Crab

/kɹæb/

Synonyms for "crab" (198 found)

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Closest matches (40)

Noun(11 words)

crab lousepubic lousecrab applebrachyuran cancer carpcrab nebulacrabbecrabby personcrabmeat crank

acerbicair a grievancebank beef bellyache bellyacher bitch bleatblow offblue pointbollix capstancat fleachigoechinese windlassclam clamor cockroach complain complainant

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complainer coquillage crabbed cramp crane crank

Verb(3 words)

beef bellyache bitch

Strong matches (59)

crawdad crawfish crayfish crib crimp croak croaker crosspatch derrick dipdog fleadrydungeness craberector faultfinder feather fishtail flea forkliftfoul up

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fretfret and fumefrondeur fussgantry cranegrayback green gripe griper groan grouch grouse grouser growl growler grumble grumbler grunt gumgum uphoist holler howlhydraulic tailgatejack jackscrewjapanese crabjigger

Noun(8 words)

crustacean curmudgeon decapod gripe grouch grouches grouse grump

Verb(3 words)

gripe grouse holler

Related words (99)

kick kicker kvetch langouste lever lift lifter limpetlittleneck clamlobsterlodge a complaintloop louselouse upmachinery malcontent maneuver mite murmur murmurer

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mussel mutter mutterer nit oyster parasite periwinkle pickled plow porpoise prawnpull outpull uppungentpush downquahog queerquerulous personraise a howlreactionary reactionist rebelred bugreelregister a complaintroach rollsand fleascallop sec shellfish shrimp sideslip skid snafu snailsoft-shell crabsorehead sour soured sourpussspanish windlassspin spiral squawk steamer stunt tackletake ontart undulate unripe unsweet vermin vinegarish weevil whelk whiner winch windlass yammer yap yaw yawp yelp

Noun(12 words)

krebsm1messier 1nagpediculus pubisphthirius pubispthirus pubisscuttlesea crabsidle skittertrue crab

Verb(2 words)

spoil squawk

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5 relation types

More general

49 entries

actor animal arthropodastronomical objectchannelise channelize churl complain crank crosspatch crustacean decapoddecapod crustaceandirect doer

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More specific

14 entries

blue crabcarpcrab walkcrank grouch grouse grumpking crablateral gaitnitpickpediculus pubissnow crabsoftshell crabsupernova remnant

Collocations

12 entries

blue crabcrab cakecrab gaitcrab meatcrab motioncrab stancecrab walkcrablike motionking crablateral movementsnow crabsoftshell crab

Inflections

3 entries

crabbed crabbing crabs

Derivations

5 entries

crabber crabbier crabbily crabbiness crabby

Sample sentences

44 total sentences available.

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You cannot make a crab walk straight.

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I regard crab as a great delicacy.

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Snippy had the bluest blood of all his crab brethren.

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The red king crab is a large crustacean.

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