crow /krō/

1. Any of several large black birds of the genus Corvus, esp C. corone (the so-called carrion crow)
2. Extended to other birds of this genus, esp the rook
3. The defiant or triumphant cry of a cock
4. An infant's inarticulate cry of joy
5. An ugly old woman (slang)
6. Short for crowbar

1. To croak
2. To utter a crow
3. To boast, swagger, triumph (often with over)

crowˈbar noun

A heavy iron bar usu bent and flattened at one end, used as a lever

crowˈberry noun

A low creeping moorland shrub (genus Empetrum) producing small black berries

crow boot noun

A boot made of leather and fur, as worn by the Inuit

crowˈ-flower noun

Applied to various plants, in Shakespeare perhaps crowfoot

crowˈfoot noun (pl crowˈfoots)

A buttercup, sometimes extended to other plants

crowˈ-keeper noun (Shakespeare)

A scarecrow

crowˈ-quill noun

A pen made of the quill of a crow, etc, for fine writing or etching

crow'sˈ-bill or crowˈ-bill noun (surgery)

A kind of forceps for extracting bullets, etc, from wounds

crow'sˈ-foot noun

1. One of the wrinkles spreading out from the corners of the eyes, formed as the skin ages (pl crow'sˈ-feet)
2. A caltrop (obsolete military)

crowˈ-shrike noun

A piping crow (see under pipe¹)

crow'sˈ-nest noun (nautical)

An elevated platform near the top of a ship's mast for a man on lookout

crowˈ-steps plural noun

Step-like stonework on a gable

crowˈ-toe noun

Applied to various plants, in Milton probably crowfoot

as the crow flies

In a straight line

draw the crow (Aust)

To draw the short straw, come off worst in an allocation

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