crab


crab - noun

  • decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
  • a quarrelsome grouch
  • (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer
  • the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22
  • the edible flesh of any of various crabs
  • a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply

    • crab - verb

    • direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind
    • scurry sideways like a crab
    • fish for crab
    • complain

    crab - thesaurus

    beef   bellyache   cancer   crabmeat   gripe   grouse   holler   squawk  


    View spelling list Initial consonant blends - set 2 and learn about the word crab in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 5. Initial consonant blends.

    Other Spellzone word lists: Food, seafood

    Scrabble score for crab

    c is 3 r is 1 a is 1 b is 3
    Scrabble score = 8

    generated at 07:15:25 on 04-05-25

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