crumb

nouns

a very small quantity of something

"he gave only a crumb of information about his plans"; "there were few crumbs of comfort in the report"

crumb

is a type of (narrower)

an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude

small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity

a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

"only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'"

bum, crumb, dirty dog, git, lowlife, puke, rat, rotter, scum bag, skunk, so-and-so, stinker, stinkpot

small piece of e.g. bread or cake

crumb

is derived from

crumbly

is a part of

foods (like breads and cakes and pastries) that are cooked in an oven

baked goods

is a type of (narrower)

a small amount of solid food; a mouthful

"all they had left was a bit of bread"

bit, bite, morsel

verbs

coat with bread crumbs

"crumb a cutlet"

crumb

domain category

the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat

"cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"

cookery, cooking, preparation

is a type of (narrower)

put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface

"coat the cake with chocolate"

coat, surface

break into crumbs

crumb

is a type of (narrower)

break or cause to break into pieces

"The plate fragmented"

break up, fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize

remove crumbs from

"crumb the table"

crumb

is a type of (narrower)

remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

"remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

remove, take, take away, withdraw