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Crabs

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n. Plural form of crab.

n. pubic lice

v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crab.

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n. infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice

Word Usage

"Hurricane Ike devastated Oak Island on Sept. 13, leaving little to nothing inhabitable, where the Huynhs and 25 other Vietnamese families once eked out a living catching crabs from the adjacent bay."

Equivalent

crab's stones

Verb Form

crabbed crabbing crabs

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

scamper scurry scuttle skitter sign of the zodiac

Cross Reference

creole crab crab's eyes black crab to turn out crabs velvet crab

Variant

crabbed crabbing

Form

crabbing crabber

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

crabstick embitter sour rough austere

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Ab Bab Crabbe Fab Lab

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

lobster turtle oyster snail shrimp