Definition of crab

"crab" in the noun sense

1. crab

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

2. crab, crabby person

a quarrelsome grouch

3. Cancer, Crab

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

4. Cancer, Cancer the Crab, Crab

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

5. crab, crabmeat

the edible flesh of any of various crabs

6. crab louse, pubic louse, crab, Phthirius pubis

a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body

7. crab

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

"he caught a crab and lost the race"

"crab" in the verb sense

1. crab

direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind

2. crab

scurry sideways like a crab

3. crab

fish for crab

4. gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler

complain

"What was he hollering about?"

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Quotations for crab

What is a crab in a cow's mouth? [ Proverb ]

It is no more to him than a crab in a cow's mouth. [ Proverb ]

You look like a runner, quoth the devil to the crab. [ Proverb ]

The parings of a pippin are better than a whole crab. [ Proverb ]

Plant the crab tree where you will it will never bear pippins. [ Proverb ]

Tie a dog to a crab-tree, and he will never love verjuice more. [ Proverb ]

He is sillier than a crab, that has all his brains in his belly. [ Proverb ]

crab in Scrabble®

The word crab is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 8

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crab in Words With Friends™

The word crab is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters crab:

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Words within the letters of crab

2 letter words in crab (2 words)

3 letter words in crab (5 words)

4 letter words in crab (1 word)

crab + 1 blank (7 words)

Word Growth involving crab

Shorter words in crab

ab

Longer words containing crab

crabapple crabapples

crabbed crabbedness

crabber crabbers

crabbier

crabbiest

crabbily

crabbiness

crabbing

crabby

crabeater crabeaters

crabeating

crabgrass crabgrasses

crabier

crablike

crabman

crabmeat crabmeats

crabs crabstick crabsticks

execrable execrableness

execrably

scrabble scrabbled

scrabble scrabbler scrabblers

scrabble scrabbles

scrabbling

scrabbly