crumb

English Thesaurus

1. small piece of e.g. bread or cake (noun.food)

hypernym	:	bit, bite, morsel,
definition	:	a small amount of solid food; a mouthful (noun.food)

hyponym	:	breadcrumb,
definition	:	crumb of bread; used especially for coating or thickening (noun.food)

hyponym	:	cracker crumbs,
definition	:	crumbs of crackers used especially for coating or thickening (noun.food)

part meronym	:	baked goods,
definition	:	foods (like breads and cakes and pastries) that are cooked in an oven (noun.food)

2. a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible (noun.person)

hypernym	:	disagreeable person, unpleasant person,
definition	:	a person who is not pleasant or agreeable (noun.person)

3. a very small quantity of something (noun.quantity)

hypernym	:	small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity,
definition	:	an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude (noun.quantity)

4. remove crumbs from (verb.change)

hypernym	:	remove, take, take away, withdraw,
definition	:	remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract (verb.change)

5. break into crumbs (verb.change)

hypernym	:	break up, fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize,
definition	:	break or cause to break into pieces (verb.change)

6. coat with bread crumbs (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	coat, surface,
definition	:	put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface (verb.contact)

domain category	:	cookery, cooking, preparation,
definition	:	the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat (noun.act)

7. small piece of e.g. bread or cake (noun.food)

derivation	:	crumb,
definition	:	remove crumbs from (verb.change)

derivation	:	crumb,
definition	:	break into crumbs (verb.change)

derivation	:	crumb,
definition	:	coat with bread crumbs (verb.contact)

derivation	:	crumbly, friable,
definition	:	easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder (adj.all)

8. a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible (noun.person)

derivation	:	rat,
definition	:	desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage (verb.social)

derivation	:	bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy, tinny,
definition	:	of very poor quality; flimsy (adj.all)

9. remove crumbs from (verb.change)

derivation	:	crumb, crumb, crumb,
definition	:	small piece of e.g. bread or cake (noun.food)

10. small piece of e.g. bread or cake (noun.food)

derivation	:	crumb,
definition	:	remove crumbs from (verb.change)

derivation	:	crumb,
definition	:	break into crumbs (verb.change)

derivation	:	crumb,
definition	:	coat with bread crumbs (verb.contact)

derivation	:	crumbly, friable,
definition	:	easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder (adj.all)

11. a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible (noun.person)

derivation	:	rat,
definition	:	desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage (verb.social)

derivation	:	bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy, tinny,
definition	:	of very poor quality; flimsy (adj.all)

12. remove crumbs from (verb.change)

derivation	:	crumb, crumb, crumb,
definition	:	small piece of e.g. bread or cake (noun.food)