From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Crows \Crows\ (kr[=o]z), n. pl.; sing. Crow. (Ethnol.)
A tribe of Indians of the Dakota stock, living in Montana; --
also called Upsarokas.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Crow \Crow\, n. [AS. cr[=a]we a crow (in sense 1); akin to D.
kraai, G. kr[aum]he; cf. Icel. kr[=a]ka crow. So named from
its cry, from AS. cr[=a]wan to crow. See Crow, v. i. ]
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1. (Zool.) A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus,
having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles. It
has a harsh, croaking note. See Caw.
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Note: The common crow of Europe, or carrion crow, is {Corvus
corone}. The common American crow is {Corvus
Americanus}. See Carrion crow, and Illustr., under
Carrion.
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2. A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron
used as a lever; a crowbar.
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Get me an iron crow, and bring it straight
Unto my cell. --Shak.
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3. The cry of the cock. See Crow, v. i., 1.
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4. The mesentery of a beast; -- so called by butchers.
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Carrion crow. See under Carrion.
Crow blackbird (Zool.), an American bird ({Quiscalus
quiscula}); -- called also purple grackle.
Crow pheasant (Zool.), an Indian cuckoo; the common coucal.
It is believed by the natives to give omens. See Coucal.
Crow shrike (Zool.), any bird of the genera Gymnorhina,
Craticus, or Strepera, mostly from Australia.
Red-legged crow. See Crough.
As the crow flies, in a direct line.
To pick a crow, To pluck a crow, to state and adjust a
difference or grievance (with any one).
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Crow \Crow\ (kr[=o]), v. i. [imp. Crew (kr[udd]) or Crowed
(kr[=o]d); p. p. Crowed (Crown (kr[=o]n), Obs.); p. pr. &
vb. n. Crowing.] [AS. cr[=a]wan; akin to D. kraijen, G.
kr[aum]hen, cf. Lith. groti to croak. [root]24. Cf. Crake.]
1. To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either
in joy, gayety, or defiance. "The cock had crown."
--Bayron.
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The morning cock crew loud. --Shak.
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2. To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
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3. To utter a sound expressive of joy or pleasure.
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The sweetest little maid,
That ever crowed for kisses. --Tennyson.
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To crow over, to exult over a vanquished antagonist.
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Sennacherib crowing over poor Jerusalem. --Bp. Hall.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crow
n 1: black birds having a raucous call
2: the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it)
3: a member of the Siouan people formerly living in eastern
Montana
4: a small quadrilateral constellation in the southern
hemisphere near Virgo [syn: Corvus, Crow]
5: an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his
fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"
[syn: brag, bragging, crow, crowing, vaporing,
line-shooting, gasconade]
6: a Siouan language spoken by the Crow
v 1: dwell on with satisfaction [syn: gloat, triumph,
crow]
2: express pleasure verbally; "She crowed with joy"
3: utter shrill sounds; "The cocks crowed all morning"