CROWS

Noun

CROWS (plural CROWS)

(military, US) Acronym of Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station.

Anagrams

• Worcs, scrow

Noun

crows

plural of crow

Verb

crows

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crow

Anagrams

• Worcs, scrow

Source: Wiktionary


Crows (krz), n. pl.; sing. Crow. (Ethnol.)

Definition: A tribe of Indians of the Dakota stock, living in Montana; -- also called Upsarokas.

CROW

Crow (kr), v. i. [imp. Crew (kr or Crowed (kr; p. p. Crowed (Crown (krn), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Crowing.] Etym: [AS. cr; akin to D. kraijen, G. kr, cf. Lith. groti to croak. sq. root24. Cf. Crake.]

1. To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either in joy, gayety, or defiance. "The cock had crown." Bayron. The morning cock crew loud. Shak.

2. To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.

3. To utter a sound expressive of joy or pleasure. The sweetest little maid, That ever crowed for kisses. Tennyson. To crow over, to exult over a vanquished antagonist. Sennacherib crowing over poor Jerusalem. Bp. Hall.

Crow, n. Etym: [AS. cr a crow (in sense 1); akin to D. kraai, G. kr; cf. Icel. kr crow. So named from its cry, from AS. cr to crow. See Crow, v. i. ]

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles. It has a harsh, croaking note. See Caw.

Note: The common crow of Europe, or carrion crow, is C. corone. The common American crow is C. Americanus. See Carrion crow, and Illustr., under Carrion.

2. A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar. Get me an iron crow, and bring it straight Unto my cell. Shak.

3. The cry of the cock. See Crow, v. i., 1.

4. The mesentery of a beast; -- so called by butchers. Carrion crow. See under Carrion.

– Crow blackbird (Zoöl.), an American bird (Quiscalus quiscula); -- called also purple grackle.

– Crow pheasant (Zoöl.), an Indian cuckoo; the common coucal. It is believed by the natives to give omens. See Coucal.

– Crow shrike (Zoöl.), any bird of the genera Gymnorhina, Craticus, or Strepera, mostly from Australia.

– Red-legged crow. See Crough.

– As the crow flies, in a direct line.

– To pick a crow, To pluck a crow, to state and adjust a difference or grievance (with any one).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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