crumb

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Synonyms: crump, crum, crumm, crume, clumb, cumb, crmb, crub, csumb, crums

Antonyms: crump, crum, crumm, crume, clumb, cumb, crmb, crub, csumb, crums

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Noun

1. A small [[piece]] which [[break off|breaks off]] from [[baked]] food (such as cake, biscuit or bread).
2. A small piece of any other solid substance.
3. {{lb|en|figuratively}} A [[bit]], small amount.
4. {{ellipsis of|en|crumb rubber}}.
5. The soft internal portion of [[bread]], surrounded by [[crust]].
6. A [[mixture]] of [[sugar]], [[cocoa]] and [[milk]], used to make [[industrial]] [[chocolate]].
7. {{lb|en|slang}} A [[nobody]]; a worthless person.
8. {{lb|en|slang}} A [[body louse]] ({{taxfmt|Pediculus humanus|species}}).

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[cover]] with crumbs.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To break into crumbs or small pieces with the fingers; to [[crumble]].

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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