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crab

Letters that make crab

a, b, c, r are letters that make 'crab'

Words within crab

AB, ab, RA, Ra, Cr, Ab are words within 'crab'

Anagrams of crab

carb is an anagram of 'crab'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of crab

crabs is a word created by adding a letter to 'crab'

crab is a 4 letter word ending with b
crab is a 4 letter word starting with c

9 possible definitions for 'crab'

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

Under this definition, crab is a noun and has the following properties:

crab as a type

'crab' can be a type of decapod, decapod crustacean.

Types of crab

stone crab, Menippe mercenaria, soft-shell crab, soft-shelled crab, Dungeness crab, Cancer magister, rock crab, Cancer irroratus, Jonah crab, swimming crab, fiddler crab, pea crab, Alaskan king crab, Alaska king crab, Paralithodes camtschatica, spider crab, hard-shell crab, Cancer borealis, Alaska crab, king crab are types of 'crab'.

crab as a member

'crab' can be a member of Brachyura, suborder Brachyura.

Derivatives of crab

crab is a derivative of crab.

Crab as "a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body"

Under this definition, crab is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

crab louse, pubic louse, Phthirius pubis have the same meaning as 'crab'

crab as a type

'crab' can be a type of louse, sucking louse.

crab as a member

'crab' can be a member of Phthirius, Phthirus, genus Phthirus, genus Phthirius.

Crab as "a quarrelsome grouch"

Under this definition, crab is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

crabby person has the same meaning as crab

crab as a type

'crab' can be a type of grouch, grump, churl, crosspatch, crank.

Derivatives of crab

beef, crab, squawk, bellyache, grouse, bitch, gripe, crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill-tempered, holler are derivatives of 'crab'.

Crab as "complain"

Under this definition, crab is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

beef, squawk, bellyache, grouse, bitch, gripe, holler have the same meaning as 'crab'

crab as a type

'crab' can be a type of kvetch, sound off, kick, complain, quetch, plain.

Derivatives of crab

gripe, squawk, crabby person, whiner, complainer, moaner, sniveller, crybaby, bellyacher, grumbler, bitch, beef, kick, crab, squawker are derivatives of 'crab'.

Crab as "fish for crab"

Under this definition, crab is a verb and has the following properties:

crab as a type

'crab' can be a type of fish.

Derivatives of crab

crab, crabmeat are derivatives of 'crab'.

Crab as "scurry sideways like a crab"

Under this definition, crab is a verb and has the following properties:

crab as a type

'crab' can be a type of skitter, scamper, scurry, scuttle.

Crab as "direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind"

Under this definition, crab is a verb and has the following properties:

crab as a type

'crab' can be a type of channelise, steer, manoeuver, maneuver, guide, point, channelize, head, manoeuvre, direct.

crab as a category

'crab' can be a category of air travel, aviation, air.

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

Under this definition, crab is a noun and has the following properties:

crab as a type

'crab' can be a type of rowing, row.

Example of crab used within this context

"he caught a crab and lost the race"

Crab as "the edible flesh of any of various crabs"

Under this definition, crab is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

crabmeat has the same meaning as crab

crab as a type

'crab' can be a type of shellfish.

Types of crab

stone crab, soft-shell crab, soft-shelled crab, Dungeness crab, blue crab, Alaskan king crab, Alaska king crab, Alaska crab, king crab, crab legs, Japanese crab are types of 'crab'.

crab as a part

'crab' can be a part of crab cocktail.

Derivatives of crab

crab is a derivative of crab.