Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "crumb" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

floor rug

Derived Terms

bread crumb breadcrumb by crumbs cake crumbs cakecrumb crumb cake crumb cruncher crumb crusher crumb down crumb grinder crumb rubber crumb snatcher crumb up crumb-cruncher crumb-crusher crumbable crumbcloth crumbed crumber crumble crumbless crumblet crumblike crumbum crumby crummy decrumb eat and leave no crumbs leave no crumbs pick up one's crumbs toastcrumb

Context

cooking slang

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

bit bite break up coat disagreeable person fragment fragmentise fragmentize morsel pull remove small indefinite amount small indefinite quantity surface take take away take off unpleasant person withdraw

Type Of (IsA)

food item inanimate object morsel small indefinite quantity

Manner Of

break up coat remove

Part Of

baked goods

Related Terms

crumble crumbum crumpet crumple

Related Terms

baked bit body louse bread bread bit bread dust bread leftover bread piece bread pieces break off chocolate cocoa cookie cookie particles cookie piece cover crumble crumpet crumple crust dust food food particle from bread grain grain sand industrial leftover milk mixture nobody of food particle particles pediculus humanus piece pieces salt sand small small piece sugar tiniest tiniest piece tiny toast toaster

Synonym Network

crumbling rotter

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.