definition of Crow by the Free Online Dictionary
Crow1 (kr)n. pl. Crow or Crows In both senses also called Absaroke.1. a. A Native American people formerly inhabiting an area of the northern Great Plains between the Platte and Yellowstone rivers, now located in southeast Montana. The Crow became nomadic buffalo hunters after migrating west from the Missouri River in North Dakota in the 18th century.
b. A member rbsunglassesdiscount.com of this people.
crow1 (kr)n.1. Any of several large glossy black birds of the genus Corvus, having a characteristic raucous call, especially C. brachyrhynchos of North America.
2. A crowbar.
Idiom: as the crow flies In a straight line.
[Middle English croue, from Old English crwe; see ger 2 in Indo European roots. To utter the shrill cry characteristic cheaperraybans.com of a cock or rooster.
2. To exult loudly, as over another's defeat; boast. See Synonyms at boast1.
3. To make a sound expressive of pleasure or well being, characteristic of an infant.
n.1. The shrill cry of a cock.
2. An inarticulate sound expressive of pleasure or delight.
[Middle English crouen, from Old English crwan; see ger 2 in Indo European roots.]
Crow [kr class=ds list>1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl Crows, Crow a member of a North American Indian people living in E Montana
2. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Siouan family
crow1n1. (Life Sciences Allied Applications / Animals) any large gregarious songbird of the genus Corvus, esp C. corone (carrion crow) of Europe and Asia: family Corvidae Other species are the raven, rook, and jackdaw and all have a heavy bill, glossy black plumage, and rounded wings Related adj corvine discount ray bans outlet
2. (Life Sciences Allied Applications / Animals) any of various other corvine birds, such as the jay, magpie, and nutcracker
3. (Life Sciences Allied Applications / Animals) any of various similar birds of other families
4. (Engineering / Tools) short for crowbar
as the crow flies as directly as possible
eat crow US and Canadian informal to be forced to do something humiliating
stone the crows (interjection) Brit and Austral slang an expression of surprise, dismay, etc.[Old English cr related to Old Norse kr Old High German kr Dutch kraai]
crow2vb (intr)1. (past tense crowed or crew) to utter a shrill squawking sound, as a cock
2. (often foll by over) to boast one's superiority
3. (esp of babies) to utter cries of pleasure
n the act or an instance of crowing[Old English cr related to Old High German kr Dutch kraaien]
crower nn. 1. any of various large, stout billed, usu. cheap ray bans outlet gregarious songbirds of the genus Corvus (family Corvidae), typically black or drab colored, and nearly worldwide in distribution.