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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount |
he gave only a crumb of information about his plans.
there were few crumbs of comfort in the report.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise, break up |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | bite, bit, morsel |
| Has types | cracker crumbs, breadcrumb |
| Derivation | crumbly |
Examples of crumb
crumb
Dip each filled ravioli into the egg wash, then coat lightly with crumb mixture.
From the stltoday.com
He extracts a crumb-cover confection and leans down to offer Zeus the container.
From the news-journalonline.com
The finer texture and high starch content give baked goods a fine, tender crumb.
From the freep.com
With its dark, dreamy icing and soft crumb, it's easily one of the best in town.
From the chron.com
Infill is usually made of tire crumb, or ground-up recycled car and truck tires.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Add the margarine and salt, and rub the fat in until the mix becomes crumb-like.
From the guardian.co.uk
Using fingers, combine it until it has the texture of a very course bread crumb.
From the charlotteobserver.com
The only crumb of comfort is that it shows services activity is still expanding.
From the guardian.co.uk
Chickpea flour gives the crumb a yellow tint and a compact and delicate texture.
From the guardian.co.uk
- A very small quantity of something; "he gave only a crumb of information about his plans"; "there were few crumbs of comfort in the report"
- Coat with bread crumbs; "crumb a cutlet"
- Break into crumbs
- Rotter: a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'"
- Remove crumbs from; "crumb the table"
- Small piece of e.g. bread or cake
- Crumb is a 1994 documentary film about the noted underground comic artist Robert Crumb (R. Crumb) and his family. Directed by Terry Zwigoff and produced by Lynn O'Donnell and David Lynch, it won widespread acclaim, including the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. ...
- (Crumbing) Breading (also known as crumbing) is a dry grain-derived coating for a piece of food such as meat, vegetable, poultry, fish, shellfish, crustacean, seitan, or textured soy, etc., made from breadcrumbs or a breading mixture with seasonings. ...
- Crumbs is an American television sitcom starring Fred Savage and Jane Curtin that debuted on ABC on January 12, 2006. It also starred William Devane, Maggie Lawson and Eddie McClintock. The show's slogan is "The normal American family turned upside down."
