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A crumb fell from the cookie.
What does Crumb mean?
A crumb is a tiny piece of food.
Dictionary definition
a very small piece of bread, cake, cracker, or other dry food.
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Crumb in a sentence
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The birds pecked at the crumbs on the ground.
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The detective noticed a trail of crumbs leading away from the table.
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What does crumb mean?
A crumb is a very small piece of bread, cake, cracker, or similar food.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to crumb?
A crumb is a tiny fragment or piece of food.
Practice 3
Which sentence uses crumb correctly?
Toast can break into small crumbs.
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MeaningCrumb means A crumb is a tiny piece of food.
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Synonyms
Words like Crumb
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whole loafA complete loaf, not a tiny piece.
full pieceA complete piece, not a crumb.
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Word family
Crumb word family
Base word
crumb
noun
crumb
Base form.
noun
crumbs
More than one crumb.
adjective
crumby
Covered with or like crumbs.
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Hint for students
A crumb is a tiny piece of food.
Common mix-up
Crumb is not the same as whole loaf. Crumb means a crumb is a tiny piece of food.
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Read this model sentence: The birds pecked at the crumbs on the ground. Clue words: birds, pecked, crumbs. Underline clue words that show why crumb fits instead of whole loaf. Now write one new sentence that shows crumb without using the word crumb. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show crumb?
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