crow

any of various large usually entirely glossy black passerine birds family Corvidae and especially genus Corvus.

The first known use: before the 12th century

Word Structure

4 Letters, 1 Syllable

crow

3 Phonemes

k r O

onset, rime

cr ow

Morpheme

crow

Local Voices

Sentence Examples

The cock crowed as the sun began to rise.

The boy crowed with delight.

The rest of us were sick of hearing her crow about her success.

Common Phrases

eat crow

jim crow

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