CRUMB
What does "CRUMB" mean?
A tiny fragment of bread, cake, or other food.
Meanings
- A small fragment broken off bread, cake, or similar food. She swept the crumbs off the table into her hand.
- A very small amount or scrap of something. He offered not even a crumb of comfort. figurative
- The soft inner part of a loaf, as opposed to the crust. A good sourdough has an open, airy crumb. technical
- To coat food with breadcrumbs before cooking. Crumb the fillets, then fry them golden.
Did you know?
- The 'b' in 'crumb' is a fake: Old English 'cruma' had no b at all, and the letter was tacked on later to match the look of words like 'dumb' and 'thumb'.
Word origin
From Old English 'cruma' (fragment, bit); the silent 'b' was added by analogy with words like 'dumb' and 'thumb' and was never pronounced.
Remember it
CRUMB ends in a silent B, like its cousins thumB, dumB, and numB - the bread's tiny bit hides a tiny mute.
A little poem
One crumb on the floor-
the whole ant nation knows it
before the bread cools.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why did the loaf break up with the slice? It said the relationship was crumbling.
What it teaches
Even the smallest leftover feeds something: nothing is too small to matter to the right creature.
Quick facts
What does CRUMB mean?
A tiny fragment of bread, cake, or other food.
Is CRUMB a valid word?
Yes — CRUMB is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is CRUMB?
CRUMB has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does CRUMB come from?
From Old English 'cruma' (fragment, bit); the silent 'b' was added by analogy with words like 'dumb' and 'thumb' and was never pronounced.
What can CRUMB teach us?
Even the smallest leftover feeds something: nothing is too small to matter to the right creature.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.