black birds having a raucous call
Used in a Sentence
crow
How to use crow in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for crow.
Editorial note
DRM is defective by design and no matter how much you try painting this crow, it's still a crow.
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Quick take
black birds having a raucous call
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of crow gathered in one view.
the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it)
a member of the Siouan people formerly living in eastern Montana
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for crow.
noun
black birds having a raucous call
noun
the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it)
noun
a member of the Siouan people formerly living in eastern Montana
See also: Crow
noun
a small quadrilateral constellation in the southern hemisphere near Virgo
noun
an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"
See also: brag, bragging, crowing, vaporing, line-shooting, gasconade
noun
a Siouan language spoken by the Crow
See also: Crow
verb
dwell on with satisfaction
verb
express pleasure verbally; "She crowed with joy"
verb
utter shrill sounds; "The cocks crowed all morning"
Example sentences
DRM is defective by design and no matter how much you try painting this crow, it's still a crow.
I agree with the main article: if you're raking it in and it isn't obvious, you shouldn't crow about it.
That's what surprised me most about this article: they crow that it's a CPU-only technology... why?
You cannot simultaneously crow "hurr, DRM is broken!
But in the public sector, failure is just license for those opposed to project to crow: "we shouldn't have been doing this anyway!
The documentary also shows some intelligence tests in which crows perform almost as well as human children.
Yet, why do you continue to give meaningless as-the-crow-flies estimates of how long it will take you to get to your destination?
In fact, crows probably spend more time building their tools than any other animal than humans; they carefully clip the limbs from a tree branch, whittle it down, and fashion it into an effective hook.
The fact that a major green tech company working with government support is able to shift financing over to the private market is, indeed, a remarkable feat and is absolutely something they have a right to crow about.
Proper noun examples
For those interested in animal intelligence, I recommend watching "A Murder of Crows", a short documentary about crow intelligence that's available free online.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use crow in a sentence?
DRM is defective by design and no matter how much you try painting this crow, it's still a crow.
What does crow mean?
black birds having a raucous call
What part of speech is crow?
crow is commonly used as noun, verb.