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Crab meaning

  1. Any crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.
  2. The meat of this crustacean, served as food; crabmeat.
  3. Various other animals that resemble true crabs:

Synonyms of Crab

cancer mortal somebody someone individual person crosspatch churl crank grump grouch crabby person decapod decapod crustacean soul

Using Crab

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace. | The meat of this crustacean, served as food; crabmeat. | Various other animals that resemble true crabs:
  • Useful related words include: cancer, mortal, somebody, someone.
  • In the example corpus, crab often appears in combinations such as: the crab, crab and, and crab.

Context around Crab

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 9 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Crab

  • In this selection, "crab" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, king, snow, blue, cakes, eating and grass stand out and add context to how "crab" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include alaskan king crab and alaskan king crab legs shrimp. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "crab" sits close to words such as bully, curved and footing, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with crab

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

However, others enjoy the classics: fried shrimp, crab cakes or crab imperial. (12 words)

Another invasive crab causing trouble in Denmark is the Chinese mitten crab. (12 words)

We ordered the crab cakes, broiled oysters, prosciutto pretzel rods and the crab melt panini. (15 words)

Personally speaking, I’ve never been at a soccer game and wished I had crab salad delivered to my seat, but someone must have wished it and Will Smith must have heard it, because now those folks in Field Seats can order Dungeness crab cocktail. (45 words)

Crunchy tempura-coated soft-shell crab fills steamed buns with a layer of Asian slaw piqued with sriracha; crab dumplings in laksa sauce with quail’s egg are counter-intuitively elegant; duck fried rice is a tower to dismantle and mix. (41 words)

Lofving concurred, saying he had a T-shirt 10 or 15 years ago that had pictures of sea urchins, clams, mussels, red crab and rock crab on it and he realized that those sea creatures are almost gone from the gulf. (41 words)

Example sentences (20)

However, others enjoy the classics: fried shrimp, crab cakes or crab imperial.

The one difference between the crab-eating raccoon and northern raccoon is that while both are often found near water, the crab-eating raccoon is almost always found in or near water.

The Scotland Snow Crab, which was listed above the Alaskan King Crab, was priced at S$26.80 per 100g.

This is a great idea, up until about July when the crab grass comes in, at which point it becomes a good way to ensure that your lawn is nothing but crab grass next year.

This shop sells bento boxes featuring crab meat directly from Hakodate, with the most affordable option being the crab chirashi bento at 1,350 yen.

We ordered the crab cakes, broiled oysters, prosciutto pretzel rods and the crab melt panini.

Their menu features 20 sushi burritos, along with monthly specials — recently the Spider Roll Burrito, made with deep-fried crab and crab meat.

Crunchy tempura-coated soft-shell crab fills steamed buns with a layer of Asian slaw piqued with sriracha; crab dumplings in laksa sauce with quail’s egg are counter-intuitively elegant; duck fried rice is a tower to dismantle and mix.

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Officer Ramos spent several days inspecting blue crab traps for compliance with the Blue Crab Effort Management Program.

Personally speaking, I’ve never been at a soccer game and wished I had crab salad delivered to my seat, but someone must have wished it and Will Smith must have heard it, because now those folks in Field Seats can order Dungeness crab cocktail.

The cocktail reception menu is high-roller comfort food: lump crab cakes, lobster tails, beef tenderloin sliders and Alaskan king crab.

Another invasive crab causing trouble in Denmark is the Chinese mitten crab.

In January, federal Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc introduced new rules for the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence snow crab fishery to reduce the amount of rope that can be left floating on the surface when crab pots are set.

Lofving concurred, saying he had a T-shirt 10 or 15 years ago that had pictures of sea urchins, clams, mussels, red crab and rock crab on it and he realized that those sea creatures are almost gone from the gulf.

Pearl Oyster Grill will offer a full seafood menu, featuring fresh oysters, Maine lobster tail, Alaskan king crab legs, shrimp platters and crab cakes, as well as daily specials, appetizers, specialty drinks and an extensive wine list.

Start with crab cakes ($16) or jumbo shrimp cocktail ($18), then choose between halibut with red quinoa ($42) or a surf and turf featuring a four-ounce filet with a crab cake on top of achiote risotto ($39).

The Dungeness crab flatbread ($22) loaded with fresh crab plus confit tomatoes is a good starter to share.

Flora and fauna seeAlso Robber Crab Christmas Island red crab Red-footed boobies Common noddy Brown booby Christmas Island was uninhabited until the late 19th century, allowing many species to evolve without human interference.

Such creations to suit the Western palate were initially fueled by the invention of the California roll (a norimaki with crab (later, imitation crab ), cucumber, and avocado).

The extremely large convert coconut crab or robber crab (Birgus latro) is found here in large numbers.

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Common combinations with crab

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "crab" in a sentence?
An example: "However, others enjoy the classics: fried shrimp, crab cakes or crab imperial." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "crab" from authentic English texts.
What does "crab" mean?
Crab means: Any crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.
What are synonyms of "crab"?
Common synonyms of "crab" include: cancer, mortal, somebody, someone, individual, person, crosspatch, churl. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "crab" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "crab", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.