crumb
/kɹʌm/ · noun
Meaning
- A small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread).
- A small piece of other material, such as rubber.
- A bit, small amount.
- The soft internal portion of bread, surrounded by crust.
- A mixture of sugar, cocoa and milk, used to make industrial chocolate.
- A nobody; a worthless person.
- To cover with crumbs.
- To break into crumbs or small pieces with the fingers; to crumble.
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