
verb. ['ˈkræb'] direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- crabbe (Middle English (1100-1500))
- crabba (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. crab
noun. ['ˈkræb'] a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- crabbe (Middle English (1100-1500))
- crabba (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. Crab
noun. the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22.
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Antonyms
7. crab
noun. ['ˈkræb'] the edible flesh of any of various crabs.
Synonyms
Etymology
- crabbe (Middle English (1100-1500))
- crabba (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. crab
noun. ['ˈkræb'] a quarrelsome grouch.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- crabbe (Middle English (1100-1500))
- crabba (Old English (ca. 450-1100))