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US/krʌm/
UK/krʌm/
a very small piece of bread, cake or cookie that has fallen off a larger piece
In context
There were crumbs all over the table after the children had breakfast.
He brushed the crumbs off his shirt and stood up.
Coat the fish in bread crumbs before you fry it.
Words that go with crumb
noun + noun
- bread crumbsSprinkle bread crumbs on top of the dish.
- cake crumbsThe floor was covered in cake crumbs.
verb + noun
- brush away crumbsBrush away the crumbs before you sit down.
adjective + noun
- tiny crumbsOnly tiny crumbs were left on the plate.
noun + preposition
- crumb of comfortThe news was a small crumb of comfort.