decay, crumble, dilapidate
(verb) fall into decay or ruin; “The unoccupied house started to decay”
crumble, fall apart
(verb) break or fall apart into fragments; “The cookies crumbled”; “The Sphinx is crumbling”
crumble, crumple, tumble, break down, collapse
(verb) fall apart; “the building crumbled after the explosion”; “Negotiations broke down”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Crumble (plural Crumbles)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Crumble is the 27898th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 860 individuals. Crumble is most common among Black/African American (78.84%) and White (13.6%) individuals.
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crumble (third-person singular simple present crumbles, present participle crumbling, simple past and past participle crumbled)
(intransitive, often, figurative) To fall apart; to disintegrate.
(transitive) To break into crumbs.
(transitive) To mix (ingredients such as flour and butter) in such a way as to form crumbs.
crumble (countable and uncountable, plural crumbles)
A dessert of British origin containing stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat, flour, and sugar.
Synonyms: crisp, crunch
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Source: Wiktionary
Crum"ble (krm"b'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crumbled (-b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Crumbling (-blng).] Etym: [Dim. of crumb, v. t., akin to D. krimelen G. kr.]
Definition: To break into small pieces; to cause to fall in pieces. He with his bare wand can unthread thy joints, And crumble all thy sinews. Milton.
Crum"ble, v. i.
Definition: To fall into small pieces; to break or part into small fragments; hence, to fall to decay or ruin; to become disintegrated; to perish. If the stone is brittle, it will crumble and pass into the form of gravel. Arbuthnot. The league deprived of its principal supports must soon crumble to pieces. Prescott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 April 2025
(noun) a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an erect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
