Synonyms for crab
kræbcrab

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1. crabnoun

   decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers

   Synonyms:
   pubic louse, crabby person, crabmeat, crab louse

2. crab, crabby personnoun

   a quarrelsome grouch

   Synonyms:
   pubic louse, crabby person, crabmeat, crab louse

3. Cancer, Crabnoun

   (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer

   Synonyms:
   crab louse, malignant neoplastic disease, crabby person, crabmeat, genus Cancer, pubic louse

4. Cancer, Cancer the Crab, Crabnoun

   the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22

   Synonyms:
   crab louse, malignant neoplastic disease, crabby person, crabmeat, genus Cancer, pubic louse

5. crab, crabmeatnoun

   the edible flesh of any of various crabs

   Synonyms:
   pubic louse, crabby person, crabmeat, crab louse

6. crab louse, pubic louse, crab, Phthirius pubisnoun

   a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body

   Synonyms:
   pubic louse, crabmeat, crabby person, crab louse

7. crabverb

   a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply

   "he caught a crab and lost the race"

   Synonyms:
   pubic louse, crabby person, crabmeat, crab louse

8. crabverb

   direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind

   Synonyms:
   grouse, bellyache, bitch, gripe, beef, holler, squawk

9. crabverb

   scurry sideways like a crab

   Synonyms:
   grouse, bellyache, bitch, gripe, beef, holler, squawk

10. crabverb

    fish for crab

    Synonyms:
    grouse, bellyache, bitch, gripe, beef, holler, squawk

11. gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, hollerverb

    complain

    "What was he hollering about?"

    Synonyms:
    bitch, screak, shout, grouse, holler out, backbite, hollo, skreigh, skreak, shout out, squawk, gripe, bellyache, holler, yell, call, beef, scream, cry, squall, screech

Matched Categories

1. • Astrology
   • Aviation
   • Decapod Crustacean
   • Fish
   • Louse
   • Person
   • Scurry
   • Sign
   • Steer

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1. crabnoun

   Synonyms:
   crustacean, mollusk

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1. List of paraphrases for "crab":

   prawn, crabe, crabs

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1. Jennifer Lavers:

   If we were to lose these crab species or they were able to become substantially less abundant, that has implications for sediment turnover. It has implications for forest regeneration and growth. It has implications for the tidiness of our beach and ocean environments because potentially you don't have the vultures coming in and cleaning things up.

2. Jim Donahue of UniSea:

   Only king crab caught in Alaska can legally be called Alaskan king crab, the same species harvested in Russia or Norway is commonly called king crab in the U.S. market. In turn, only king crab caught in Russia could be legally called Russian king crab.

3. Yumna Jawad:

   The final output looks like a fancy meal but the input to create the sushi stack is really minimal and so customizable, it reminds me of a California roll with shrimp instead of crab.

4. Teruaki Enoto:

   Out of more than 2,800 pulsars cataloged, the Crab pulsar is one of only a few that emit giant radio pulses, which occur sporadically and can be hundreds to thousands of times brighter than the regular pulses, after decades of observations, only the Crab has been shown to enhance its giant radio pulses with emission from other parts of the spectrum.

5. Francesco Agopyan:

   It has the typical sweetness of a crab, combined with a sapid, savory flavor due to the saltiness of the lagoon waters, it is a very popular dish, especially among Venetians but also by others. It's a special dish.