NOUN | animal | crow | black birds having a raucous call |
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event | crow | the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it) | |
person | Crow | a member of the Siouan people formerly living in eastern Montana | |
object | Crow, Corvus | a small quadrilateral constellation in the southern hemisphere near Virgo | |
communication | crow, brag, bragging, crowing, vaporing, line-shooting, gasconade | an instance of boastful talk | |
communication | Crow | a Siouan language spoken by the Crow | |
VERB | communication | crow, gloat, triumph | dwell on with satisfaction |
communication | crow | express pleasure verbally | |
communication | crow | utter shrill sounds |
Sounds | krow' | |
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Rhymes | Afro ... zero: 75 rhymes with row... |
Meaning | black birds having a raucous call. | |
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Member of | Corvus, genus Corvus | type genus of the Corvidae |
Narrower | American crow, Corvus brachyrhyncos | Common crow of North America |
Broader | corvine bird | birds of the crow family |
Spanish | corneja, cuervo | |
Catalan | cornella, còrvid | |
Adjectives | corvine | relating to or resembling a crow |
Meaning | The cry of a cock (or an imitation of it). | |
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Narrower | cock-a-doodle-doo | An imitation of the crow of a cock |
Broader | cry | The characteristic utterance of an animal |
Spanish | cacareo | |
Verbs | crow | utter shrill sounds |
Meaning | A member of the Siouan people formerly living in eastern Montana. | |
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Broader | Sioux, Siouan | A member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains |
Meaning | A small quadrilateral constellation in the southern hemisphere near Virgo. | |
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Synonym | Corvus | |
Instance of | constellation | A configuration of stars as seen from the earth |
Spanish | Corvus |
Meaning | An instance of boastful talk. | |
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Synonyms | brag, bragging, crowing, vaporing, line-shooting, gasconade | |
Broader | boast, boasting, self-praise, jactitation | speaking of yourself in superlatives |
Spanish | baladronada, bravata, bravuconería, fanfarronada, fanfarronería, pavoneo | |
Catalan | bravata, fanfarronada, fardada, vacil·lada | |
Verbs | crow | dwell on with satisfaction |
Meaning | A Siouan language spoken by the Crow. | |
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Broader | Siouan, Siouan language | A family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Sioux |
Meaning | Dwell on with satisfaction. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
Model | Sam and Sue crow over the results of the experiment | |
Synonyms | gloat, triumph | |
Narrower | preen, congratulate | pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement |
Broader | boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade | show off |
Spanish | complacerse, deleitarse, jactarse, regodearse | |
Catalan | jactar-se | |
Nouns | crow, crowing | an instance of boastful talk |
Meaning | Express pleasure verbally. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
Example | "She crowed with joy" | |
Broader | utter, emit, let out, let loose | Express audibly |
Spanish | cacarear, cantar | |
Catalan | cantar, escatainar | |
Nouns | crowing | an instance of boastful talk |
Meaning | Utter shrill sounds. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Example | "The cocks crowed all morning" | |
Broader | utter, emit, let out, let loose | Express audibly |
Spanish | cacarear, cantar | |
Catalan | cantar, cloquejar, escatainar | |
Nouns | crow | the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it) |
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