Phrase Hound found 96 phrases and 87 compound words that contain crow. The most common are listed below. Open crow in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 96
- hooded crowA grey and black Eurasian crow, Corvus cornix.
- Jim CrowA black man.
- carrion crowThe common European black crow Corvus corone.
- eat crowTo recognize that one has been shown to be mistaken or outdone, especially by admitting that one has made a humiliating error.
- as the crow fliesIn a straight line distance between two locations, as opposed to the road distance or over land distance.
- Crow AgencyA town in Montana, United States.
- Crow HeadA town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- Crow PointAn area of Hingham, Massachusetts, United States.
- Old CrowA community in Yukon, Canada.
- grey crowCorvus tristis, a crow species of New Guinea
- Crow Wing CountyOne of 87 counties in Minnesota, United States. County seat: Brainerd.
- jungle crowA large-billed crow of Asia (Corvus macrorhynchos).
- paradise-crowAny of the genus Lycocorax.
- New Caledonian crowCorvus moneduloides, a medium-sized crow, native to New Caledonia.
- crow overTo triumph over (someone).
- sea crowAlternative form of sea-crow
- Crow IndianSynonym of Crow: A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
- Crow Indiansplural of Crow Indian: A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
- crow moonA full moon in March.
- crow poisonStenanthium densum, a poisonous but spectacular monocot wildflower native to pine barrens of the eastern United States.
- crow poseSynonym of frogstand: A position that involves balancing on one's hands with the knees tucked towards the chest, resembling the posture of a frog.
- crow sharkAny of the genus †Squalicorax of extinct mackerel sharks, known to have lived during the Cretaceous period.
- Danish crowA hooded crow, Corvus cornix.
- eating crowpresent participle and gerund of eat crow
- fish crowCorvus ossifragus, a wetland crow of the eastern and southeastern United States that feeds largely on fish.
Compound words 87
- scarecrowAn effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there.
- crowbarAn iron or steel bar, often with a flattened end which may also be hook-shaped, to be used as a lever to manually force things apart.
- crowsnestAlternative form of crow's nest: A small open-top shelter, originally a cask, on the top of the foremast, large enough to accommodate a lookout. It was used by whalers to watch for a blow (spout), or in icebound waters to seek a channel.
- crowfootAny of many plants, mostly of subgenus Ranunculus subg. Batrachium, that have a leaf shaped somewhat like a bird's foot; especially the buttercups.
- crowberryEmpetrum; a small genus of dwarf evergreen shrubs that bear edible fruit.
- cockcrowThe time of day at which the first crow of a cockerel is heard; dawn or daybreak; first light.
- crowerA bird which, or person who, crows.
- croweaterA person from South Australia.
- crowlyOf, relating to, or resembling a crow or crows; crowlike; corvid.
- crowtoeA perennial herbaceous plant, Lotus corniculatus, native to temperate Eurasia and North Africa.