crab
- noun
- /kræb/
- The crab's a female.
Examples
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You're Cancer, the crab.
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We're Crabs.
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It'll help us identify you as a crab who knows absolutely nothing.
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Cancer is the crab on the horoscope.
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But what a true crab actually is is harder to define.
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I am a crab.
Fiction book (1996) -
I'm a crab.
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As a typical Cancer, she is a true Crab who loves to nurture her friends.
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Many Crabs are known for their emotional depth and sensitivity.
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During the astrological reading, she learned that being a Crab means she is loyal and protective.
Synonyms
A person born between June 21 and July 22 with the star sign represented by a crab
Compounds
The remains of a star explosion that people first saw in 1054 in the constellation Taurus
- Specialized
A large sea animal with a hard shell shaped like a horseshoe and a long pointed tail
- US
A bluish crab that lives on North America's Atlantic and Gulf coasts and is eaten for its sweet meat
- US
A large edible crab with a hard shell found in Florida and southern US waters, often eaten for its meat
A very large crab that lives in cold northern seas near Alaska with a spiny shell and sweet meat
A crab that has a hard outer covering because it has not recently shed its skin
- Specialized
A small insect that lives in pubic hair and other body hair and makes the skin itch
- Philippine
A habit of trying to pull others down when they succeed because you feel jealous
A South American cactus with stem sections often kept indoors for its bright red flowers
A wild animal like a small dog from northern South America that eats crabs and small animals
- Philippine
A monkey from Southeast Asia that often eats crabs and lives near rivers
Small wild animal that lives near water and eats crabs and other small water animals
A silvery grey seal from Antarctica that eats mainly small sea animals with shells
- Specialized
A small apple tree grown for its tart fruit or pretty spring flowers
A large crab that lives in cold northern Pacific waters near Alaska and Japan
Meat from the legs of a large crab that lives in cold northern waters, usually sweet and tender
The sweet meat from the legs of a very large crab that lives in cold northern seas near Alaska
A small crab with a bright, spotted shell that lives on sandy east coast beaches of the United States
- Indian
A sea animal with a hard shell and a long tail spine that lives on Asian coasts
A large crab with long legs and a spiny shell that lives in European coastal waters
- US
A small crab that lives on coasts and digs burrows, whose males have one large claw they wave
- US
A small crab with bright purple spots on its shell that lives on sandy Atlantic beaches
A tropical sea animal like a crab that lives in burrows and uses large front claws to catch prey
- US
A medium-sized tree from the eastern United States with pink blossoms and small yellow fruit
- US
A small wild apple tree that grows in the western United States and has fragrant pink flowers
A sea crab with back legs flat like paddles that help it swim in shallow coastal water
A small tree or shrub from the southeastern United States grown for its pretty pink spring flowers
Surface Forms
Etymology
Crab for a person born under the star sign comes from the animal used as the symbol of the sign Cancer, so calling someone a crab can mean they were born under that date.